SUNDAY
12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Conference Registration
John Q. Hammons Convention Center
Rogers, Arkansas
2:00 - 2:30
Welcome
Joy Pennington, Executive Director, Arkansas Arts Council
Opening Remarks
Bill Mitchell, Mitchellworks
2:30 - 3:15
The Role of the Arts in Communities
Border Community Interactions
Ruth Ellen Whitt, Texarkana Regional Arts & Humanities Council
Delta Revitalization
Janine Earney, Crittenden Arts Council
Central Arkansas Collaborations
Laura Rosenberg, Hot Springs Music Festival
3:30 - 4:15
The Economic Benefit of the Arts
Northwest Arkansas Expansion
Daniel Hintz, Fayetteville Downtown Partners
Folklife and Cultural Tourism
Mike Luster, Ph.D., Arkansas Folklife Program, Arkansas State University
Community Cultural Awareness
Denisa Pennington, Arkansas Economic Development Commission
7:00 - 9:00
Arts on Tour Performers Showcase/Reception
Pinnacle
Ballroom, Embassy Suites
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MONDAY
8:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Conference Registration
John Q. Hammons Convention Center
Rogers, Arkansas
9:00
- 10:15
Public Value of the Arts
Jonathan Katz, CEO National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
Stuart Rosenfeld, Regional Technology Strategies, Inc.
The
Open Door of Universal Design
Kory Smith, University of Arkansas Professor of Architecture
Creating
a Profession as an Artist
Robert Ebendorf, East Carolina University, School of Art and Design
10:30
- 11:45
Arts Visioning for Communities
Panel Discussion:
Maureen Rose, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
Terri Trotter, Walton Arts Center
Cary Tyson, Main Street Arkansas
Bob Workman, Crystal Bridges
Creating
a Profession as an Artist (continued)
Robert Ebendorf, East Carolina University
12:00
- 1:45 p.m.
Governor’s Arts Awards Luncheon and Recognition of Individual
Artist Fellowships
Grand Ballroom, John Q. Hammons Convention Center
2:00
- 2:45
Boosting Economic Development with Artistic Resources
Keynote Speaker - Rebecca Anderson, CEO HandMade in America
3:00
- 4:00
The Emergence of the Creative Community
Panel Discussion:
Becky Anderson, HandMade in America
Robert Ebendorf, East Carolina University
Jonathan Katz, NASAA
Stuart Rosenfeld, Regional Technology Strategies, Inc. |
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