2009 SC Statewide Arts Conference

Liveshotmedia.com provided extensive coverage of the 2009 SC Statewide Arts Conference, themed “Arts Be Nimble, Navigating Tough Terrain.”

First, an overview of the conference.

Here now parts of the the Ready, Set, Engage program by David Bradley of Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center and Barbara Schaffer Bacon of the Americans for the Arts. The bottom line, getting people to feel a connection with the arts means an all out effort!

Keynote Speaker Morenga Hunt’s arts career began in Washington, DC organizing arts festivals.  Now an arts consultant, Mr. Hunt speaks about the great need to be creative in these tough economic times.  Here now, portions of his speech.

How do local arts directors handle a tough economy, hear from them in their own words…