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Preparing for Potential Impact of the Coronavirus

Posted: Feb 27, 2020

Are you ready for a temporary closure? In Asia and Europe, public gatherings including performances, museums and festivals have been cancelled and shuttered to help limit the spread of the Coronavirus. Coronavirus Outbreak Shutters Italian Museums; Event Cancellations Continue in China and South Korea – Hyperallergic While the spread and impact of the virus here in the U.S. is not yet known, you should have a plan in the event that, in the interest of public health, your organization needs to delay or cancel events or temporary close. Preparing Your Facility Now Put additional hand-sanitizing stations in the lobby and theatre spaces and bathrooms, and make wipes available for people to use on armrests, if the surface is wood or metal. If you do need to temporarily close, refer to What to Take When you Evacuate. This checklist suggests what your staff should plan to take with them if you have to leave your facility on short notice, to be able to continue to work and communicate. Ensure you have an up-to-date facility shut-down protocol. Individuals should be aware of their specific responsibilities and processes, including data backup, safe shutdown of IT and other equipment; securing/protecting any assets that require regular attention or are of value (including cash, blank checks, and sensitive artwork); and have a clear protocol to sweep the facility and ensure everyone is out before locking it down. Supporting Your Staff and Volunteers Inform all staff and volunteers to limit contact with audience members – look at the tickets rather than taking them and handing them back.  Review cancellation and work stoppage policies with staff during a special meeting. Test your contact tree and other means of communication for all stakeholders including board members. Stay updated on the status in your local area. Identify your local and regional health department personnel and websites to make sure you have the most up-to-date knowledge of the spread of the disease locally. From Heather Noonan at the League of American Orchestras: In addition to a central hub of updated information, the CDC has posted guidance for businesses and employers: Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), February 2020 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention While not yet available, CDC also says it is: Providing planning guides for COVID-19 that households, community- and faith-based organizations, event planners of mass gatherings, and public health communicators can use. CDC encourages organizations to stay in contact with state and local health agencies for guidance specific to your location. On a bigger scale, here’s the WHO post on mass gatherings: Key planning recommendations for Mass Gatherings in the context of the current COVID-19 outbreak – World Health Organization Do you have a contact tree for your staff/volunteers/artists? Should you need to change an event or temporarily shut down your facility, you need a tree so that each individual is reached with the news, and must respond back to confirm they know the organization’s status. Group texts can be particularly effective. Your staff, volunteers and artists will be concerned about protecting their own families. Encourage them to make sure your home/family preparedness kit is up to date. FEMA has a great resource page with suggested supplies. Many of these recommended items will help them if they need to shelter in place – that is, can’t exit their home. https://www.ready.gov/kit Our friends at AgilityRecovery.com offer free tools to address the possibility of the Coronavirus affecting your organization; you’ll need to enter your name and email address to download their Coronavirus checklist, and a tabletop exercise to walk your team through a realistic scenario. Coronavirus Preparedness Kit – Agility Recovery Communicating with Audiences and Stakeholders Make sure you have a current and clear event cancellation/closure policy – will you refund tickets, reschedule, or not? Does everyone on staff know your policy? How will you be in touch with your audience? Here’s advice from NCAPER’s Executive Director Jan Newcomb: “Review your ticket refund policy and resend it to all your patrons – you may decideto give credit to people who cancel up to 2 days before their ticketed performance.  You may want to extend that policy to include all other performances during a limited timeframe so that sick people stay home.  You should prepare a financial impact statement before you do so, so you know your liability.” Review all performance contracts to understand your financial liability if you decide to cancel performances.  Prepare a financial liability statement for the board. If you have questions or additional suggestions for your colleagues, please send them to mquinlanhayes@southarts.org. Be safe! Team ArtsReady

Executive Center Orientation

Community ; Professional Development/Workshop

Posted: Feb 19, 2020

March 11th 1:00 – 3:00 March 18th 9:00 – 11:00 CareerSource Capital Region’s Executive Center offers best in class coaching and counseling for career seekers who have five or more years of professional level experience or are recent college graduates prepare for their next career move, at no cost to the career seekers. This little known department within CareerSource Capital Region offers similar services as those offered by outplacement firms that charge thousands of dollars. The Executive Center is known for providing expertise in job search strategies, resume critiques, interview prep and more! Career seekers who are currently employed or unemployed can get career advice, training and support for any career transition. “I want to thank you so much, for all your support that you have given me. The Executive Center staff at CareerSource Capital Region, you are all phenomenal and I am truly appreciative of the professional development opportunities and encouragement I’ve received from you all.” – Josemane Ancion (Executive Center Alumnus) Career seekers who are interested in utilizing the Executive Center should call 850.414.6085 for more information.

