NYS ARTS BLOG! tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1285920 2010-07-28T15:55:55-04:00 A place to network, share and grow! TypePad Getting Beyond the "Bored" Meeting tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341fc4b653ef0133f2a63457970b 2010-07-28T15:55:55-04:00 2010-07-28T15:55:55-04:00 You've probably been there: the report-driven board meeting that keeps you looking at your watch or stealing glances at your smart phone; or the board meeting that is so over-the-top with ideas that you leave it dazed and confused. These... NYS ARTS
 
You've probably been there: the report-driven board meeting that keeps you looking at your watch or stealing glances at your smart phone; or the board meeting that is so over-the-top with ideas that you leave it dazed and confused. These are two ends of one continuum known as the board meeting.
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 http://nysarts.typepad.com/nysartsblog/2010/07/getting-beyond-the-bored-meeting.html Regional TALK BACK in the Hudson Valley tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341fc4b653ef0134850fd211970c 2010-06-28T17:12:17-04:00 2010-06-28T17:12:17-04:00 NYS ARTS had it's first in a series of Regional TALK BACK's on June 21. TALK BACK is our latest grass roots advocacy effort, designed to create conversation in your region.. and with the help of our friends at the... NYS ARTS <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"> <img alt="TalkbalkfinalHudson2" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341fc4b653ef0134850fcfd9970c " src="http://nysarts.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341fc4b653ef0134850fcfd9970c-320pi" style="margin: 0pt 5px 5px 0pt; float: left;" title="TalkbalkfinalHudson2" /> <br /> NYS ARTS had it&#39;s first in a series of Regional TALK BACK&#39;s on June 21.</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;yui-tmp&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"><br /> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">TALK BACK is our latest grass roots advocacy effort, designed to create conversation in your region.. and with the help of our friends&#0160; at the <strong>Dutchess County Arts Council, Hudson Opera House</strong> and partners <strong>Orange County Arts Council and Putnam Arts Council,</strong> we feel is was a great success.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;"><o:p>&#0160;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;">The lively discussions about advocacy during the half-day conference are designed to give members of the Hudson Valley arts community the skills they need to advocate for arts funding and other important issues. The meeting will kick off with a panel of elected officials who will discuss models of effective advocacy. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;">Panelists included:<o:p></o:p></span></em></strong></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0pt;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Assemblyman Marcus Molinaro<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Sara Pasti, Beacon Councilwoman (and artist and Director of Dorsky Museum <o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Steve Gold, Mayor of Beacon<o:p></o:p></span></li> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Followed by Rapid Reports, Q and A, and a moderated discussion about best practices of grassroots organizing to impact the decision making of school boards and town supervisors, County Executives, State legislators, and Congress.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></span></div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NysArtsBlog/~4/y8Rxh-D26ic" height="1" width="1"/> http://nysarts.typepad.com/nysartsblog/2010/06/regional-talk-back-in-the-hudson-valley.html Fulfilling a Role or Just Filling a Seat? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341fc4b653ef01348470e01c970c 2010-06-16T13:22:55-04:00 2010-06-17T11:11:19-04:00 Developing your Board's Capital in Challenging Times Choosing who serves on a board is more than simply finding a warm body to fill a seat. Now more than ever, the boards of NY States rural arts organizations need to be... NYS ARTS <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><span color="#000000" size="2;" style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span color="#000000" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #339999; font-family: Arial Narrow,Arial MT Condensed Light,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;" styleclass="style_Article2Title"><font style="font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #ff3300;"><span style="color: #339999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #006699;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;">Developing your Board's Capital in Challenging Times</font></span></span><br></span><div><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: normal; color: #000000;">Choosing who serves on a board is more than simply finding a warm body to fill a seat. Now more than ever, the boards of NY States rural arts organizations need to be fully engaged and in tune with the issues of community relevancy, regional collaboration, and new audience development. Where to begin to find and nurture your board's talent?