Oklahoma Arts Conference 2010
Art at Work: Creative Concepts & Proven Strategies
“THANK YOU” TO OUR PARTNERS:
- MID-AMERICA ARTS ALLIANCE FOR SPONSORING THE TEACHING ARTISTS’ TRACK
- AND THE PIONEER LIBRARY SYSTEM FOR HOSTING THE PRE-CONFERENCE SESSIONS
PRE CONFERENCE SESSIONS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
MONDAY, OCTOBER 11 , 2010
6:00-8:00 p.m. PRE CONFERENCE SESSION
Norman Public Library, 225 N. Webster
Creation and Critique: For Artists and T.A.s Artists and Teaching Artists Track
Steve Bailey from Jump-Start Performance Co., San Antonio will conduct a community workshop for local artists, combining performance composition and critical response techniques. Using a simple method developed by Anne Bogart of SITI Theatre Company New York, participants will create and present short original performances. The short performance works will then be used to practice the artist-friendly “critical response” format developed by MacArthur Fellow, Liz Lerman of the Dance Exchange. This method is adaptable for both community and professional settings.
Presenter: Steve Bailey
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2010
10:00-12:00 a.m. PRE CONFERENCE SESSION
Norman Public Library Computer Training Center, 225 N. Webster
Foundation Center Workshop: Funding Research Basics for Individual Artists and Arts Organizations
Did you ever have a great idea for your art work or arts organization but need seed money? Pull up a chair at the Norman Public Library, and learn abut the tools for researching funding opportunities. Learn about two important databases: 1) The Foundation Directory Online Professional, which profiles more than 95,000 U.S. grant makers, and 2) Foundation Grants to Individuals Online. This workshop will include a demonstration of both databases with a focus on arts funding. The Foundation Center Workshop is a partnership project of the Foundation Center of New York and Norman Public Library.
Presenter: Jana Moring
Director of Donor Relations, University of Oklahoma Foundation
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2010
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Registration
Embassy Suites Conference Center
10:00a.m.– 12:30 p.m. Council Meeting and Luncheon
Embassy Suites Conference Center
11:00 a.m.– 1:00 p.m. ONEAL Networking Lunch
Embassy Suites Conference Center
1:00 – 1:45 p.m. GENERAL SESSION
“Welcome to Norman”
The Honorable Cindy Rosenthal, Mayor
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Successful Nonprofit Boards Arts Managers’ Track
This workshop will focus on strategic recruitment, orientation, education, engagement and evaluation. Particular attention is given to recruiting the right board members and making time to thoughtfully consider how you provide the education necessary to ensure an active approach to board service. This workshop builds on momentum achieved last year during Philanthropic Fundraising: Inspiring Your Board Members.
Presenter: Chuck Loring
Cultural Assets and Community Re-invention: Working with What You’ve Got Cultural Development Track
This interactive workshop will examine the assets of a middle-American town. Participants will take the town apart and put its economy and culture back together in 90 minutes flat.
Presenter: Tom Borrup
Developing Arts Curriculum Artists and Teaching Artists‘ Track
Emphasizing community collaboration, this workshop will offer techniques for creating arts curriculum in both school and community settings. Using a lesson plan guide as the starting point, participants will create sample arts curriculum using example scenarios suggested by workshop attendees.
Presenter: Steve Bailey
Take It To the Slam! Cultural Development and Artists’ Track
Stories, music, poetry, performance. Attend this session and get a taste of Community Slam. Learn why community talent is driven to show up, show out and show off, and how slams provide an open forum for experimental work and community building.
Panelists: Molly O’Connor, Deborah Hunter, Stephan Kovash
3:30 – 5:00 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Structure = Success: The Secret to Meaningful Meetings and Outstanding Board Performance Arts Managers’ Track
To ensure maximum engagement and involvement, time spent by board members in meetings must be meaningful. Getting the job done right is simplified when a few rules are followed. A focused approach translates to mean business is done effectively and efficiently, so that board members know their time is well spent and valued. This workshop builds on concepts presented last year in Responsible Governance in the Age of Accountability.
Presenter: Chuck Loring
Creative Places: Fostering Creativity in Your Entire Community
Cultural Development Track
You support the most creative artists in your community. Why shouldn’t the entire community be a creative place? What do leading thinkers and practitioners say about making innovative, vibrant, great places?
Presenter: Tom Borrup
Meet the Oklahoma Arts Council’s Program Staff
Meet the program staff and learn more about the Council’s grants, services and outreach projects. Learn about the grant application, what qualifies for funding for schools and communities, and the types of professional services that the Council provides.
