Monday
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7:30 - 9:30 Breakfast service |
8:00 - 9:00 Roundtables |
9:00 - 9:30 Break |
9:30 - 11:00 Opening Plenary |
11:00 - 11:30 Break |
11:30 - 1:15 Keynote/Lunch |
1:15 - 1:45 Break |
1:45 - 3:15 |
Sink or Swim Session 1: Professional Development in the Arts: A Lifeboat for Educators? Organized by Moy Eng, performing arts program director, and Julie Fry, program officer, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. |
Hip Hop and Philanthropy Organized by Sarah Latimer, trustee, Dallas Austin Foundation |
Arts Evaluation and Practice: Answering the Important Questions Organized by Janet Sarbaugh, senior program director, arts & culture program, the Heinz Endowments |
New Media Art 101 Organized by Ruby Lerner, CEO and president, Creative Capital Foundation |
Gen-X report Organized by Greg Charleston, president, Arts Council of Indianapolis and Dave Lawrence, vice-president, Arts Council of Indianapolis |
Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Report on Cultural Exchange and Cultural Diplomacy Organized by Margaret Ayers, president, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation |
Partnering in the South: The Merengue, Venture Capitalism and the Grassroots Organized by Mollie Lakin-Hayes, deputy director, Southern Arts Federation |
Successes and Failures of Leveraging Challenge Grants Organized by John R. Killacky, program officer, arts and culture, The San Francisco Foundation |
Understanding the Changing Arts Environment: An Economy in Recession Organized by Marian Godfrey, Pew Charitable Trusts, and John E. McGuirk, James Irvine Foundation |
Creativity Levers: A Framework for Investment in Neighborhood Change Organized by Joan Shigekawa, associate director, Creativity and Culture, the Rockefeller Foundation |
3:15 - 3:30 Break |
3:30 - 5:45 |
Imagining America Reports: How New Demand for Civic Engagement Is Transforming Campus and Community Organized by Dudley Cocke, trustee, The Bush Foundation |
How a Partnership Transforms American Education Through the Arts Organized by Susan McCalmont, executive director, Kirkpatrick Foundation and Jeanne Butler, consultant. |
The Tales of Four Cities: Art as a Creative Strategy in Civic Systems & Process Organized by Pam Korza, co-director, Animating Democracy, Americans for the Arts and Barbara Schaffer-Bacon, co-director, Animating Democracy, Americans for the Arts |
Diverse Approaches to Achieving Diversity Organized by Angie Kim, program officer, The Getty Foundation |
Improving Arts Participation as a City-wide Endeavor Organized by Catherine Fukushima, program officer, The Wallace Foundation |
Funding Innovation in the Arts Organized by John McGuirk, arts program director, The James Irvine Foundation |
Discussion with Keynote Presenter Gary Pomerantz |
Who Defines Culture? Artists, Funders, the Marketplace? Organized by Judi Jennings, executive director, Kentucky Foundation for Women and Tommer Peterson, deputy director for programs, Grantmakers in the Arts |
Powerful & Possible! The Practical Realities of Art as a Vehicle for Building Community & Promoting Change Organized by Janis Foster, executive director, Grasssroots Grantmakers |
Art, Philanthropy and Social Change Organized and presented by John Bare, vice president, The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation |
5:45 - 6:30 Break |
6:30 Dine arounds |
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Tuesday
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7:30 - 9:30 Breakfast service |
8:00 - 11:30 |
Corporate Grantmakers Institute Sponsored by Bank of America Organized by Beth Ree, Target Corporation |
Harnessing the Power of Art as a Force for Change: The Art and Social Change Funders Working Group Strategic Planning Session Organized by Claudine Brown, program director, arts and culture, the Nathan Cummmings Foundation |
8:00 - 9:30 |
Sink or Swim Session 2: Extended School Day Organized by Moy Eng, performing arts program director, and Julie Fry, program officer, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation |
New Foundation Leaders and the Arts Organized by Janet Sarbaugh, senior program director, arts & culture program, the Heinz Endowments |
Social Networking, Web 2.0, etc.: Building an Individual Online Presence Organized by Josh Phillipson, program associate, The Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund |
Getting Engaged: A National Disaster Mobilization Plan for the Arts Community Organized by Cornelia Carey, executive director, Craft Emergency Relief Fund
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Discussion with Keynote Presenter Bruce Ferguson
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What isor can bethe role of community foundations in funding artists and arts related initiatives? Organized by Daniel Kertzner, community philanthropy officer, Rhode Island Foundation |
From Rust Belt to Artists Belt Organized by Deena Epstein, senior program officer, George Gund Foundation |
