Art Works for Virginia -- Agenda

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Tuesday, January 27, 2009 - Pre-Conference Sessions on Cultural Tourism and Public Art

12:30 p.m. Registration

1:00 p.m. Tourism in Virginia

2:00 p.m. Successful Cultural Tourism Initiatives in Virginia

3:00 p.m. Break

3:15 p.m. Cultural Tourism on the Local Level

4:00 p.m. Roundtable Discussion of New Cultural Tourism Promotion Efforts

PUBLIC ART (bring materials from your public art program to share with your colleagues)

3:00 p.m. Public Art Nuts and Bolts for Administrators

4:00 p.m. Ushering Artists into the Public Art Process

5:00 p.m. Business meeting of the Virginia Alliance of Local Arts Agencies

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

8:30 a.m. Registration, coffee, and conversation

9:30 a.m. Opening Session--Keynote Speaker

11:00 a.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Michigan Cool Cities Initiative
Marketing the Arts in Tough Economic Times
Managing Conflict in Nonprofit Workplaces
Accountability for Non-Profit Organizations
Advocacy Workshop
Virginia Art Educators Supervisors Meeting
Virginia Music Educators Supervisors Meeting

12:30 p.m. Conference Luncheon and Performance by Larnell Starkey and the Spiritual Seven Gospel Singers

2:00 p.m. Virginians for the Arts Annual Membership Meeting

2:30 p.m CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Marketing the Arts in Rural Areas
Fundraising in Tough Economic Times
Update on State Initiatives
Information Technology Planning for Arts Organization
New Media and the Arts
Virginia Art Educators Supervisors Meeting
Virginia Music Educators Supervisors Meeting

4:00 p.m Annual Meeting of the Virginia Presenters Network

5:30 p.m. Reception for Conference Attendees, honoring the Virginia General Assembly

8:00 p.m. Mad Men and Women.

Thursday, January 29, 2009

7:30 a.m. Arts Advocacy Day Kick Off Meeting

8:00 a.m. Advocacy Instructions

8:30 a.m. Visits with Legislators

11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Major Arts Institutions Roundtable

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