Fostering the Arts in Franklin County

May BUZZ with Berkshire Film & Media Commission

Fostering Art & Culture Project is partnering with Berkshire Film and Media Commission (BFMC) to bring you this month's creative networking event!
Wednesday, May 29
6-8:30 pm
The Arts Block
289 Main Street, Greenfield, MA

Considering the Warner Bros. film production crew has set up shop in Shelburne Falls in anticipation of the new film they hope to shoot there, this is the perfect opportunity to meet film people, as well other creative types who support this and other creative industries in our regions.

Since it was so successful last month, we will again have SPEED NETWORKING: 1 minute, 2 people - infinite networking possibilities! Don't miss out. Your next business connection may happen on May 29th!


RSVP on the eventbrite page. RSVP requested by May 28th if you want a cool name tag. Otherwise, you get a sharpie.  Join the event's facebook page!

Please pass this on to others! We look forward to seeing you!

Special thanks to InCommN and AJA Video Systems for their generous sponsorship of this event.

About BFMC, FACP and the Arts Block!


Berkshire Film and Media CommissionThe Berkshire Film and Media Commission promotes and facilitates film, television and media production as an economic initiative for the Western Massachusetts region. They are committed to:
*Nurturing our community through educational courses, lectures and seminars.
*Creating job opportunities in the film and media sector through adult workforce development courses.
*Networking our local professionals and introducing them to local businesses in need of film/media services.
*Marketing our award-winning professionals and undiscovered locations to national and international film and television markets.

The Fostering Art and Culture Project (FACP) is a collaboration of cultural, business, and civic stakeholders committed to growing the creative economy in Franklin County, MA. Believing that artists and arts-related businesses are this county's greatest cultural resources, FACP aims to increase artists' capacity, promote cultural tourism to our area, and hold up the centrality of the arts in public life.


Arts Block LogoThe Arts Block Café is a restaurant, bar, and music venue featuring both local and nationally recognized musicians. Located in a beautifully restored, historic, New England building with a fresh and friendly atmosphere, it is where great music, great art and great libations meet. The building also houses offices, artist work spaces, galleries, and classrooms for performing arts instruction.


This is part of Fostering Art & Culture Project’s BUZZ networking events.

 

Rethinking the Creative Economy

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Working with artists and artisans to make visible the rich economic activities already in practice can help the region foster a positive economic identity, shifting away from the portrayals of a region in need, and provide an opportunity to direct funding towards community-centered economic practices.

Our goals are to create a community partnership of people to create a pool of local knowledge about the broad range of economic activities that artists and artisans participate in, and how these activities impact the community; to share this knowledge with the region to increase an understanding of how artists and artisans impact our communities; to work with artists and artisans to foster the growth and adaptation of existing diverse economic practices; and to assist the community in recognizing available and possible resources to support and strengthen the creative economy.

Find out more HERE.

Rethinking the Creative Economy

 

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