Workshops

1. MAC Webinar Book Order
   
2. 3-Day Photography Workshop - Bethel, MO
   
3. ArtSmart Conference 2010
   
4. Craft Alliance
   
5. MCKNIGHT FOUNDATION NONPROFIT TOOLKIT
   
6. PuppetFest MidWest
   
7. Soorya Performing Arts
   
8. The Master of Arts in Arts Administration
   

• MAC Webinar Book Order
  The Nonprofit Strategy Revolution
  David La Piana
  
  Description: This book presents a revolutionary way for nonprofit organizations to do strategic planning. The fact is, the world changes continuously and rapidly. It is foolhardy to believe that strategies should not do so as well. Organizations already know this, but their traditions have locked them into a strategic planning process that is divorced from today's reality. That's why the plans sit on the shelf, why the plans so often seem to be an incongruous hodgepodge of impossible dreams and lengthy to-do lists for everyone from the board chair to the bookkeeper, why seasoned nonprofit staff roll their eyes when the next round of strategic planning begins, and why smart executives are always seeking work-arounds in between planning periods. The most important part of the revolution is tossing out the tradition and replacing it with a set of easy-to-use tools that keep the organization constantly engaged in the needs of its environment.
  
  The book regularly sells for $35 but we will make it available for $20.
  
  Click here to order book(s):
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• 3-Day Photography Workshop - Bethel, MO
  TEAM STEVE
  3-Day Photography Workshop
  July 30-August 1
  Bethel, MO
  
  Steve & Shelley Harrington are a husband and wife team from Garland, Utah. Team Steve specializes in high school senior portraits. They present photography workshops all over the world and are an international award winning studio, sold out WPPI Master Class presenters, and two-time spa (Senior Portrait Artists) fashion shooters. Team Steve has a reputation for workshops filled with fun and lots of prizes.
  
  Every workshop they have presented has been sold out. Get your spot now!
  
  Spend three full days with the duo concentrating on the high school senior market:
  - How to get senior's attention.
  - How to sell to them, and their parents.
  - How to shoot in the studio with unique, creative and dynamic lighting techniques.
  
  See how simple it can be lighting outdoors yet, create images with high impact.
  Watch and learn posing ideas unfold right in front of you. This is also a hands-on workshop. Try some posing styles and different lighting setups. Steve and Shelley will walk you through ways to possibly improve what you've done.
  
  The workshop will also include topics such as:
  - Marketing and Sales
  - Studio lighting techniques
  - Outdoor lighting techniques
  - Looking for the perfect outdoor locations
  - Posing, Studio and Outdoors
  - Photoshop Workflow
  - Opportunity to Portfolio Build
  
  
  The cost for the workshop is $385 per person for three full days of inspiring learning. This price is good until April 15. After the 15th, the price will go up to $450 per person. Price of workshop does not include hotel, food or travel. Price shown is for workshop fees only.
  
  Workshop Registration:
  
  www.shop.teamsteveseniors.net/2010-Missouri-Team-Steve-Seniors-MOWorkshop.htm
  
  Check out their work!
  www.steveharrington.net
  
  
  
• ArtSmart Conference 2010
  ArtSmart Conference 2010
  
  March 12–14, 2010
  
  Isle of Capri Hotel & Casino, Boonville, Missouri
  
  The Best of Missouri Hands ArtSmart Conference can help you to fill in the blanks, meet other professional artists, and really help to jump start your career. Whether you are new to this adventure, or a seasoned veteran, we welcome your attendance. Great accommodations, good food, networking and programs you’ve told us you want!
  
  Want more information?
  
  Click here for the brochure in PDF format! www.bestofmissourihands.com/artsmart/ArtSmart2010_registration.pdf
  
  OR... Click here to register online! www.bestofmissourihands.com/artsmart/artsmart_register.htm
  
  
  Financial assistance for this project has been provided by the Missouri Association of Community Arts Agencies (MACAA) and the Missouri Arts Council (MAC), a state agency.
  
  
  
  
• Craft Alliance
  The St. Louis Craft Alliance provides inspiration and education in fine contemporary craft to the entire community through exhibitions, sales and instruction. For more information on classes, registration or sales please visit their website at www.craftalliance.org or call 314-725-1177. Located at 6640 Delmar Boulevard, St. Louis, MO.
  
