BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Apple Inc.//macOS 12.6.7//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070311T020000 TZNAME:CDT TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20071104T020000 TZNAME:CST TZOFFSETTO:-0600 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231005T200000 UID:09ri3fp1qshakmd7r363vrv5mh@google.com DTSTAMP:20230917T013941Z LOCATION:BOX 13 ArtSpace\, 6700 Harrisburg Blvd\, Houston\, TX 77011\, U SA DESCRIPTION:#2 Building Power\nAccess to funding for the arts in Houston (a mix of private wealth\, foundations\, and public funding) has not hi storically supported equitable outcomes. The arts sector in Houston has grown\, but funding has not kept up with the growth to provide young art ists and cultural workers with the opportunities needed to thrive.\nBuil ding a Culture of Arts Advocacy in Houston is a series of workshops desi gned to empower folks like you to use your voices and become active part icipants in co-creating an arts-filled city. This program engenders cour age\, creativity\, accountability\, and know-how through active particip ation and group reflection.\n\nLed by Liyen Chong\, a core organizer at Arts Accountability Houston (AAH)\, this workshop draws from the success es AAH achieved in building a grassroots-led coalition and advocating fo r artists and small to mid-sized arts organizations at the local level.\ n\nIn Building a Culture of Arts Advocacy in Houston: #2 Building Power \, participants will develop an understanding of what collective power l ooks like and how to build collective power by drawing from the work of community organizers.\n\nThis workshop is the second in a series of thr ee workshops. Please register for the other events!\n\n#1 Finding Your V oice 🗓️ Thursday\, September 21\, 2023\, 6–8PM📍 @box13artspace (street parking available)\n\n#2 Building Power 🗓️ Thursday\, October 5\, 2023 \, 6–8PM📍 @lawndaleartcenter (adjacent parking lot)**note this is not o n a consecutive week to the workshop before. <