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NH Business Committee for the Arts Newsletter

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In This Issue
Arts & Economic Prosperity IV
Leadership Summit
Giving Matters
A Granite State Future
SAVE THE DATE!

Monday, May 13, 2013 for the Business in the Arts Awards at the Radisson Hotel, Center of NH in Manchester.  

 

Nominations will open January 2.

ARTS HIGHLIGHTS

The winter months put us right in the middle of the programing season of many of NH's theatre companies.

 

Check out the array of offerings and make your plans to attend performances near and far.

 

NH Professional Theatre Companies

Advice to the Players  

NCCA Papermill Theatre   

NH Theatre Project  

Palace Theatre   

Peterborough Players  

Pontine   

Winnipesaukee Playhouse  

Seacoast Repertory Theatre  

 

NH Theatres  

Capitol Center for the Arts 

Colonial Theatre, Keene   

Franklin Opera House 

Lebanon Opera House 

Palace Theatre    

Rochester Opera House 

The Colonial, Bethlehem  

The Music Hall  

 

NH Community Theatre Companies

Acting Loft   

Actorsingers 

Bedford off Broadway  

Branch River Theatre 

Community Players of Concord NH  

Garrison Players 

Lakeside Players 

Leddy Center for the Arts  

Little Church Theatre   

Majestic Theatre 

Milford Area Players  

Nashua Theatre Guild   

North Country Community    

 Theatre   

Peacock Players 

StageCoach Productions 

Streetcar Company 

Village Players 

 

This is a partial list of theatre offerings who have a web-based presence. Look for highlights and listings of academic theatres in our next newsletter!

 

Thanks to the NH Theatre Awards website for maintaining information on NH Theatres, both professional and community. Many of these companies have performed at our Business in the Arts Awards over the years and we look forward to seeing more.

 

For a fun different kind of theatrical event attend the NHTA's 11th Annual Awards night January 26.  For more information click on logo. NH Theatre Awards 

 

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Late Fall 2012
Greetings!

Years ago I was at a survey presentation where the PowerPoint slide following the title page was "Knowledge is power". This famous quote put the value of surveys in context for me; surveys do have a take-away life that can inform your work both immediately and over time. 

The NHBCA has been involved through the years in efforts to measure the impact of arts and culture in New Hampshire by identifying funding, participating in the design and publicizing the results of various surveys. Read more here.

 

Citing a Ralph Waldo Emerson 1857 essay, "A creative economy is the fuel of magnificence", the National Endowment for the Arts is partnering with the Bureau of Economic Analysis to identify and calculate the arts and culture sector's contributions to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a measure representing the final dollar value of all goods and services produced in the United States. Read more about it here. While the NHBCA is not engaged in the funding or designing of this survey, we will publicize the results since New Hampshire's arts and cultural life will has a large impact here and nationally. We know that from our other surveys we've been involved with over the years. Past and future studies will continue to inform our work.   

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Joan Goshgarian

Executive Director 

Arts & Economic Prosperity IV

Art and Prosperity AFTA surveyA Project of the Americans for the Arts NH Statewide Survey 

 

NH commissioned AFTA to measure the economic impact of the nonprofit cultural sector in the state. The NHBCA identified several business leaders to provide quotes that gave the NH report local relevance. NHBCA board member and survey funder, Tom Putnam, provided this statement:

 

Tom Putnam
Tom Putnam 

"This study shows that the arts are a very important component of our New Hampshire economy. The arts enrich our lives every day with music, video, books, plays, architecture, images from a variety of mediums, sculpture and so much more - all the while making creative jobs and providing income - who could ask for more from any industry."  ~ Tom Putnam  

 

Read the Summary of New Hampshire Findings  

 

Read the full report of New Hampshire Findings

 

Five New Hampshire communities also participated in Arts & Economic Prosperity IV. For information on these communities and their local results, click on the links below:

 
NH Center for Nonprofits Leadership Summit
Leadership Summit NHBCA Executive Director Co-Chaired Event

  

Joan Goshgarian, NHBCA executive director, co-chaired the October annual Leadership Summit for the NH Center for Nonprofits.

 

Summit panel
Paul LeBlanc
President, SNHU
 
Paul LeBlanc , president of NHBCA member Southern NH University, was one of the NH Notable panelists and kept the crowd entertained and enlightened with his stories and examples.  

 

Keynote Paul Rosenberg, Partner with The Bridgespan Group spoke about how the nonprofit sector can strategically reframe the dialogue with their funders and find to find common group with shared goals.  Read the wrap of the day here

Giving Matters
Giving Matters
photo courtesy of Apple Hill 

The Giving Matters series on New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR) showcases the stories of nonprofit organizations around the state and the ways in which they strengthen communities and enrich lives. The series is a joint project of the New  Hampshire Charitable Foundation and NHPR. It airs on NHPR at 8:35 a.m. on Saturday mornings. The NHBCA again participated in the selection of nonprofits to be included.

Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum airs on 12/1. Upcoming cultural organizations include the Rochester Opera House on 12/22, the Palace Theatre on 2/16 and Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music on 3/16.
A Granite State Future ~ It Includes Arts & Culture 

Granite State FutureA Granite State Future is a project coordinated by the State's nine regional planning commissions to encourage local and regional dialogue among businesses and non-profit organizations, governmental agencies and voters, newcomers and long-term residents to consider the critical question: how should we plan for the future? NHBCA executive director, Joan Goshgarian, is on the Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission leadership team. SNHPC is working with the communities in the region to look at the big picture and consider the impacts of land use and transportation on economic development, health, costs and natural and cultural resources. Click here For more information.