Creative Calgary Congress — Exploring ways that the arts and artists can play a leadership role in making Calgary a more curious, compassionate and creative place for all citizens.
Judy Lawrence — One of the Day’s Synthesizers
The day through the eyes of a synthesizer…
Calgary Arts Development invited a number of experienced arts leaders to participate as note-takers and synthesizers at the Creative Calgary Congress. Each was assigned to one of the open afternoon sessions, taking notes and capturing what took place during the sessions.
Judy Lawrence was the synthesizer for the sessions run by Anne Flynn. In addition, Judy offered the following synthesis of the entire event.
Judy Lawrence
Judy Lawrence has been an arts and cultural leader in the not-for-profit sector in community-building positions her entire career, which now spans close to four decades.
She spent ten years leading Edmonton’s International Fringe Theatre Event, five years as Executive Director for Alberta Jubilee Auditoria Society (for both Northern and Southern Jubilee Auditoria). She has also served in leadership positions with Alberta Theatre Projects and GlobalFest’s One World Festival, and currently freelances as a Project Development leader and arts management strategist. She holds a Masters degree in Fine Arts from U of Calgary for her original research into the Calgary Theatre community and its relationships with its broader communities.
In her current freelancing career, she is proud to be a Fellow in the New Pathways for the Arts program, and to have worked with numerous clients, including Trickster Theatre, Dancers Studio West, Arts Commons, Calgary Opera, Calgary Arts Development, Vertigo Theatre, Quest Theatre, and Green Fools.
She also serves as Executive Director/Artistic Producer for the ARCH on International Avenue (ARCH is an acronym for Arts, Recreation and Community Hub) and is exploring a shared leadership model in the development of a multi-purpose facility with the arts as one of its essential components.
Creating a means to connect creatively, and ensuring those connections are positive, meaningful, and serve to strengthen artist, organization, and community, she loves working to empower people and community through creative play.
About the Creative Calgary Congress
Calgary Arts Development produced the first Arts Champions Congress in 2011 as a meeting place for people who make Calgary’s arts sector a vibrant and exciting place to work and our city a great place to live.
Renamed the Creative Calgary Congress in 2014, it returned on November 22, 2016 as a place to share ideas and explore ways that the arts and artists can play a leadership role in making Calgary a more curious, compassionate and creative place for all citizens.
