Meet Thaddeus Squire, Commons Officer of CultureWorks Commons Management, to learn more about CultureW­orks’ approach to a “management commons” and share your insights about the Greater Boston arts & creative communities.

If you are not familiar with CultureWorks, they describe themselves this way “We are an intentional community of cultural creators and preservers dedicated to the power of resource sharing. Our mission is to provide arts, heritage, and creative practitioners equitable access to the resources they need to flourish. We offer a flexible and affordable array of integrated services, focusing on human capital, systems, policies, best practices, and a shared nonprofit umbrella.”  They have established CultureWorks Philadelphia (https://www.cultureworksphila.org), are working on an independent affiliate office in Houston, and, along with their national funding partners, are currently exploring other cities and regions to establish additional locations in the coming years.

Are you trying to figure out how to better support and manage your own organization or art practice?  Are you interested in learning how artists in other cities are advancing their work?  Do you need access to expertise like accounting, marketing and fundraising? Do you believe there are better ways to share and distribute resources in the arts and creative communities?

If so, we invite you to join us for one or more of these open conversations with Thaddeus while he is in town:

CultureWorks PERFORMING ARTS COMMUNITY Conversation

Monday, August 6, 4:30 – 6:00PM

Studio 1, The Dance Complex, 536 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge

An open event for members of the performing arts community to meet Thaddeus and hear him talk about CultureWorks and the work they are doing in Philadelphia, Houston and nationally to support artists.  Share your insights about the local community to inform Thaddeus about the Greater Boston performing arts community and the needs of local artists and organizations.  This conversation is one of a series of conversations and meetings in Greater Boston to share information about CultureWorks and to explore the potential for bringing CultureWorks’ “management commons” to Boston.

Let us know if you plan to attend – https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cultureworks-performing-arts-community-conversation-tickets-48447133681

Promoting & Supporting DIVERSE ARTS & CREATIVE COMMUNITIES Conversation

Tuesday, August 7, 2:30 – 4:00PM

Arts & Business Council/StageSource/MASS Creative Office, 15 Channel Center Street #103, Boston

An open event for interested community members to meet Thaddeus and hear from him about CultureWorks’ experiences in promoting & supporting diverse artists, arts organizations and entrepreneurs in Philadelphia, Houston and nationally.  This is intended as a forum to discuss the current context of diversity in the arts and creative community in Boston and the needs of diverse local artists and organizations.   This conversation is one of a series of conversations and meetings in Greater Boston to share information about CultureWorks and to explore the potential for bringing CultureWorks’ “management commons” to Boston.

Let us know if you plan to attend – https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/promoting-supporting-diverse-arts-creative-communities-tickets-48446829772

CultureWorks VISUAL ARTS & CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURS COMMUNITIES Conversation

Tuesday, August 7, 5:00 – 6:30PM

The Black Box Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont Street, Boston 

An open event for members of the visual arts and creative entrepreneur communities to meet Thaddeus and hear him talk about CultureWorks and the work they are doing in Philadelphia, Houston and nationally to support artists.  Share your insights about the local community to inform Thaddeus about the Greater Boston visual arts & creative entrepreneur communities and the needs of local artists and organizations.  This conversation is one of a series of conversations and meetings in Greater Boston to share information about CultureWorks and to explore the potential for bringing CultureWorks’ “management commons” to Boston.

Let us know if you plan to attend – https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cultureworks-visual-arts-creative-entrepreneurs-communities-conversation-tickets-48447084534