Artist Resources
The Kelly-Strayhorn Theater Artist Resources support, connect, and empower emerging and mid-career artists in multiple disciplines. These resources create opportunities for artists to advance their specific goals, and contribute to the overall vitality of contemporary dance, theater, music and performance culture. All of the workshops and talks below are free. Contact emily@kelly-strayhorn.org to attend.
Services to artists include: Subsidized Rental Program, Artist Residencies & Professional Development/Creativity Workshops on various topics including: proposal writing, artist statements, press kits, development, and marketing and project planning.
Upcoming Workshops & Talks
Reaching Your Audience: Strategies for Marketing | Sunday, March 28 2 pm - 4 pm | Co-sponsored by the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
Join us for the third in our series with Squonk Opera. Reaching Your Audience: Strategies for Marketing delves into basic marketing ideas, press kits, websites, and social media. Special Guests: Michele de la Reza of Attack Theatre and Public Relations specialist Diane C. Wuycheck. Light Refreshments Provided.
About the Special Guests
As Attack Theatre's Marketing and Education Manager, Rebecca has successfully run over a dozen marketing campaigns for Attack Theatre's Pittsburgh performances and national tours, launched a new website, designed ads and print pieces and coordinated their award winning in-school programs through partnerships with Gateway to the Arts, AEC, and Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. Prior to her work with Attack Theatre, Rebecca served as Director of Dance at Camps Airy and Louise, a Media Rep for Oceana's Mercury Campaign/Sierra Club, and as choreography intern for the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera in 2005. She currently serves as co-chair of the Pittsburgh Emerging Arts Leaders committee. Rebecca holds a BS in Psychology with a minor in dance and a certificate in Women's Studies from the University of Pittsburgh. When she doesn't have her face behind three different monitors at work, she can usually be found arguing with someone about the future of the arts in Pittsburgh or at a dance party.
Diane Wuycheck is a veteran Pittsburgh public relations professional with more than 30 years of experience. She has worked with Highmark and Equitable Resources, Pedal Pittsburgh (Community Design Center of Pittsburgh), Penn's COlony, Butler Count Convention and Tourism Bureau, Just Harvest's Harvest Celebration Dinner, HEARTH (formerly North Hills Affordable Housing), and many others. She also conducts spokesperson coaching and training, initiates editorial board visits, and manages press conferences, successfully showcasing the capabilities of the client and its business units, successfully placing stories with local and trade media.
Previous Workshops & Talks
Developing the Idea: Creation and Production | Saturday, October 24, 10am - 12pm
Clarifying the project idea, finding partners and building your team, starting to organize your concept, and successfully and clearly talking about the idea to professionals and organizations.
Jackie Dempsey & Steve O'Hearn, Squonk Opera w/ Guest: Mark Southers, Pittsburgh Playwrights Theater
Artist Talk w/ Kate Watson Wallace | Saturday November 7, 2009, 1:00 PM
join visiting choreographer Kate Watson Wallace as she discuss her latest work STORE and her approaches to making site specific work.
Funding your Project, Strategies for Fundraising | Saturday, December 5, 10 am - 12pm
Developing project proposals and budgets, financial support options in regards to grants, individual donations, sponsorships, and how to get the biggest bang for your buck.
Jackie Dempsey & Steve O'Hearn, Squonk Opera w/ Susan Blackman
Artist Talk w/Sidra Bell | Tuesday, January 26, 6 pm - 7:30 pm
Join KST's Newest Next Stage Artist-in-Residence, Sidra Bell (Sidra Bell Dance New York), as she talks about her week in the theater and the process of creating her exciting new dance.
Presenters & Touring, Saturday, February 27, 10am - 2pm | Co-sponsored by the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
Join us for the final in a series of four workshops with Squonk Opera for this discussion on touring. This all day session is divided in two parts: Presenting and Touring. 10:00 - 12:00 and Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour (Penn PAT), 12:00 - 2:00 PM. Moderated by janera solomon, Executive Director, Kelly Strayhorn Theater.
In the first session, we will discuss some basics of touring including: setting up and handling touring, booking conferences, joining presenting associations, the pros and cons of an agent and building relationships with presenters.
In the second part of the session, PennPAT Director Katie West will offer a workshop for Pennsylvania performing artists interested in applying to be included in the 2011 PennPAT Artist Roster .
Jackie Dempsey & Steve O'Hearn, Squonk Opera w/ PennPAT Executive Director Katie West
Light lunch provided. Space is limited. Registration required.
Become a Part of Go East!
We're looking for artists of all disciplines to participate in Go East! -- a monthly performances series and showcase of talent and craft every First Friday, in conjunction with Penn Ave's Unblurred. If interested in performing, showing your visual art or selling your craft, contact us at info@kelly-strayhorn. org or by calling (412) 363-3000.
