(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

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.