CAA National Career Development Workshop in Pittsburgh "Artists and Communities: Hybrid and Hyphenated"

The next CAA National Career Development Workshop, entitled “Artists and Communities: Hybrid and Hyphenated,” will take place at the Society for Contemporary Craft (SCC) on November 10, 2009, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The workshop, held from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM with a postworkshop gathering for networking, is a collaboration between CAA and SCC. Price TBA.

After morning registration and a light breakfast, the workshop will be introduced by Susan Schear, CAA national workshop project consultant and president of ARTISIN. Possible topics may include urban communities, networking, internet communities, social networking, business models, community art projects, grant writing, and fundraising.

Presentations on the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council and SCC exhibitions and programs will also take place. Lunch will be provided. After the workshop, participants can take part in a tour and reception at the Clay Penn, a gallery in Pittsburgh.

Workshop presenters include representatives from the Lawrenceville Corporation and the Penn Avenue Arts Initiative; John Fetterman, mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania; Elizabeth Perry, a writer and new-media artist; Brigitte Martin, a jewelry maker; Laura Jean McLaughlin, a ceramicist; Lea Donatelli, program manager of the Office of Public Art in Pittsburgh; and David Seals of the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council.

More details will be forthcoming from http://www.collegeart.org/careers/nationalworkshops and http://www.contemporarycraft.org/

When:	Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Time:	8:30am - 4:30pm
Location:	Society for Contemporary Craft
Street:	2100 Smallman Street
City:	Pittsburgh, PA