[NEohioPAL]CTC Forum Report

Fri Dec 20 05:56:02 PST 2002

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CTC Forum Digest
December 20, 2002

Cleveland Theater Collective held a forum on the evening of Monday, December=
=20
16, at the Cleveland Playhouse.  The focus of the forum was "Communicating=20
our Message."

REMINDER: =20
BECOME A CTC MEMBER SO THAT FUNDERS KNOW THAT THERE IS A CONSTITUENCY FOR TH=
E=20
INITIATIVES THAT CTC WOULD LIKE TO SPEARHEAD AND SO THAT CTC CAN IMPROVE=20
SERVICE TO THE THEATER COMMUNITY IN NORTHEAST OHIO. =20

Topics:
1.  ADVOCACY FOR THE ARTS
    Julie Adrianopoli, vice president of Community Partnership for Arts and=20
Culture (CPAC), presented background information about the Community=20
Partnership for Arts and Culture, especially the market research that it has=
=20
conducted (and that can be tapped by arts marketers and entrepreneurs) and=20
the arts advocacy work it is doing.  Consultant Rebecca Wilson outlined=20
CPAC's plans for getting public funding for the arts on a county-wide ballot=
=20
in the near future.  She stressed that individual artists and arts=20
institutions will have to play a role in getting such a levy passed and=20
suggested ways to start informing ourselves about the issues and preparing=20
ourselves to join the political fray. =20

Resources:
*   The "Quiet Crisis" articles in the Plain Dealer, which can be accessed=20
via the PD's online archives at www.cleveland.com.
*   Information about public policy advocacy compiled by "Charity Lobbying i=
n=20
the Public Interest" at www.clpi.org. =20
*   CPAC research and Northeast Ohio's Arts and Cultural Plan at=20
www.cultureplan.org.
*   Cleveland City Council Arts and Cultural Summit Report, accessible via a=
=20
link on CPAC's site, www.culture4me.org.
   =20
Action:
*   CPAC will be sponsoring "Artist as Entrepreneur" and "Arts Advocacy=20
Seminars" in the near future.  Look for information about these seminars on=20
www.ctcollective.org or in CTC newsletter broadcasts or on Fred Sternfeld's=20
list.

2.  THE CHANGING MEDIA LANDSCAPE IN NORTHEAST OHIO
    CPT PR Director Jeff Syroney reported on the closing of the Free Times=20
and developments at Scene Magazine.  He indicated that the Scene's commitmen=
t=20
to expanded coverage on the arts is tenuous and the arts community needs to=20
let Scene Magazine know that there is a constituency for arts coverage.  CTC=
=20
chairs Fred Gloor and Margaret Lynch outlined some communication venues that=
=20
CTC will explore this year:
*   A regularly issued online newsletter that would be part of an expanded=20
website that would also include profile pages (with space for headshot and=20
resume) for CTC members.
*   A weekly radio show about the Cleveland theater scene, hosted by CTC in=20
partnership with Lake Effect Radio on WERE.
*   Cooperative initiative with Northern Ohio Live that would result in=20
expanded theater coverage.

Action:

*   Write a letter or e-mail=E2=80=93in support of expanding the number of p=
ages and=20
the reviewers devoted to covering the arts and theater in particular.  Write=
=20
to=20
             Pete Kotz
             Editor
             P.O. Box 15029=20
                   Cleveland, OH 44115-0029
        or  pete.kotz at clevescene.com=20
            (a form is available at=20
http://www.clevescene.com/feedback/index.html)

3.  Unofficial topic: Against a War on Iraq?=20
Artists who would like to find ways to join with others to speak up against=20
the possibility of war against Iraq are encouraged to contact Sarah Morton a=
t=20
SMorton8 at aol.com. =20

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<HTML>CTC Forum Digest
 December 20, 2002
 
 Cleveland Theater Collective held a forum on the evening of Monday, Dece=
mber 16, at the Cleveland Playhouse.  The focus of the forum was "Commu=
nicating our Message."
 
 REMINDER:  
 BECOME A CTC MEMBER SO THAT FUNDERS KNOW THAT THERE IS A CONSTITUENCY FO=
R THE INITIATIVES THAT CTC WOULD LIKE TO SPEARHEAD AND SO THAT CTC CAN IMPRO=
VE SERVICE TO THE THEATER COMMUNITY IN NORTHEAST OHIO.  
 
 Topics:
 1. ADVOCACY FOR THE ARTS
 Julie Adrianopoli, vice president of Community Partnership for Arts=20=
and Culture (CPAC), presented background information about the Community Par=
tnership for Arts and Culture, especially the market research that it has co=
nducted (and that can be tapped by arts marketers and entrepreneurs) and the=
 arts advocacy work it is doing.  Consultant Rebecca Wilson outlined CP=
AC's plans for getting public funding for the arts on a county-wide ballot i=
n the near future.  She stressed that individual artists and arts insti=
tutions will have to play a role in getting such a levy passed and suggested=
 ways to start informing ourselves about the issues and preparing ourselves=20=
to join the political fray.  
 
 Resources:
 * The "Quiet Crisis" articles in the Plain Dealer, which can be access=
ed via the PD's online archives at www.cleveland.com.
 * Information about public policy advocacy compiled by "Charity Lobbyi=
ng in the Public Interest" at www.clpi.org.  
 * CPAC research and Northeast Ohio's Arts and Cultural Plan at www.cul=
tureplan.org.
 * Cleveland City Council Arts and Cultural Summit Report, accessible v=
ia a link on CPAC's site, www.culture4me.org.
 =20
 Action:
 * CPAC will be sponsoring "Artist as Entrepreneur" and "Arts Advocacy=20=
Seminars" in the near future.  Look for information about these seminar=
s on www.ctcollective.org or in CTC newsletter broadcasts or on Fred Sternfe=
ld's list.
 
 2. THE CHANGING MEDIA LANDSCAPE IN NORTHEAST OHIO=

 CPT PR Director Jeff Syroney reported on the closing of the Free Tim=
es and developments at Scene Magazine.  He indicated that the Scene's c=
ommitment to expanded coverage on the arts is tenuous and the arts community=
 needs to let Scene Magazine know that there is a constituency for arts cove=
rage.  CTC chairs Fred Gloor and Margaret Lynch outlined some communica=
tion venues that CTC will explore this year:
 * A regularly issued online newsletter that would be part of an expand=
ed website that would also include profile pages (with space for headshot an=
d resume) for CTC members.
 * A weekly radio show about the Cleveland theater scene, hosted by CTC=
 in partnership with Lake Effect Radio on WERE.
 * Cooperative initiative with Northern Ohio Live that would result in=20=
expanded theater coverage.
 
 Action: * Write a letter or e-mail=E2=80=93in support=
 of expanding the number of pages and the reviewers devoted to covering the=20=
arts and theater in particular.  Write to=20
 Pete Kotz
 Editor
 P.O. Box 15029=20
            &nbsp=
;      Cleveland, OH 44115-0029
 or pete.kotz at clevescene.com=20
 (a form is available at http://www.clevescene.com/feedback/i=
ndex.html)
 
 3. Unofficial topic: Against a War on Iraq?<FONT=20=
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/B>=20
 Artists who would like to find ways to join with others to speak up agai=
nst the possibility of war against Iraq are encouraged to contact Sarah Mort=
on at SMorton8 at aol.com.  </HTML>

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