Pre-Conference Marketing Workshop (limited seating) Hot Springs Convention Center Covering Your Basics: Marketing 101 for Arts Organizations 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Sunday, October 4 Speaker: Lisa Parker Marketing & Management Consultant to the Arts In this dynamic workshop, Lisa Parker will guide you through the basics of creating and implementing a successful marketing strategy for your organization. Flying High in a Down Economy: Smart Marketing to Increase Attendance and Revenue 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Monday, October 5 Even in the best of situations, marketing can be a daunting task. In the second half of this two-part workshop, Lisa Parker will give you the marketing tools you need to thrive in today’s difficult economy. She will discuss ways to target and know your audience, tips on how to increase your organization’s revenue and ideas on how to keep your organization visible.

MONDAY October 5

Conference Registration
8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Hot Springs Convention Center

Masks for Change: A Personal Growth Workshop
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Speaker: Jo Ann Kaminsky
Art Therapist/Play Therapist/Counselor/Artist

In this hands-on workshop, Jo Ann Kaminsky will teach you how to bring forth creative transformation by working with an array of art materials, journaling, sound and movement to develop your own “mask.”

CreativeAsYouThink Seminar
1:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Speaker: Robin Young
Artist, teacher, speaker

Robin Young will empower you to activate your “creative mind” in order to become a more compelling leader. She will teach you how the creative mind works and how to integrate it with the intellectual brain so that you can make better decisions, more effectively solve problems and take risks.

Evening Activities
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Network with your colleagues while attending several planned activities.