Michael Kaiser to Speak at Kingsbury Hall on Arts in Crisis Tour 7/15

Michael Kaiser, President of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, will visit Salt Lake City as part of the Arts in Crisis: A Kennedy Center Initiative 50-state tour to address the challenges facing non-profit arts organizations today. The discussion will take place at Kingsbury Hall on the University of Utah campus on Thursday, July 15 from 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. Admission is free but registration is required. Register at www.kingtix.com or by calling 801-585-5212.

Mr. Kaiser will address issues such as fundraising, building more effective Boards, budgeting, and marketing. He will also take questions from the audience. Margaret Hunt, Director of the Utah Division of Arts & Museums, will facilitate the discussion. Arts administrators, staff, advisory board members and performers from all local arts organizations are invited to attend.

Dubbed "the Turnaround King" for his work at numerous institutions, including the Royal Opera House (London), American Ballet Theatre, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and the Kansas City Ballet, Michael Kaiser has earned international renown for his expertise in arts management. He advises performing arts organizations around the world, working with arts leaders in over 60 countries. Upon joining the Kennedy Center in 2001, Michael created the Kennedy Center Arts Management Institute, which aims to train the current and next generation of arts leaders.

Mr. Kaiser founded Arts in Crisis: A Kennedy Center Initiative in February 2009, and embarked on a 50-state tour to spread his arts expertise across the United States. With the help of the Kennedy Center senior staff and more than 140 volunteer mentors, the Arts in Crisis initiative currently provides free arts management consultation to more than 650 arts organizations across the United States.

Arts in Crisis: A Kennedy Center Initiative is funded by Helen Lee Henderson and Adrienne Arsht. For more information about Arts in Crisis: A Kennedy Center Initiative, please visit artsincrisis.org.