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Strategic Planning

The Clay Studio

Recipient

Grant Year 2012

Grant Amount $30,000

Status Completed

Updated May 30, 2023

The Clay Studio (TCS) developed a three-year strategic plan at a critical moment in its history, with a new executive director and six years before the organization must relocate and leave its current facility. With the help of Partners in Performance, a national consulting firm specializing in arts nonprofits, TCS explored multiple scenarios for the future and weighed them according to facility and programming needs. The resulting plan is heavily based on constituent feedback—gathered from students, board members, and alumni artists throughout the process—and is aiding TCS in articulating and communicating the organization's mission to the public. As a result, TCS can better serve its various constituencies: clay artists and ceramic arts enthusiasts. [fn]Management grants, through the Philadelphia Cultural Management Initiative, were awarded from 2009 through 2013.[/fn]

Recipient

The Clay Studio

The Clay Studio inspires curiosity and discovery around the art and craft of clay through robust educational programs, artist residencies, and exhibitions. Founded in 1974, the organization is renowned for its unique ability to serve all levels of students while broadening ceramics as a contemporary art form and serving as a preeminent space where artists from across the country and around the world cultivate their careers.

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