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All Access Pass $35
The pass includes a sampling style lunch networking hour, access to all artist and creative professional development sessions, free headshot photo (artists, chefs, bands, professionals), creative and connected networking, arts experiences including music and public art displays, and all education sessions.
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JW Starr Pass Resort & Spa
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Attendee Headshots
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Download your free headshot by clicking the button below! All headshots are courtesy of Joey Ambrose & Manuel “Manny” Ruiz, of Ambrose Photography. To learn more about Ambrose Photography, visit www.tucsonphotog.com
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Event Schedule At A Glance
Arts Showcases & Performances: Featuring artist demos, performances, music, and educational learning about resources in local creatives, artists and resources in Southern Arizona.
Monsoon Collective
"Sonora" Sculptural Installation by Violet Kasser |
Jeanne Bjorn
Costume Designer / Milliner |
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University of Arizona Center for Digital Humanities, Robert Johnson
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Professional Development & Education Sessions
Tools for Change
To develop a thriving arts and culture sector in Southern Arizona, we believe in the investment of infrastructure which helps artists, creatives and makers, at all levels of their career, advance their skills, and core competencies in building sustainable and cross-sector opportunities to create and promote their work. The below sessions will provide useful tools for artists at all stages of their career to learn more about what should come next, including, but not limited to: financial management skills, communications skills (verbal, written, negotiation, pitching, public speaking), writing and storytelling skills, bringing their work into the new web based world of social media platforms, and maintaining cutting edge resources and peer learning networking systems.
Storytelling: An Artists Bio Writing Session - (9:00 AM - 10:30 AM in Arizona Salons 6 & 7)
An artist, chef or musician's biography is never finished for long. Like your resume, it should be revised regularly as your work changes and you find new ways of expressing what you are doing. So get good at writing them! In this session, we will discuss best practices for writing and updating your artist, band or personal bio for different publications and audiences; hear experts live workshop pre-submitted bios; and finish with a small group workshop time to hone your storytelling. If you already have your bio written, bring it along to share during this time.
RESOURCES
Artist Bio Writing 101 Guide
Presentation - Storytelling: An Artists Bio Writing Session
An artist, chef or musician's biography is never finished for long. Like your resume, it should be revised regularly as your work changes and you find new ways of expressing what you are doing. So get good at writing them! In this session, we will discuss best practices for writing and updating your artist, band or personal bio for different publications and audiences; hear experts live workshop pre-submitted bios; and finish with a small group workshop time to hone your storytelling. If you already have your bio written, bring it along to share during this time.
RESOURCES
Artist Bio Writing 101 Guide
Presentation - Storytelling: An Artists Bio Writing Session
Carl Hanni
Owner/Operator Mod Media, Publicity |
Kris Kerry
Rialto Theatre, Talent Buyer |
Dana Haynes
Artistic Programs Manager, SAACA |
Creating your Artistic Brand: Making and Marketing Art - (11 AM - 12 PM in Arizona Salons 2 & 3)
This session inspires attendees to discover what happens when creativity meets technology. We will look at the endless opportunities for artists and professionals to grow their audiences through various forms of marketing technologies - Website, Videos, Social Platforms, Artist Groups, Online Listings, YouTube, Etsy, and other online technologies. Attendees will gain insight on creating an ever-evolving brand reflective of your work, from a variety of artist perspectives and representatives. Applies to musicians, festivals artists, visual artists, and the culinary arts. Take home the 'Branding Report Card' to find ways to grow your business and better communicate your artist brand.
RESOURCES
Brand Strength Report Card - Guide
Presentation - Creating your Artistic Brand
This session inspires attendees to discover what happens when creativity meets technology. We will look at the endless opportunities for artists and professionals to grow their audiences through various forms of marketing technologies - Website, Videos, Social Platforms, Artist Groups, Online Listings, YouTube, Etsy, and other online technologies. Attendees will gain insight on creating an ever-evolving brand reflective of your work, from a variety of artist perspectives and representatives. Applies to musicians, festivals artists, visual artists, and the culinary arts. Take home the 'Branding Report Card' to find ways to grow your business and better communicate your artist brand.
