Arts Leadership Network
Year-round peer exchange for arts, culture, and community leaders in the Monadnock Region
Who It’s For
Arts Alive is here to support the people doing the day-to-day work of sustaining arts and cultural life in the Monadnock Region. Rather than meeting only once each year, we now host gatherings throughout the year so leaders can stay connected, exchange ideas, build relationships, and learn from one another in real time.
The Arts Leadership Network is designed for leaders and staff of nonprofit arts and cultural organizations, teaching artists, creative entrepreneurs, board members, and others helping shape the cultural life of the Monadnock Region.
What to Expect
Programming may include:
peer networking and facilitated discussion
behind-the-scenes tours of regional arts and cultural spaces
workshops on fundraising, marketing, governance, accessibility, and operations
conversations about shared challenges and opportunities in the sector
opportunities to build partnerships across organizations and disciplines
Upcoming sessions
Join us for upcoming meetups and network events throughout the year. Each gathering offers a chance to connect with peers, learn from one another, and deepen relationships across the region’s arts and culture community.
Next up:
Arts Leadership Meetup at Peterborough Players
Location: Peterborough Players, 55 Hadley Rd, Peterborough, NH 03458
Date & Time: Friday, May 1st, 2026, 9AM-4PM
Join Arts Alive for our next Arts Leadership Network gathering at Peterborough Players, one of the region’s most beloved cultural institutions.
This meetup brings together nonprofit arts leaders, creative workers, and cultural organizers for a day of connection, conversation, and behind-the-scenes access. We’ll kick things off with time to network, followed by a guided tour of the Players’ facility and a closer look at how their work comes to life. From there, we’ll shift into a facilitated discussion focused on the real challenges and opportunities facing our creative community—from funding and capacity to collaboration and the future of arts and culture in the Monadnock Region.
What We Have Planned:
Networking with regional arts and culture leaders
Behind-the-scenes tour of Peterborough Players
Facilitated conversation on current sector challenges
Space to share ideas, ask questions, and build connections
Who should attend:
Nonprofit arts and culture leaders, staff, board members, teaching artists, and creative entrepreneurs working in or around the Monadnock Region. Whether you’re looking to build relationships, exchange ideas, or just be in a room with people who get it, this is a space to connect and think forward together.
The Shiny Squirrel Club is where good ideas go to multiply.
Part coworking, part brain spill, part networking, part “wait… should we actually do this?”
It’s a space for creative people to think out loud, connect with others, and turn half-formed ideas into something real. Come for the focus, stay for the unexpected collaborations.
Next Meeting:
Wednesday, April 22nd, 10am-12pm
Brewbakers, 58 Emerald Street, Keene, NH
No need to register or RSVP, just show up!
about the summit
The Arts Leadership Network is Arts Alive’s ongoing series of gatherings for nonprofit arts leaders, creative workers, and cultural organizers across the Monadnock Region. Through meetups, workshops, tours, conversations, and our larger annual summit-style gathering, we create space for connection, shared learning, and collaborative problem-solving.
These events are designed to help strengthen the region’s creative ecosystem by bringing people together around the real issues we’re navigating: leadership, fundraising, marketing, accessibility, partnerships, programming, sustainability, and the future of arts and culture in our communities.
