Monday
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9:00 - 10:00 Opening Plenary |
10:15 - 11:15 Funder Peer Group Discussions |
11:15 - 11:45 Break |
11:45 - 1:30 Luncheon Plenary |
1:30 - 2:00 Break |
2:00 - 3:30 |
Leveraging Longevity: Arts and Aging in America Organized by Rohit Burman, director, Culture & Public Broadcasting, MetLife Foundation; Gay Hanna, executive director, National Center for Creative Aging |
What’s Treasured Is Measured: The 2009 National Arts Index Organized by Randy Cohen, vice president of local arts advancement, Americans for the Arts |
International Art Exchanges: The Artists’ Perspective Organized by Deepa Gupta, program officer, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Elspeth Revere, vice president, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation |
Motivating and Enabling Field-wide Learning Organized by Andrea Snyder, president and executive director, Dance/USA |
At the Intersection of Arts, Advocacy, and Immigrant Justice Organized by Alison DeLuca, program director, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees; Mario Lugay, consultant, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees |
Measuring and Holding Change: Assessing Youth Art Programs Organized by Klare Shaw, senior advisor for education, arts and culture, Barr Foundation |
21st Century Arts Spaces Organized by Roberta Uno, senior program officer, Ford Foundation; Risë Wilson, program manager, Leveraging Investments in Creativity (LINC) |
Strategic Problem Solving (Overcoming Old Obstacles in Your New Normal) Organized by Kelly Barsdate, chief program and planning officer, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies; Jonathan Katz, chief executive officer, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies |
Success in the City: Re-fashioning our Work for New Times Organized by Joe Smoke, director of grant programs, City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) |
The Art of Cinema Organized by Pamela Harris, deputy director, Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media; Alyce Myatt, executive director, Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media |
3:30 - 4:00 Break |
4:00 - 5:30 |
Arts Philanthropy, Evaluation, Accountability & Social Change Organized by John Bare, vice president, The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation |
Putting the Arts into the Constitution: Minnesota's Historic Victory Organized by Vickie Benson, arts program director, The McKnight Foundation; Sheila Smith, executive director, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts |
Arts Infusion Initiative: A Catalytic Approach to Restoring the Peace for Chicago’ s Youth Organized by Suzanne Connor, senior program officer, The Chicago Community Trust |
Assuring Equitable Arts Learning in Urban K-12 Public Schools Organized by Grantmakers in the Arts and Grantmakers for Education |
No Strings Attached: Trust, Transformation, and Unrestricted Support to Artists Organized by Caitlin Strokosch, executive director, Alliance of Artists Communities |
Breaking out of a Bifurcated World: A Bridge Conversation on Philanthropy Organized by Caron Atlas, project director, Arts & Democracy Project; Tia Oros Peters, executive director, Seventh Generation Fund |
The National Capitalization Project: Proposed Funding Principles for Sustainability Organized by Grantmakers in the Arts |
Innovative Models of Support for Artists and Arts Organizations Organized by Deepa Gupta, program officer, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation |
Social Media as an Artform that Gives Voice to Under-represented Communities Organized by Arnold Aprill, founding and creative director, Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE); Cynthia Gehrig, president, Jerome Foundation |
Innovation and Change: How Small Arts Organizations are Rethinking their Business Models Organized by Marcia Festen, director, Arts Work Fund for Organizational Development; Laura Samson, executive director, Alphawood Foundation |
6:30 Dine-arounds |
9:00 Late Evening Grantmakers Cabaret |
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Tuesday
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8:00 - 9:00 Roundtables |
9:00 - 9:30 Break |
9:30 - 11:00 |
Crossing Borders: The Value of Cultural Exchange and How It Can Be Anchored, Encouraged, and Assessed Organized by Alan Cooper, executive director, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, on behalf of the six U.S. regional arts organizations |
Participatory Arts and Community Health: Challenges and Opportunities Organized by Amy Kitchener, executive director, Alliance for California Traditional Arts; Maria Rosario Jackson, senior research associate, Metropolitan Housing and Communities, Urban Institute |
Holding on to What We’ve Got: New Approaches to Retaining Emerging Arts Leaders in the Field Organized by Jeanne Sakamoto, senior program officer, The James Irvine Foundation; Marc Vogl, program officer, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation |
