Arts Start Up

Saturday, March 31st, 2018
10:30 a.m. -5:00 p.m.,
MCPL Room 2B, second floor

Cost: Free but please register by going to http://mcpl.info/npc  or by calling Ms. Bobby Overman at 812-355-7515 Lunch will be served to participants.

Modeled on tech start up weekends the Arts Start Up offers participants an opportunity to pitch and workshop their idea to both other dreamers and experienced event presenters, Networking with the individuals behind the events, festivals, and venues that make Bloomington the special place it is the Arts Start Up begins with a brief review and training on how to pitch your idea--making a compelling case for why your event should become the next big thing.

Once we're ready, our local experts join the group for an organized lunch discussion where participants make contacts with music professionals, festival promoters, planning gurus and marketing professionals.

Next, pitches are made and the groups as a whole chooses up to 3 new ideas to take from concept to business plan in the course of the afternoon.

Everyone benefits from going through the rigorous process of questioning, investigating, researching and pivoting to make the idea the best it can be.

Only Arts Start Up participants are eligible to submit proposals to the Arts Start Up Fund which will select viable proposals for a three time commitment of support from the Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center or the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.

Support includes rent-free use of the spaces, additional marketing and on-going guidance from BCT Management, Inc. staff.