WE Convene Town Hall

1111 McMullen Booth Road,Clearwater FL 33759

18 October, 2022

Description

We are thrilled to announce that we can finally come together, learn about cultural planning and why it's so important and valuable right now to the arts community in Pinellas County. Find out at the much anticipated We Convene Town Hall! Join us on our rescheduled date Tuesday, Oct 18th from 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater! We will come together and review the results of the six WE CONVENE sessions, that started in February and continued through July. Presenters will share both what was discovered during the process and the innovative ideas participants developed and shared. We will also hear from cultural planner, Dr. Linda Flynn PH.D. who will share her expertise on cultural planning.   The October 18th Town Hall is an outgrowth of six meetings sponsored by Creative Pinellas and Pinellas Community Foundation and co-hosted by area arts leaders including the Florida Orchestra, The St. Petersburg and Clearwater Arts Alliances, the Carter Woodson Museum, Visit St. Petersburg/Clearwater, Forward Pinellas and Arts4All. These meetings featured small group discussions, and featured guest speakers from within and outside Pinellas County who shared their pioneering approaches to sustain, nurture and grow the arts, and to innovatively solve key challenges in their communities. Creative Pinellas is partnering with the Pinellas Community Foundation for this WE Convene Town Hall and Sessions. Location: Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen Booth Rd, Clearwater, FL 33759 Run of Event: 12:30-1 p.m.: Registration and Networking 1-2 p.m.: Keynote Address featuring Linda Flynn who will help us focus on cultural planning 2-2:30 p.m.: Presentations of WE CONVENE findings. Arts community members will be sharing some of the amazing findings and ideas from the WE CONVENE discussions 2:30- 4 p.m.: Putting it all together. We’ve set the stage. We understand the landscape. We have some really good ideas. What can we do as a community, today, to start putting things into action? WE Convene Sessions WE Convene 1: Public Art and Placemaking – How both can be integrated more throughout the landscape of Pinellas CountyWE Convene 2: Performing Arts – How to support and grow the performing artsWE Convene 3: Accessibility and Equity – Making arts accessible and welcoming to allWE Convene 4: Arts and Tourism – Leveraging our Brand and Arts & Cultural MarketingWE Convene 5: Economic Wellbeing for Artists – How to ensure artists and arts organizations thrive in Pinellas CountyWE Convene 6: Arts & Education and Community Outreach – With a focus on outreach today to expand and create audiences for tomorrowThis event is FREE and open to the public.