Schedule At-A-Glance
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Discussion Sessions |
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Innovation Sessions |
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Practical Sessions |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Council and Network Meetings |
| 8:00 am - 10:00 pm | Public Art Network Preconference |
| 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm | CenterStage & Registration Open |
| 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Emerging Leaders Preconference |
| 7:30 am - 11:30 am | Emerging Leaders Preconference |
| Public Art Network Preconference | |
| 8:00 am - 6:30 pm | CenterStage & Registration Open |
| 8:30 am - 11:30 am | Council and Network Meetings |
| 9:30 am - 11:00 am | Newcomer Orientation |
| 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Opening Keynote Luncheon and Arts & Economic Prosperity IV Launch |
| 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm | 2012 Public Art Network Year in Review |
| Arts on the Campaign Trail: ArtsVote 2012 | |
| Bringing Creative Arts Programs to Business | |
| The Arts Education Field Guide | |
| 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Networking Break |
| 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | All (Federal) Things Considered |
| Art of Healing | |
| Putting Change Management Theory into Practice | |
| The New View: Rural Arts in 2012 | |
| Using Arts & Economic Prosperity IV Research in Your Community | |
| 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Opening Reception |
| 10:00 pm | Evening Jam Session |
| 8:00 am - 6:30 pm | CenterStage & Registration Open |
| 8:30 am - 10:30 am | Leadership Awards and Convention Town Hall |
| 9:15 am - 10:45 am | Be the Solution |
| Election Dos and Don’ts for Nonprofits | |
| Profiting with Business Partnerships: The pARTnership Movement | |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Bullets to Brushes: The Arts Serving Veterans’ Needs |
| Local Arts and Culture Funders Roundtable | |
| 11:15 am - 12:45 pm | Awards Ceremony & Creative Placemaking Plenary |
| 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm | Networking Lunch Arounds |
| 1:00 pm - 6:30 pm | ARTventures |
| 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Career, Organization, & Community 360 |
| 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Planning for Your Community |
| Private-Sector Funding in the New Normal | |
| 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Networking Break |
| 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | A CEO's Guide to Surviving Gotcha Politics and Miscommunications |
| Arts Education as Social Reform | |
| Changing Demographics in America | |
| Federal Treasure Hunt | |
| New Models, New Ways of Doing Business | |
| 6:15 pm - 7:30 pm | Professional Members Reception |
| 10:00 pm | AfterWords Lounge |
| 8:00 am - 12:00 pm | CenterStage & Registration Open |
| 8:30 am - 9:30 am | Morning Peer Exchanges |
| 9:30 am - 11:00 am | Backyard Diplomacy: International Cultural Engagement by Local Arts Agencies |
| Business Speak: Can We Talk? | |
| Creating a Dynamic Five-Star Board for the 21st Century | |
| Transition and Succession Planning for the Future | |
| 11:30 am - 12:00 pm | Networking Break |
| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Closing Keynote |











