Palm Beach County Cultural Council to Launch Series of ARTIST CONVERSATIONS This Week
+ November 2 – Palm Beach Gardens
+ November 3 – Boca Raton
+ November 16 – West Palm Beach
+ November 17 – Belle Glade
(West Palm Beach, FL — November 1, 2011) Starting this week, the Palm Beach County Cultural Council is hosting a series of Artist Conversations led by Rena Blades, the Council’s CEO. Professional artists from all disciplines are encouraged to attend and share their interests, concerns, perspectives and needs so that the Council can determine how to better serve the county’s artistic community going forward.
In conjunction with the scheduled Artist Conversations, the Council also will collect relevant and specific data through a supplemental written and online survey.
Through both the Conversations and survey, the Council hopes to gain valuable insight on such issues as:
+ Preparing artists to be successful entrepreneurs
+ The types of working spaces needed
+ Accessibility to financial and technical assistance opportunities
+ How the current economy is impacting artists of different media
The four Artist Conversations are scheduled for:
Wednesday, November 2 – 6 to 8 p.m.
Gardens Branch Library
11303 Campus Drive in Palm Beach Gardens
Thursday, November 3 – 6 to 8 p.m.
Office Depot Corporate Headquarters
6800 North Military Trail in Boca Raton
Wednesday, November 16 – 6 to 8 p.m.
Palm Beach Post
2751 South Dixie Highway in West Palm Beach
Thursday, November 17 – 6 to 8 p.m.
Dolly Hand Cultural Arts Center
1977 S.W. College Drive in Belle Glade
To RSVP, please go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ArtistConversationsRSVP.
For more information on Artist Conversations, please contact Nicole Hickey at 561.471.2901.
After moving to its new headquarters in the Robert M. Montgomery Building (601 Lake Avenue in Lake Worth) early next year, the Palm Beach County Cultural Council is planning to expand its programs for artists. In addition, the findings from these four Conversations and survey will be shared with local arts organizations.
The Council is grateful to J.P. Morgan, which has generously underwritten the Artists Conversations. Partners in this project include Art and Culture Group, Inc., Artists of Palm Beach County, Boynton Beach Art in Public Places Program, Leadership Palm Beach County and Palm Beach County Art in Public Places.