Creative Counties Placemaking Challenge

Community

Posted: Feb 13, 2020

As public funding becomes increasingly strained, counties must search for and employ new strategies to improve their communities and make healthier, more equitable places for residents to live, work and play. The Creative Counties Placemaking Challenge invites counties with populations of less than 150,000 to form multidisciplinary teams to compete in a challenge competition to identify and strengthen ways to integrate arts into solutions to local challenges. Teams that submit winning applications will attend an in-person, one-day training and peer exchange workshop on July 16, 2020, in or around Orlando, Orange County, Florida, in conjunction with NACo’s Annual Conference. Team Application Deadline: Friday, March 13, 2020, 11:59 p.m. EST Announcement of Selected Teams: Tuesday, April 14, 2020 Workshop: Thursday, July 16, 2020

Networking: Building Relationships of Trust and Su...

Community ; Other ; Professional Development/Workshop

Posted: Feb 05, 2020

Explore proven strategies & creative approaches to increasing your exposure to employers during your job search. February 27 9:30 AM-11:00 AM

Jumpstarting Your Career

Community ; Other ; Professional Development/Workshop

Posted: Feb 05, 2020

Career seekers will learn about improving their resume writing skills and use of Employ Florida combined into one session with activities and breaks. Thursdays 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Personalized Resume Critique & Mock Interview ...

Community ; Other ; Professional Development/Workshop

Posted: Feb 03, 2020

One-on-one resume critique and interview preparation by appointment. Please call (850) 617-4505 February 14 and February 28 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Job Club

Community ; Professional Development/Workshop

Posted: Feb 01, 2020

Learn about labor market information, job applications, resume writing, interviewing skills, how to find job openings, and networking techniques in a support group environment. Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Submissions Needed for Art Show

Call for Visual Artists ; Call for Writers ; Community

Posted: Jan 30, 2020

Hello! We are a student-run group called Empowering Women Globally, a group on FSU’s campus dedicated to inclusivity and raising awareness about women’s issues. We are having our annual art show at The Plant this year, and are looking for submissions! The theme is called “Gendered Lives”, so we encourage artists to draw/create any piece regarding their experience with their own gender identity. This is only a guideline and not a requirement, we will accept submissions regardless of the theme or topic. Submissions and any questions/concerns should be sent to isabellafinocchi24@gmail.com! The show is not until April 3rd, but we encourage people to submit art as soon as possible!

Light the Way Tally - Essay Contest

Call for Writers ; Community ; Other ; Professional Development/Workshop

Posted: Jan 30, 2020

Golden Lighting is a proud partner of the upcoming Power Forward Speaker Series event with Peter Diamandis – Founder and Director of Singularity University, a global learning and innovation community focused on building a better future for all. In honor of him coming here, Golden Lighting has sponsored a local Short Essay Competition to spark ideas and encourage new voices to come to light. The Goal: To identify, inspire, and empower potential and existing local leaders. The Prize: The grand-prize winner receives a round-trip to the Singularity University’s 3-day Global Summit in Los Angeles, California. How to Participate: Starting February 1st until February 29th, participants can submit short essays of 100-200 words expressing their love for the city and their ideas for a brighter future for Tallahassee. How to Qualify: You must be over the age of 21, a legal resident of Tallahassee, FL, and available to attend the Singularity University Global Summit conference occurring June 1st-3rd. Essays must be submitted through this web page: https://lightthewaytally.com/ Essay Submissions Open 2/1/2020 and Close on 2/29/2020 A distinguished jury will determine the essay finalists, then a public vote will decide the grand-prize winner. Public Voting Opens 3/7/2020 and Closes 3/21/2020 For more details about the contest, visit https://lightthewaytally.com/ “Our purpose is to make Tallahassee a community of people who believe the future is positive and that we can make a difference” – Golden Lighting President Yuh-Mei Hutt on the purpose of “Light the Way”

