Terry Olson - Consultant, Director, Development Coach
My desire is to share the wealth of knowledge and experience I have after five decades of leadership experience in commercial arts, nonprofit arts, government and foundation arts support. It is one thing to START an arts organization - and I’ve been involved in starting a dozen arts organizations - but it is another thing to see them continue beyond the founder’s involvement. Many of the organizations of which I’ve been a founder are still operating without me.
I’m available to advise on starting an organization, on building a working board, on creating a sustainable funding model, and most of all on creating an exciting product and a nurturing environment for participation.
I’m available for an ideation session, practical planning, or even short term producing - all to get you going, to bring out creativity, and to develop the procedures and structure to make those dreams (you didn’t even know you had) come true. Depending on the need I have a team of other consultants that can help us in whatever area needs further development.
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EXPERIENCE
Co-Founder - FusionFest
Founding Director - Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs office.
Co-Founder - Orlando Fringe Festival
Co-Founder - Downtown Arts District
Co-Founder - SAK Comedy Lab
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Two Performances: Dec 22, 23
DIY DICKENS BY CANDLELIGHT
Current Board Positions
President - Timucua Arts Foundation
President - Mudita America
President - Greater Orlando Performing Arts Relief (GOPAR)
President - Stone Table Theatre
Emeritus & Past President - Florida Association of Public Art Professionals
Dean - Awesome Foundation, Orlando Chapter
V. P. - Creative Gift Foundation
This year’s performances of my wife Robin’s adaptation of the Dickens’ classic will be a, fun, relaxed DIY DICKENS BY CANDLELIGHT: A CHRISTMAS CAROL where - if you want - you can read the part of one of the characters. We’ll be sitting in a big circle and reading the script with veteran performers (we’ve been doing it annually since 1997) Robin, Morgan and I handle the beautiful narrative and oversee the proceedings (also taking any parts that aren’t taken by someone in the audience.)
Check out the trailer for The Call. This is the movie I was filming in Morocco the summer of 2025.