"Your workshop sessions presented unique solutions to problematic issues affecting the arts."
- Jackie Stephens
Birmingham, AL
2006 Workshops, Roundtables & Showcases
2007 Program TBA
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Held in Phoenix between October 31 and November 4, the 2006 Conference for Community Arts Education attracted 279 participants from across the U.S. and Canada. The program, developed in response to National Guild member input, included tracks on education, fundraising, governance, management/leadership, and marketing. Roundtable sessions were held for visual arts schools, divisional schools, rural schools, and large, medium and small independent schools.
Aida Aydinyan, director of the Barthelmes Conservatory in Tulsa, shared: “As always, this year's conference was meticulously organized to meet the diverse needs of the attendees. The success of the conference is not only in that it is a fulfilling experience with wonderful and informative sessions and speakers but also because it is in a way 'group-therapy' with like-minded peers. It is our chance of asking questions instead of answering them all the time; being advised instead of advising; being provided with insights instead of having to provide them.”
Many 2006 Conference presenters have made materials available from their sessions to be shared among Guild members. Conference presenters are either expert practitioners or master trainers who tailor their presentations for community arts education leaders. Join the Guild today and gain access to these and many other resources.
Planning has already begun for the 2007 Conference. Once again, Guild members and others will help design the kind of event that will meet their needs.
The schedule below lists many of the topics addressed. Sessions are organized into progressive tracks.
See complete 2006 Conference schedule
See 2006 Conference program book with detailed session descriptions and presenter biographies
- Education Track
- Integrating Arts and Academics
- Energize Your Vision: Looking Freshly at Your Work
- Putting Students First: Effective Teaching in Community Settings
- Program Planning & Development
- Curriculum Development in Community Arts Education
- Visual Arts Roundtable
- Orchestrating a Creative Arts Therapy Program
- Organizational Diversity & Community Engagement
- Nurturing Faculty Commitment to Organizational Success
- Assessment of Community Arts Schools & Their Programs
- Learning without Borders: A Multidisciplinary/Multicultural Approach to Public School Arts Education
- Passion for Performance: Faculty Development & Compensation
- Fundraising Track
- Making the Case: Advocating for Community Arts Education
- Recruiting and Retaining the Peak Performing Board
- Customer Service
- Asking Individuals to Give
- The Annual Fund
- Effective Proposal Writing
- Major Gift Fundraising
- Marketing Track
- Recruiting Students
- How to Write a Marketing Plan
- Positioning/Branding
- Customer Service
- Web-Based Marketing
- Management Track
- Human Resources 101
- Energize Your Vision: Looking Freshly at Your Work
- Strategic Planning/Strategic Thinking
- Fundamentals of Financial Management
- Registration Software Showcase
- Team Building
- Nurturing a Powerful & Productive Board/CEO Relationship
- Program Planning & Development
- Orchestrating a Creative Arts Therapy Program
- Organizational Diversity & Community Engagement
- Nurturing Faculty Commitment to Organizational Success
- Assessment of Community Arts Schools & Their Programs
- Passion for Performance: Faculty Development & Compensation
- Leadership/Governance Track
- Making the Case: Advocating for Community Arts Education
- Energize Your Vision: Looking Freshly at Your Work
- Strategic Planning/Strategic Thinking
- Recruiting and Retaining the Peak Performing Board
- Nurturing a Powerful & Productive Board/CEO Relationship
- Organizational Diversity & Community Engagement
- Roundtables
- Directors of Independent Schools with Budgets of $1.5+ Million
- Mid-Size Independent Schools ($600K - $1.49M)
- Small Independent Schools (<$600K)
- Collegiate Divisional Schools
- Divisional Schools (non-collegiate)
- Long Term Leaders (Directors with 10+ years’ experience)
- Visual Arts
- Rural/Small Communities
- Forums
- Conference Orientation
- Maximizing Your Relationship with the National Guild
- Sustainable Partnerships between Community Arts Schools and the Music Products Industry
- Topic Table Breakfast (Topics TBA)
- Showcases
- Registration Technologies
- Arts Therapy Programs
- Multidisciplinary, Multicultural Arts Education Partnerships
- Early Childhood Arts Programs
- Music Education Technology
- And More!