Online Registration is now closed for the 2012 Annual Convention – but don’t fret! You can still register on site in San Antonio for the most extensive gathering of arts leaders and professionals from across our field.
Don’t miss the chance to visit our host city’s stunning River Walk and historic museums while embracing its ethnic diversity. This year, San Antonio is the place to find out how the artistic practices and traditions of the past can fuse with—and redefine—the present.
Here’s how you can still be a part of the action:
Public Art Preconference Registration will take place on Thursday, June 7 from 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. in the Center for Architecture at the Pearl 200 E Grayson St.
Emerging Leaders Preconference and the Annual Convention Registration will take place at the Conference Headquarters, the Grand Hyatt San Antonio.
Convention REgistration Hours and location
Grand Hyatt San Antonio Thursday, June 7 – 5:00pm-7:00pm
Texas Ballroom Foyer Friday, June 8 – 8:00am-6:30pm
600 E. Market Street Saturday, June 9 – 8:00am - 6:30pm
San Antonio, Tx 78205 Sunday, June 10 – 8:00am-12:00pm
Thursday, May 24, 2012 - 3:43pm
Get ready to experience the diverse arts and culture of colorful San Antonio first-hand by attending an ARTventure Tour! For example, on Dionisio Rodriguez: A Tradition of Faux Bois , you'll be immersed in a 100-year-old-craft tradition that began with Mexican artisan Dionicio Rodriguez. His unique sculptures and designs can be seen throughout the city, and today, this artistic vernacular is being carried forward by master craftsman Carlos Cortés, a descendant of Don Dionicio. Carlos will share the craft on the grounds of his studio in the King William Cultural Arts District, following a site-seeing tour for a hands-on experience of the faux bois tradition.
Friday, May 18, 2012 - 11:13am
Coming to convention and interested in arts education?
Then don’t miss these sessions! During the 2012 Annual Convention, sessions will focus on how arts education organizations can have an impact on school- and community-wide issues such as changing demographics, economic hardship, and workforce development. Participants will learn to “Be the Solution” and learn to craft effective advocacy messages with a brand new publication, The Arts Education Field Guide. And don't miss our innovator session featuring Tricia Tunstall and Eric Booth discussing El Sistema.
Tricia will be signing her new book Changing Lives before her session in CenterStage.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 2:56pm
Are you interested in the challenges and opportunities of evaluating social impact in the new normal? Drawing from the diverse perspectives of public art veterans, arts educators, researchers, and thinkers from outside of the field, the salon asked the question, (how) can we validate the benefit of the arts and culture in terms of social impact?
Get a jump-start on the conversations in San Antonio by reading through all of these nuanced and insightful responses. Here are some of our favorite highlights:
- Those interested in challenging the status quo for arts education evaluation might want to check out Jason Yoon’s post, Our Approach to Evaluation Should Be Just as Provocative as Our Practice and his co-authored post with Carolina Jimenez,A Brief Conversation on Evaluation, Privilege, & Making Trouble.
- For those looking forward to the PAN Preconference, Katherine Gressel’s blog post, Talking Points: Public Art and the Challenge of Evaluation, provides a good background assessment of where the field is at currently in terms of key challenges and examples of what can and has been measured.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 - 11:14am
Be a part of this once-in-a-lifetime discussion of leaders who are facing today’s most pressing questions: what does it mean to create a sense of place in a community? And how is the role of the arts core to that vision? The Convention Town Hall, set to take place on June 9 during the Americans for the Arts Annual Convention in San Antonio is the place to be for arts and community leaders across the nation.
First, you’ll will you hear from multiple perspectives, ranging from the business community, civic leadership, the foundation world, the public sector, and the local arts field. Later, the tables will turn as you work side-by-side with your peers through in-depth moderated discussions, sharing your personal experiences creating place through the arts.
Be There. Be Heard. Register NOW.