<br></span></font><p><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: normal; color: #000000;">This webinar will discuss the cycle of board recruitment, orientation and assessment. We'll talk about blending and building competencies, the role of the board of development committee, and some tools that you can use right away.</span></font></p> <p><a href="http://www.nysarts.org/webinars/lib/playback.html" target="_blank">Click Here</a> to Playback this webinar with Audio</p> <div style="width: 425px;" id="__ss_4527163"><strong style="display: block; margin: 12px 0pt 4px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/nysarts/fulfilling-a-role-or-just-filling-a-seat-4527163" title="Fulfilling a role or just filling a seat"></a></strong><object id="__sse4527163" width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=fulfillingaroleorjustfillingaseat-100617095654-phpapp02&stripped_title=fulfilling-a-role-or-just-filling-a-seat-4527163"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed name="__sse4527163" src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=fulfillingaroleorjustfillingaseat-100617095654-phpapp02&stripped_title=fulfilling-a-role-or-just-filling-a-seat-4527163" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></object><div style="padding: 5px 0pt 12px;"> <p><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: normal; color: #000000;"></span></font></p></div></font></span></span></span><span color="#000000" size="2;" style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span color="#000000" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #339999; font-family: Arial Narrow,Arial MT Condensed Light,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;" styleclass="style_Article2Title"><font style="font-size: 18pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"></span></font></font></span></span></span><p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p> <a href="http://nysarts.typepad.com/nysartsblog/2010/06/fulfilling-a-role-or-just-filling-a-seat-.html#comments" style="display: inline;"><img alt="A" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341fc4b653ef01348470f2ae970c " src="http://nysarts.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341fc4b653ef01348470f2ae970c-800wi" title="A" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;</p> <p>Instructor Anne Ackerson recommends reading...</p> <p> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Teams-Creating-High-Performance-Organization/dp/0875843670/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1276711212&sr=1-2-fkmr1" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Wisdomofteams" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341fc4b653ef0133f149dcf8970b " src="http://nysarts.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341fc4b653ef0133f149dcf8970b-320pi" title="Wisdomofteams" border="0" /></a> <br> <br> </p></div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NysArtsBlog/~4/gKXXoq8wZ04" height="1" width="1"/> http://nysarts.typepad.com/nysartsblog/2010/06/fulfilling-a-role-or-just-filling-a-seat-.html Rural Arts Program Report: A plan for renewal 2010 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341fc4b653ef0133ec86c8b7970b 2010-04-07T14:19:19-04:00 2010-04-07T16:28:40-04:00 Read the report and let us know what you think. 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NYS ARTS <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #542310;">'What are FLAC, MOV, H.264, PNG, PDF, FTP and AIFF'</span></strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #542310;"><br></span><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #542310;"> Which should I use and for what platform? Optomizing video, audio and graphics for various platforms can be complicated but necessary for artists to distribute their work in digital and physical formats. Learn how to optimize your files using design and editing software.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #542310;"><a href="http://www.nysarts.org/bootstrap/Bootstrap2010/multimediasess2/lib/playback.html">CLICK HERE</a> for playback with audio</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #542310;"><br></span></p><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden" /><input id="jsProxy" onclick="jsCall();" type="hidden" /><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden" /><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden" /><div id="refHTML"></div> <div style="width:425px;text-align:left" id="__ss_3209755"><a style="font:14px Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;display:block;margin:12px 0 3px 0;text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/nysarts/mulitmedia-skills-for-artists" title="MulitMedia Skills for Artists">MulitMedia Skills for Artists</a><object style="margin:0px" width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=dejhasess2-100217120045-phpapp02&stripped_title=mulitmedia-skills-for-artists" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><embed src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=dejhasess2-100217120045-phpapp02&stripped_title=mulitmedia-skills-for-artists" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div style="font-size:11px;font-family:tahoma,arial;height:26px;padding-top:2px;">View more <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> from <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/nysarts">nysarts</a>.