seminar & networking party

ARTS MEAN BUSINESS

Theme: Arts & Downtown

THURSDAY, October 9, 3 - 6 PM

Join business owners, artists, local government, arts organizations, community leaders, non-profit organizations, and more at this arts and business presentation, panel discussion, and networking party!

Innovative ways businesses can partner with the arts

to strengthen the economic vitality of Long Island

Presented by East End Arts at Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center

76 Main Street, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978

REGISTRATION FEE:
$10 in advance for members of East End Arts,

Eastern LI Executives, Riverhead Chamber, Westhampton Chamber

$15 in advance for non-members

$20 at the door

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TODAY >>

CLICK HERE to become a member of East End Arts to receive discounted registration >>

3 PM Keynote Speaker ● "Destination Downtown"

Get all the details on this new grant opportunity for arts organizations working in collaboration with the business community to facilitate downtown revitalization.

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4 PM Panel Discussion ● "JumpstART"

Learn how artists expand their business skills and how businesses work with artists. Together everyone benefits!

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5 PM Networking Party

Wine generously provided by Martha Clara Vineyards

. . . SPEAKERS . . .

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Michelle Isabelle-Stark, Director, Film & Cultural Affairs, Suffolk County Department of Economic Development

PANELIST:

Susan Dingle,

JumpstART Artist, Poetry Street open mic series

PANELIST: Nancy Kouris, Blue Duck Bakery, site of JumpstART artist performance

PANELIST:

Shenole Latimer,

East End Arts' Education Director and JumpstART Professional Development Instructor

PANELIST:

Barbara Maslen,

JumpstART Artist, freestanding mural columns

PANELIST: Juan Miceli-Martinez, Winemaker and General Manager, Martha Clara Vineyards

PANELIST:

Karen Noack,

JumpstART Artist, "Symbolic Language of Flowers" window murals

PANELIST:

Carol Steinberg, Esq.,

JumpstART Professional Development Instructor

Pat Snyder, Executive Director, East End Arts

PANEL MODERATOR: Pat Snyder, East End Arts' Executive Director

Photos from Last Year's Event

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

Reasons to partner with the arts:
- Employees want to live and work in a vibrant community
- The arts help you build market share, enhance your brand, and reach new customers
- The arts help you get your message across in engaging ways
- The arts challenge employees to do their best
- The arts create an environment that blends backgrounds, ethnicities, and cultures
- When you partner with the arts, you partner with the whole city
Attendees walk away with ideas for incorporating the arts
Attendees walk away with an understanding of the potential economic benefits of working with the arts community
Knowledge of proven examples of revitalization through the arts

SPONSORED BY

Gallery // 133 East Main Street, Riverhead, NY 11901 // 631-727-0900

School // 141 East Main Street, Riverhead, NY 11901 // 631-369-2171