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Just about any group could use help selling tickets on slower days, and that option is available through a partnership with the national company Pavé Life. The group’s mission is to allow arts and cultural organizations to increase revenue and exposure at the local, regional, and national level, without diluting their brand through the company’s partners and reach. Partnership Benefits:
As an arts organization, knowing your audience is the key to keeping the support of existing patrons and donors as well as building
At the opening night performance of “GRIT” by Karen Peterson and Dancers on May 15, audience members were treated to an insightful post-show panel discussion about the evolution of this powerful
A group gathered on May 6 at the Coral Gables Library to listen to three local dance critics answer questions from moderator Mary Lisa Burns, dean of dance at the New World School of the Arts, about the work of
Gathered at the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, attendees at last month’s Branding: How to Stand Out in a Crowd workshop hosted by the Arts & Business Council of Miami arrived ready to learn how best to brand and re-brand their organizations. The panel provided insights, tips, and tools from their personal arsenal of success stories. Kevin Sprague from the branding and design agency Studio Two shared how his company crafts branding messages, and defined contemporary branding as creating a unified and consistent message and voice. He stressed the ability to state your mission or vision in one sentence and as having a defined value and identity. He named Apple, Harley-Davidson, and Tiffany’s as brands that quickly connect to their intended audience, communicate their core values and have brand consistency; and Red Bull as a company who built a universe around their brand message of craziness. Sprague suggested brainstorming
Forging partnerships and collaborations between arts and hospitality industry executives has always been the mission of the Arts & Business Council of Miami’s annual Breakfast with the Arts & Hospitality. Now in its 10th year, the foursome line-up of speakers packed the house at the Hotel Inter-Continental, led George Neary, associate vice president of Cultural Tourism for the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, who also served as master of ceremonies. This year’s other featured speakers were Yolanda Sanchez, director
The Miami-Dade County Cultural Affairs Department is offering Miami-Dade practicing, professional and emerging artists the opportunity to further their professional development through their Artist Access Grants Program. Postmark deadline to apply is Friday, May 9, 2014. Ranging from $100 to $1,000, the funds can be used toward attendance at advanced workshops, master classes, seminars, artist residencies or other activities — outside of Miami-Dade County — that advance or propel their professional career. Applicants are required to
Speakers and panelists stressed the importance of social media and how to navigate the various platforms at last month’s Arts & Business Council Miami’s Social Media Workshop, underscoring the ever-changing nature of social media and the booming app market. Featured speakers were Liza Walton, principal at Miami Social Marketing, a social media and marketing company
The memories of a culture-filled upbringing go back — way back — for singer/dancer/writer Miguel A. Estefan, Jr. So much in fact that he thinks it was in his toddler years, but he’s not quite sure. He recalls being enrolled in a Montessori school and attending performances at the Miami-Dade County Auditorium, where he has