Conference Sessions
Monday |
| 8:00 - 9:30 Breakfast Plenary |
| 9:30 - 10:00 Break |
10:00 - 11:30 |
| Information, Learning, and Strategy for Arts Grantmakers Pro Arts: Studio Organized by Renae Youngs, director of Research and Evaluation, Minnesota State Arts Board |
| Open, Closed, or All of the Above: Accessibility, equity, and inclusion in artist award selection process Oakstop 14: Elihu Suite Organized by Brian McGuigan, program director, Artist Trust |
| Creating Effective Public/Private Investment in the Arts and Military Oakstop 14: Lionel Suite Organized by Marete Wester, senior director, Arts Policy and National Initiative for Arts and Health in the Military |
| A National Conversation About Advancing Trans Equity Oakland Center: Fruitvale Organized by Krista Bradley, director of programs and resources, Association of Performing Arts Professionals; and Jane Preston, deputy director, New England Foundation for the Arts |
| Making it Work for Real Inclusion: Strategies for meaningful participation of undocumented artists Betti Ono Gallery Organized by Baylen Campbell, program and administrative assistant to the executive director, Unbound Philanthropy; and Favianna Rodriguez, interim director and cultural strategist, CultureStrike |
| Filmmaking on the Frontlines: How investing in storytellers is good for the arts and the environment Oakstop 14: Beckford Event Suite 303 Organized by Kerry McCarthy, program director, Arts and Culture, and Historic Preservation, New York Community Trust |
| A Collaborative Approach to Supporting Cross-Sector Work Oakland Center: Merritt I Organized by Gary Steuer, president and CEO, Bonfils-Stanton Foundation |
| Building Political Will and Resources for Cultural Equity Funding Spur Oakland Organized by Robynn Takayama, program officer of Community Investments, San Francisco Arts Commission |
| Mapping Culture-Making Change Flight Deck: Theater Organized by Amy Kitchener, executive director and co-founder, Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA) |
| Transformation in Action: Embodying emergent strategies Oakland Center: Merritt II Organized by Sage Crump, project manager, Leveraging a Network for Equity, National Performance Network/Visual Arts Network |
| Cultural Equity Frameworks in Philanthropy Oakland Center: Montclair Organized by Debbie Ng, program officer, San Francisco Arts Commission |
| Creating Connectedness: Social presencing theater Oakland Center: Temescal Organized by Delia Reid, senior program officer, Stuart Foundation; and Arawana Hayashi, choreographer, performer, educator, Social Presencing Theater |
| Supporting artists: Multiple models Flight Deck: Studio Organized by Alexa Hall, program fellow, Performing Art, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation; and Frances Phillips, program director, Arts and The Creative Work Fund, Walter & Elise Haas Fund |
| 11:30 - 12:00 Break |
| 12:00 - 1:30 Luncheon Plenary |
| 1:30 - 2:00 Break |
2:00 - 3:15 |
| The Promise of Arts Education and Social Emotional Learning: More than magical thinking Oakstop 14: Elihu Suite Organized by Sydney Sidwell, director of Education and Arts Learning, Lloyd A. Fry Foundation; and Steve Shewfelt, director of Data & Research, Ingenuity, Inc. |
| New Horizons in Arts Research Oakstop 14: Lionel Suite Organized by Anna Campbell, senior program officer, The Howard Gillman Foundation; and Ian David Moss, CEO, Knowledge Empower |
| A Step beyond Capitalization: Trauma informed philanthropy Oakland Center: Fruitvale Organized by Barbara Mumby, senior program officer of Community Investments, San Francisco Arts Commission; and Sonia Mañjon, executive director, Leaderspring Center |
| The Art of Social Change: Know Native America Pro Arts Studio Organized by Lulani Arquette, president and CEO, Native Arts and Cultures Foundation |
| Integrating the Arts with Higher Education: What funders need to know Oakstop 14: Beckford Event Suite 303 Organized by Sunil Iyengar, director of the Office of Research & Analysis, National Endowment for the Arts |
| Out Here in the Middle: Perspectives from the Heartland Oakland Center: Merritt I Organized by Joe Randel, senior program officer, Walton Family Foundation |
| Mapping Oakland: A baseline study of arts and cultural organizations in communities of color Spur Oakland Organized by Ted Russell, associate director of Arts Strategy & Ventures, Kenneth Rainin Foundation; and Vanessa Camarena-Arredondo, program officer, Akonadi Foundation |
| Media Artists as Storytellers for Social Change Flight Deck: Theater Organized by David Haas, vice chair, Wyncote Foundation; and Sarah Lutman, principal, 8 Bridges Workshop |
