Based on demand for innovative models and programs, Springboard for the Arts has launched a program of national arts and community development trainings and tools. Whether you’re an artist working in community who wants to deepen your practice, or a community development professional who is looking for new authentic ways to address community challenges, we have upcoming trainings for you. More here: https://springboardforthearts.org/trainings Community Development Practitioner Training – for organizers and community development professionals -October 16-18, Denver, CO -November 6-8, St. Louis, MO These trainings are great for professional teams and staff to attend together! Artists Working in Community Training – for individual artists -November 13-15, Lincoln, NE All Intensive Trainings are open for registration now, with flexible pricing based on organization size and support. Deadline for scholarship support is September 6, so apply today! Register & scholarships: https://springboardforthearts.org/trainings See below for more details and we hope to see you at a training this fall! What makes these trainings unique? Springboard for the Arts is a national leader in creative community development. We are dedicated to sharing resources and trainings that support creative people power in communities across America. Our approach is rooted in the principles of community organizing and focuses on a "lots of little" strategy that surfaces unrecognized leaders in communities, builds public narratives from a multiplicity of perspectives and voices; and creates low-risk opportunities for collaboration. This equity-based model centers the lives and experiences of the people in and of the place; values the relationships, partnerships, and creative capacity that artists and communities build together and aims to build power and agency for individuals, neighborhoods and communities. Which training should I attend? There are two tracks, designed to build understanding and connection in communities of practice. If you bridge practices or disciplines, be in touch, we can help figure it out! Artists Working in Community Training This training is designed for individual artists who want to deepen their skills in community-focused practice, this professional development intensive helps artists hone skills to drive community change through creative placemaking and asset-based community organizing – while maintaining artistic integrity and practice. Artists gain concrete skills in leadership, organizing, program development and management, fundraising, cross-sector collaboration, and learn how to adapt and respond to community change through workshops, cohort dialogue and local site visits geared toward action. This Intensive is presented at LUX Center for the Arts. When: November 13-15, 2019; 9-5:30 Wed, 9-5:30 Thu, 9-3 Fri Where: LUX Center for the Arts, 2601 N 48th St, Lincoln, NE 68504 What: Intensive training on artist-led community organizing, creative placemaking, and practice Cost: $500-$1,000 $1,000: If your organization is sending you and has professional development capacity, please register at this level. This covers the true per-person cost of the training. $500: If you are attending as an individual artist or organizer, or your small organization is sending you, please register at this level and/or see scholarship options. Community Development Practitioner Training This training is designed for organizers and community development professionals in civic sectors such as transportation, public health, and economic development who are interested in addressing community challenges and strengthening places by implementing asset-based and equity-focused programs that engage local artists as creative problem solvers. Participants learn how to support and train artists as leaders and innovators and develop customized programming suited to your context. This training is best leveraged to kickstart momentum in a community by having teams of 2-4 trainees from the same location, community or issue interest. These Intensives are presented at the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis, and at the Lighthouse Writers Workshop. 2 offerings! When: October 16-18, 2019; 9-5:30 Wed, 9-5:30 Thu, 9-3 Fri Where: Lighthouse Writers Workshop, 1515 Race St, Denver, CO 80206 What: Intensive training on artist-led community organizing, creative placemaking, and practice Cost: $500-$1,000 When: November 6-8, 2019; 9-5:30 Wed, 9-5:30 Thu, 9-3 Fri Where: Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis, 6128 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63112 What: Intensive training for community development practitioners interested in working with local artists to address community challenges Cost: $500-$1,000 $1,000: If your organization is sending you and has professional development capacity, please register at this level. This covers the true per-person cost of the training. $500: If you are attending as an individual artist or organizer, or your small organization is sending you, please register at this level and/or see scholarship options. 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