ARTS in ACTION Forums

Arts for a Complete Education/Florida Alliance for Arts Education will present Arts in Action, a series of forums addressing the arts – music, theatre, visual arts, and dance – as a vehicle for achieving organizational objectives in non-school settings such as business, healthcare, social services, and criminal justice. Forums will build awareness of the value of the arts beyond entertainment and the classroom, and will bring together diverse individuals and organizations to share information and plan for utilizing the power of the arts. In Addition, Forums will foster and create community connections between arts and non-arts organizations/businesses and planning to expand the use of the arts and arts education in non-school settings.

Four ARTS in ACTION Forums, supported by the Florida Department of State/Division of Cultural Affairs, Florida Arts Council, and National Endowment for the Arts, will advance elements of Florida’s 10-year strategic plan, Culture Builds Florida’s Future. Forums will be held in:

• Delray Beach on Thursday, May 15
  Delray Beach Civic Center and Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
  • 10 – 12 am: Program at the Delray Beach Civic Center
  • 12 – 1:30 pm: Luncheon at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
  • Click here to download program (.pdf)
    
  Contact Dr. Tom Pearson, School District of Palm Beach County, pearsot@mail.palmbeach.k12.fl.us
  
• Orlando on Friday, May 16
  Orlando Museum of Art
  • 7:30 am: Continental Breakfast
  • 8 – 10 am: Program, including Keynote Address by Dr. Deborah German, Dean, University of Central Florida School of Medicine
  • Click here to download program (.pdf)
  
  Contact Rebekah, Florida Alliance for Arts Education, rebekah@faae.org

• Sarasota on Thursday, June 5
  Ringling Museum of Art – Art Education Building, 5401 Bay Shore Rd., Sarasota
  • 8:30 – 11:30 am: Program, including Keynote Speaker: Marty Pottenger, Playwright, Performer, Director. Founder and Director of the Arts & Equity Initiative, a partnership with the City of Portland, Maine.
  • Click here for our invitation.
    
  Contact Nancy Roucher at NancyHR@aol.com

• Panama City on Friday, June 6
  Marina Civic Center, Bay Arts Alliance, 8 Harrison Ave.
  • 10 – 12 am: Program, including Keynote Address by Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Walter A. McNeil
  • 12 – 1:30 pm: Luncheon
  
  Contact Jennifer Jones, Bay Arts Cultural Council: jenniferjones@bayarts.org

In addition to Keynote speakers, local leaders and program providers will present real world examples of arts programs that address such issues as branding and reputation, pain management and healing, and the prevention of juvenile crime and recidivism. The Forums will include a report by program consultant, Dr. Mary Palmer of Mary Palmer & Associates, LLC, on exemplary programs in Florida and across the nation. Attendees will interact with peers who are utilizing the arts to achieve their organizational goals.

Who should attend?

Any one interested in making a daily difference through the arts: executives, HR professionals, and program managers in business, social service, healthcare, local government, and criminal justice organizations.

ARTS in ACTION is supported by:

• Florida Department of State/Division of Cultural Affairs
• Florida Arts Council
• National Endowment for the Arts
• Florida Alliance for Arts Education
• Orlando Museum of Art
• Winter Park Healthcare Foundation
• Orange County Arts Education Center
• School District of Palm Beach County
• Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
• Civic Center of Delray Beach
• United Arts of Central Florida
• Palm Beach County Cultural Council
• Bay Arts Council
• Sarasota County Arts Council

The Florida Alliance for Arts Education, founded in 1989, is a public private partnership, whose mission is to improve, enhance, and promote arts education in the State of Florida.

For more information, please call 407: 488-8868.