Here is my Cultural Forum logo for Marketing, Media and Communication I class.
CF Logo (PDF)
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Logo!
October 30, 2013 by arichard@uoregon.edu
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Protected: Media Inventory-Marketing, Media and Communication I
October 29, 2013 by arichard@uoregon.edu
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Organizational Questions – MMC I
October 14, 2013 by arichard@uoregon.edu
I will answer the below questions about the organization I have chosen to rebrand for Marketing, Media, and Communication I: the University of Oregon’s Cultural Forum.
1. What is your organization or company. Give background history including who, when, and why it was founded.
2. What do they do or make – describe the products and services and what makes them unique.
3. Describe the culture of the organization or company. What is the work environment like – the atmosphere? What is the building like – exterior/interior, architecture, fittings and furniture? How do the employees work together? What are the jobs and roles of individuals? How are they treated by management?
4. Who is the targeted audience? What are their demographics?
5. What is the organization or company mission statement?
1. The Cultural Forum is a student program board of the University of Oregon. Operated under the ASUO (Associated Students of the University of Oregon), it has been providing arts and cultural activities and presentations for students of the UO since 1948. Programs reflect a wide range of diversity and artistic expression in the entertainment, art and political worlds. Cultural Forum events are conceived of, initiated, negotiated, booked, promoted and carried out by student coordinators with the support of dedicated staff members. The organization was founded both to bring arts programming to students, and to give student coordinators real-world booking and presentation experience.
2. Student coordinators program content for a given academic year in these areas: campus art galleries; contemporary issues; late night activities; regional music; national music; performing arts; production assistant (helps run events); other visual arts; an annual music festival; and film. What makes the Cultural Forum unique is the sheer breadth of their offerings. Because there is one coordinator each dedicated to twelve specific content areas, it is guaranteed that during the course of the academic year, the Cultural Forum will present everything from speakers addressing issues like prisoners’ rights, to hip-hop shows, to a festival showcasing queer filmmakers. Each year is totally unique, as coordinators choose content that reflects their individual tastes. Programming does not have to fall in line with a particular sensibility, so it’s a real pastiche. Additionally, since coordinators are always programming for their peers, they are likely to know what their demographic will like. There is a big opportunity there for responsiveness to the consumer. Finally, since each coordinator is given an allotment of cash to work with for the year, there’s no pressure to write grants (or satisfy grant makers), or necessarily even charge admission for events. This provides a lot of flexibility in programming.
3. The Cultural Forum is a presenting organization, rather than a venue. The work environment is a large office located in the Erb Memorial Union; however, this fall, the Cultural Forum and all ASUO student groups will be temporarily moving to Mac Court while the EMU is renovated. Currently, the office space is shared with these employees: three professional staff positions of Program Coordinator, Office Coordinator, and Technical Support Coordinator; and twelve stipended student positions, each of which programs different content areas. In addition, there are several part-time student Office Assistants. The Program Coordinator works with each student coordinator to help him or her program the content that he or she wishes. Structure and guidance is provided, while students are given a large degree of autonomy over their work. The work environment is casual, exciting, and full of learning, if a little hectic and sometimes fragmented. The office is clean, organized, and is full of resources for student coordinators to use. At any given time the office has between three and ten individuals present, sometimes engaging in event planning together, sometimes working alone. There are weekly staff meetings, which all employees must attend. These meetings are fun and offer an environment of mutual support and teamwork.
4. The targeted audience is the student body of the University of Oregon, which would be young adults aged 18-24 with little discretionary income. Occasionally, student coordinators will actively target a non-UO audience. Marketing for many events does reach readers of Eugene Weekly, and posters are put up all over town. Sometimes CF-sponsored shows take place off-campus, such as at WOW Hall or Cozmic Pizza. However, generally coordinators book and design events with mainly or only UO students in mind.
