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Register for the Arts Festival Conference 2015 at http://bit.ly/zappcon2015

This is a tentative agenda and subject to change. Additional sessions and presenter details will be added frequently. Exact times and rooms are forthcoming.


WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23, 2015

4:00 – 5:30 p.m. Conference Registration and Check In

4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Sign up for ZAPP Q&A – One on One* 
Do you have questions about the ZAPP system? Would you like a refresher on how to run a report, create a coupon, or set up your jury? Are you curious to know what the artists see when applying to a show or checking out? Sign up for a mini, one-on-one session to get all of your system questions answered. Space is limited. *Sign-up is required prior to the session. Select your time slot HERE.

6 p.m. Dine Arounds, Various Restaurant Locations 
Meet in the Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza lobby at 5:45 p.m. to gather your dinner buddies and head off for a self-guided night in arts-friendly Kansas City. Reservations will be made on your behalf at the restaurants; all you have to do is sign up and then show up! Restaurant list and sign up coming soon.


THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 2015

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Conference Registration and Check In

8:00 am. – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast 

9:00 a.m. – 4 p.m. ZAPP Q&A – One on One* 
Do you have questions about the ZAPP system? Would you like a refresher on how to run a report, create a coupon, or set up your jury? Are you curious to know what the artists see when applying to a show or checking out? Sign up for a mini, one-on-one session to get all of your system questions answered. *Sign-up is required prior to the session. Select your time slot HERE.

Presenter: Nancy Musser

8:45 a.m. – 10 a.m.  Opening Presentation 
Part of being human is the yearning for culture. We express it in every part of our lives: programming the soundtrack for our days as we go to work or run errands; capturing images of things that touch us and posting them to share; writing poems and stories (even if they wind up in a drawer). Art fairs and festivals are portals to the cultural landscape. In this arena, we are taken out of ordinary time and immersed in creativity for an hour, a day, a week. In her books and talks, Arlene Goldbard has imagined a world in which art and culture are given their true meaning, not dismissed as a frill on the social fabric. What would it be like to offer truly interactive and collaborative experiences? How can arts festivals be even more satisfying for the visitors and artists alike? Arlene will ground her talk in some of today’s most exciting ideas and activities, then take us on a journey to several possible arts festival futures, helping us discover exactly where we want to go.

Presenter: Arlene Goldbard

10:05 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Marketing to Millennials: Reaching Today’s Largest Generation of Consumers 
Millennials  — those born between 1980 and the mid-2000s — make up the largest generation in the country, representing one-third of the total U.S. population in 2013. With a unique perspective and a growing influence on business and technology, their cultural impact is undeniable. So, what does this mean for the art world? Specifically, what should the art festival industry do to reach this cohort? Learn just that and more with tips and strategies for targeting a new group of artists, administrators and patrons.

Presenter: Lisa Cordes

11:05 a.m. – Noon Copyright and Fair Use: Best Practices for the Visual Arts 
Understanding copyright and fair use issues in the arts is essential for running a successful business. In this session, learn what the legal vernacular actually means and how it applies to you. Also, take away important information about protecting yourself on all accounts so that you don’t violate any laws, and so you know what to do if someone infringes on your rights. You’ll leave having a stronger sense of what copyright and fair use entail and why they are so crucial to your arts business.

Presenter: Christina Robertson

Noon – 1:15 p.m. Lunch 

1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Managing the Festival in the Cloud: Technical Trends to Enhance Your Festival 
In the Digital Era, arts festivals exist not only on the ground, but also “in the cloud.” Effective festival management requires not just being able to create an excellent visitor experience in the physical world, but also to replicate and extend that experience into cyberspace. Thus, it is incumbent upon festival managers to provide the same care, attention, and resources to the virtual experiences festivalgoers have as they do to their “in person” experiences. Doing so requires an understanding and development of tactical approaches to build upon traditional festival foundations while accommodating changing demographics and increasing engagement and return visits.