Shifting the Educational Focus: Can the Arts Help Students Thrive in a Global Economy? Organized by Julie Fry, program officer, Performing Arts, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation |
Public & Private: Foundation Partnerships with State and Local Arts Agencies Organized by Ashley Sklar, program officer, Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation |
Serving Incarcerated Youth: An Alliance between Storycatchers Theatre and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Organized by Consuella Brown, program director, Woods Fund of Chicago; Nancy McCarty, executive director, Storycatchers Theatre |
Protecting Investments Through Public Policy Advocacy: You Can Do It Organized by Susan Hoechstetter, senior advisor, foundation advocacy and advocacy evaluation, Alliance for Justice |
Evolving Expectations: Implications for Grantmakers Organized by Kelly Barsdate, chief program and planning officer, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies; Jonathan Katz, CEO, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies |
Media Policy Meets Cultural Policy: Bedtime Stories for the Digital Age Organized by Pamela Harris, deputy director, Grantmakers in Film + Electonic Media; Alyce Myatt, executive director, Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media |
11:30 - 1:00 Luncheon Plenary |
2:00 - 5:00 |
Design Matters: Bridging the Gap between the Arts and Architecture Organized by Sunny Fischer, executive director, Richard H. Dreihaus Foundation; Peter Handler, program manager, Richard H. Dreihaus Foundation |
The Artful Entrepreneur: Exploring Philanthropic Innovations for Arts and Culture in the 21st Century Organized by Dennis Scholl, Miami program director and vice president/arts, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Marete Wester, director of arts policy, Americans for the Arts |
Creative Organizing in Chicago: Integrating Arts and Culture in Movements for Social Justice Organized by Caron Atlas, project director, Arts & Democracy Project; Denise Brown, executive director, Leeway Foundation; Naomi Jackson, program associate, Rockefeller Brothers Fund |
Putting Ideas into Practice: Advancing Arts Education in Chicago Organized by Frank Baiocchi, program officer, Polk Bros. Foundation |
DIY Arts Projects, Collectives, Networks, Innovation Organized by Barbara Koenen, director of Chicago artists resources, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs |
Community Arts—Buzzwords or Meaningful Practice: Making Sense of the Expanding Universe of Community-based Arts Practice Organized by Janet Brown, executive director, Grantmakers in the Arts |
7:00 Dinner at the National Museum of Mexican Art! |
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Wednesday
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8:30 - 10:00 |
Thinking Beyond Our Limitations: A Foundation Capacity-Building Collaborative Organized by Sharon Rodning Bash, ArtsLab program director, Arts Midwest; Sharon DeMark, program officer, The Saint Paul Foundation |
Creative Synergy: Funders and Service Organizations as Partners Organized by Rohit Burman, director, Culture and public broadcasting, Metlife Foundation; Jonathan Herman, executive director, National Guild for Community Arts Education |
Data-Driven Decision Making Organized by John E. McGuirk, performing arts program director, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation |
To Partner or Not to PartnerThat Is the Question! Organized by Russell Kelley, head, music section, Canada Council for the Arts; Douglas Riske, executive director, Manitoba Arts Council |
Funding Together, Learning Together: The Arts for All Pooled Fund and Chicago Arts Education Collaborative Organized by Talia Gibas, arts education coordinator, Arts for All: LA County Regional Blue Print for Arts Education, Los Angeles County Arts Commission; Sarah Murr, arts and culture community investor, The Boeing Company |
Community Artists Responding to Unnatural Disasters Organized by the Arts and Social Justice Preconference Committee |
What Is Capitalization and Why Do Balance Sheets Matter? Organized by Rodney Christopher, vice president, Consulting Services, Nonprofit Finance Fund |
Are the Arts Gaining or Losing Ground in America Today? Organized by Paul Botts, director of Chicago programs, Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelly Foundation |
New Grantmaking: Tender Response and Tough Love Organized by Janet Brown, executive director, Grantmakers in the Arts |
Re-granting Today: Creating a New Generation of Funders and Reaching Marginalized Arts Communities Organized by Maria Lopez De Leon, executive director, National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC) |
10:00 - 10:30 Break |
10:30 - 12:00 Closing Brunch Plenary |
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