The storytelling workshop is an opportunity to create the story of why your community needs permanent community based cultural spaces. The workshop entails 1.5 hour Level 1 to learn the basics of effective storytelling using the SAMS method (Story, Audience, Message, and Style), and followed by 1.5 hour Level II, during which professional storytellers/filmmakers will lead a small group of representatives from each organization through developing storyboards supporting your goal.

In small groups, your cultural district team will develop a narrative for a campaign to use to advocate for your space needs – whether that is procurement, maintenance, or activation of permanent space. You can use these narratives to make a video, or to inform a messaging campaign. By the end of the workshop, you’ll have in hand narrative concepts, storyteller/filmmaker contacts, and a network of fellow cultural districts and technical assistance providers.

Community Arts Stabilization Trust (CAST-SF) and Community Vision Capital & Consulting representatives will be on hand to introduce themselves and their respective organizations as resources for future capacity building.