RESOURCES
Brand Strength Report Card - Guide
Presentation - Creating your Artistic Brand
Björgvin Benediktsson Founder, Audio Issues
Musicpreneur |
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Kristin Tovar
Owner & Founder, Why I Love Where I Live Co-founder & Operations Director, CULTIVATE Tucson |
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Becoming an ARTrepreneur - (2:30-3:30 PM in Arizona Salons 6 & 7)
A resourceful person who merges his or her artistic skills and business expertise to establish a sustainable career in artistic development.
ARTrepreneurs are leaders in the creative economy, and their innovation helps power the engine of community vitality and growth. ARTrepreneurs produce, make and distribute goods and services that generate new jobs, revenue, and quality of life from within the community. From pottery making to architecture, and cupcakes to music, many of us want to create something we love and something we think others will love too. What happens when you merge that creativity with a strong business plan? You can become an ARTrepreneur. In this session, creatives, makers and artists will learn the 101 basics of building a sustainable business and to ensure creatives have the knowledge and practical skills to have growing careers in our changing economic times. In this session, learn some of the core principles in building a small business, including, but not limited to: financial management and planning, legal issues, community outreach, collaboration core principles, marketing checklists, and community networking.
A resourceful person who merges his or her artistic skills and business expertise to establish a sustainable career in artistic development.
ARTrepreneurs are leaders in the creative economy, and their innovation helps power the engine of community vitality and growth. ARTrepreneurs produce, make and distribute goods and services that generate new jobs, revenue, and quality of life from within the community. From pottery making to architecture, and cupcakes to music, many of us want to create something we love and something we think others will love too. What happens when you merge that creativity with a strong business plan? You can become an ARTrepreneur. In this session, creatives, makers and artists will learn the 101 basics of building a sustainable business and to ensure creatives have the knowledge and practical skills to have growing careers in our changing economic times. In this session, learn some of the core principles in building a small business, including, but not limited to: financial management and planning, legal issues, community outreach, collaboration core principles, marketing checklists, and community networking.
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Theresa Delaney
Founder & Director, Creative Tribe |
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Rick Yngve
Interim Director of the McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship at the Eller College of Management |
Social Media for a Creative Business - (4:00 - 5:00 PM in Salons 2 & 3)
A single post says a thousand words! In an age where you can gain a new customer, and new follower or "Like" online, the photos, videos and stories we post about our art and creations goes a long way. In this session, learn how to thrive through social media marketing, which social media platforms are right for your company, the importance of sharing photo & video content, and so much more.
RESOURCES
Social Media Checklist for Artists and Creatives
A single post says a thousand words! In an age where you can gain a new customer, and new follower or "Like" online, the photos, videos and stories we post about our art and creations goes a long way. In this session, learn how to thrive through social media marketing, which social media platforms are right for your company, the importance of sharing photo & video content, and so much more.
RESOURCES
Social Media Checklist for Artists and Creatives
Adam Lehrman
Header Foodie and Founder, Tucson Foodie |
Nadia Aidi
Food Blogger and Founder, FoodmyMuse |
Kristin Tovar
Owner & Founder, Why I Love Where I Live Co-founder & Operations Director, CULTIVATE Tucson |
Arts & Innovation Sessions
The arts go far beyond the world of non-profit organizations and individuals. They are ingrained in each of us every day as we celebrate and communicate through our lives through music, crafts, expression, hobbies, design, celebrations, film, food and creativity. We believe when we place the arts and creativity at the core of innovation, we can foster social impact and change. The arts have the opportunity to address and provide solutions to confront, make visible, promote discussion and reflection, show possibilities for action, develop and expand sustainable, alternative approaches and solutions in our communities. Through collaborative cross-sector work, we can see this vision towards tangible growth. In these sessions, learn more about the intersection of arts and business, healthcare, economic impact, building a stronger creative class, reinventing our education ecosystem and social change.
