Speakers are available throughout ASC's Annual Fund Drive to enhance your company's campaign. Speakers help educate your employees on Charlotte-Mecklenburg's cultural community and answer questions about ASC and the Annual Fund Drive. Talks generally run 20 minutes with time for Q & A and all speakers are FREE.
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NAME |
ORGANIZATION |
TITLE |
PRESENTATION |
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John Boyer |
Bechtler Museum of Modern Art |
Exec. Director |
Introduce the Bechtler and its collection, discuss outreach, and educational opportunities |
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Tom Hanchett |
Levine Museum of the New South |
Historian |
‘Charlotte Business History 101’ or ‘Who the heck is Sharon, and why are all these roads named after her?’ |
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Carmella Jarvi |
Individual Artist |
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Demonstration of drawing techniques, individual artist grants |
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Bruce LaRowe |
Children’s Theatre of Charlotte |
Exec. Director |
Discuss what programs are made possible to school children as a result of ASC funding |
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Ron Law |
Theatre Charlotte |
Exec. Director |
Importance of ASC funding to the Theatre and excerpts from current plays |
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Devlin McNeil |
McColl Center for Visual Art |
Dir. of Education |
Art education topics, including specific programs at the McColl Center |
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Carolyn Mints |
Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture | Senior Director of Operations |
Introduce the Gantt Center and its collection, discuss outreach, and educational opportunities |
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Cheryl Palmer |
Mint Museum of Art |
Dir. of Education |
Art education topics, including specific programs at the Mint museums |
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Amy Sanders |
Individual Artist |
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Clay demonstration, individual artist grants |
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Barbara Spradling |
McColl Center for Visual Art |
Dir. of Innovation Institute |
Innovation Institute programs, encouraging creativity in the corporate world |
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Dia Steiger |
Wing Haven |
Exec. Director |
Discusses gardening, birds, and conservancy along with ASC funding |
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Andi Stevenson |
Community School of the Arts |
Exec. Director |
Art education topics, including specific programs at the CSA |
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Charles Thomas |
The Light Factory |
Dir. of Education |
Cover programming at The Light Factory, and educational offerings to the community |
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Dean Thompson |
Carolina Thread Trail/Catawba Lands Conservancy |
Dir. of Development and Communication |
Discuss conservancy versus development and the Carolina Thread Trail project |














