| THURSDAY | |
| 12:30 – 1:30 | Networking Lunch |
| 1:30 – 3:00 | Keynote Session: Authenticity & the Arts |
| Patricia “Patty” A. Bryant, TCA Chair;
Joseph Pine, Strategic Horizons LLP; Performance by Warren Hood and the Goods |
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| 3:00 – 3:30 | Networking Break |
| 3:30 – 5:00 | Breakout Sessions: |
| (A) Strategies in Building New Audiences
Patty Diou, Levitt Pavillion; Brad Carlin, Fusebox Festival; Allison Orr, Forklift Danceworks |
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| (B) Exploring Kickstarter, Crowdsourcing and the Virtual Fundraising Frontier
David Neff, Digital Engagement Strategist at PwC |
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| (C) Exploring Authenticity for Your Organization
Howard Taylor, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts; Heather Kitchen, Dallas Theater Center |
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| (D) Telling Your Story: Become More Engaging and Memorable
Donna Ingham, Tale Teller & Author |
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| (E) Integrating Accessibility Into Your Programs
Celia M. Hughes, VSA Texas; Marissa Austin, Georgetown Palace Theater; Doylene Land, Ellen Noel Museum |
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| (F) Texas Commission on the Arts: Overview
Jim Bob McMillan, TCA Deputy Director and Anina Moore, TCA Program Administrator |
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| 5:00 – 7:00 | Texas Cultural Trust Reception
Performance by Del Castillo |
| 7:00 | Dinner on Your Own |
| FRIDAY | |
| 7:45 – 8:45 | Networking Breakfast |
| 8:45 – 10:00 | Plenary Session: Engaging for Success: Building Communities not Audiences |
| Doug Borwick, CEO of Arts Engaged;
Performance by Ruby Nelda Perez |
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| 10:00 – 10:30 | Networking Break |
| 10:30 – 12:00 | Breakout Sessions: |
| (A) Tips on Fundraising Today
David Lake, Houston Endowment; Amy Baskin, Young Audiences of Northeast Texas; Jennifer Ransom Rice, Texas Cultural Trust/Texas Women for the Arts |
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| (B) Improving Donor Relations
Cookie Ruiz, Executive Director – Ballet Austin |
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| (C) Models for Arts Education
Brent Hasty, Mind Pop; Kay Thomas, Texarkana Regional Arts and Humanities Council; Jon Hinojosa, Say Sí; Amy Barbee – TX Cultural Trust |
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| (D) Telling Your Story: Become More Engaging and Memorable
Donna Ingham, Tale Teller & Author |
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| (E) New Engines of Growth: Creative Placemaking Today
Michael Killoren, NEA; Ann Rolling, The Emily Ann Theater; Karen Wiley, Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts |
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| (F) Mid- America Arts Alliance: Overview
Christine Dotterweich Bial, Mid-America Arts Alliance |
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| 12:00 – 1:15 | Networking Lunch
Performance by E-Flat Porch Band |
| 1:15 – 2:45 | Breakout Sessions: |
| (A) Effective Strategies for Today’s Market
Ashley Cass, Giant Noise; Rebecca Campbell, Austin Film Society |
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| (B) Developing a Fundraising Board
Magdalena McCall, Maravilla Group; Barry Silverberg, Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations; Cynthia B. Nunn, Center for Nonprofit Management, Dallas |
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| (C) Making Your Website Work for You
Christopher Rankin, Whole Foods Market; Earl Lundquist, Texas Dept of Agriculture |
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| (D) Mainstreaming Engagement
Doug Borwick, CEO of Arts Engaged |
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| (E) National Endowment for the Arts: Overview
Michael Killoren –NEA Discipline Director for Challenge America & Local Arts Agencies |
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| 2:45 – 3:00 | Networking Break |
| 3:00 – 4:15 | Plenary Session: The Future Starts Now |
| Sherry Kafka Wagner, Consultant in Urban Design and Public Spaces;
Performance by Big Squeeze artist Ruben Moreno |
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| 4:15 – 4:30 | Conference Closing |
