Maren Brown Associates has worked with a diverse group of clients, representing various arts and culture sectors. Please refer to our core service listings below for summaries of our projects.
Arts Management Training & Education Projects
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies Forum Design and Facilitation
Maren Brown and Mary Margaret Schoenfeld are consulting with the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies in the design and facilitation of its 2023 Executive Leadership Forum in Santa Fe, NM for state and jurisdictional arts agencies in the United States and its territories.
Western State Arts Federation Presentation Design and Facilitation
Maren Brown and Mary Margaret Schoenfeld designed and facilitated the session, Being Strategic Now, as part of the Western States Arts Federation’s Executive Director’s Forum for the state and jurisdictional agencies that comprise WESTAF’s catchment area.
Strengthening the Foundation Program for the Creative Commonwealth Cohort
In 2017, the Barr Foundation identified a group of five forward-thinking community foundations throughout the state of Massachusetts with the goal of activating “on-the-ground partnerships among arts organizations, artists and community foundations to increase the cultural vitality in communities across Massachusetts.” This group, the Creative Commonwealth Cohort (CCW) consists of the following community foundations: Berkshire ...more
Arkansas Arts Council Program Evaluation Training
Maren Brown Associates presented a program evaluation training for the Arkansas Arts Council‘s Expansion Arts Program participants in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Delaware Division of the Arts’ Arts Summit Presentation
Maren Brown and Mary Margaret Schoenfeld of Maren Brown Associates presented at the Delaware Division of the Arts’ bi-annual statewide Arts Summit on “Partnering for Impact,” to help cultural organizations and artists to strengthen their impact through partnerships.
Rural Arts Education Research and Training
Maren Brown Associates is working with Professor Lisa Donovan at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts on the project, Leveraging Change: Improving Access to Arts Education in Rural Communities. The project received one of 7 new Collective Impact grants given by the National Endowment of the Arts nationally, to explore how projects can integrate the ...more
Introduction to Arts Management class
Maren Brown offered her popular Introduction to Arts Management course through the University of Massachusetts Amherst this summer. Thanks to a busy consulting schedule, this was the last semester that Brown offered this class. The class is part of the UMass Arts Extension Service’s arts management degree and certificate programs, and is held online. The ...more
New Hampshire State Council on the Arts Program Evaluation Training
Maren Brown delivered an introductory program evaluation training for arts educators on behalf of the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts. The all-day training program was held in Concord, New Hampshire at Plymouth State University Graduate Center. Evaluating Your Arts Programs: An Introduction Evaluation helps you to improve the quality of your programs and ...more
El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department Public Artist Training
Maren Brown joined together with colleague, Dee Boyle-Clapp, Director of the Arts Extension Service, to deliver a 5-day training series on artist business skills for public artists. The series was sponsored by the City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department, with support from a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Holyoke Artist Business Training
Maren Brown offered an Artist Business training in Holyoke, Massachusetts with Arts Extension Service Director, Dee Boyle-Clapp. This two-day workshop focused on strengthening business and marketing skills for artists and was sponsored by the Artery and the Holyoke Creative Arts Center.