  
• MCKNIGHT FOUNDATION NONPROFIT TOOLKIT
  MCKNIGHT FOUNDATION NONPROFIT TOOLKIT
  www.mcknight.org/resources/toolkit.aspx
  The Nonprofit Management Toolkit on the McKnight Foundation website offers fundraising resources, tips for honing your nonprofit's message for the media and the public, and advice about effectively evaluating programs and services. The fundraising resources section provides links to information compiled by the Foundation Center, the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Charity Channel, Idealist.org, the Minnesota Council on Foundations, and other organizations.
  
  
  
• PuppetFest MidWest
  PuppetFest MidWest runs from Tuesday July 6 to Sunday July 11, 2010 in Trenton, Missouri. You can download the registration form, apply for a scholarship and see who will be teaching and performing this year. You can find it all at:
  www.puppetfestival.org
  
  Our workshops include:
  *ADVENTURES IN POLYFOAM PUPPET CONSTRUCTION with Drew Allison of Grey Seal Puppets
  
  * MAKING A MOVING MOUTH HAND PUPPET with Nick Barone, Nick Barone Puppets
  * “ONCE MORE WITH FEELING” with Luman Coad, Coad Canada Puppets
  
  * TECHNIQUES IN TABLE-TOP PUPPETRY with Art Grueneberger, Puppet Art Theater
  
  *ADVANCED MARIONETTE MANIPULATION with Phillip Huber, The Huber Marionettes
  
  * PUPPETRY 101: A PUPPET SAMPLER with Lynne Jennings, Puppetry Center of San Diego
  
  * BOHEMIAN-STYLE ROD MARIONETTES with Monica Leo, Eulenspiegel Puppets
  
  * VENTRILOQUISM D.I. (Deep Immersion) with Randel McGee, McGee Productions
  
  * PUPPET BUSINESS - A PRACTICAL APPROACH with Pix Smith, Dallas Puppet Theatre
  
  Paul Mesner will also be offering a new workshop. This year’s PuppetFest is funded in part by the Missouri Arts Council.
  We certainly hope to see you at this year’s PuppetFest MidWest!
  
  Debbie Lutzky Allen and Peter Allen, PuppetFest MidWest Directors
  
  
  
• Soorya Performing Arts
  Classes and Performances Available
  
  Soorya is a not-for-profit organization foundation for Dance, founded in 2003, in order to fulfill needs of all people interested in Indian culture. The goal of Soorya is to disseminate all aspects of Indian culture especially its traditional art forms of Dance and Music. Based in Saint Louis, Missouri, Soorya offers year-round classes in the dance disciplines of Bharathanatyam and Kathak. Soorya also offers training in Carnatic Music. The curriculum is designed using traditional teaching approaches that are continuously scrutinized and modified to suit the needs and experiences of students in the United States. The dance training program has clearly defined achievement levels. To become a full-fledged dancer it is important to undergo training in three levels. At the basic level steps and jathis are taught along with instruction in dance theory. The intermediate level includes practical instruction and training to learn dance performance numbers along with advanced theory. In the final stage: the student achieves expertise in abhinaya (facial expression), nattuvangam (dance conducting) and is offered opportunities for choreography. The summer program gives intensive training in both practical and theoretical aspects for students who wish to pursue dance to a more serious level.Students of Soorya Dance perform regularly in various community events and senior students accompany Gurus Prasanna Kasthuri and Seema Murthy, the founder-directors of Soorya Dance in the presentation of their programs nationwide. In addition to imparting training in dance, music, dance theory and yoga, Soorya Foundation for Dance also organizes performances and workshops by both local and visiting artists.
  
  Please visit their website for examples and more information: www.sooryadance.com or to enroll in classes or book a performance, email Prasanna Kasthuri at prasanna@sooryadance.com
  
  
• The Master of Arts in Arts Administration
  The Master of Arts in Arts Administration program is looking for people who are engaged, involved, curious, caring, and committed to the art.
  
  The MAAA program at Goucher College is a limited-residency program that allows arts administrators to keep their jobs while they earn a master's degree at the same time.
  
  The MAAA faculty and students spend 10 days together in August on the Goucher campus in Baltimore. The fall and spring semesters are done online wherever you are - at home, the office, backstage, or on the road.
  
  The program includes all areas of the arts -- community arts, arts education, theatre, dance, visual arts, performing arts centers, museums, music, etc. Students and faculty work together in an interactive learning environment.
  
  Develop a strong network of like-minded peers and mentors while learning from a dynamic faculty of national arts leaders. Check out our website www.goucher.edu/maaa. Email Ramona Baker (program director) at Ramona.Baker@goucher.edu.