With the continued growth and change in Seminole County and the increasing competition
for limited arts funding, many artists feel that now is the time to take
an active role in building an inclusive artists' community. A small group
of artists began talking; we decided to start the process by convening "listening
sessions" among artists in every part of Seminole County (and beyond). If artists
are interested and willing to participate we will take the ideas from the
listening sessions and join together to create an association. |
October 21, 2007 The meeting began with the introduction of Pam Coffman, Cheryl Evans, and Craig Johnson, who served as the facilitators for the listening session. An overview of the idea behind the meeting and information on a similar initiative started in Palm Beach County www.artistsofpalmbeachcounty.org was shared with the group. The participants were divided into two smaller groups and an exercise was conducted on envisioning what the ideal artists community in Seminole County would look like in the future. Summary of Discussion Group Topics General Artist Survey |
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December 16, 2007 We continue to be pleased and excited about the turnouts and discussions. In addition to the artists SCAC president Kathryn Townsend and Executive Director Nell Gyenes sat in this session. Summary of Discussion Summarry of Property Tax election SCAC Website |
Jan. 20, 2008 7:00 PM The third "listening session" was held at the Seminole County Sheriffs' Office in an effort to cover more areas of Seminole County. Again we had a wonderful turn out as our group continues to grow. We would like to remind all artists that this is an all inclusive group, your input is welcome! Summary of Discussion |
June 1, 2008 4-6 PM Kelsa Rieger will be our featured guest. Kelsa is an artist, organizer and community development planner. Her work focuses on the role of art and culture in community development and social change. She holds a masters in Urban Planning and Policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago. |
Listening Sessions |
March 9, 2008 6:00 PM Like Minded Artists and The Central Florida Artist's Way Group join creative forces for a Pot Luck Supper and artistic collaboration. Summary of the March's Event |
April 20, 2008, 1:30 PM The Like Minded Artist's gather for a Pot Luck Brunch and truly begin to put exciting concrete ideas out for the future of the organization! Summary of April's Discussion |
July 27, 2008 3-6 PM Casselberry Art House 127 Quail Pond Circle bring goodies to share |
please look over (print) stategic planning info. We have a very simple plan to make the strategic planning as painless (but accurate) as possible! http://www.likemindedartists.com/information.html |