| Imaginative Spaces: Artist reflections on their engagement with the built environment Oakland Center: Merritt II Organized by Marianna Schaffer, director of Artist Initiatives, Creative Capital; and Bryan Lee Jr., director of Design, Colloqate |
| Building Financial Equity: From surviving to thriving Oakland Center: Montclair Organized by Glyn Northington, senior program director, Propel Nonprofits; and Janet Ogden-Brackett, vice president, Propel Nonprofits |
| Giving Grantee-Partners the Reins: Creating a cohort-designed learning community Oakland Center: Temescal Organized by Jason Blackwell, program associate, The James Irvine Foundation; and Stephanie Brown, program officer, The James Irving Foundation |
| Critical Minded: Supporting an inclusive ecology of cultural criticism Flight Deck: Studio Organized by Elizabeth Méndez Berry, director of Voice, Creativity, and Culture, The Nathan Cummings Foundation; and Chi-hui Yang, program officer of JustFilms, Creativity and Free Expression, Ford Foundation |
| 3:15 - 3:45 Break |
3:45 - 4:45 |
| Protecting Arts Policy: Philanthropy’s role Oakstop 14: Elihu Suite Organized by Emily Peck, vice president of Private Sector Initiatives, Americans for the Arts |
| Digital Strategies – Lessons learned Oakstop 14: Lionel Suite Organized by Anita Contini, program lead, Arts and Culture, Bloomberg Philanthropies |
| Beyond the Money: What we’re learning about support to individual artists Oakland Center: Fruitvale Organized by Lillian Osei-Boateng, program manager, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation |
| Intersectionality: Building momentum and moving forward together on arts, environment, and equity Oakstop 14: Beckford Event Suite 303 Organized by Tatiana Hernandez, senior program officer, The Kresge Foundation; and Rachel Leon, executive director, Environmental Grantmakers Association |
| The Power of the Arts to have Social and Policy Impact: A case study Pro Arts Studio Organized by Lukas Haynes, executive director, David Rockefeller Fund; Sara Reisman, executive and artistic director, The Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation; and Katy Rubin, founder and executive director, Theatre of the Oppressed NYC |
| Arts Education Grants as Fuel for Cross-Sector Systemic Change: A case study from the country’s third largest school district Oakland Center: Merritt I Organized by Elizabeth Cole, director of Creative Schools Fund, Ingenuity; and Paul Sznewajs, executive director, Ingenuity |
| Supporting the Stuff in Between: Moving from projects to practice Spur Oakland Organized by Lyz Crane, deputy director, ArtPlace America |
| Realizing the Untapped Potential of Youth: Improving Communities Through Lifting Tomorrow’s Leaders Flight Deck: Theater Organized by Justin Christy, strategy and learning manager, Bush Foundation |
| Sugar Hill: Funding for impact and sustainability Oakland Center: Merritt II Organized by Michelle Johnson, program officer, Arts & Culture, The Kresge Foundation; and Regina Smith, managing director, Arts & Culture, The Kresge Foundation |
| What Does Cultural Equity Look Like? Oakland Center: Montclair Organized by Roberto Bedoya, Cultural Affairs manager, City of Oakland |
| Keeping Artist Workspace Safe and Accessible Oakland Center: Temescal Organized by Tracey Knuckles, senior manager, Cultural Assets, Bloomberg Associates |
| The Fastest Grant in the West: How fast can you be? Flight Deck: Studio Organized by Joe Smoke, director, Grants Administration Division, Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs |
| 6:30 No-Host Dine-Arounds |
Tuesday |
| 8:00 - 9:30 Breakfast Plenary |
| 9:30 - 10:00 Break |
10:00 - 11:30 |
| A Vision for the Arts in Food-and-Agricultural Grantmaking Oakstop 14: Elihu Suite Organized by Sunil Iyengar, research and analysis director, National Endowment for the Arts |
| Local Arts Agencies Getting Creative About Investment to Pursue Equity Oakstop 14: Lionel Suite Organized by Clay Lord, vice president of local arts advancement, Americans for the Arts |
| Hats On, Hats Off: A creative approach to capitalization and capacity building Oakland Center: Fruitvale Organized by Anna Campbell, senior program officer, Howard Gilman Foundation; and Samantha Ender, vice president, program officer, J. P. Morgan |
| Placekeeping and Practice: Safeguarding our soul Pro Arts: Studio Organized by Shelley Trott, director, Arts Strategy & Ventures, Kenneth Rainin Foundation; and Roberto Bedoya, manager of Cultural Affairs, City of Oakland |