STAR: State Teacher/Artist Residency

Community ; Professional Development/Workshop : Residency

Posted: Jan 28, 2020

The State of Florida is filled with talented, dedicated artists who are also talented and dedicated, certified full time public school teachers. The lives of these particular people are spent trying to balance the challenge of expressing their artistic selves while pursuing their profession as a public school educator. The STAR program is designed to honor and nourish the artist in the educator by providing five public school educators from Florida with the opportunity to pursue their artistic work in the inspiring environment of the prestigious Hermitage Artist Retreat. Four-week residencies will be offered to two visual artists; two writers (fiction/non-fiction/poetry/playwriting); and one composer. A Hermitage residency is a gift of time and space for artists to attend to their work. There is no requirement to produce. It is intensely personal time for concentration AND a community of artists from different disciplines with which to share and learn. Artists invited seize the opportunity and find themselves more productive than at any other time in their creative lives. APPLY NOW Selection criteria: Fulltime teacher in Florida Public School Artistic quality of work FAAE Member The Hermitage Artist Retreat: The Hermitage Artist Retreat is a not-for-profit artist community on 8.5 beachfront acres on Manasota Key in Englewood, FL. Its five historic buildings have been lovingly and expertly restored and adapted into living space and studio space for writers, painters, poets, playwrights, sculptors, composers, and other primary creators. In five short years, the Hermitage has become one of the premiere artist communities in America. Our artists are Pulitzer winners, MacArthur winners, Guggenheim winners and NEA winners. They are among America’s more influential and creative artists. 2020 Timeline: Application opens January 21, 2020 Deadline for submission is April 24, 2020 STAR Residency is for 3 weeks in July 2020 Evening with the STARs at the Hermitage Artist Retreat date TBD

Pedal For A Cause

Community ; Funding

Posted: Jan 15, 2020

You’ve heard of guest bartending for your cause? Well our twist is guest pedaling… we provide the pedicab and you provide the guest driver(s) for your cause. Capital City Pedicabs works with non profits (especially the arts ones) throughout the year. We will work with you to make sure your guest pedaling is a win win and plan it around a busy event!