In addition to sharing general best practices, this session will provide concrete examples of the digital transformation efforts led by the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts (CPFA).  Attendees will also have the opportunity to ask questions regarding the challenges and benefits of running a festival on two planes.

Presenters: Rick Bryant and Courtney Shelton-Hunt

1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. The Booth Shot: The good, the bad, the ugly            
The booth shot is a constant thorn in the side of many artists and art show administrators. What is the purpose of a booth shot? How do —or how should — shows and their juries use this image? How can artists improve their show applications by changing their booth shots? Join this artist and a show director/artist duo as they delve into the mysterious and much misunderstood world of the booth image. Artists and show administrators alike will learn more about what should be included in booth images, how a booth image can positively — or negatively! — impact an artist’s application, and how it can help administrators ensure the quality of their shows “on the ground.”

Presenters: David Bjurstrom and Carla Fox 

2:45 p.m. – 3 p.m. Break 

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Jury Workshop: Public Portfolio Critique 
A panel of professionals will discuss image submissions in terms of composition, technical presentation, artistic presentation, and/or image quality. All artists attending the conference — including emerging artists — are encouraged to submit their jury images or new bodies of work. This session presents a great opportunity to see how images appear in the projected jury format and to also receive valuable feedback on improving jury slides.

Presenters: Cheryl Eve AcostaChris ChapinKarla Prickett. Moderated by Laura Miller.

5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Opening Reception

 

FRIDAY, SEPT. 25, 2015

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Conference Registration and Check In

8:30 am. – 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. – 4 p.m. ZAPP Q&A – One on One* 
Do you have questions about the ZAPP system? Would you like a refresher on how to run a report, create a coupon, or set up your jury? Are you curious to know what the artists see when applying to a show or checking out? Sign up for a mini, one-on-one  session to get all of your system questions answered. *Sign-up is required prior to the session. Select your time slot HERE.

Presenter: Nancy Musser

9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Social Graces for Social Media: A Guide to Online Sharing 
Whether you love social media or simply see it as a necessary evil, one thing’s for certain: The era of online sharing and community-building through social networks is here to stay. As we continue fearlessly into these new technological trends, it’s important to identify behaviors that are deemed acceptable and unacceptable in the digital realm. This session will examine social media conduct and offer tips and suggestions for posting content to business pages.

Presenter: Courtney Shelton-Hunt

10 a.m. – Noon Connecting the Dots: Voices from Both Sides of the Art Fair Industry 
You asked for it, and we’re delivering! In this session, artists and administrators get the rare opportunity to have an open discussion meant to improve the art fair experience for both groups, and even for patrons! This provocative dialogue will feature input on the perception of application deadlines, refund policies, cooperative marketing, price increases, arts attendance, and more. Don’t miss your chance to ask — and answer! — questions that will benefit the art fair industry as a whole.

Moderated by Cindy Lerick.

Noon – 1:15 p.m. Lunch

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Navigating your Show: How to Steer Your Volunteer(s) 
Just like the old proverb that it takes a whole village to raise a child, it can sometimes take a whole village to put on a successful art festival! Okay, it might not take a whole village, but extra helping hands are always integral to the event. Volunteers not only help ensure things run smoothly but also provide welcoming faces as the friendly and enthusiastic representatives of your show. This session will focus on ways to effectively train and manage volunteers in various facets of the art fair experience and will include an in-depth look at why people volunteer to get a better understanding of this unique and altruistic role.

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Session Details Forthcoming 

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Break 

2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Fostering Arts Appreciation: Beyond the Booth 
Decreases in already lacking arts education and school arts program funding cuts are just some of the obstacles preventing youth exposure to the arts. Yet, the opportunity to be exposed to art and the creative process are pivotal in cultivating young people and teaching appreciation for handmade, original works of art. This session will focus on ways, jointly and independently, that art fair administrators and artists alike can help with the continuing struggle of fostering arts appreciation in the community and beyond.

Presented by ZAPP® and WESTAF