Schedule At-A-Glance

ThinkTank
Seminar
Deep Dive
Discussion
Innovator
Lightning Round
Long Table
Panel
Workshop
Wednesday, June 15
9:00 am - 4:00 pm Public Art Network Council Summer Meeting
9:00 am - 5:00 pm Emerging Leaders Council Summer Meeting
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Registration Open
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Arts Education Council Dinner
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Emerging Leaders Council Dinner
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Public Art Preconference Dine-Arounds
Thursday, June 16
8:00 am - 6:00 pm Registration and CenterStage Open
9:00 am - 5:00 pm Arts Education Council Summer Meeting
9:00 am - 6:00 pm Preconference - 21st Century Community Visions: How Can Local Arts Agencies Transform Communities Through the Arts?
9:00 am - 6:00 pm Preconference - Impact Without Burnout: Resilient Arts Leadership from the Inside Out
9:00 am - 6:00 pm Preconference - The Presence & Present of Public Art: Exploring the Role of Art in Communities
9:00 am - 6:45 pm U.S. Urban Arts Federation Summer Meeting and Reception
10:00 am - 5:00 pm Private Sector Council Summer Meeting
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm State Arts Action Network Summer Meeting
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Preconference Party at the Citi Performing Arts Center
Friday, June 17
8:00 am - 11:00 am Preconference - 21st Century Community Visions: How Can Local Arts Agencies Transform Communities Through the Arts?
8:00 am - 11:00 am Preconference - Becoming a Better Arts Leader: Knowing Yourself, Nurturing Your Organization, and Taking Care
8:00 am - 11:00 am Preconference - The Presence & Present of Public Art: Exploring the Role of Art in Communities
8:00 am - 11:00 am United Arts Funds Summer Meeting
8:00 am - 12:00 pm Arts Education Resource Fair
8:00 am - 6:00 pm Registration and CenterStage Open
8:30 am - 11:00 am LCCs and LAAs of Massachusetts Special Session
9:00 am - 11:00 am State Arts Agencies/State Arts Action Network Combined Meeting
9:00 am - 11:00 am U.S. County Arts Agencies Network Annual Meeting
10:00 am - 11:30 am Newcomers and New-at-Heart Orientation and Meet-and-Greet
12:00 pm - 2:15 pm Opening Plenary and Lunch: The Arts and Engaged Citizenship
2:15 pm - 2:45 pm Networking Break
2:45 pm - 4:15 pm Education, Public Art, and Place
2:45 pm - 4:15 pm Everything You Need to Be a Top Arts Advocate This Election Year
2:45 pm - 4:15 pm Fostering Risk to Creatively Solve Stubborn Problems
2:45 pm - 4:15 pm James Catterall and Hubert Dyasi on Creative and Innovation Thinking
2:45 pm - 4:15 pm Pursuing Nationwide Equity
4:15 pm - 4:45 pm Networking Break
4:45 pm - 6:15 pm Anita Contini and Janet Echelman on the Role of Artists in Creating Change
4:45 pm - 6:15 pm Handling Transitions Well
4:45 pm - 6:15 pm Memorials, History, and Controversy
4:45 pm - 6:15 pm New Community Visions for Education, Justice, and the Environment
4:45 pm - 6:15 pm Taking Action in the Pursuit of Cultural Equity
6:15 pm - 7:00 pm Arts Action Fund Reception and Fundraiser
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Opening Reception at the Skywalk Observatory and Museum
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm Rogue Session: For the Love of It
10:00 pm - 11:45 pm Late Night Programming
Saturday, June 18
8:00 am - 9:00 am Interest Groups Breakfast
8:00 am - 6:00 pm Registration and CenterStage Open
9:00 am - 11:45 am Morning Plenary: The Arts and Community Health, Vibrancy, and Equity
11:45 am - 1:30 pm Networking Lunch
1:15 pm - 2:30 pm Embedded Artists and the Power of Residencies
1:15 pm - 2:30 pm Meet (and Ask) the NEA
1:15 pm - 2:30 pm Research Round-Up
1:15 pm - 2:30 pm Saturday Roundtables
1:15 pm - 2:30 pm Stan Rosenberg and Rise Wilson on the Politics of Art
1:15 pm - 2:30 pm Taste the Rainbow: The Spectrum of Arts-Based Employee Engagement
1:30 pm - 5:30 pm ARTventure Tours
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm Improving Our Work Culture
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm Strategies for Pursuing Respect and Equity Inside Your Organization
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm The Future of Creative Youth Development
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm Tim Cynova on Creative Innovative Environments Inside Nonprofits
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm Widening the Leadership Pipeline
4:45 pm - 6:00 pm Bridging the Arts and Other Community Contributors
4:45 pm - 6:00 pm Emerging Leaders Threads Meet-Up
4:45 pm - 6:00 pm Failure Is So Hot Right Now
4:45 pm - 6:00 pm Maryo Ewell and Mark Valdez on Arts, History and Small/Rural Communities
4:45 pm - 6:00 pm New Community Visions for the Military, Health and Wellness
4:45 pm - 6:00 pm The Thorny Question of Evaluating Impact
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Members Reception
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Special Inclusive by Design Blues Concert presented by the VSA Massachusetts, an affiliate of Seven Hills Foundation
Sunday, June 19
8:00 am - 12:00 pm Registration and CenterStage Open
9:00 am - 10:30 am #ArtsAnd Storytelling: Framing Your Narrative for Success
9:00 am - 10:30 am Arts Education Thread Meet-Up
9:00 am - 10:30 am Awakening the Artist Inside to Empower the Community
9:00 am - 10:30 am Creating the LAA for the 21st Century
9:00 am - 10:30 am How Can LAAs Be Part of Making Arts Experiences Inclusive by Design?
9:00 am - 10:30 am The Board/Administrator Dating Game
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Closing Plenary: The Arts and the Past, Present, and Future



This year’s Annual Convention explores the role of the arts in creating and sustaining healthy, vibrant, equitable communities. It is organized around five core themes:

  • Driving Change: How can the arts fuel revolution?
  • Empowering People: What does it take to empower individuals?
  • Owning Equity: How do we learn and lead in the pursuit of equity?
  • Crossing Divides: Where and how can the arts permeate and impact other parts of civic life?
  • Building Skills: What are the primary skills needed to succeed in the arts today?