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February 21, 2008
To Sacramento! March 4 and 5
Dear Arts Forum Supporters
Come on Up to Sacramento!
California Advocacy Day and CAC Conference
Join us and hundreds of your peers in Sacramento next month.
Make your plans now for two not-to-be-missed events in Sacramento coming up in just two weeks: The California Arts Council’s annual statewide conference on March 4 and California Arts Advocates’ Advocacy Day on March 5. The CAC and CAA are jointly planning their two events with the aim of inspiring, educating and motivating artists, arts administrators and arts supporters representing every possible discipline from communities across the state. Register for both events at the CAC web site,
http://www.cac.ca.gov/artsconference.
CAC Conference, March 4, “The Future: What’s Next?”
Join the California Arts Council, members of arts organizations, educators, your government, foundations, and arts stakeholders in addressing the question of “what’s next?” for the arts. Speakers will lead attendees through presentations and round table discussions—from state and national perspectives —through the lens of changing demographics, cultural diversity, arts education, audiences, media, etc. The day begins with Derek Woodgate (Futurist and President of The Futures Lab), and continues with Jonathan Katz (Director of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies), Dr. Tomás Ybarra-Frausto (Educator, Author, and former Associate Director for Creativity & Culture at the Rockefeller Foundation), Richard J. Deasy (Director of the Arts Education Partnership, Washington, D.C.), and Joseph Hayes (Research Associate, Public Policy Institute of California). Senator Jack Scott and Assemblymember Betty Karnette will receive awards of appreciation for their strong support of the arts.
The conference will be held at Sacramento's Memorial Auditorium — 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Check-in and Continental breakfast: 8:30 a.m.
The day concludes with a Reception hosted by California Arts Advocates for lawmakers and their arts constituents from 5:00pm - 6:30pm. Catered by The Broiler, at 1201 K Street, 15th floor. Tickets: $20 per person
California Arts Advocacy Day, March 5
California Arts Advocates will present a morning advocacy training session, 8:30am to noon, on March 5, with speakers, panels and a continental breakfast at the Sacramento Theatre Company, 1419 H Street, Sacramento. The afternoon will be filled by meetings with state legislators and their staff at the State Capitol. California Arts Advocates will arrange appointments for all attendees who have registered by February 22. Registration Fee: $35 per person
Featured speakers:
Jonathan Katz, CEO, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
Presentation: Steps to Advocacy Success
Assembly Member Betty Karnette, chair, Assembly Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and Internet Media
Muriel Johnson, director, California Arts Council
Panel 1: How do local, state and federal advocacy efforts intersect and work together
to successfully advocate for the arts before city councils, county boards,
school boards, state legislators and the US Congress?
Panelists: Deborah Cullinan, Arts Forum SF; Danielle Brazell, Arts for LA; Lisa Caretto, California Arts Advocates; Jay Dick, Americans for the Arts
Moderator; Brad Erickson, Theatre Bay Area, CAA Board President
Panel 2: Advocacy Prep for meetings with state legislators and staff members at the Capitol. Learn key issues, talking points and tips to best communicate your arts message.
Panelists: Kathy Lynch, Legislative Advocate for California Arts Advocates (CAA); Dalouge Smith, CEO San Diego Youth Symphony and CAA Board Member; Lisa Caretto, CAA Executive Director
Moderator: Terence McFarland, LA Stage Alliance, CAA Board Vice-President
Meetings with state legislators and staff at the State Capitol: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Come to Sacramento and make your voices heard!
Brad Erickson Deborah Cullinan
Executive Director Executive Director
Theatre Bay Area Intersection for the Arts
415-430-1140 x11 415-626-2787
Posted by brad at February 21, 2008 11:51 AM
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