Schedule At-A-Glance

Discussion Sessions
Innovation Sessions
Practical Sessions
Thursday, June 7
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Council, Network, and Partner Meetings
8:00 am - 10:00 pm Emerging Leaders Preconference
Public Art Network Preconference
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm CenterStage & Registration Open
Friday, June 8
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 - 10:00 am Texans for the Arts: Texas Roundup
8:30 am - 11:30 am Arts Education Network: Documenting the Importance of Arts Education
United Arts Fund Network: United Arts Funds in the New Normal
9:00 am - 11:30 am State Arts Action Network: Meet the SAAN
9:30 am - 11:00 am Newcomer Orientation
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Arts Action Fund Briefing
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Opening Keynote Luncheon and Arts & Economic Prosperity IV Launch
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Bringing Creative Arts Programs to Business
Impactful Philanthropy: Grantmaking in Support of Cultural Vitality
Public Art Network Year in Review
Rules of the Road: Election Dos and Don’ts for Nonprofits
The Arts Education Field Guide
The New View: Small Communities and Rural Arts in 2012
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm Networking Break
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm All (Federal) Things Considered
Are Subscriptions and Membership Programs Still Viable Strategies
Art of Healing
Blurring the Boundaries—New Paradigms for Public Art
Shift Happens in the Generation Gap
Using Arts & Economic Prosperity IV Research in Your Community
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Opening Reception
10:00 pm Evening Jam Session
Saturday, June 9
8:00 am - 6:30 pm CenterStage & Registration Open
8:30 am - 10:30 am Leadership Awards and Convention Town Hall
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Be the Solution
Boots to Brushes: The Arts Serving Veterans’ Needs
From Nice to Necessary: Local Arts Funding and Collective Impact
Meet the NEA: Arts in Journalism
Profiting with Business Partnerships: The pARTnership Movement
Reimagining Resources through Strategic Alliances
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Networking Lunches
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm ARTventures
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Career, Organization, & Community 360 Roundtables and One-to-One Coaching
Convention Town Hall Follow-Up
Too Progressive, Too Elite: Public Value and the Paradox of the Arts
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm 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
Backyard Diplomacy—New Strategies for Supporting International Cultural Engagement in Local Communities
Federal Treasure Hunt
New Models, New Ways of Doing Business
The New Mainstream: How Changing Demographics Are Shifting Your Community
6:15 pm - 7:30 pm Professional Members Reception
10:00 pm AfterWords Lounge
Sunday, June 10
8:00 am - 12:00 pm CenterStage & Registration Open
8:30 am - 9:30 am Morning Peer Exchanges
10:00 am - 11:30 am Business Speak: Can We Talk?
Changing Lives: Arts Education, El Sistema, and a Whole New Set of Possibilities
Creating a Dynamic Five-Star Board for the 21st Century
Crescendo Cultural: Adapting to the New American Arts Landscape
New Pathways to Innovation in Your Community
Transition and Succession Planning for the Future
11:30 am - 12:00 pm Networking Break
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Closing Artist Keynote