In the current uncertainty of the economic market, many arts and cultural organizations are looking at ways to combine their resources through administrative collaborations. In this issue of CultureWork, Laurie Dean Torrell, Executive Director of Just Buffalo Literary Center, offers an excellent overview of a working case study. She describes how Just Buffalo, Big Orbit Gallery/Soundlab, and CEPA Gallery have joined interests over the past three years. Through specific planning and implementation processes, these three organizations have found ways to positively enhance their individual work through collaborative efforts such as space sharing, job sharing, and administrative planning. Torrell additionally offers recommendations for organizations considering their own administrative collaborations as financial support and public participation decreases.
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