[e-drive][THINK TANK: CALGARY]

[Patricia Joyce]

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Are you interested in where we are we as an arts community today and where
would we like to be?

Calgary Region Arts Foundation is hosting a Think Tank for Calgary’s Arts
sector called

Beyond Boundaries:
Elevating the Position of the Arts in Calgary

Jack Singer Lobby
EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts
February 21, 22, 23, 2002

This think tank focuses on how the power of working together can strengthen
the value of the arts for both civic leaders and community members.  It is
an opportunity to create a shared vision for the role of the arts in Calgary
and to investigate collaborations that will empower the arts to achieve a
higher level of civic consciousness and commitment.

THURSDAY,FEBRUARY 21
KEYNOTE ADDRESS 7 pm
Jack Singer Concert Hall Lobby
EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts

The Arts in our Lives
Maryo Ewell
Maryo Ewell is Associate Director at the Colorado Council on the Arts where
she has been employed since 1982. Her specialty is in community development
and the arts - the linking of the arts to the furthering of broader
community ends. She has offered keynote speeches and workshops nation-wide
on a variety of arts development topics. Recent honors include an Honorary
Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Goucher College in August, 2001. She
received the Selina Roberts Ottum Award from the National Assembly of Local
Arts Agencies – its highest award for community arts development in 1995;
and she received an award from Rockefeller University to use the Rockefeller
Foundation Archives in pursuit of a research project on community arts
development in America during the first half of this century. Ms.Ewell's
father was Folklorist at the University of Alberta from 1939-1945.

FRIDAY,FEBRUARY 22
9 am - 5 pm
Jack Singer Concert Hall Lobby
EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts

Creative Cities in Today ’s World
Members of our resource team will lead us through a process of examining the
environment in which we live and work,and imagining what it means to develop
a creative city. Hear about the impact of demographics on business and
society; opportunities, forces and factors shaping Calgary and other
western Canadian cities; and what initiatives have worked elsewhere in the
quest to build a creative city. The day will include a series of
presentations, discussions,and working sessions led by the resource team and
members of the Calgary Arts community.


Coffee breaks and lunch included.

SATURDAY,FEBRUARY 23
9 am -5 pm
Jack Singer Concert Hall Lobby
EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts

Cultural Policy and Community Arts Development
Many cities embarking on new phases of cultural development find that their
problems (political, social, artistic, historical, financial) are the same
ones faced by others. There is much experience to share. After a frank
discussion about what makes the city of Calgary great and what would make it
even better, the day will include examples of what has worked elsewhere,
working sessions on what might work here, responses from a sounding board of
community members, and agreed next steps.

Coffee breaks and lunch included.

RESOURCE TEAM
Dr.Roger Gibbins was born in Prince George, BC, and received his university
training at UBC and Stanford University, California. He joined the
University of Calgary in 1973,where he served as department head from 1987
to 1996 and is currently a professor of political science. Dr.Gibbins was
the English language co-editor of the Canadian Journal of Political Science
from 1990 to 1993, and has published 19 books and over 100 articles and book
chapters, most dealing with western Canadian themes and issues. In 1998,
Dr.Gibbins began a five-year term as President and CEO of the Canada West
Foundation.

Lendre Kearns has been committed to developing arts audiences for 29 years
including lengthy stints with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and The Guthrie
Theater (Minneapolis). As a marketing consultant, workshop leader, and
facilitator, Lendre has worked with hundreds of community arts
organizations, theatre companies, dance companies, music organizations,
presenting facilities, government agencies, recreation associations, and
social service organizations throughout North America. Current clients
includeLiving Arts Centre of Mississauga, Osher Marin Jewish Community
Centre inSan Raphael, California, DiverseWorks in Houston, Canada Council,
and many more.

Robert Palmer has been advising cities on cultural policy and arts
development for several years now, and has current projects in Rotterdam,
Barcelona, Lille, Belfast, Newcastle, Singapore, and other cities. Mr.Palmer
spent ten years in Glasgow responsible for the city's arts and urban
regeneration programme and as the Director of Cultural Affairs, followed by
four years doing a similar job in Brussels. In addition to cultural policy,
Palmer is also involved in various projects concerning cultural tourism,
festival management and creativity in cities, and is a consultant for the
European Commission
and the Council of Europe on cultural matters.

Michael Stotts is currently the managing director of George Street Playhouse
in New Jersey. Previously, he was managing director of the New Jersey
Shakespeare Festival in Madison NJ; company manager at the Manhattan Theatre
Club; and general manager of the Source Foundation in New York. Originally
from Canada,  Mr. Stotts graduated from Queen ’s  University before
receiving his MFA from Columbia University in New York. Stotts is the
Chairman of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance, the association of New Jersey ’
s 22 professional theatres, and he is a member of the board of ArtPride, NJ,
a statewide arts advocacy organization.

Coffee breaks and lunches are provided on Friday and Saturday.

Registration fee: $50 per person

Registration Deadline: February 15
Call CRAF 265-0450