Conference Sessions

Monday

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

Tuesday

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!

Wednesday

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 Partner—That 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