The Arts Initiative organizes gatherings throughout the year to bring together student arts org leaders to hear their perspectives, help build community amongst student arts orgs, and to help map out the future of U-M’s student arts community. In addition to the Student Arts Org Summit, The Arts Initiative also hosts smaller gatherings of Student Arts Org leaders, often around a specific medium or arts practice. These gatherings cultivate interesting conversations about shared needs and help us learn about places the Arts Initiative could provide or advocate for additional support. They also generate ideas and facilitate new contacts between student org leaders themselves.