5. The mission of the Cultural Forum is to provide University of Oregon students, and the campus community, with exposure to and experience with the breadth and depth of human expression through productions focusing on contemporary culture, film, performing arts, music, late night programming and visual art in the Adell McMillan, Buzz and Aperture Galleries and management of the EMU permanent art collection. The Cultural Forum supports the efforts of other on campus organizations serving students through advisement and collaboration in accordance with this mission.
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Learning Goals for AAD 610 Marketing, Media, and Communication I
October 5, 2013 by arichard@uoregon.edu
This term, I take the first of a two-part course called Marketing, Media, and Communication. This class combines the principles of marketing, applications of media (and criticism of media) in relation to the arts sector, and the use of various graphic design software applications. Some of the curriculum will be a repeat for me (I took two of the classes that fed into this new hybrid class), but I am looking forward to gaining an understanding of the connections between the different content areas through this multi-modal approach.
Learning Goals:
1) Increase proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite software.
2) Create a rebranding strategy for Cultural Forum (where I currently serve in the position of Performing Arts Coordinator). In the second part of this course (M, M, and C II in Winter 2014) I hope to create a marketing plan for one of the shows I am currently planning for the Cultural Forum.
3) Do some further research into market segmentation. Although I understand the basic concept, I would like to understand how to actually conduct the research that allows an arts marketer to market in a targeted manner to varying populations. I will especially use this skill as PA Coordinator at Cultural Forum this year.
4) Gain a better understanding of how to leverage social media for marketing purposes. Although I use social media, I have an inherent distrust of it, and I hope to get over that in this class–and fully embrace its incredible potential for marketing within the arts nonprofit realm.
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The New Academic Year
September 30, 2013 by arichard@uoregon.edu
I’m getting ready for the 2013-2014 school year! Here are some of the adventures I’ll be embarking on:
-Planning events as the Administrative Chair of Emerging Leaders in the Arts Network, AAD’s chapter of Americans For the Arts Emerging Leaders Network
-Booking performing arts acts as the Performing Arts Coordinator for U of O’s Cultural Forum
-Serving as a Graduate Teaching Fellow for AAD by assisting with the undergraduate AAD course Art and Gender, taught by Julie Voelker-Morris (I couldn’t have asked for a better assignment–helping convey the intersection between the arts and women’s and gender studies to new students)
-And of course, completing my AAD coursework and terminal research! What path will my research take me on this year? I suspect I will start to get a clearer picture through the core course, Research Proposal.
Here’s to a really good year. I wish both my cohort and the incoming AADers plenty of fun, a healthy dose of determination, and creative and intellectual epiphanies galore in the next nine months. Let’s get it started!
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ELAN blog post: OUT/LOUD!
June 11, 2013 by arichard@uoregon.edu
I am so excited to be the incoming 2013-14 Administrative Chair for ELAN. Current Chair of ELAN, Katrina Ketchum, invited me to write for the ELAN blog about my fantastic experience completing a practicum with the Women’s Center this term. For this practicum, I mainly helped put on the OUT/LOUD Queer Women’s Music Festival, which took place June 1st, 2013. I had a really special time, and this post illuminates my experience a bit!
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Facilitation–National Initiatives/Special Populations
June 11, 2013 by arichard@uoregon.edu
Here is the outline of the facilitation Tracey Bell and I led for Arts Learning Policy and Practice, which concerned arts programs for veterans.
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Best Practices Rubric
June 11, 2013 by arichard@uoregon.edu
Below you will find my Best Practices Rubric for Arts Learning Policy and Practice. This rubric illustrates what I, through readings, have determined to be best practices in the formation of arts education plans and partnerships.
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Evaluation Worksheet
June 11, 2013 by arichard@uoregon.edu
And, here is the Evaluation Plan Mattie, Hannah and I did for Dancin’ On the Roof.
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Arts Eduction Program Plan
June 11, 2013 by arichard@uoregon.edu
Here is my group’s Arts Education Plan for Arts Learning Policy and Practice. It’s an intergenerational night of dancing!
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