Maryland Arts Day

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Tue, March 23, 2010

House of Delegates Sub-Committee - Decision Meeting

Mon, April 05, 2010

Budget Bill Deadline

Mon, April 12, 2010

National Arts Advocacy Day

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Weather-Related Update: Maryland Arts Day did happen on February 9th. However, due to the snows predicted, the day's program was shortened and many arts supporters were unable to make the trip. Please check back soon for further updates, as we will be posting some of the speeches, photos, and presentations here for those who were not able to join us in Annapolis.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

MANY VOICES, ONE SONG

Join the chorus of arts advocates as we raise hundreds of voices together to create one song of support for the Arts in Maryland.

Maryland Arts Day is the most important arts advocacy event of the year in Maryland, bringing the many, varied voices of the artistic community together in support of state funding for the arts and the Maryland State Arts Council. In addition, Maryland Arts Day acts as the only state-wide annual meeting for the Maryland arts community and its supporters, and as such presents a unique networking opportunity and a platform to discuss issues specific to the arts. This critical event is organized by MCA and its companion organization, MCA Foundation.

Maryland Arts Day keynote speaker:
Liz Lerman!!
Sue Hess Maryland Arts Advocate of the Year Award recipient:
Nancy Haragan!

Read the Press Release for more information.

More Information for the Event:

AT THE 2010 MARYLAND ARTS DAY ON FEBRUARY 9TH:

Speak with Your Legislators and Elected Officials
Network with 500 Arts Professionals, Board Members, Volunteers, and Supporters
Learn How to Advocate for Arts Organizations in Maryland
this year – Round table discussions and educational break-out sessions
this year - "After Hours" event hosted by Emerging Arts Advocates group

12th MARYLAND ARTS DAY

Maryland Citizens for the Arts and Maryland Citizens for the Arts Foundation are excited to be organizing the 12th Maryland Arts Day and Conference. It is the only program of its kind in Maryland, where arts leaders have the opportunity to meet with their colleagues and speak to the legislators about the arts.

Over the past twelve Maryland Arts Days our united voices have helped to: provide ongoing increases to the State Arts Council budget, create the Public Art program, and establish Arts and Entertainment Districts. The principal mission of MCA is to promote adequate funding for the Maryland State Arts Council and to advocate for the arts at the state and federal levels. We can only do this with your help in urging the State Government to support public arts funding.

Agenda for Maryland Arts Day

8:00am	Registration	President's Conference Center East, Miller Senate Building
	Networking Breakfast
8:50	Welcome
8:55	Poetry to Stimulate your Creative Mind Stanley Plumly, Maryland Poet Laureate
9:00	Invited Speakers and Greetings Lieutenant Governor Anthony G. Brown Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. Speaker of House of Delegates Michael Busch Speaker Pro Tem Adrienne A. Jones Christian Johansson, Secretary, Department of Business and Economic Development The Honorable John L. Bohanan, Jr. The Honorable Galen R. Clagett The Honorable Norman H. Conway The Honorable Ulysses Currie The Honorable Melony Griffith The Honorable Edward Kasemeyer The Honorable Richard Madaleno The Honorable Nathaniel J. McFadden The Honorable James E. Proctor The Honorable Rona E. Kramer and other legislative representatives
10:00	Art Matters: A New Place to Stand (keynote speech) Liz Lerman, Liz Lerman Dance Exchange
10:30	Budget Realities and Our Advocacy Strategy
11:00	Advocacy Training and Legislative Talking Points
11:20-11:45	County Delegation Coordination
11:45-12:45	Legislative Visits
	Anne Arundel County	142 LHOB
	Baltimore City	145 LHOB
	Baltimore County	Conference Center, Miller Senate Building
	Eastern Shore	431 LHOB
	Harford and Cecil County	302 LHOB
	Howard County	218 LHOB
	Montgomery County	Conference Center, Miller Senate Building
	Prince George’s County	150 LHOB
	Southern MD	318 LHOB
	Western MD	406 LHOB

