Arts BC Community Cultural Forum presented in collaboration with the Fernie and District Arts Council
BC’s Community Cultural Forums are part of the Knowledge Sharing services offered to help build the capacity of arts and culture leaders in communities around the province. These forums are designed to be day-long professional development programs tailored to your arts and culture community’s needs.
Join Patricia Huntsman for a specialized day of learning, dialogue and exchange.
Forum Overview:
9:00am Gather, Welcome and Introduction
9:20am Context: Current Operational Arts and Culture Landscape in Canada and BC- Discussion of local context follows
10:00am Cultural Planning 101: Small Town focus; role of local partners; first steps
11:00am Break
11:15 Strategic Partnerships and Collaboration— What’s the Difference?
12:00 pm Lunch- Cultural Roundtable- What’s Happening in Your World?
1:00pm Get it Writing: Contracts and Working with Local Government— Tips and Tools
2:00pm Break
2:15pm Organization Assessment and Evaluation— Methodology and Resources
3:00pm Break
3:15pm Troubleshooting and Q&A
4:00pm Wrap Up
Lunch is included in the ticket price. Tickets are available in advance using the link on this page.
Please note: The Fernie Arts Station is currently not wheelchair accessible due to needed repairs. We apologize for the inconvenience.
FACILITATOR
Patricia Huntsman is an experienced arts management, cultural planning and communications professional. Her British Columbia-based consultancy offers a full roster of arts management, planning and communication services tailored to Building Communities Through Culture. As a member of a growing field of cultural policy and planning professionals, Patricia is a sought-after and respected voice at the forefront of culture-led economic and community development in Canada. Patricia is leading Arts BC’s program development and outreach, including Arts BC’s Knowledge Sharing services. Prior to establishing her British-Columbia based consultancy in 2009, she worked nationally and internationally in senior roles in the creative and cultural industries for seventeen years.
ARTS BC
Arts BC is a Provincial Arts Service Organization. We work to cultivate community cultural development through knowledge-sharing and serving its province-wide network of arts and culture leaders.
Our job is to give tools and support to excel at arts and culture leadership of all types and forms through our core work areas:
Knowledge Sharing
Membership Services
Collaborations and Partnership Services
Community Cultural Development Services
