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Burner Special for All: Late Fee Deferred for Expo Table Registration!

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

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At Indy Arts we know that many of our DIY Contingent Artists and Projects are also Burners. Whether you are currently on the playa reading this as you sip coffee in Center Camp, or are planning your mid-week getaway to get there, we know that the Expo for Independent Arts may have taken a back seat to your annual pilgrimage to see an amazing community come and go in the matter of a week.

So in honor of our DIY, Radically Self Reliant, Expressive Community, we are happy to announce that the late fee for Expo Table Registration will be suspended until September 15th. And here’s the best part: you don’t have to be a Burner to benefit from this! That’s right. We want to include EVERYONE in this gift we are giving to the community at large.

Now, if you are on the Playa reading this, make a mental note to check us out when you return to the default world. But don’t worry, we will totally remind you on Tuesday after the Burn! And if you run into our ED, AKA Clarity, ask about her Playa Magic this year…you will be amazed!

If you’re not on the Playa but still want to register without paying a late fee, great! You can do it now online and join a growing list of exhibitors doing amazing things with Visual, Performance, Literary and Multi-Media Arts! We want you, your vision, and your project to represent on September 26th at Golden Gate Park as we celebrate our thriving Independent Arts Community.

See you in the default world!

Indy Arts Expo Team

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Sept. 25: The Symposium for Independent Arts

Monday, August 10th, 2009

(UPDATED 9/23) Art Works When Artists Work
A Day of Vision, Community & Action
Friday, September 25, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
The David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley (Google Map)
• Just steps away from the Berkeley BART
• Part of the Expo for Independent Arts
• Questions? Comments? Call! 415-738-4975

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JOIN US for a day of discussion, networking, panels and workshops on the role of art in civic dialogue, renewed interest in community-driven art, and new work that’s both innovative and entrepreneurial.

Register for the Symposium today!

Featured Events (see below for full schedule):

  • KEYNOTE ADDRESS by Arlene Goldbard, author of New Creative Community: the Art of Cultural Development.
  • HUMAN SCAVENGER HUNT: Connect with friends and allies you never knew you had.
  • LIVE ELEVATOR PITCHES: Perfect your pitch on a ride up the Brower Center elevator.
  • ELEVEN WORKSHOPS & PANELS on the State of the Arts, the Citizen Artist, DIY skill-sharing and more.

Space is limited! Register for the Symposium today! Sliding scale admission — No One Turned Away For Lack Of Funds.

Thank you to our Symposium Sponsors!

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Symposium Schedule Of Events
Booking in progress: Check back for updates

11:00-11:45 a.m.: Registration, Mingling & Networking, B.Y.O. Luncheon

Goldman Theatre
11:45 a.m.: Opening Remarks (Clarisa Morales Roberts, Executive Director, Independent Arts & Media),

Goldman Theatre
12:00-12:55: Keynote Address: “New Creative Community,” by Arlene Goldbard, author of “New Creative Community: The Art of Cultural Development” (New Village Press)

1:00-2:15: VISION BLOCK

Panel
“State of the Arts”
• Eilish Cullen (Executive Director, The LAB)
• San San Wong (SF Arts Commission, Cultural Equity Program)
• Ann Wettrich (Center for Art and Public Life)
• Alan So (Me’D1 Ate, Project Soundwave)

Workshop
“Democracy: Empowering Artists as Citizens”
• Sharon Siskin (Artist, University Educator)

Workshop
“Labor: Artists as Workers”
• Margot Smith (Independent Filmmaker)
• Mona Caron (Muralist, Progressive Artist, Illustrator)
• Donna Dessart (Director of Career Services, The Art Institute of California – San Francisco)

2:15-2:45: BREAK
Networking, Refreshments and Human Scavenger Hunt

2:45-3:55: COMMUNITY BLOCK
Working creatively, working for a living, working together — Resources and ideas for making it work and building a community of relationships!

Panel, Goldman Theatre
“Arts Service Providers”
• Brad Erickson (Theatre Bay Area, Executive Director)
• Jennifer Gilomen (Bay Area Video Coalition, Director of Public Media Strategies)
• Emily Sevier (Center for Cultural Innovation in the Arts, Director Bay Area Initiatives)
• Scott Ullman (Foundation Center, Regional Training Coordinator)
• Katrina Rodabaugh (Intersection for the Arts)

Workshop: Kinzie East
“Community 2.0: Social Media, Blogging, Adding Friends and Making Friends”
• Susan Mernit (Public Media Collaborative, Oakland Local)
• Ian Padgham (SFMOMA, Communications & Marketing)

4:00-5:15: ACTION BLOCK

Workshop: Kinzie East
DIY Fund Development
• Holly Million (independent fundraiser extraodinaire)

Workshop: Kinzie West
DIY Marketing on a shoestring
• Johnny Funcheap (funcheapsf.com)

Workshop: Goldman Theatre
DIY Event Planning
• Club Sandwich
• 21 Grand

Workshop
“Elevator Evaluations: Moving up!”
Elevator pitch training in a moving elevator!
Pitch Trainer – Lila LaHood, Development Director, The Public Press

5:15-7:00: NETWORKING & RECEPTION — Jupiter Club (across the street)
No Host Beverages, Reception, Raffle and Live Music

About this Event…

Since the year 2000, Independent Arts & Media (Indy Arts) has produced an Expo specifically for independent artists and art organizations of all sizes, and genres. What started out as an indoor event with just 80 exhibiting organizations has now grown to fill the Music Concourse in Golden Gate Park. We couldn’t be more excited about this growth, but we had to ask ourselves, is this too much? Sure, Golden Gate Park is a great venue, but how will the new venue effect the artists, organizations and culture makers who come to network? And what about the DIY workshops that have always had a presence at the Expo? These are good questions indeed, and to answer them we have added a second event to the Expo, specifically for artists: The Expo Symposium for Independent Arts.

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EXPO for Independent Arts 2009 – Behind the Scenes

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

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It’s Expo time again. Save the date!

On September 26, 2009 we will throw our biggest, baddest event yet. What started in the year 2000 at Cell Space has grown to fill the Music Concourse in San Francisco’s majestic Golden Gate Park. This year, our Tenth Year, we plan on hosting 200+ art organizations of all sizes and genres. We will present our 5th Annual Performance Showcase. And, we are proud to announce the introduction of The Four Corners Mural Project, an exhibition of live art, and a planned sculpture garden.

But that’s not all. We realized that a day in the park is great to meet people, and promote independent art endeavors of all kinds, but to really serve artists, we have added a second, very special event. This year we very proud to introduce the Expo for Independent Arts Symposium, which will be on Friday, September 25th. The Symposium will offer workshops, panel discussions and networking opportunities for artists.

But who is this “we” I speak of? This year we have assembled a top notch Expo Team.

Jessica Brown is our Special Events Coordinator and was brought on specifically to do the Expo. She has planned events large and small from 25 to 50,000 peeps! Jessica is also known as Food Gnome . She loves farmer’s markets and cooking.

Cristina Ibarra is our Community Arts Coordinator. Cristina is coordinating the Four Corners Mural Project, Recruiting performers and working on the Symposium. (Of course that’s not all, but in the interest of brevity…)

Yesenia Sanchez is our Symposium Coordinator. Yesenia is a long time friend of Indy Arts and has presented numerous workshops in our DIY series. Yesenia is also a practicing coach who specializes in working artists.

Watch here for the story of The Tenth Annual Expo for Independent Arts. There will be many more musings to come.

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