Schedule as of September 12, 2016 (subject to change)
Downloadable PDF version here: confluence-2016-prelim-schedule-for-website-update-9-12-16
Monday, September 26, 2016
Venue: Sacramento Convention Center
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast (included in registration)
8:00 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. Registration Open
8:30 a.m.– 10 a.m. California Arts Council State-Local Partners Meeting
(Attendance required for representatives of State-Local Partner grantees.)
California Arts Council Cultural Pathways Cohort Meeting
(Attendance required for representatives of Cultural Pathways grantees.)
9:00 a.m. – 10 a.m. IceBreaker (except State-Local Partners & Cultural Pathways Grantees):
Networking session, led by CFTA board members.
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. General Session
Welcome: Californians for the Arts
Welcome: California Arts Council
Keynote: Nina Simon
11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions (Topics below will be offered either at 11:15 a.m. or 2:30 p.m. still to be determined. Additional session topics are in formation.)
Arts Education: Being organized by Dalouge Smith, President & CEO, San Diego Youth Symphony Orchestra and Joe Landon, Executive Director, California Alliance for Arts Education
Arts in Correction: Being organized by Sofia Klatzer, Executive Director of Arts for LA
Cultural Districts: Being organized by Victoria Hamilton, Arts & Culture Advocate, Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation, San Diego
Diversity & Cultural Equity: Confirmed panelist: Leticia Rhi Buckley, Director of Communications and Marketing, Los Angeles County Arts Commission/Ford Theatre
Partnerships Workshop: How Valuable are your Partnerships? A hands-on workshop to assess the value of your partnerships. Leaders: Rhyena Halpern, Assistant Director, Community Services Department and Director, Arts & Sciences, City of Palo Alto and Rachel Osajima, Executive Director, Alameda County Arts Commission
Storytelling and Making the Case for the Arts. Led by Michael Kass, award-winning storyteller, facilitator and coach.
12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch (included in registration)
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. General Session
Keynote: Marc Bamuthi Joseph
2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Breakout Sessions
(See 11:15 a.m. for list of topics. Additional session topics are in formation.)
3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Roundtable Conversations
A Game Changer: The Arts Education Data Project – Patricia Wayne, Director Create CA
Behind the Scenes Grant Panels and Effective Grant Writing Strategies – Rhyena Halpern, Assistant Director, Community Services Department; Director, Arts & Sciences, City of Palo Alto, Palo Alto
Public Art and All of Its Ups and Downs – Rachel Osajima, Executive Director, Alameda County Arts Commission, Oakland
Supporting Individual Artists with Funding and Resources – John Gallogly, Executive Director, Theatre West, Los Angeles
Innovative Arts Marketing Strategies – Danielle Whitmore, Executive Director, Blue Line Arts, Roseville
Fundraising Best Practices – Richard Stein, Executive Director, Arts Orange County, Santa Ana
Navigating California Arts Council Grant Programs – Shelley Gilbride, Programs Officer, California Arts Council, Sacramento
Rural Placemaking at Its Best – Debra Lucero Executive Director, Shasta County Arts Council & Friends of the Arts-Upstate, Redding and Chico
All about Arts & Access with the National Arts and Disability Center – TBA
Arts and Veterans – Forging New Partnerships – Jason Jong, Arts Program Specialist, California Arts Council, Sacramento
Strategies to Implement Arts Programs that Serve At-Risk Youth – Patrick Brien, Executive Director, Riverside Arts Council, Riverside
5:00 p.m. — 5:30 p.m. Break
5:30-7pm Reception ($25.00 – tickets still available!)
Honoring the Founders of California Arts Advocates
Michael Alexander, Barry Hessenius, Alma Robinson, Kris Sinclair, Alan Ziter
Hosted bar, appetizers and entertainment with
Empress Tavern, Crest Theater, 1013 K St. (an easy walk from Convention Center).
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Venue: Sacramento Convention Center
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast (included in registration)
8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Registration Open
8:30 a.m.– 9:30 a.m. California Arts Council State-Local Partner Meeting
(Attendance required for representatives of State-Local Partner grantees.)
California Arts Council Cultural Pathways Cohort Meeting
(Attendance required for representatives of Cultural Pathways grantees.)
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Keynote: James Mayer, President & CEO, California Forward
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Advocacy 101 – A Practicum of Arts Techniques for Engaging Advocates and Community, local, state and nationwide, led by Brad Erickson, California’s State Arts Action Network Representative with Americans for the Arts & CFTA Past President
11:30 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Lunch (included in registration)
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Arts Day – Walk to Capitol Grounds for group photo
1:30 p.m.– 4:30 p.m. Legislative Visits – in the Capitol
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Return to Convention Center for Legislative Visits Debrief