Creative Partnerships: Norman’s 2nd Friday Circuit of Art
Cultural Development Track
The 2nd Friday Circuit of Art is a monthly celebration that brings community citizens and visitors together to enjoy a wonderful experience of music and visual art. Learn how this monthly “art walk and ride” evening turns the entire city of Norman into an arts district by connecting the Downtown Norman Arts District with outlying galleries; performance halls and Campus Corner.
Panelists: Josh Lunsford, Norman Arts Council; Chirstian Pitt, Norman Gallery Assoc.; Michael Bendure, Fred Jones Jr Museum of Art; Michael Palermo, Michelangelo’s Coffee & Wine Bar; Chase Spivey, Musician; Cody Ponder, Cleveland Area Rapid Transit
5:30 – 11:00 p.m. WELCOME TO NORMAN
Join your peers to dine and network at Norman’s locally owned restaurants and pubs and visit Norman’s arts spaces. Shuttle vans will provide a transport loop from the hotel to the Firehouse Art Center, Downtown Norman, Campus Corner and back to the hotel.
6:00-8:00 p.m. Wine and Hors d’oeuvres Reception
Norman Firehouse Art Center , 444 So. Flood Avenue
Don’t miss this opportunity to tour one of Oklahoma’s finest arts learning centers.
Jazz Performance and Hors d’oeuvres Reception at Cafe Plaid
333 West Boyd at Norman at Campus Corner
Two of Norman’s great institutions, Cafe Plaid and Jazz in June will host a jazz performance evening to welcome the Oklahoma Arts Conference to Norman. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience Norman at its finest.
Galleries Open House 6:00
Dreamer Concepts & Foundation
324 East Main Street 405-701-0048
Dreamer 29: Out of This World, an otherworldly experience that brings together art and science fiction with a series of individual works, installations and collaborations by Greg Brown and Saxon Rhea. These works present a mind-bending glimpse into a possible future world in which the line between biology and technology is blurred and art becomes nature. In addition to the Dreamer 29 exhibit, patrons can enjoy live music by local musicians in our newly renovated back patio area.
Gallery 123
123 E. Main St. Second floor-above Forward Foods
MAINSITE Contemporary Art
122 East Main St 405-292-8095
MAINSITE is pleased to announce the exhibition of works by artists O. Gail Poole, and John Seward. Seward show titled Transitions. Exhibition dates: September 10th through October 30th, 2010.
7:30 p.m. Historic Sooner Theatre,
Musical Numbers from Goodbye Girl
101 E. Main St.
Performers from the Sooner Theatre’s current production of of Goodbye Girl will present several numbers from this appealing musical by Neil Simon with music by Marvin Hamlisch.
8:30 p.m. Café Kzany
Red Room, 114 Main St.
Show up, show out and show off! Join your peers at Café Kzany, a performance cabaret hosted by Zanni Kzany and Family. You too can become a member of the famous Kzany family by bringing your poems, stories, musical instruments, dance gear and a zany sense of humor.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2010
8:00 – 11:00 a.m. Registration
Embassy Suites Norman Conference Center
9:00 – 10:30 a.m. GENERAL SESSION
Funding Opportunities From the The National Endowment for the Arts
The Oklahoma Arts Council is pleased that the NEA’s Director of Government Affairs Anita Decker, and Deputy Congressional Liaison Mike Griffin is attending our conference. As a way to encourage an increased number of successful requests from Oklahoma arts organizations, Ms. Decker and Mr. Griffin will present an overview of the NEA’s broad scope of grants and activities, and will discuss how to plan for and prepare an application to the NEA. Thirty minutes will be given over to questions from session participants.
National Endowment for the Arts Representatives:
Anita Decker, Director of Government Affairs
Mike Griffin, Deputy Congressional Liaison, Office of Government Affairs
10:30 – 12:00 a.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Board Killers: Critical Issues Often Ignored Arts Manager’s Track
While board recruitment and fundraising take center stage, potentially fatal issues such as conflicts of interest, term limits, founder’s syndrome, board loyalty and ethics are too often ignored. Don’t wait until the integrity of your organization is damaged before you address these issues. Take action to ensure that your board is prepared to do business in a way that is beyond reproach.
Presenter: Chuck Loring
Employing Cultural Roots for Economic Revitalization
Cultural Development Track
Looking deeply into the cultures of our communities can reveal ingredients for economic success. We’ll look at a small, historic Michigan Main Street community transitioning its economy.
Presenter: Tom Borrup
Critical Response Artists and Teaching Artists’ Track
This session will be of special interest to artists who are developing original work, and addresses how to critique artwork in a constructive and participatory way. McArthur fellow Liz Lerman, has developed the critical response process that enables responders and creative artists to engage in critical dialogue in a nurturing atmosphere. Using sample visual and performance art works, participants will learn and practice the methodology in a laboratory setting. This process is adaptable for professional, educational and community settings.
