Professional Development Sessions

The professional development and meeting schedule is sortable by day of the week and by type of session.

All Dates | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday

Session Type

Michigan Non-Profit Presenters Network

Date & Time: 
09/14/2010 - 8:00am - 9:00am

Open meeting; general business & block booking discussion.

Location: 
Indiana Convention Center, Meeting Room 204, Level 2
Session Type: 
Presenter Consortium or Business Meeting

Iowa Presenters Network

Date & Time: 
09/14/2010 - 8:00am - 9:00am

Open to presenters only.

Note: Also meets on 9/16/10 from 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.

Location: 
Indiana Convention Center, Meeting Room 203, Level 2
Session Type: 
Presenter Consortium or Business Meeting

Indiana Presenters Network & Ohio Arts Presenters Network

Date & Time: 
09/14/2010 - 8:00am - 9:00am

Open to presenters only; block-booking discussion.

Note: Also meets on 9/16/10 from 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.

Location: 
Indiana Convention Center, Meeting Room 201/202, Level 2
Session Type: 
Presenter Consortium or Business Meeting

Southwest Performing Arts Presenters

Date & Time: 
09/14/2010 - 8:00am - 9:00am

Open business meeting.

Note: Also meets on 9/16/10 from 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.

Location: 
Indiana Convention Center, Meeting Room 209, Level 2
Session Type: 
Presenter Consortium or Business Meeting

Illinois Presenters Network

Date & Time: 
09/14/2010 - 8:00am - 9:00am

Open to presenters only; general business & block-booking discussion.

Note: Also meets 9/16/10 from 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.

Location: 
Indiana Convention Center, Meeting Room 207, Level 2
Session Type: 
Presenter Consortium or Business Meeting

Minnesota Presenters Network

Date & Time: 
09/14/2010 - 8:00am - 9:00am

Open to consortium members only; general business & block-booking discussion.

Note: Also meets on 9/16/10 from 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.

Location: 
Indiana Convention Center, Meeting Room 205, Level 2
Session Type: 
Presenter Consortium or Business Meeting

Plains Presenters

Date & Time: 
09/14/2010 - 8:00am - 9:00am

Open to consortium members only; general business & block-booking discussion.

Note: Also meets on 9/16/10 from 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.

Location: 
Indiana Convention Center, Meeting Room 206, Level 2
Session Type: 
Presenter Consortium or Business Meeting

Wisconsin Presenters Network

Date & Time: 
09/14/2010 - 8:00am - 9:00am

Open business meeting.

Note: Also meets on 9/16/10 from 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.

Location: 
Indiana Convention Center, Meeting Room 208, Level 2
Session Type: 
Presenter Consortium or Business Meeting

Mid-America Arts Alliance Grant Opportunities

Date & Time: 
09/14/2010 - 10:30am - 11:30am

Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) has supported regional touring in the performing arts since 1972. Through its regional Artists’ Registry and grants to presenters, M-AAA seeks to promote artists and public programs throughout its six-state region (Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas). This session will focus on two grant programs: the Community Engagement with Touring Artists grants emphasize the promotion of deeper community engagement with touring artists; the new Regional Touring Program focuses exclusively on the talented registry artists in our six-state region. The session will feature practical tips on preparing applications and provide examples of applications that successfully demonstrate the goals of each program.

Location: 
Indiana Convention Center, Meeting Room 201/201, Level 2
Session Leader(s): 
Dana Knapp & Betty Maltbia, Mid-America Arts Alliance
Session Type: 
Service Organization Program Meeting

APAP | On the Road – Arts Presenting and the New Realities

Date & Time: 
09/14/2010 - 10:30am - 11:30am

The performing arts field is in a time of deep change –- so what are our new realities? Join the dialog on how the presenting environment has changed, why and how we must think differently, and how you can re-imagine yourself and your organization now. This session is extracted from a series of facilitated seminars held around the country last spring that drew upon leading presenter and author Ken Foster’s thought-provoking paper, Thriving in An Uncertain World…, which was commissioned by the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) for the 2010 APAP Conference in New York. This interactive session will include an open discussion about future professional development, networking, and resources available through APAP.

Location: 
Indiana Convention Center, Meeting Room 205, Level 2
Session Leader(s): 
Sandra L. Gibson, Association of Performing Arts Presenters
Session Type: 
Service Organization Program Meeting

National Endowment for the Arts Updates & Insider’s Guide

Date & Time: 
09/14/2010 - 10:30am - 11:30am

Join Mario Garcia Durham, director of artist communities and presenting at the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), for an update on NEA programs, initiatives, and funding opportunities. He will also give his popular “insider’s tips” for applying to the NEA for funding, including best ways to communicate with staff, strategizing for maximum effectiveness, and his “Do’s & Don’ts.” This session is essential for first-time applicants and those who wish to improve their organization’s grantwriting knowledge and capabilities.

