Arts in Crisis: A Kennedy Center Initiative

Atlanta

Hear Kennedy Center President Michael Kaiser, author of The Art of the Turnaround: Creating and Maintaining Healthy Arts Organizations, speak about current challenges and opportunities for arts organizations.

Free

Join us for a discussion with Michael Kaiser, president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, on Wednesday morning, February 24, 2010 at the Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech.

Mr. Kaiser will be interviewed by Susan Weiner, executive director of the Georgia Council for the Arts, during a conversation that aims to stimulate audience dialogue and present solutions to the challenges that many arts organizations are facing. Mr. Kaiser will address the issues of fundraising, board development, budgeting, and effective marketing. Questions for Mr. Kaiser can be submitted in advance of the presentation by visiting the Georgia Council for the Arts web site.

Prior to the program, there will be an opportunity to meet Mr. Kaiser over coffee in an informal session.

Free Registration

This free event is open to the public, but registration is required. Register online here or contact the Ferst Center box office at 404-894-9600.

Arts in Crisis: A Kennedy Center Initiative is presented in Atlanta with the support of the following organizations: Atlanta Performs, City of Atlanta - Office of Cultural Affairs, Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech, Foundation Center–Atlanta, Fulton County Arts Council, Georgia Assembly of Community Arts Agencies, Georgia Council for the Arts, Metropolitan Atlanta Arts & Culture Coalition, Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund, Nonprofit Issues Forum, Nonprofit Studies Program, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University, Woodruff Arts Center, and the Southern Arts Federation.

Learn more about this national initiative by visiting the Arts in Crisis web site.

For additional information on this event, please call the Ferst Center box office at 404-894-9600.