October 15, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Andy Fife,
andy@shunpike.org or 206-905-1026
Shunpike Presents
Accountability & the Arts: Shoestring Marketing and Budget PR
SEATTLE - The Shunpike is excited to announce the next installment of their successful Accountability & the Arts series. “Shoestring Marketing & Budget PR” will be held Monday, November 12th at 7pm in the Seattle Center House. This session will explore techniques for effective marketing with limited resources, featuring local PR consultant Jennifer Rice.
Getting the word out about projects and presentations in the arts can be difficult when time and money are of the essence. There are many methods and strategies for communicating with the community. It is important for arts organizations of all sizes and kinds to determine what marketing resources they have on hand and how to maximize their public relations. Jennifer Rice has worked as a Public Relations specialist with 5th Avenue Theatre, ACT, and Langston Hughes Cultural Arts Center. She recently founded her own independent firm, Rice Public Relations, and is dedicated to finding affordable publicity solutions for small arts organizations.
Accountability & the Arts: Shoestring Marketing and Budget PR
Monday November 12th, 2007 @ 7pm
Seattle Center House • 3rd Floor • Room 311
Free and open to the public – RSVPs appreciated but not required
programs@theshunpike.orgThe Accountability and the Arts series has been developed in support of The Shunpike’s mission to strengthen the Seattle arts community by partnering with small and mid-size arts groups to develop the business tools they need to succeed. The series launched in April 2005 with a public forum on the concept of accountability, and has continued bimonthly ever since.
Accountability and the Arts is sponsored by 4Culture, the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, and Seattle Center.
About The Shunpike
The Shunpike’s mission is to strengthen the Seattle arts community by partnering with small and mid-size arts groups to develop the business tools they need to succeed.
The Shunpike was founded in 2001 to support a vibrant and diverse local arts community where arts groups of all sizes could thrive. We realized that efficient use of resources and smart management could help arts groups do what they do best—now and in the long-term.
Working in close partnership with these groups, we help solve problems quickly and impart vital skills in finance, organizational management and arts administration. By customizing our services for the needs of each group, we strike a balance between what we do for clients and what we teach them to do on their own. Since our inception, we have supported work by more than 1,000 artists in live performance, film, literary arts, visual arts, and arts education.
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