12:55	Greetings from MSAC E. Scott Johnson, Chair Theresa Colvin, Executive Director
1:00	Greetings from Partners John Ceschini, Executive Director, Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance Coleen West, President, Community Arts Alliance of Maryland
1:10	Lunch and Facilitated Conversations President's Conference Center West, Miller Senate Building By Topic: Can You Hear Me Now? - Reaching Non Traditional and Emerging Audiences Moderator: Rebecca Goering, Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Pound Wise, Penny Foolish - Creative Fundraising in a Recession Moderator: Sallee Kunkel Filkins, Harford Center for the Arts Friend Me - Social Media Marketing Moderator: Dylan Kinnett, Walters Art Museum When You Can’t Pay Them – Non-Financial Incentives for Staff & Volunteers Moderator: Margaret Miller, Baltimore Museum of Art Vanishing Volunteers – Recruitment and Personnel Management Moderator: Linda Hood, Maryland Symphony Orchestra Bored Boards – A discussion from a Board Member’s POV on Engaging & Succeeding Moderator: Carol Trawick, Trawick Foundation Art Carts – The Need to Improve the Future of the Arts in Schools Moderator: John Ceschini, AEMS Arts Avenue – New Ideas for the Arts and Entertainment Districts Moderator: Andy Vick, Allegany Arts Council Mad Hatter – Managing Multiple Hats in an Understaffed Organization Moderator: Al Bond, Avalon Theatre Rural Juror – Making a Non-Profit Arts Organization Work in a Rural Area Moderator: Stacey Hann-Ruff, Annmarie Garden, Sculpture Park, & Arts Center Growing Out of It – How to Effectively Manage Multiple Generations of Workers Moderator: Monica Jeffries, Strathmore Hall By Discipline Dance: elizabeth Johnson, Liz Lerman Dance Exchange & Sharon Blake, MSAC Theater: Anne Fulwiler, Baltimore Theatre Project Visual Arts: John Shipman, The Art Gallery, Univ. of Maryland & Carla Dunlap, MSAC Music: Ernie Green, Annapolis Chorale Literary Arts: Sonia Linebaugh, Maryland Writers' Association & Christine Stewart, MSAC Folk and Traditional Arts: Lora Bottinelli, Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art & Clifford Murphy, MSAC
1:45	Sue Hess Maryland Arts Advocate Award Presentation 2010 Award Recipient: Nancy Haragan, Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance
2:00	Telling Your Stories- Interactive Performance by Stoop Stories Jessica Henkin & Laura Wexler, Stoop Stories
2:45	Break Out Sessions Cool Collaborations and Mind Melds Carol Trawick President, Trawick Foundation Shuan Butcher Executive Director, Frederick Arts Council Many arts groups are stretching their staff and budgets thin to make ends meet to preserve artistic integrity and quality programming. Get creative and look to other artists and institutions to make your resources go farther. Collaborations promoting a sharing of ideas, resources, staff, money, marketing efforts, and contacts can garner innovative and successful results. Organizations will share their experience with partnerships and guide you through the benefits and pitfalls. Surviving Financially in Today’s Economy Kate Sphar Senior Consultant, Dewey & Kaye In these uncertain economic times, many arts organizations may be facing 2010 with apprehension. Regardless of arts discipline, size, or past successes, community based nonprofits are faced with a variety of crucial challenges in 2010: maintaining their mission, off-setting unanticipated funding loss, and keeping their doors open. Even arts organizations that are still keeping their heads above water can benefit from this frank discussion of financial strategy. Free Marketing- Leveraging Technology for Membership and Attendance Rebecca Goering Manager of Digital Media & Social Networking, Annenberg Center for the Performing ArtsFacebook, My Space, YouTube, Twitter. Their potential for free marketing and interactive dialogues with your audience can revolutionize your marketing strategy and communication plan. But without a strong organization brand and social marketing platform, your viral campaign will fizzle out. Learn social media marketing concepts and practices and explore strategies for engaging potential stake holders: audience members, volunteers, donors, artists, board members, and customers.
3:30	Shuttles Depart
4:00-6:00	After Hours event, hosted by Emerging Arts Advocates

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

The 2010 Maryland Arts Day is supported by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive. Funding for the Maryland State Arts Council is also provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

Maryland Arts Day is also sponsored by the Dorothy Wagner Wallis Trust, and the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts’ NEA/Baltimore City Job Retention Grant.

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