Christchurch Town Hall | 21-22 June 2010
DAY ONE | Vision-led
Visionary artistic leadership and relentless audience focus are at the core of every successful 21st Century Arts organisation. So why do we find it so hard to articulate what difference we want to make our audience or the world?
On Day One we will put your visions to the test. Do they really say what your art means to you or what impact you desire your art to have? Inspirational leader, Richard Gerver, who works closely with Sir Ken Robinson on developing the awareness of human potential and creativity and features in Robinson's new best-selling book, The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything, will talk about the role education has had in curbing our creativity. A host of New Zealand artistic leaders will present a wide range of practical workshops and clinics to demonstrate how your vision can have a powerful impact on your success.
DAY TWO | Outcome-oriented
Many of our arts organisations are already successfully vision-led – they dream it and they do it – but how many can actually prove it? Traditionally the impact – emotional, intellectual, social or spiritual – of art on its audiences has been considered impossible to measure. Andrew McIntyre, whose company Morris Hargreaves McIntyre specialises in arts audience research both here and in Europe, will show how just about everything can be measured. Imagine the power of being able to prove that you are achieving your vision.
Once again there will be a series of exceptional and highly practical breakout sessions run by New Zealand and international practitioners designed to help you implement these measures in your own organisation.