FAAE Leadership Awards Nomination Period Open

Community

Posted: Jan 07, 2020

The Florida Alliance for Arts Education welcomes nominations for the FAAE Leadership Awards. These awards are designed to recognize leadership among individuals and organizations who work in various capacities to ensure that high-quality arts education is available to all Florida students. Leadership in the areas of education, administration, and community are recognized. Nominators must be current individual members of FAAE or employed by an organization member of FAAE. Click here to join or renew your membership. Award recipients will be recognized in an awards ceremony held during the FAAE Annual Leadership Summit, Westin Cape Coral, Friday, June 26, 2020 Arts Education Professional Provides recognition for leadership in advocacy and/or public awareness related to ensuring the role of arts education in basic education. An individual who works within an educational institution or within the education program of a community-based arts organization or agency will be honored with this award. Individual must work within a school district’s or community-based arts organization’s education program. Provides leadership through advocacy on issues which support the inclusion of arts education in the basic curriculum (e.g., equal time and access for all children, maintaining high-quality preK-20 arts programs) Provides public relations and/ or public awareness which lead to making the arts basic to education Demonstrates use of, or strong support for, “best practices” in educational processes Business Leader Honors a business or an individual businessperson for leadership in, and support of, arts education. Outstanding partnership efforts; local and/or statewide advocacy for arts education; local Network Partner support; and/or financial support of arts education will be recognized through this award. Partners with schools in leadership and support of arts education Provides local or statewide support of an arts education program Provides financial support of arts education Community Volunteer Honors an individual who has provided significant support to arts education in Florida schools and communities. Work with schools, non-profit arts education programs, and/or Network Partner is recognized through this award. Supports arts education in Florida schools and communities Works with a local non-profit arts organization’s/agency’s education programs Provides leadership in a Network Partnership coalition Elected Official Provides recognition for elected officials related to ensuring the role of arts education as part of a basic education for all children in Florida’s schools and communities. The individual honored with this award must be an elected official. Individual must be an elected official. Provides leadership in school and/or community arts education issues to ensure inclusion of the arts in the basic curriculum (e.g., equal time and access for all children, maintaining high-quality preK-20 arts education programs) School Administrator Provides recognition for leadership in advocacy and/or public awareness related to ensuring the role of arts education in basic education. The individual honored with this award must hold an administrative position with a Florida school. Individual must hold an administrative position in a school district. Provides leadership in school or district decision-making to ensure the inclusion of arts education in the basic curriculum (e.g., equal time and access for all children, maintaining high-quality preK-12 arts programs) Demonstrates strong support for use of “best practices” in educational processes Superintendent’s award Recognizes the impact that strong leadership from a superintendent can have in developing and maintaining strong arts education programs in a school district. As chief administrative officer of a school district, the superintendent is responsible for the effective implementation of School Board policy throughout the district. The criteria for the superintendent’s award encompass the superintendent’s involvement in advancing arts education throughout the district. School Board Award Florida Alliance for Arts Education (FAAE) honors, at the state level, a Florida school board for its exemplary support of high-quality arts education in its district. The Alliance then nominates the honored School Board for the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network (KCAAEN) and National School Boards Association (NSBA) national award, providing it meets all requirements for national recognition as set forth by the KCAAEN and NSBA. ACE of Hearts The President’s Choice Award honors an individual whose contributions to arts education in Florida have made a lasting impact on the quality of life in Florida. Doris Leeper Award This award, created in memory of artist, educator, and visionary, Doris Leeper (1929-2000) in 2001, honors an artist as educator for outstanding contributions to K-12 arts education in Florida via work which advances arts education through advocacy and arts education development efforts with students, teachers, and interested others. The award is presented to a Florida artist who has had a significant and unique impact on arts education in K-12 educational settings in Florida. Candidates for this award include such practitioners as artists-in-residence, lecturers, and professional artist-educators who have worked in, or contributed significantly to, K-12 arts education for at least five (5) years. Artists eligible for this award are those working to advance arts education-related programs, performances, and exhibitions; advocacy; promotion; or outreach to schools, youth centers, juvenile justice programs, or arts education in a K-12 school setting. The Dr. Mary Palmer Legacy Trailblazer Award The Dr. Mary Palmer Legacy Trailblazer Award is an award given to honor individuals who have elevated arts education as their core mission. This award is named after Dr. Mary Palmer, Ph.D. who is Professor Emeritus of the UCF College of Education and whose tireless work on behalf of arts education – and specifically arts integration – has gained her a national reputation as not only an advocate for arts education, but also as an individual who recognizes the transformative power of the arts. Nomination Forms for awards listed above here.

Volunteers Needed

Community ; Volunteer Opportunity

Posted: Nov 07, 2019

The Riley Center/Museum is in need of volunteers for a few of our upcoming events including Fall In Frenchtown and the Rock-A-Thon. Volunteers must be 16 years of age or older. If you are interested in volunteering, please send an email to plee@rileymuseum.org. Submit a volunteer application here.

Museum Tour Guide Volunteers Needed

Community ; Opportunity for Youth ; Other ; Volunteer Opportunity

Posted: Sep 26, 2018

Bring your passion for history and become a Museum Docent at Mission San Luis! A docent links the present day with the past by guiding tour groups of all ages through our historic reconstructions, discussing the rich and exciting history of the Spanish and Apalachee residents along the way. As a Mission San Luis Museum Docent, you will have the chance to work closely with our costumed staff to bring a fun, educational, and immersive experience to groups of all ages! You will be able to see unique presentations from the Living History Interpreters, as well as learn and share the lesser known archaeological and 20th-century history of the site. No prior experience or training is necessary! Just a love for people and history. Help us bring La Florida to life!

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