In the final event of the 20/21 Commons Festival at Carolina Performing Arts, participants gathered for a roundtable discussion to consider questions of what it means to dedicate resources to the commissioning, presentation, and promotion of local artists; challenges and opportunities; how to build relationships that represent the breadth of amazing artistry in one’s area; and more. This Shop Talk was facilitated by Christopher “Dasan Ahanu” Massenburg, Rothwell Mellon Program Director for Creative Futures at Carolina Performing Arts, and Brian Howe, former Arts and Culture Editor at INDY Week.
This event was part of the 20/21 Commons Festival at Carolina Performing Arts, an initiative devoted to supporting artists by fostering local creative community and discourse in and around the Triangle of North Carolina. The festival’s Shop Talk series features small-format roundtable events bringing together current, emerging, and aspiring arts professionals to talk about areas of the performing arts field.