Schedule At-A-Glance

Debates
Discussions
Innovators
Interventions
Panels
Wednesday, June 11
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Registration Open
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Downtown Dine-Arounds
Thursday, June 12
8:00 am - 6:00 pm Registration and CenterStage Open
8:00 am - 6:30 pm Arts Education and Advocacy Preconference: Empowering Arts Education Advocates - Manageable Arts Education Advocacy in Your Community
8:00 am - 6:30 pm Public Art and Placemaking Preconference: Reclaim, Reinvest, Reinvent - Public Art & Placemaking in the 21st Century
9:00 am - 6:00 pm Arts Leadership Preconference: Leading Change - Emerging and Mid-Career Leaders Making Change Happen Through Art
9:00 am - 6:30 pm United States Urban Arts Federation Summer Meeting and Reception
11:00 am - 5:30 pm Private Sector Network Council Meeting
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm State Arts Action Network (SAAN) Council Meeting
Friday, June 13
8:00 am - 9:30 am UAF Meeting
8:00 am - 11:00 am Arts Education and Advocacy Preconference: Empowering Arts Education Advocates - Manageable Arts Education Advocacy in Your Community
8:00 am - 11:00 am Arts Research Group Meeting
8:00 am - 11:00 am Public Art and Placemaking Preconference: Reclaim, Reinvest, Reinvent - Public Art & Placemaking in the 21st Century
8:00 am - 11:00 am SAAN/State Arts Agencies Combined Meeting
8:00 am - 6:00 pm Registration and CenterStage Open
9:00 am - 11:00 am Arts Leadership Preconference: Leading Change - Emerging and Mid-Career Leaders Making Change Happen Through Art
10:00 am - 11:30 am Newcomers and New-at-Heart Orientation and Meet-and-Greet
11:00 am - 11:30 am Networking Break
11:30 am - 2:00 pm Opening Keynote, State of the Arts Speech, and Awards Lunch
11:30 am - 2:00 pm The Power of Art to Transform People
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm Arts in Crisis: How the Arts Heal Communities After Disaster
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm Dan Goods on How Art Can Translate Data
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm Engaging the Biases, Values and Privileges Underneath Your Work
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm How Can Arts Agencies Cultivate Young Donors and Donors of Color?
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm Reaching Past Traditional Arts Nonprofits to Increase Impact
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm The Great Government Treasure Hunt
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm What Does It Take for Agencies to Stay Relevant in a Changing Community?
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm Networking Break
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm Plenary Conversations: What You Brought Here
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Creating an Organization that Can Learn and Adapt Intelligently
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Engaging Military Veterans in Your Community through the Arts
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm How Can Arts Agencies Better Provide Accessible Art and Arts Education?
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Increasing Grants Access Without Sacrificing Accountability
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Janet Brown and Regina Smith on Capitalization and the Local Arts Agency
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm What Does It Mean to Shift from "Cultural Plans" to "Creative Cities?"
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm What is the Smart Way to Use Big Data to Tell Arts Stories?
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Opening Reception at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
10:00 pm - 12:00 am Jam Session
Saturday, June 14
8:00 am - 9:00 am Interest Groups Breakfast
8:00 am - 6:00 pm Registration and CenterStage Open
9:00 am - 10:30 am Morning Plenary
9:00 am - 10:30 am The Power of Art to Transform Communities
10:45 am - 12:15 pm Agree or Disagree: We Should Let Arts Organizations That Don't Adapt Die
10:45 am - 12:15 pm Favianna Rodriguez on Advocating and Empowering through Culture
10:45 am - 12:15 pm How Can You Gracefully Transition Your Leadership During Succession?
10:45 am - 12:15 pm In Creative Placemaking, Whose "Place" Is It to Make?
10:45 am - 12:15 pm Local Art and Arts Education Reaching Farther through Technology
10:45 am - 12:15 pm Meet (and Ask) the NEA
10:45 am - 12:15 pm Three Studies that Prove the Power of Art to Change the World
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Plenary Conversations & Indoor Picnic: What You're Taking Home
1:30 pm - 5:30 pm ARTventure Tours
1:45 pm - 3:15 pm Expert Roundtables - Rounds 1 and 2
1:45 pm - 3:15 pm How Can Arts & Cultural Districts Stay Relevant, Healthy and Sustainable?
1:45 pm - 3:15 pm What Are the Best Ways to Use the Arts to Strengthen Rural Identity?
1:45 pm - 3:15 pm When LAAs Place Artists in Non-Artistic Contexts
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Debra Simon on Innovative Corporate pARTnerships
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Expert Roundtables - Rounds 3 and 4
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Making Arts Education More Equitable and Available to Everyone
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Research Round-Up
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Americans for the Arts Members Reception and Leadership Awardees Meet and Greet
10:00 pm - 12:00 am The Culture Crawl: Nightlife Excursions on Your Own
Sunday, June 15
8:00 am - 11:00 am Registration and CenterStage Open
9:30 am - 11:00 am Arts Advocacy Success Stories Happening Right Now
9:30 am - 11:00 am Enhancing Public Perceptions of Public Art
9:30 am - 11:00 am Expanding the Role of Art in Fast-Diversifying Suburbia
9:30 am - 11:00 am How Do You Diversify Arts Consumers While Maintaining Stability?
9:30 am - 11:00 am How Do You Maximize the Impact of Volunteers in Arts Programs?
10:00 am - 12:30 pm Closing Keynote