Conference Sessions
Monday |
| 8:00 - 9:30 Breakfast Plenary |
| 9:30 - 10:00 Break |
10:00 - 11:30 |
| Intersectionality: How can we do better? Tower A Organized by Ed Bourgeois, program manager, Western Arts Alliance, Advancing Indigenous Performance |
| The Intersection of Theater & Immigration Rights Advocacy: Law enforcement leaders read DREAMer stories Tower B Organized by Gary Steuer, president & CEO, Bonfils-Stanton Foundation; and Rita Valente, producing director, Motus Theater |
| Arts & Culture Grantmaking for Alternative Economies Tower C Organized by Shelley Trott, director of Arts Strategy and Ventures, Kenneth Rainin Foundation |
| Partnering with Community Foundations to Strengthen Local Arts Philanthropy Tower D Organized by San San Wong, program director, Arts & Creativity, Barr Foundation |
| Walk Away or Walk the Walk: The case of Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles Windows Organized by Vanessa Silberman, senior director of Communications & Strategic Initiatives, Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation |
| Leading from the South: Research report back and lessons for the national field Denver Organized by Maria Cherry Rangel, director of Strategic Initiatives, Foundation for Louisiana |
| Radical Imagination for Racial Justice Spruce Organized by F. Javier Torres, director, Thriving Cultures Program, Surdna Foundation |
| The Arts & Mental Wellbeing: Prototypes & partnerships in K-12 public education Century Organized by Deb Morales, Arts Education coordinator, Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture |
| Embodied Awareness: Applications and digital platforms Gold Organized by Madison Cario, executive director, Regional Arts & Culture Council |
| Transformation by Participation: Evaluating a field and funder partnership for racial equity in OST arts education Silver Organized by Mac Howison, program officer for Creative Learning, The Heinz Endowments |
| 11:30 - 12:00 Break |
| 12:00 - 1:30 Luncheon Plenary |
| 1:30 - 2:00 Break |
2:00 - 3:20 (Onsite Sessions) |
| Action Steps Toward Intersectional Trans Equity Tower D Organized by Jane Preston, deputy director, New England Foundation for the Arts |
| Revolutionizing Arts Education Policy through Data and Mapping Windows Organized by Narric Rome, vice president for Government Affairs and Arts Education, Americans for the Arts |
3:40 - 5:00 (Onsite Sessions) |
| International Cultural Exchange, Mobility, and the Future of U.S. Civil Society Tower A Organized by Barbara Lanciers, director, Trust for Mutual Understanding; and Michelle Coffey, executive director, Lambent Foundation |
| Creatively Exploring Health Equity Tower B Organized by Kendra Jones, director for Arts & Equity, Richmond Memorial Health Foundation |
| Variations on a Theme: Funding disability aesthetics Tower C Organized by Esther Grimm, executive director, 3Arts; and Lane Harwell, program officer, Ford Foundation |
2:00 - 4:30 (Offsite Sessions) |
| Don’t Exclude Indigenous! Expanding DEI in Philanthropy by Including Native Communities Denver Indian Center Organized by Catherine Bryan, director of Programs of Strengthening Tribal and Community Institutions, First Nations Development Institute; and Raymond Foxworth, vice president of Grantmaking, Development, and Communications, First Nations Development Institute |
| Innovation from the Field: Distributed leadership for a responsive, participatory, and equitable arts and culture sector Museo de las Americas Organized by Emiko Ono, program director, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation; and Mike Courville, director, Research and Strategy, Open Mind |
| Supporting Individual Artists Working at the Nexus of Art and Society RedLine Contemporary Arts Center – Project Space Organized by Libby Barbee, regranting manager, RedLine; and Gary Steuer, president & CEO, Bonfils-Stanton Foundation |
| The Role of Art and Culture in Community Building: How grantmaking, investment and the arts can work hand-in-hand to better our communities RedLine Contemporary Arts Center – Project Space Organized by Anna Raginskaya, financial advisor, Blue Rider Group at Morgan Stanley |
| Equity in Practice: Two Approaches for Moving Forward Denver Museum of Nature & Science Organized by Maurine Knighton, program director for the Arts, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation |
| 6:30 No-Host Dine-Arounds |
Tuesday |
| 8:00 - 9:30 Breakfast Plenary |
| 9:30 - 10:00 Break |
10:00 - 11:30 |
| Humanizing Racial Equity Work Tower B Organized by Cate Fox, senior program officer, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; and Karen Hott, team administrator, MacArthur Foundation |
