Arts and Communities

As you may know, I am wrapping up the practicum component of my Masters in the upcoming week, on how arts organizations can and should leverage social media in order to sustain themselves and their communities. I come from the philosophy that art is good for community, good for the individual and (damn it) even good for the economy!



I am apologizing for the last time about my lean posts here- I here by swear I will make it my priority to push all the energy I have spent writing a manifesto into this here blog (as well as my other pursuits). The thing about blogging is, there is more than enough information to share; it is my goal to distill this information in a way that adds value to your life, builds a collective knowledge base, and eventually can be a cornerstone of a community of highly engaged arts professionals. Right? So taking time to find and share quality information regularly is the goal.



To kick this off, please consider joining me on Wednesday August 12th, Balagan Theatre @6:30pm as I present my practicum- on how arts organizations can leverage social media strategically. My very brief presentation will be followed up by a panel of 5 very smart and dedicated arts professionals who use social media for their arts organizations. There will be a cash bar and plenty of opportunities to network.



In the mean time check out this awesome article I found about a month ago on social networked arts communities.