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John Dorsey
Programming Director
John’s duties as
Program Director include managing the four primary programs of the CAC. The
Residency Program, The Lois M. Nelson Theatre and Performing Arts Program, the
CAC Arts Education Program and the CAC Outreach Program.
Under the Residency
Program, Brian assists the CAC resident artists in planning and producing
exhibits within the facility, in organizing and presenting workshops geared
toward informing and educating the public within their field of artistic
expertise, in finding avenues to present their works outside of the facility,
assists them with information on marketing their artwork, and keeps them
informed of events within the facility which may benefit them.
Under the Lois M.
Nelson Theatre and Performing Arts Program, Brian is responsible for organizing
the smooth presentation of all events that pass through the facility, planning
and organization of events from 18 months out until the present date. These
events range in scale and format and include such venues as exhibitions,
presentations, installations, theatrical performances, concerts and readings. In
such, Brian is responsible for managing all personnel and properties involved in
the proper production of these events.
Under the CAC Arts
Education Program, Brian is responsible for scheduling programming such as
workshops in arts related fields that will benefit both the CAC resident artists
as well as the community at large. This also includes the implementation of a
summer program for local school age children to assist them in experiencing the
arts on a personal level.
Under the CAC
Outreach Program, Brian is responsible for identifying and making contact with
organizations which assist individuals and families who may not otherwise have
the means to experience the arts on a personal level and provide them with the
means through distribution of 10% of the available tickets for all events to
these organizations. This program also includes the organization and
implementation of programs such as the CAC Resident Artists On The Road, in
which CAC resident artists travel out to senior centers and schools to perform
and inform about the arts.
In his
downtime, Brian enjoys online gaming such as World of Warcraft and Vanguard, web
design, his primary art form photography, a good cup of coffee with great conversation, the fine art of cooking and the not so
fine art of eating.
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