EPISODE · Jul 20, 2023 · 50 MIN
One Year Anniversary: Amherst, VA (pop.2,152)
from Small Town Big Arts · host Media Squatch
It has been one year since Small Town Big Arts was launched. The genesis of this online resource for small town arts delivery came from a strategic planning process facilitated for Second Stage Amherst, a community arts center in Amherst, Virginia. Geoffrey Kershner, host and founder of Small Town Big Arts discovered in supporting Second Stage in their planning that there were no consolodated resources for those delivering the arts in small town America. Thus, Small Town Big Arts was born. In looking back on the last year, we visit with Jessy Shipe the Director of Second Stage Amherst (www.secondstageamherst.org). Jessy became the Director of the organization soon after the completion of the 2022 strategic planning process. She shares what the last year has been like, the successes she has found, and the obstacles that still exist. Jessy is a fantastic example of one of the unfortunate but key ingrediants of many successful small town arts organizations, the luck of finding someone who provides a level of dedication and work ethic that moves beyond what an organization can normally afford in the free market American workforce.
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It has been one year since Small Town Big Arts was launched. The genesis of this online resource for small town arts delivery came from a strategic planning process facilitated for Second Stage Amherst, a community arts center in Amherst, Virginia. Geoffrey Kershner, host and founder of Small Town Big Arts discovered in supporting Second Stage in their planning that there were no consolodated resources for those delivering the arts in small town America. Thus, Small Town Big Arts was born. In looking back on the last year, we visit with Jessy Shipe the Director of Second Stage Amherst (www.secondstageamherst.org). Jessy became the Director of the organization soon after the completion of the 2022 strategic planning process. She shares what the last year has been like, the successes she has found, and the obstacles that still exist. Jessy is a fantastic example of one of the unfortunate but key ingrediants of many successful small town arts organizations, the luck of finding someone who provides a level of dedication and work ethic that moves beyond what an organization can normally afford in the free market American workforce.
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One Year Anniversary: Amherst, VA (pop.2,152)
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