Arts Innovation Summit – Queer Arts in Northeast Ohio

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Arts Innovation Summit – Queer Arts in Northeast Ohio

Date: 10/24/2023
Time: 4:00 PM

Location
Knowlton Center
370 Front St
Berea

PROGRAM

Learn about the intersection of Arts Organizations and LGBTQIA+ individuals & organizations in northeast Ohio. Get a first look at the results of the LGBTQIA+ Artists Survey completed by the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland and BW and learn about ways to create a more robust and interconnected arts ecosystem in northeast Ohio including examples of successful arts initiatives for and with LGBTQIA+ individuals and artists in our community. This eighth summit is produced in partnership with BW Arts Management & Entrepreneurship, BW LaunchNET, LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland and Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.

Free and open to the public.

Participants and panelists include:

  • Colin Anderson, Director of Production, Dobama Theatre
  • Bryan Bowser, Associate Dean for Theatre Arts & Entrepreneurship, Baldwin Wallace University
  • Gulnar Feerasta, Senior Director of Programs, LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland
  • Mike Obertacz, Executive Director, Near West Theatre
  • Jill Marie Paulsen, Executive Director, Cuyahoga Arts & Culture
  • Kelly Pontoni, Collections Registrar, Artists Archive of the Western Reserve