</div></div></div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NysArtsBlog/~4/eNlE5MgY04o" height="1" width="1"/> http://nysarts.typepad.com/nysartsblog/2010/02/multimedia-skills-for-artists-dealing-with-audio-video-and-graphic-files-for-beginners-session-2.html Multimedia skills for artists | Webcasting & Podcasting for beginners | Session 1 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341fc4b653ef0120a8880aa6970b 2010-02-11T11:28:27-05:00 2010-02-11T13:39:19-05:00 Instructor: Dejha Ti Live webcasting and podcasting technologies have opened up opportunities for artists to connect with their fans in an interactive fashion. This lesson will cover the challenges of live webcasting/podcasting gigs and other content, including working with venues,... NYS ARTS <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #542310;">Instructor: Dejha Ti</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #542310;">Live webcasting and podcasting technologies have opened up opportunities for artists to connect with their fans in an interactive fashion. This lesson will cover the challenges of live webcasting/podcasting gigs and other content, including working with venues, legalities, content creation and industry standards.</span></p> <object id="player" width="320" height="240"><param name="movie" value="http://cc.readytalk.com/cc/download/rss/8w870j/embed.swf"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed name="player" width="320" height="240" src="http://cc.readytalk.com/cc/download/rss/8w870j/embed.swf" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" allowFullScreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #542310;">Resources suggested:</span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #542310;">Equipment</span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">4-to-6 pin firewire<br> <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/307820-REG/Belkin_F3N401_06_ICE_FireWire_4_pin_to_6_pin.html">http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/307820-REG/Belkin_F3N401_06_ICE_FireWire_4_pin_to_6_pin.html</a><br> <br> CAT 5<br> <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/638336-REG/GGI_YETP5E_10_UTP_CAT5_Ethernet_Cable.html">http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/638336-REG/GGI_YETP5E_10_UTP_CAT5_Ethernet_Cable.html</a><br> <br> </span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #542310;">Cameras</span></strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"> <br> <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/Prosumer-Camcorders/ci/11863/N/4294545125">http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/Prosumer-Camcorders/ci/11863/N/4294545125</a></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/Prosumer-Camcorders/ci/11863/N/4294545125"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">webcasting platforms<br> </span></a><a href="http://vokle.com/">http://vokle.com/</a><br> <br> <a href="http://www.stickam.com/">http://www.stickam.com/</a><br> <br> <a href="http://www.ustream.tv/">http://www.ustream.tv/</a><br> <br> <a href="http://livestream.com">livestream.com</a><br> <br> <a href="http://justin.tv">justin.tv</a><br> <br> <strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #542310;">Copyrights</span></strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"><br> <br> <a href="http://bmi.com">bmi.com</a><br> <br> <a href="http://ascap.com">ascap.com</a><br> <br> <a href="http://sesac.com">sesac.com</a><br> <br> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #542310;">Bandwith Test</span></strong><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"> <br> <a href="http://pingtest.com">pingtest.com</a><br> <br> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"> <br> audio interface<br> <a href="http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/FireStuProj/">http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/FireStuProj/</a></span><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #542310;"> </span></strong></p><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden" /><input id="jsProxy" onclick="jsCall();" type="hidden" /><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden" /><input id="jsProxy" onclick="jsCall();" type="hidden" /><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden" /><input id="jsProxy" onclick="jsCall();" type="hidden" /><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden" /><input id="jsProxy" onclick="jsCall();" type="hidden" /><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden" /><input id="jsProxy" onclick="jsCall();" type="hidden" /><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden" /><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden" /><div id="refHTML"></div></div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NysArtsBlog/~4/3kQpgboVMdE" height="1" width="1"/> http://nysarts.typepad.com/nysartsblog/2010/02/multimedia-skills-for-artists-webcasting-podcasting-for-beginners-session-1.html Who are you going to visit in Albany? 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