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Nonprofit Financial Stewardship Webinar: Introduction to Accounting and Financial Statements

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This FREE Introduction to Nonprofit Accounting and Financial Statements webinar series is a must for all NFP Board Members or aspiring Board Members. Run by Harvard University, the course is designed to introduce basic nonprofit accounting concepts and financial statements to individuals who have had little or no experience with finance or accounting.

This self-paced webinar is being held in conjunction with the Nonprofit Financial Stewardship Executive Education program at Harvard Kennedy School.

A Creative, Cultural Future for Charters Towers

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This week it was back to Charters Towers, one of my favourite regional Queensland centres. Over the next few months I will be working on the new Arts and Cultural Development Policy and Management Plan for the region. This a great opportunity or work with the Council and the community on crafting a plan that will make a measurable contribution to health and well being, quality of place and the cultural tourism experience. There can be a bundle of public benefits arising from this initiative. This place has so much going for it.  So good to be back working in regional Queensland.

Back in Town With a Mission

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After 12 months living in Nepal I’m happy to say that aha! is back in town with a mission – Mission Beach that is. Just a few days following my return it was up to FNQ to undertake the first consultation session with Mission Arts and friends for a strategic review of the Mission Beach Community Arts Centre (including the gallery) as part of the preparation of the new strategic business plan. Fabulous to back there – such a beautiful place. And what an amazing contrast to land-locked Nepal. Ridiculous! Look forward to working with MA & Co on this excellent project designed to chart a sustainable future for the Centre.

Creative Regeneration in Innisfail

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The newly established Innisfail Creatives Inc. now has a new strategic business plan to guide its program and key creative coordination and facilitating role in the Innisfail Community. Always a pleasure to visit, it’s also been a pleasure to have the opportunity to work on this brave new initiative. With strong community and Cassowary Regional Council support, ICI will do doubt be a valued addition and contributor to the arts and cultural landscape in the region. Thanks and good luck ICI.

Peeling the Onion on Artist Statements

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Last week had three happy days with the creative class in beautiful Hervey Bay. For this program we were exploring the theme of confidently writing and communicating about an arts practice. Bit like peeling away the layers of an onion to find a gem. Shocking mixed metaphor but getting to the heart and soul of an artist’s practice can be personally very challenging. But what success! Some very beautiful stories and artist’s statements; many of which were captured on video for web sites etc. Always a joy to visit this part of the world and have fun at work. Thanks to Melissa and the Hervey Bay Regional Council.

 

More Arts Business in Rocky

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Another great trip to glorious subtropical Rocky over the weekend. This time I was working with the hardy group of cultural champions on the finer points of writing about, documenting and presenting an art practice and the even finer but slightly more challenging topics of preparing budgets and managing finances. Had a happy time with this enthusiastic group and hopefully was of some assistance in helping them along the way to a sustainable arts practice. Thank you all for making the trip so enjoyable. Thanks again to Mark and Arts CQ and to Flying Arts Alliance.

Getting On With Arts Business in Central Queensland

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It’s a wonderful subtropical winter in Rockhampton and fortunately I had the chance to visit for the weekend and spend some time with an enthusiastic group of artists, writers and musicians. The hardy members of this creative group were keen to set up or further develop their arts business’ and gain a little more insight in to how to better connect with the arts business world and their customers. Lots of engagement and enthusiastic curiosity – just the energy and focus needed to enhance the prospects of arts business success.  Looking forward to coming back soon to complete the professional development workshop series. Thank you to Mark at Arts Central Queensland Inc. and Flying Arts Alliance Inc. Rocky is looking great and happily had the chance to drop in at the Cri and bask in many good memories of trips past.

Top picture: The old Court House, home of the new Smart Hub.
Below: The classic Criterion Hotel

Artists Doing Business on the Fraser Coast

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A great pleasure to be back in Hervey Bay early this week to workshop with the local creative clan.This trip, over a couple of days, we covered the principles of writing funding applications which have a greater possibility of success and demystified the mysteries of getting art to market. An enjoyable few days working the gorgeous subtropical winter with an enthusiastic group of visual artists. Happily also had the time to visit the wonderful Hervey Bay Regional Gallery – a real treat. Thanks to Melissa and the Fraser Coast Regional Council.

A New Cultural Vitality for Innisfail

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Always a joy to visit the Cassowary Coast – even if it’s just for a couple of nights and a really busy day. The newly established umbrella arts and cultural Association ‘Innisfail Creative’s Inc’ needs a strategic business plan to guide its direction and sustainable development. This visit was all about community engagement and in one day we managed to fit in two public meetings and a number of separate stakeholder consultation sessions – before adjourning to the delightful Sapore Di Italia for a debrief, pasta and little red. A successful journey and the start of a new cultural vitality for Innisfail. Thanks to ICI, 4KZ’s Gazza  and the Cassowary Coast Regional Council.

Carnival Spirit Good for Gladstone Artists

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Another great few days in Gladstone spruiking the benefits of investment in arts and culture and to present the new draft    A & C policy and plan. Had a good hearing and now it’s a matter of the feedback process and finalisation. Lucky enough to be in town when the Carnival Spirit stopped in for the day, with its 3000 passengers and crew. The East Shores Markets and local makers were doing a roaring trade as was most of the rest of Gladstone city. Great to see the city and the Gladstone Art Gallery abuzz and to think what the visitor experience could become in the future, if all goes according to plan.

Townsville Makers Embrace the Nitty Gritty of Arts Business

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Spent last weekend in Townsville working with local artists, writers and filmmakers on the nitty gritty of planning for and setting up a sustainable arts business. Initially we discussed the importance of approach and how to think more ‘businessy’ as well as how an understanding of the scope of the arts business world can help to identify where the opportunities are. With the right approach, insight, curiosity, enthusiasm and a few fundamental business principles and skills, setting up and running a successful arts business is not so hard. Good luck everybody. Thanks to the Townsville City Council and Flying Arts Alliance

Artwork and image: Amanda Feher.