Presenter: Steve Bailey
Project Bridge: Linking the Arts to All Communities Cultural Development Track
When we say, “the arts are for everyone”, how far are we willing to expand beyond familiar territory to make it happen? Learn how commitment to inclusion, creative programming and diverse partnerships bridges the arts to underserved citizens, and why cultural bridges build healthy communities.
Panel: Sandy Wright, Mary Ann Prior, Carri Dolan, Wilma and Robert Ruiz
12:00 – 1:15 p.m. GENERAL SESSION LUNCHEON
Honoring Leadership Arts 2010 Graduates
1:30 – 3:00 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Building Civic Engagement Through Cultural Events Cultural Development Track
How do we create new social connections, foster stewardship, and get people engaged in civic life in our increasingly diverse communities? A 37-year-old parade and festival in Minneapolis shows us one way.
Presenter: Tom Borrup
The Grateful Dead. . . . . making the old new again Arts Managers’ Track
Forty-five years after their formation we are still talking about The Grateful Dead but now. . . its not the rock band its our donors! Planned giving through bequests and other gift vehicles is very much a hot topic in the fundraising profession and most arts organizations are being left behind. Do your board members understand their role in planned giving? Does your staff know the basics? This workshop will help you explain to your board and staff the importance of the new Grateful Dead and how each member of your team can help craft a dynamic planned giving program.
Presenter: Chuck Loring
Her Story: The Power of CommunityVoices Cultural Development Track
Based on the belief that everyone has the right to create, three Ardmore artists have navigated their own artistic visions into the realm of creative community collaboration. Hear how this community based arts project evolved from the personal self expression into a culminating performance about positive group identity, and how diverse individuals were inspired to create a new vision together.
Panelists: Erin Craven, Traci Martin, Misti Reynolds Galvan, Susan Yeager
Knowledge is Power Artists and Teaching Artists‘ Track
This session also provides valuable information for artists. Whether you are a teaching artist or performing artist, your knowledge of OAC’s grants may enable you to create new opportunities for work. Artists will gain a basic understanding of grant guidelines and criteria so that they can market their work to organizations that qualify for grant funding.
Presenters: Molly O’Connor, Geoffrey Smith
3:00 – 4:30 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Developing a Cultural District Plan: Is Your Community Ready?
Cultural Development Track
Successful cultural district planning depends on a public process that builds on the community’s arts and cultural assets. Ideally, the synergy that is generated during the planning phase is what jumpstarts the cultural district plan into action and positions the district to serve as a creative economic anchor. Attend this panel to learn how Tulsa’s Brady Arts District plan was developed with the cooperation of city planners, the business sector, artists and arts organizations, and community citizens.
Panel Moderator: Jim Coles, City of Tulsa
Panelists: Tom Borrup, Principal Associate, Creative Community Builders
Ken Busby, Director, Arts & Humanities Council of Tulsa
Dennis Whitaker, Planner, City of Tulsa
Tools and Resources for Fundraising Arts Managers’ Track
Are you armed with the right tools to meet your fundraising goals? Designed to address the needs of beginners and intermediates, as well as volunteers who find themselves operating in the role of development director, this workshop will focus on building a toolkit to form a firm foundation from which to work. Information about professional fundraising organizations, accessing online tools and how to create the right incentives for potential sponsors will be presented.
Presenters: Heidi Russell and Heather Walter, The Children’s Center
Arts Instruction with Special Needs Populations Teaching Artists’ Track
The workshop is intended to develop understanding of the needs of underserved populations and enhance collaborative practices. Steve Bailey and Norman’s Thunderbird Clubhouse artists will collaborate on a session to provide teaching artists basic skills for working with special needs populations, particularly those with mental illness. Participants will learn about exemplary programs, including the Thunderbird Artists Collective, experience a hands-on sample lesson, and work in groups to develop curriculum for various community scenarios.
Presenters: Steve Bailey
Oklahoma Presenters’ Network (OPN): Presenting Great Ideas
The Oklahoma Presenters’ Network hosts this informative session covering several subjects of interest to presenters and performing artists. Topics include tips on finding quality artists at affordable fees, how to approach agents for block booking, and five innovative ideas from presenters who are making a difference in their communities. There will be time for open discussion and questions. OPN defines a presenter as “an individual or organization that hires performers for public presentation and oversees all aspects of presenting the work to audiences.”
Presented by Members of the Oklahoma Presenters’ Network
