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JUNE 10, 2010
Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism
Hosts Kennedy Center President Michael M. Kaiser in
Two Arts Management Symposia

Hartford, Conn. (March 4, 2010) –  The Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism is pleased to host Michael M. Kaiser, President of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in two Arts in Crisis symposia on June 10, 2010.  The morning symposium will be held at the McNeil Auditorium at Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven.  The afternoon symposium will take place at the Carol Autorino Center for the Arts and Humanities at Saint Joseph College in West Hartford.

As part of  a national 50 State Tour, Mr. Kaiser will address the challenges facing non-profit arts organizations today through such areas as fundraising, budgeting, marketing and building more effective boards of trustees.  The event will be in the format of a community conversation moderated by Diane Smith, TV journalist and producer of Connecticut Public Television’s “Positively Connecticut” series.

The symposia are free and open to Connecticut non-profit arts managers and boards of directors.  Registration information will be available on the Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism website (www.cultureandtourism.org) beginning April 15, 2010.

About the Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism
The Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism brings together tourism, historic preservation and the arts. Its mission is to preserve and promote Connecticut’s cultural and tourism assets in order to enhance the quality of life and economic vitality of the state. The Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism is located at One Constitution Plaza, Second Floor, Hartford, Connecticut.  For more information, log on to www.cultureandtourism.org.

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Contacts:

Karen Senich
Executive Director
Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism
(860) 256-2727 (Leigh Johnson)

An-Ming Truxes
Arts Division Director
Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism
(860) 256-2722