Creative Connections Networking Event Series

Welcome to the Creative Connections Networking Event Series!

Join us for a new series of events at Georgia Tech designed for arts, business, and technology leaders. At each event, a local arts leader will share their experience building an arts organization, what they have learned along the way, and innovative ideas for future growth.

Whether you're an arts leader looking to incorporate innovation into your work or a business leader wanting to get involved in the arts and creative ecosystem, this series is the perfect place to mingle, learn, and get inspired. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to connect and collaborate at the intersection of arts, business, and innovation!

Thursday, May 8, 2025

Re-Thinking Arts Revenue Models

Christopher Brazelton, Executive Director of Woodstock Arts, will share his approach to designing customer-based revenue models and engagement strategies.

Join us on May 8th from 3pm-5pm in Tech Square to:

• Discuss how to design or re-design revenue models to better serve both your audience and your organization
• Re-think local and corporate sponsorship packages for more meaningful relationships
• Share new ideas for membership models that appeal to a new generation of arts supporters
• Discover an innovative and customer-based approach to thinking about and solving your day-to-day challenges
• Network with other arts, business, and technology leaders to build collaboration and community

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

The Power of Arts-Based Community Engagement

Ariel Fristoe, Founder and Artistic Director of Out of Hand Theater, will discuss arts-based community engagement and how it can be a strategic approach to increasing community support.

Join us on May 20th from 3pm-5pm in Tech Square to:

• Define arts-based community engagement
• Learn how this approach can bring in new funding sources and diversify your revenue model
• Discuss how arts-based community engagement can help address community issues, while also building relationships with new audiences
• Gain a practical approach to starting an arts-based community engagement program
• Network with other arts, business, and technology leaders to build collaboration and community

Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Scaling Your Organization through Strategic Partnerships

John Welker, Director of Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre, will explore the risks and rewards of working with partners to scale your arts organization.

Join us on June 3rd from 3pm-5pm in Tech Square to:

• Hear about the entrepreneurial journey of starting a new arts organization and designing a model that works for you
• Learn about the role partners can play in helping your organization grow
• Discuss what makes a good partner and what questions to ask to avoid challenges later on
• Learn how business and entrepreneurship skills can be applied to help guide your organization’s strategy and growth
• Network with other arts, business, and technology leaders to build collaboration and community

Please Note:

This event series has multiple dates. You must select a ticket for each event you plan to attend.

We are excited to offer this series at no charge, but we have limited seats available, so reservations are required. Please let us know if plans change and you are unable to attend an event that you are registered for, so that we may open that seat back up for others to attend.