Culture and Recreation, Rockville Reports

Arts and Culture Leaders to Convene for Quarterly Exchange

As local arts and culture organizations navigate rising costs, shifting audiences and new expectations, Rockville will create space for nonprofit leaders to learn from one another and shape a collective response. 

The first quarterly Rockville Arts and Culture Leaders’ Exchange will be held from 1-3 p.m. Friday, March 27, at Adventure Theatre MTC, 837-D Rockville Pike. The exchange is intended as a co-learning opportunity for leaders of Rockville-based arts and culture nonprofits. 

Programming for the meeting responds directly to input from the local arts and culture sector, which identified a need to share practical strategies for maintaining organizations, and to explore how collaboration can help address shared challenges in today’s nonprofit environment. 

The March meeting will feature a conversation with Sarah Chapin, managing director of Adventure Theatre MTC and ATMTC Academy, and Laura Andruski, a board member of Rockville Little Theatre. 

Chapin will discuss the creation of GRACE, the Greater Rockville Arts Collective, and its role in supporting local nonprofits, including providing access to space at nonprofit-friendly rental rates. Andruski will share how Rockville Little Theatre has developed partnerships with other local nonprofits to reduce overhead and how the organization uses shared networks to boost ticket sales. 

The program will conclude with a discussion focused on identifying a collective call to action, and outlining how arts and culture leaders can work together in coming months. 

No registration is required. The exchange is intended for Rockville arts and culture leaders at the helm of local arts and culture nonprofit organizations.  

More information will be available on the city’s calendar in the coming weeks at rockvillemd.gov/calendar.