Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2020 Arts & Culture Webinar!
Arts & Culture Webinar Agenda [watch the webinar here!]
a touchstone experience for the creative community
September 22, 2020 | 2:00 - 4:00pm
Arts & Culture Webinar - a cultural community “check-in” during the Pandemic
2:00pm Welcome by Mayor Kate Snyder
2:04pm Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Co-Chair, Congressional Arts Caucus
2:10pm Dinah Minot, Creative Portland intro Carole Martin, facilitator
2:15pm “State of the Arts” - local update
A group of cultural leaders will individually share what’s happening now at their nonprofit orgs and/or businesses. (Who is open, partially open and/or closed).
2:35pm Economic UPDATE, Quincy Hentzel, Regional Chamber of Commerce
Dinah Minot, Relief Opportunities
Julie Richards, Maine Arts Commission
Daniel Minter, CP Board, Portland Artist Relief Fund
Nelle Hanig, City Business Assistance & Relief Programs
Scott Mohler, Maine Music Alliance
Jeff Beam, One Longfellow Square, Fundraising Success Story
2:47pm Community Initiatives, Councilor Tae Chong, City of Portland
Black Lives Matter
Public Art & Social Messaging
City Public Health Campaign, Greg Mitchell, City of Portland
2:54pm Arts Messaging campaign and inclusive engagement, Dinah Minot, CP & Julia Trujillo, Office of Economic Opportunity
3:03pm Creative Bus Shelter Initiative
3:15pm Cultural App presentation, Dinah Minot & Sam Mateosian, Yarn Corporation
3:30pm Chat & Conversation, facilitated by Carole Martin.
4:00pm Wrap and sign-ups for future discussions, Kate Anker, President CP & Dinah Minot
2020 Steering Committee:
Kate Anker, Founder, Running with Scissors Studios
Jeff Beam, Interim Executive Director, One Longfellow Square
Lisa Bloss, Creative Portland Board Member
Caitlin Cameron, Urban Designer, City of Portland
Christine Grimando, Director of Planning & Urban Development Department, City of Portland
Kelsey Halliday Johnson, Executive Director, SPACE Gallery
Leah Igo Brooks, Director of Marketing and Communications, MECA
Graeme Kennedy, Director of Communications, Portland Museum of Art
Julia Kirby, Development Director, St. Lawrence Arts
Daniel Minter, Founder, Indigo Arts Alliance
Jeff Shaw, Executive Director, Maine Academy for Modern Music
Julia Trujillo, Office of Economic Opportunity, City of Portland
Beth Wilbur Van Mierlo, Executive Director, Side X Side
Panelists & Participants
Mayor Kate Snyder
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree
Dinah Minot, Executive Director, Creative Portland
Carole Martin, Facilitator
Kate Anker, CP Board President & Founder of Running With Scissors
Graeme Kennedy, Director of Communications, Portland Museum of Art
Kelsey Halliday Johnson, Executive Director, SPACE Gallery
Julia Trujillo, Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, City of Portland
Daniel Minter, Creative Portland Board Member & Founder of Indigo Arts Alliance
Scott Mohler, Founder of Maine Music Alliance
Quincy Henztel, C.E.O. Regional Chamber of Commerce
Julie Richards, Executive Director, Maine Arts Commission
Lauren Wayne, General Manager of The State Theater
Sam Mateosian, Founder of Yarn Corporation
John Danos, Co-owner Greenhut Gallery & Cove Street Arts
Councilor Tae Chong, Creative Portland Board Member
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Portland Arts & Culture Summit 2019
PRESS ABOUT THE SUMMIT
Cultural Plan Steering Committee: Kate Anker, Jeff Beam, Lisa Bloss, Atiim Boykin, Caitlin Cameron, Andy Downs, Karolyn Greenstreet, Christine Grimando, Kelsey Halliday Johnson, Erin Hutton, Leah Igo, Graeme Kennedy, Julia Kirby, Daniel Minter, Marcia Minter, Jeff Shaw, Julia Trujillo, Beth Wilbur Van Mierlo
- 9:00 - Creative Portland Board President David Brenerman
- 9:05 - Mayor of Portland, The Honorable Ethan K. Strimling
- 9:10 - Congresswoman & Co-Chair Congressional Arts Caucus, Chellie Pingree: “THE ARTS AS AN ECONOMIC ENGINE”
- 9:30 - Dinah Minot, Executive Director, Creative Portland
- 9:35 - Carole Martin, Facilitator
- 9:45-10:30 - TOPIC 1 - Brand Portland as a Creative Center & Arts Destination
- 10:45-11:30 - TOPIC 2 - Increase Visibility for Artists (Showcases, Public Art, Professional Development, Fiscal Sponsorships)
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11:45-12:30 - TOPIC 3 - Arts Center(s) (Affordable Live/Work, Studio, Showcase and Performance Spaces)
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12:30-12:45 - Work Group Signups
- Bring your own lunch or purchase a Sisters Gourmet Deli boxed lunch at checkout (pre-order only)
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Table Sponsor Presentations
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Palaver Strings performance
- 2:00 - Julie Richard, Maine Arts Commission
- 2:15-3:15 - TOPIC 1 - Investment Opportunities for the Private Sector
- 3:30-4:00 - TOPIC 2 - Collaborative Planning Strategies (Music Festivals and Arts Showcases, Centralized Planning Systems)
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4:15-4:45 - TOPIC 3 - Public Grant Funding
- A social mixer for creative networking.
- Anker, Kate (Running with Scissors)
- Bass, Peter (Random Orbit)
- Beam, Jeff (Maine Embassy & OLS)
- Bliss, Sadie (Maine Crafts Association)
- Brenerman, David (Creative Portland)
- Brown, Bruce (curator/photographer/collector)
- Burch, Kate (Portland Museum of Art)
- Cameron, Caitlin (City Urban Planner/PPAC)
- Campbell, Sarah (Portland Public Library)
- Coleman, John (artist/VIA)
- Danos, John (Cove Street Arts/Greenhut Galleries)
- Gilg, Kerstin (Maine Arts Commission)
- Grimando, Christine (City Planning Director)
- Hancock, Lindsay (Artist/Grant writer)
- Hentzel, Quincy (Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce)
- Johnson, Kelsey H. (SPACE)
- Katz, Sara (Burlington City Arts)
- Kraft, Doreen (Burlington City Arts)
- Lindemann, Mary Allen (Coffee By Design)
- McLaughlin, Peter (SPACE/Waking Windows)
- Methot, Amanda (Housing & Community Development- City)
- Minot, Dinah (Creative Portland)
- Minter, Daniel (Indigo Arts Alliance, MECA)
- Newell, Chip (New Height Group)
- Petrin, Aimée (Portland Ovations)
- Pingree, Chellie, (Congresswoman & Co-Chair, Arts Caucus)
- Pottenger, Marty (Terra Motta/Art at Work)
- Richard, Julie (Maine Arts Commission)
- Shaw, David (IDEXX, Covetrus, The Jackson Lab)
- Smith-Reiman, Addy (PSA/The Complete City)
- Strimling, Ethan (Mayor of Portland)
- Thompson, Chris (Thompson's Point)
- Tillotson, Lynn (Visit Portland)
- Van Dyk, Issa (LA House - LAwrence, MA)
- Wilbur Van Mierlo, Beth (Side x Side)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 20, 2019
Portland Arts & Culture Summit - June 18, 2019 - Ocean Gateway