| Arts, Culture, the Story: A post-Katrina community recovery model and emergency preparedness tools Oakstop 14: Beckford Event Suite 303 Organized by Janet Newcomb, executive director, National Coalition for Arts’ Preparedness and Emergency Response; and Tom Clareson, senior consultant for Digital & Preservation Services, LYRASIS |
| Checking your Gut: Using data to assess equity Spur Oakland Organized by Anne Mulgrave, manager of Grants and Accessibility, Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council; and Ryan Stubbs, senior director of Research, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies |
| Not the Master’s Tools: Creating a toolkit for equity in the panel process Betti Ono Gallery Organized by Emilya Cachapero, director of Artistic and International Programs, Theatre Communications Group; and Tariana Navas-Nieves, director, Cultural Affairs, Denver Arts & Venues |
| Supporting Immigrant Artists Oakstop 14: Osumare Meeting Suite 3004 Organized by Michael Royce, executive director, New York Foundation for the Arts |
| Arts Interventions for Social Justice Oakland Center: Montclair Organized by Shelly Gilbride, programs officer, California Arts Council; and Ayanna Kiburi, deputy director, California Arts Council |
| Equitable Funding Practices: Identifying barriers and expanding access through responsive relationships Flight Deck: Theater Organized by Arin Sullivan, vice president, director of Programs and Products, DataArts; and Laurel Fisher, Grants manager, Metro Arts/Nashville Office of Arts + Culture |
| Building Pathways to Equitable Funding for Creative Youth Development Flight Deck: Studio Organized by Heather Ikemire, chief program officer, National Guild for community Arts Education |
| Impact Investing in the Creative Economy Oakland Center: Rockridge Organized by Upstart Co-Lab |
| Holding Ourselves Accountable: Toward and beyond racial equity Oakland Center: Temescal Organized by Eddie Torres, president and CEO, Grantmakers in the Arts; Nadia Elokdah, deputy director and director of programs, Grantmakers in the Arts, Sherylynn Sealy, programs manager, Grantmakers in the Arts |
| 11:30 - 12:00 Break |
| 12:00 - 1:30 Luncheon Plenary |
| 1:30 - 2:00 Break |
2:00 - 4:30 (Off-site Sessions) |
Space is limited at off-site sessions, so a ticket is required. Tickets will be available at the registration desk beginning at 7:30am on Tuesday morning. If the tickets for a given session are gone, you will know that it is filled and can make another choice. |
| The Sovereign Now: Native artists on the frontlines of social justice Intertribal Friendship House Organized by Reuben Tomás Roqueñi, director of National Artist Fellowships, Native Arts and Cultures |
| Creative Youth Development Through Culturally Relevant Arts Practice Destiny Arts Center Organized by Stan Hutton, senior program officer, Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation |
| Oakland Arts Collectives: Resource sharing and innovation Betti Ono Gallery Organized by Alexa Hall, program fellow, Performing Arts, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation |
| Love + Memory: Social disruption comes in many forms to the streets of Oakland Eastside Cultural Center Organized by Lily Kharrazi, Special Projects manager, Alliance for CA Traditional Arts |
| More than Access: What funders can do to make a big difference in disability arts Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts Organized by Beth Bienvenu, director of the Office of Accessibility, National Endowment of the Arts; Frances Phillips, program director for the Arts and The Creative Work Fund, Walter and Elise Haas Fund; and Esther Grisham Grimm, executive director, 3Arts |
| Long Table Remix: How theaters of color are redefining abundance Oakland Center: Montclair Organized by Sharon DeMark, program officer, The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundations |
| Investing in Capitalization and Adaptive Capacity: Lessons learned Oakland Center: Temescal Organized by San San Wong, director of Arts & Creativity, Barr Foundation; and Laura Sherman, director, Greater Boston, Grantmaking, The Klarman Family Foundation |
| 5:30 Shuttles begin to depart from the hotel for OMCA |
Wednesday Breakfast Roundtables |
8:00 - 9:00 |
| Developing Anti-Displacement Strategies through Organizing and the Arts: A briefing for funders Pro Arts: Studio Co-hosted by the San Francisco Foundation and organized by Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society |
| Impact Investing in the Creative Economy The Lab, 3rd Floor | 1330 Broadway Organized by Upstart Co-Lab |