About the Strategic Forums:

Strategic Forums are planned every two months to address specific issues, and identified needs and opportunities in the sector.  The Forums have been developed to provide Arts Wellington members with insights into best practise for arts marketing, information professional development and the opportunity for knowledge sharing.

Next Forum:

The Unexamined Work: What is the Future of the Arts Critique?

11.30am, Tuesday 31st August 2010, St James Hospitality Suite

 Are the opportunities to receive a published arts critique diminishing?  What are the issues that affect the print media?  Is there a problem with skill?  Is long-form critiquing moving on-line, and does it have the same value in that environment? How is a show or performance valued if it receives no public feedback? 

Most importantly - what, if anything, can be done by Wellington's arts community?

To discuss these topices Arts Wellington have invited ...

Bernadette Courtney(Editor, The Dominion Post) ,Guy Somerset (Arts and Books Editor, New Zealand Listener), Cath Cardiff (Manager - Arts Development, Creative NZ), and Hannah Smith(who is currently conducting research into Wellington Theatre Criticism for her dissertation on "The State of Plays")

The meeting will be chaired by Bridget van der Zijpp and questions and views will be invited from attendees.

When:                    Tuesday, 31st August 2010  - 11:30am- 1:00pm. 

Catering:            Lunch will be provided after the Forum

(the forum will start promptly at 11.30 am until 12.30pm, and will be followed by lunch)

Where:                  St James Hospitality Suite, First Floor, St James Theatre.

Cost:                       FREE for paid-up Arts Wellington members

If you are NOT a paid-up member of Arts Wellington, and do not intend joining, you are welcome to attend but there is a fee of $60 (incl GST) per person. 

Bookings:  

RSVP is essential; please reply to info@artswellington.org.nz no later than 5pm, Friday 27th August. We need to know numbers for catering.

Previous Forums:

Rugby World Cup 2011 - a hands-on planning session for the performing and visual arts sectors

4.00-6.00pm, Tuesday 27 July 2010, St James Hospitality Suite

What special activities are you planning?  How will it look alongside other Wellington-based activity?

If you are involved in planning artistic or performance activity around the Rugby World Cup, Arts Wellington invites you to attend a hands-on session - planning and programming arts activity for the event with the Wellington City Council City Arts Team.

This is a working session (with drinks provided).  Contribute to the Calendar of Events by sending your draft programming (dates, times, venues etc) to Kirsten.Kelly@wcc.govt.nz by Wednesday 21 July for compilation.

 

June 2010 Forum: Developing Personal Giving for the Arts

11.30am, Thursday 1 July 2010, St James Hospitality Suite

Is personal giving an underutilised source of funding for the Arts in New Zealand?  Can we improve how we source it and reward it?

This vital forum looks at different aspects of personal donations (philanthropic giving) for the Arts, and the organisational changes that could be made to improve the ability to benefit.

Hon Minister for the Arts, Culture and Heritage - Chris Finlayson
  • The Minister will discuss philanthropy and giving for the arts - why he thinks it is important and how he sees the benefits.  He will also speak about the Cultural Philanthropy Taskforce, why he set it up, and what he expects it to achieve.
Janet Colson - Strategic Consultant
  • Janet Colson has worked for the past ten years as a strategic consultant with a portfolio of clients in the arts and non-profit sector in London.  She masterminded a £12 million capital campaign to complete the building of the new Sadler's Wells Theatre in London, where she led the first Kresge Challenge campaign to be awarded to a performing arts organisation outside the US. She was also Director of Somerset House Arts Fund, which she established in 2000 to raise funds for the development of Somerset House as a prime visitor attraction for London. She will share some insights into the ways organisations need to interpret their own vision to achieve challenging goals.
Charles Ngaki - Senior Policy Advisor, Inland Revenue
  • Charles Ngaki will clarify the current tax situation for donations made to philanthropic and charitable causes.  He will also outline how an effective payroll giving programme works.  As well as this, he will provide some insights into the current policy work that Inland Revenue is developing around philanthropic giving.

March 2010 Forum:

The Bigger Picture : Research Matters

11.30am, Tuesday 30th March 2010, St James Hospitality Suite.

How does your organisation stack up in the broader arts environment?  How can research be an asset for the industry?  This vital review introduces recently conducted research to provide new perspectives on the arts landscape of Wellington. 

  • Bridget van der Zijpp (Arts Wellington) and Cristine Angus (Angus & Associates/Arts Wellington)...In 2009 Arts Wellington members were asked to complete the Arts Wellington Economic Impact Survey and results will be presented at this forum.  Find out about the powerful impact the Arts Wellington community makes to the overall economic well-being of Wellington, with aggregated details on employment, operational expenditures and industry income. 

  • Stephanie Alderson, Account Manager, Ticketek. Delve into the Ticketek database with Stephanie Alderson and gain some insight into ticket-buying patterns - by month, by week, by day, by gender, by place of purchase, and much more.

  • Martin Rogers (Manager, City Arts, WCC) and Gavin Armstrong (Senior Research Advisor - WCC). Ever wanted to know more about how the Wellington City Council conducts its arts research?  Here's your chance to gain an overview, and ask questions.

September 2009 Forum:

Online Arts Marketing: To Tweet or not to Tweet

Presentation from Jackie Hay, NZlive.com

Presentation from Alana Ainsworth, Positively Wellington Tourism

11.30am, Thursday 10 September 2009, St James Hospitality Suite

Featuring a special guest panel who will share case studies and useful insights into the use of social media and other on-line forums to promote the arts:

Alana Ainsworth, Online Marketing Manager, Positively Wellington Tourism

Looking at the different ways of using Facebook and Twitter as marketing tools, and the results that Postively Wellington Tourism has achieved.

Jackie Hay, Manager, NZLive.com

Introducing the concept of Digital Natives, why Web 2.0 is important, making the most of free on-line tools, and the integration of web communications with marketing strategies.

Anna Lee, Communications Manager, The NewDowse 

Case study from The New Dowse:  Facebook group v fan pages/Twitter/online listings and competitions etc