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Arts & the Creative Economy in Ventura County
an examination of national and County trends, policies, practices, issues and opportunities

Tuesday, March 22nd
12:00 to 2:00pm *
Ventura County Office of Education
5100 Adolfo Rd. Camarillo 93012

(A light lunch will be available between 11:30 and 12:00.  The program will start promptly at noon)

Thanks to underwriting from The Irvine Foundation, there is no charge for participation, but reservations are required. – Call Susan Seale or Marylynn McCorkle at 805.988.0196.

Program
What is the economic status of the arts economy today, and going forward?  What does the County’s creative economy look like, and how do the arts figure in?  What economic development strategies are succeeding/contemplated? What should artists and arts organizations be planning for by way of public and private funding? 

The following experts are among those gathering to discuss these and other issues critical to sustaining and growing the arts ecosystem in Ventura County:

• Rick Cole, City Manager, Ventura
• Bruce Feng, City Manager, Camarillo
• Jeffrey Haydon, Executive Director, Ojai Music Festival
• Samuel Hoi, President, Otis College of Art & Design
• Julia Lowell, Arts Economist, Rand and UCSB
• Hugh J. Ralston, President & CEO, Ventura County Community Foundation
• Margaret Travers, Executive Director, Ventura County Arts Council
• Jerry Yoshitomi, Cultural Consultant, Chief Knowledge Officer, Meaning Matters
• Laura Zucker, Executive Director, Los Angeles County Arts Commission

Resources

• 2010 Otis Report on the Creative Economy of the Los Angeles Region
• 2008 study on Ventura County and the Arts
• City of Ventura 2005 Cultural Affairs Plan
• VCCF Presentation - Mar 22, 2011 - Julia Lowell
• Arts Funding

Gathering the Muses:
a visionary, yet practical approach to integrating arts education in the schools

Resource Materials

• VUSD’s Arts Education Master Plan
• Arts for All: The Vanguard Districts, CASE STUDIES FROM THE FIRST FIVE YEARS (2003-2008)
• The Qualities of Quality, Understanding Excellence in Arts Education
• L.A. County District Survey of Arts Education Goals
• Los Angeles County School Districts Arts Education Survey
• Arts in Focus - 2000
• Arts for All: LA County Regional Blueprint for Arts Education  - 2004
• Arts Education Performance Indicators - 2008
• School Level Indicators for Quality, Equity and Access

Ventura County and the Arts
IMPACT & OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY
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