Location: 
Indiana Convention Center, Meeting Room 209, Level 2
Session Leader(s): 
Mario Garcia Durham, National Endowment for the Arts
Session Type: 
Service Organization Program Meeting

National Dance Project

Date & Time: 
09/14/2010 - 10:30am - 11:30am

Join Jane Forde as she presents the 2010 National Dance Project (NDP) Touring Awards available for support in 2011–2012. She will also present updates on program criteria, eligibility, and deadlines; show video clips of NDP–funded artists’ work; and provide information on how to obtain up to 50% in touring support to present one or more of the NDP Touring Award projects.

Location: 
Indiana Convention Center, Meeting Room 203, Level 2
Session Leader(s): 
Jane Forde, manager, National Dance Project, a program of New England Foundation for the Arts
Topic Level: 
Indiana Convention Center
Session Type: 
Service Organization Program Meeting

Chamber Music America's Grant & Award Programs

Date & Time: 
09/14/2010 - 10:30am - 11:15am

Join Chamber Music America’s (CMA) Marc Giosi to learn about CMA’s grant and award programs for ensembles and presenters of all styles of chamber music, including early, classical, contemporary, jazz, and world-music genres. Note: This is a 45-minute meeting.

Location: 
Indiana Convention Center, Meeting Room 208, Level 2
Session Leader(s): 
Marc Giosi, Chamber Music America
Session Type: 
Service Organization Program Meeting

Institute for Curatorial Practice in Performance

Date & Time: 
09/14/2010 - 10:30am - 11:30am

The Institute for Curatorial Practice in Performance (ICPP) brings artists, presenters, managers, and other performing arts professionals together to develop a responsive curatorial practice that takes the best from the fields of visual arts and performance. Starting in summer 2011, the ICPP will offer a low-residency professional certificate program in Curatorial Practice in Performance at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. Students will study artistic and curatorial practice, social and cultural context, and entrepreneurial strategies.

Location: 
Indiana Convention Center, Meeting Room 204, Level 2
Session Leader(s): 
Sam Miller, Institute for Curatorial Practice in Performance
Session Type: 
Service Organization Program Meeting

Classical Music | Programming for “Generation Next”

Date & Time: 
09/14/2010 - 11:30am - 12:30pm

This session will explore innovative strategies for programming geared to 21–40-year-olds, a demographic underrepresented in the concert hall. How can a programmer maintain artistic standards while also appealing to a broad audience? How can a presenter choose venues that optimize attendance? What other activities can be planned alongside the performance? Discover new approaches that have been successful in reaching this target audience.

Organizing support for this session provided by Chamber Music America.

Location: 
Indiana Convention Center, Meeting Room 109, Level 1
Session Leader(s): 
Margaret M. Lioi, Chamber Music America (moderator); Simon Crookall, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra; David Skidmore, Third Coast Percussion
Session Type: 
Discipline-based Survey Session

World Music | Global Explosion: World Music Performers and Presenters Expand American Ears, Minds, and Audiences

Date & Time: 
09/14/2010 - 11:30am - 12:30pm

The global sounds available for touring in America continue to expand; if you program (or are considering programming) world music in your series or your community, you’ll want to check the pulse of the field at this session. Topics will include: new sounds hitting American stages (this is not your mother’s world music anymore); methods for integrating world music with other programming; innovative approaches to reaching new audiences and educational offerings; programming world music suitable for a diversity of settings; and making world music accessible to your audiences.

Location: 
Indiana Convention Center, Meeting Room 110, Level 1
Session Leader(s): 
Alexandra Cassaza, Trouble Worldwide; Dmitri Vietze, rock paper scissors, inc.
Session Type: 
Discipline-based Survey Session

Children’s Programming | Creating and Presenting Work for Young Audiences: Why It’s More Important than Ever

Date & Time: 
09/14/2010 - 11:30am - 12:30pm

This discussion will focus on the importance and value of investing in the creation and presentation of new work for young people. Budgets, time, and even inspiration are in limited supply, but our young audiences need to be engaged now to help ensure the future of live performance. Artists, presenters, and managers are welcomed at this session, as we explore opportunities and strategies to help build the canon of touring work in North America.

Location: 
Indiana Convention Center, Meeting Room 108, Level 1
Session Leader(s): 
Kristen Brogdon, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago; Rebecca M. Podsednik, Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences; Colleen Porter, PlayhouseSquare
Session Type: 
Discipline-based Survey Session