Arts Midwest

Aug. 24, 2010

Congratulations to Anne O’Brien (Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra) and Maarten Bout (Buskirk-Chumley Theater)—the recipients of this year’s David J. Fraher Future Leaders Fund Award.

In 2009, the Arts Midwest Board of Directors, staff, and friends established the David J. Fraher Future Leaders Fund to recognize David’s twenty-five years as Executive Director of Arts Midwest by providing the next generation of arts administration leaders the opportunity to participate in educational programming, networking opportunities, and real life learning experiences within the industry.

Last year, the fund was used to provide a full scholarship for Megan Vetsch, then a Marketing Assistant at the Paramount Theatre and Visual Arts Center in St. Cloud, Minnesota, and now the Operations and Marketing Manager in the Fine Arts Department at the College of St. Ben’s/St. John’s University, to attend the Midwest Arts Conference in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

This year, we are pleased to announce that the Fund will be used to provide two full scholarships for Anne O’Brien, Marketing and Communications Manager at the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra (Indianapolis, IN), and Maarten Bout, Marketing Directors at BCT Management Inc & the Buskirk-Chumley Theater (Bloomington, IN) to attend the 23rd annual Midwest Arts Conference held in Indianapolis, Indiana from Monday September 13- Thursday September 16, 2010.

We are looking forward to introducing our new Future Leaders to the Conference. If you see our awardees at the Conference, please greet them and welcome them to the field.

If you are interested in contributing to the fund, you may donate online. Please indicate on your donation form that you would like to designate the gift to the David J. Fraher Future Leaders Fund.

Lotus Education & Arts Foundation presented Amjad Ali Khan and Family in July 2010.

This Performing Arts Fund—supported engagement was the organization’s 2010 “Summer Nights of Lotus” concert and included a public performance by Amjad Ali Khan and Family, featuring Indian ragas (from both Muslim and Hindu traditions) and Amjad’s original compositions, which are all built on masterful “conversations” on sarod between father and son and complemented by the rhythms of the tabla.

Jul. 09, 2010

Join us in Indianapolis, Indiana this September for the 2010 Midwest Arts Conference. Expand your networks, discover new artists, and attend professional development sessions at one of the nation’s largest performing arts booking conferences. Come see why people are talking about the Midwest Arts Conference and join the conversation!

Jul. 09, 2010

The National Arts Marketing Project (NAMP) Advanced Training was a comprehensive eight-day program for Twin Cities arts organizations that prepared key staff to collaborate on a long-term marketing plan. Arts Learning Xchange documentarian Margaret Hasse interviewed our Advanced Training Program faculty about the current state of arts marketing.

Jul. 09, 2010

Watch a playlist of video excerpts from Technology and Engaging Audiences, an Arts Learning Xchange metro-wide forum that took place on November 17, 2009 at the Minnesota History Center. Presenters included Chad Bauman, (Arena Stage), Robin Dowden (Walker Art Center), and Ryan French (Walker Art Center).

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