Connections – Collaborations – Community: Engaging Support for Arts Programs

led by: Jennifer Coolidge

This interactive session can provide ideas to bolster your programs through collaborations and community engagement with examples provided. This is intended to be a coaching session designed to spark ideas for building community awareness of your arts programs that can lead to greater support through partnerships and promotion working in the community. Bring a question, challenge, or opportunity to discuss with peers. Let’s work together to help each other.

PRESENTER BIO:

Jennifer Coolidge is an arts and non-profit consultant and curator working with artists and non-profit arts and social service organizations. During her 30 years of experience as an arts administrator, Coolidge has served as Director of Development for the University of Florida, College of the Arts raising over 9.5 million during her tenure; Executive Director for the Museum of Florida Art in DeLand, FL; Executive Director of the Florida Alliance for Art Education and in arts education and curatorial positions for the Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach, FL, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art and The Arts Council in Winston Salem, NC, and others.