| ‘Rural’ Done Right Tower C Organized by Susan DuPlessis, Community Arts Development director, South Carolina Arts Commission |
| Getting Ready to Talk about the Social Impact of the Arts You Fund Tower D Organized by Clayton Lord, vice president of Local Arts Advancement, Americans for the Arts |
| Who Controls the Narrative? Windows Organized by Gabrielle Strong, program officer, Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies |
| Beyond Latinx: A case study of Puerto Rican artists post-Hurricane Maria Denver Organized by Gargi Shinde, program director, Chamber Music America |
| The Readiness is All: Preparing your place by developing and sustaining disaster networks in your community and region Spruce Organized by Tom Clareson, director, PAR Project, Performing Arts Readiness/Lyrasis |
| Age Equity: The impact of ageism on arts funding and programs Century Organized by Adam Johnston, chief operating officer, National Guild for Community Arts Education |
| Middle C: How foundations, nonprofits, musicians, and music businesses are building creative ecosystems in the middle of America Gold Organized by Bryce Merrill, music programs manager, Bohemian Foundation; and Tom Scharf, chief music officer, Bohemian Foundation |
| Expressions for Justice: Grantmaking in the arts for systems change Silver Organized by Tempestt Hazel, arts program officer, Field Foundation; and Angelica Chavez, Justice Program Officer, Field Foundation |
| 11:30 - 12:00 Break |
| 12:00 - 1:30 Luncheon Plenary |
| 1:30 - 2:00 Break |
2:00 - 3:20 (Onsite Sessions) |
| From Surviving to Thriving: Forty years of feminist arts Tower C Organized by Kerry McCarthy, vice president, The New York Community Trust |
| Supporting Artists at the Border: Practicing responsive and responsible philanthropy Tower D Organized by Caitlin Strokosch, president & CEO, National Performance Network |
| Nightmare on Panel Street Windows Organized by Emilya Cachapero, director of Artistic and International Programs, Theatre Communications Group |
3:40 - 5:00 (Onsite Sessions) |
| A Secret Sauce for Building Financial Capacity and Addressing Equity Issues Tower A Organized by Cate Fox, senior program officer, Chicago Commitment, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation |
| Artists in City/Town Hall: Funding, capacity, and sustainability in artist-municipal partnerships Tower B Organized by Pam Korza, co-director, Animating Democracy, Americans for the Arts; and Deborah Fisher, executive director, A Blade of Grass |
2:00 - 5:00 (Offsite Sessions) |
| Evaluation in the 21st century: Culturally specific, complex, and clear Su Teatro Cultural & Performing Arts Center Organized by Sage Crump, program specialist, National Performance Network |
| Supporting Succession Successfully Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Organized by Susan Feder, program officer, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; and Eddie Torres, president & CEO, Grantmakers in the Arts |
| Innovations in Artist Housing: Inspiration from South America to address the “Soho Effect” RedLine Contemporary Arts Center – Project Space Organized by Erin Trapp, executive director and CEO, Biennial of the Americas |
| Take Note Colorado: A highly inclusive and student-centered approach to creating access to music for K-12 students in Colorado Youth on Record Organized by Bryce Merrill, music programs manager, Bohemian Foundation |
| Theatre Education Outcomes: Are we approaching a clear case statement? Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art Organized by Emily Miller, director of Strategic Partnerships & Programs, Theatre Forward |
| 5:30 Shuttles begin to depart from the hotel for McNichols Civic Center Building |
Wednesday |
8:00 - 9:30 |
| Our Beloved Community: Collaborative grantmaking Tower A Organized by DéLana R.A. Dameron, founder, Black Art Futures Fund |
| Arts and Juvenile Justice Reform: Seeding systemic, sustainable change Tower B Organized by Susan Feder, program officer for the Performing Arts, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Kaile Shilling, executive director, Arts for Incarcerated Youth Network; and Shira Greenberg, founder and artistic director, Keshet Dance & Center for the Arts |
| Artists, Work, and Modern Economies Tower C Organized by Angie Kim, president & CEO, Center for Cultural Innovation |
| Activista: Latinx artists in the age of protest Tower D Organized by Rocío Aranda-Alvarado, program officer, Ford Foundation |
| 9:30 - 10:00 Break |
| 9:30 - 11:30 Breakfast Plenary |