New Look Philanthropy: Models For the Next Generation of Givers Organized by Kristen Madsen, senior vice-president, GRAMMY Foundation |
9:30 - 10:00 Break |
10:00 - 11:30 |
Hooked (A participatory session for knitters) Organized by Hoong Lee Yee Krakauer, executive director, Queens Council on the Arts |
It Takes A City: Surrounding Children With the Arts Organized by Mary Trudel, senior communications officer, Wallace Foundation |
Online Tools for Grantmakers and Artmakers Organized by Vincent Stehle, Program director, nonprofit sector support, Surdna Foundation |
Telling Your Own Story and Other Stories As Well Organized by Lisa Cremin, director, Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund |
GIA's Indigenous Resource Network Meeting Organized by IRN co-chairs, Lori Pourier, president, First Peoples Fund, and Elizabeth Theobald Richards, program officer, Media, Arts and Culture, The Ford Foundation |
Variations on a Theme: Achieving Diversity from the Inside Out Organized by Barbara Saunders, program officer, The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation |
The Creative Economy Sector: At Last, A Definition! Organized by Rebecca Blunk, executive director, New England Foundation for the Arts |
The Medium is the Message: Revisited Organized by Jessica Chao, vice president, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and Vanessa Whang, senior program consultant, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors |
OMG! Another Capital Campaign! Organized by Peter Handler, program officer, The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation |
11:30 - 11:45 Break |
11:45 - 1:30 Keynote/Lunch |
1:30 - 1:45 Break |
1:45 - 4:45 Offsite sessions |
Will the Arts Be “Left Behind” in 2009? Organzed by John Abodeely, manager, arts education, Americans for the Arts and Marete Wester, director of arts policy, Americans for the Arts |
Site Visit to Tupac Shakur Foundation Organized by Tene Traylor, program officer, Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta |
Web 2.0 and Beyond Organized and moderated by Helen Brunner, director, Media Democracy Fund |
Going Green at the Office: Cutting Carbon and other Sustainable Practices for Foundations Organized by Luis Davila, enhancing the field director, Environmental Grantmakers Association |
New Solutions for Old Challenges Organized by Veronique Le Melle, former Grantmakers in the Arts board member, and Bill Aguado, executive director, Bronx Council on the Arts |
Discussion with Keynote Presenter Samina Quraeshi |
Arts & Cultural Centers as Anchor Institutions Organized by Penelope L. McPhee, president and trustee, The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation and Virginia A. Hepner, board member, Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund |
Is There Culture Beyond the Soaps on Wisteria Lane? Art in the 'Burbs: What's There, What's Not, and Why You Should Care Organized by Lisa Cremin, director, Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund. Presented by Carolyn Bye, interim executive director, OutFront Minnesota. |
Beyond Grants: Comprehensive Support for Individual Artists Organized by Carolyn Somers, executive director, Joan Mitchell Foundation |
4:45 - 5:15 Break |
5:15 Buses depart for High Museum |
6:15 - 7:30 Platform Session |
7:30 Reception and Dinner |
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Wednesday
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7:30 - 9:30 Breakfast service |
8:00 - 9:00 Roundtables |
9:00 - 9:30 Break |
9:30 - 11:00 |
Sink or Swim Session 3: Integrating the Arts: A Bridge across Subject Areas Organized by Moy Eng, performing arts program director, and Julie Fry, program officer, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation |
Arm in Arm: Engaged Grantmaking in Local Communities Organized by Susan Jenkins, Cherokee Preservation Foundation and Tommer Peterson, Grantmakers in the Arts |
Crowdsourced Philanthropy Organized by Lorenzo Lebrija, Miami program director, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation |
Activating Cultural Consumers Through Technology Organized by Mary Trudel, senior communications officer, Wallace Foundation |
Mediaopoly ! Organized by Alyce Myatt, executive director, Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media |
Discussion with Keynote Presenter Edgar Arceneaux |
GIA Web Site, Reader, and Communications: A Members Forum Organized and hosted by GIA Reader editors Frances Phillips, senior program officer, Walter and Elise Haas Fund, Anne Focke, executive director, Grantmakers in the Arts, and Tommer Peterson, deputy director for programs, Grantmakers in the Arts |
Integrating Youth Development Principles with Arts and Culture Organized by Sharnita Johnson, program officer, The Skillman Foundation |
Engaging Artists to be Agents of Social Change Organized by Cuong P. Hoang, director of programs, Mott Philanthropic |
11:00 - 11:30 Break |
11:30 - 1:15 Keynote/Lunch |
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