How do we support a healthy local arts ecosystem?

This was the question that drove the first Creative Chats Conference that happened at the Mosesian Center for the Arts on June 4th, 2026. This recording is from the second panel of the event that focused on shaping local arts organization and systems. The interactive panel featured 3 panelists and their questions:

Allie Fry (Programming Librarian, Watertown Free Public Library) - How do we make it easier for artists to pitch their ideas (in the right way to the right places)?

DeWitt Henry(Writer and Watertown Lit Squad Organizer) -How do we garner attention for forms of art beyond the most popular local mediums?

Jan Taylor (Fundraising Strategist & Consultant) - What does it mean to be creative if you’re not the one making the art?

The conversation was also aided by Sheri Kennedy, a local artist and graphic facilitator, who graphically notated the panel discussions to provide us with some visual overviews and notes to see as we went along. The episode image features the drawing she did while listening to this panel.

Find the first panel discussion on Art & Money here.

Find all the Creative Chats episodes here.

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