Maine Arts Alive 2/23/16

Host: Michael Donahue
Engineer: Amy Browne

Program Topic: Promoting Maine Arts & Artists

Key Discussion Points: Statewide Arts Education Census, Commission Updates, Artists in Schools

Guests:
Julie A. Richard, Executive Director, Maine Arts Commission
Argy Nestor, Director of Arts Education, Maine Arts Commission
Catherine Ring, Executive Director, New England Institute for Teacher Education

Maine Arts Alive 1/26/16

Host: Michael Donahue
Engineer: John Greenman

Program Topic: The Pricing Dilemma – How Much Is Your Work Worth

Key Discussion Points:
Value as defined by cost of materials, or time, or both.
How to judge your market.
The artist as business person
Pricing for individual sale, shows, and galleries

Participants:
Dr. James McConnon – Professor of Economics, University of Maine
Jerry Cumbo – artist
Julie Morringello — artist

Maine Arts Alive 8/25/15

Host: Michael Donahue
Engineer: Amy Browne

Program Topic: National Arts In Education Week September 13 – 19, 2015

Key Discussion Points: Week agenda, desired outcomes, programs relating to, state of arts in education nationally and in Maine.

Participants: Argy Nestor, Director of Arts Education, Maine Arts Commission; Susan Potters, Executive Director, Maine Alliance for Arts In Education; Jeff Poulin, Arts Education Program Director, Americans for the Arts, Washington DC; Jen Nash, teacher, Sebasticook Valley Middle School

Maine Arts Alive 7/28/15

Host: Michael Donahue
Engineer: Amy Browne

Program Topic: Waterfall Arts

Participants:
Martha Piscuskas, Co-Director, Waterfall Arts
Karin Otto, Board President, Waterfall Arts
Rick Fitzsimmons, Board Member, Waterfall Arts
Norman Pourier, Director of Parks & Recreation, City of Belfast, Maine

Key Discussion Points: Past, Present, Future of Waterfall Arts, Programming, Economic