The Intersection of Art, Architecture & Design (9:30 AM - 10:30 AM in Salon 2 & 3)
Art and architecture often borrow from one another. As artists explore the built world, and architects experiment with abstraction, creativity and innovation often is the result. Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture at Taliesin (SoAT) Dean Chris Lasch, will present to the audience the transformation of his architecture into new modern art installations, as well as his leadership initiatives at the School of Taliesin West in Arizona. Chris is a partner with the New York and Tucson-based firm Aranda/Lasch, which is a leader in “computational architecture,” or the application of the latest tools and theories coming out of computer-assisted design and manufacturing to architecture.
Art and architecture often borrow from one another. As artists explore the built world, and architects experiment with abstraction, creativity and innovation often is the result. Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture at Taliesin (SoAT) Dean Chris Lasch, will present to the audience the transformation of his architecture into new modern art installations, as well as his leadership initiatives at the School of Taliesin West in Arizona. Chris is a partner with the New York and Tucson-based firm Aranda/Lasch, which is a leader in “computational architecture,” or the application of the latest tools and theories coming out of computer-assisted design and manufacturing to architecture.
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Arts & Healthcare - (11:00 AM - 12:00 PM in Salons 4 & 5)
Creative arts therapists, healthcare leaders and providers as well as community artists work in diverse settings across a wide spectrum of populations, assisting people through all life stages. The use of arts practices in healthcare has been proven to not only benefit patients, but also help contain healthcare costs—a win-win for everyone. In this session, get to know a bit more about how the arts are being integrated into multiple facets of the Healthcare spectrum throughout Southern Arizona. As an artist, creative and maker, learn more about how you can get involved in some of the exciting developments and opportunities these new intersections between arts and Healthcare are bringing to the industry in the future.
RESOURCES
The National Endowment for the Arts Guide to Community-Engaged Research in the Arts and Health
Project HEAL
Creative arts therapists, healthcare leaders and providers as well as community artists work in diverse settings across a wide spectrum of populations, assisting people through all life stages. The use of arts practices in healthcare has been proven to not only benefit patients, but also help contain healthcare costs—a win-win for everyone. In this session, get to know a bit more about how the arts are being integrated into multiple facets of the Healthcare spectrum throughout Southern Arizona. As an artist, creative and maker, learn more about how you can get involved in some of the exciting developments and opportunities these new intersections between arts and Healthcare are bringing to the industry in the future.
RESOURCES
The National Endowment for the Arts Guide to Community-Engaged Research in the Arts and Health
Project HEAL
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Margaret Carlock-Russo, Ed.D., LCAT, ATR-BC
Art therapist/program developer at Splendido at Rancho Vistoso Incoming President, American Art Therapy Association |
Arts & Business Integration: Teambuilding through the Arts (4:00-5:00 PM in Salons 6 & 7)
In this interactive session, participants will be broken up into small groups and participate in an interactive arts-based teambuilding session. Participants will learn firsthand ways in which the facilitation of creative projects, can help build innovative teams, with creative problem-solving tools to gain, and more diverse conversations to be had in the workplace.
In this interactive session, participants will be broken up into small groups and participate in an interactive arts-based teambuilding session. Participants will learn firsthand ways in which the facilitation of creative projects, can help build innovative teams, with creative problem-solving tools to gain, and more diverse conversations to be had in the workplace.
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Arts Education – Exploring a New Creative and Connected Community Ecosystem
(11:00 AM - 12:00 PM in Salons 9 & 10)
Tucson-based CommunityShare employs a holistic approach to youth education. Their community partners are rewriting the rules on how each and every one of us can contribute and participate in K-12 education, simply by using our personal gifts and professional skills. In this session, learn how you can use your talents to engage with people and organizations in our community and begin to make an impact in the issues that matter most. Sonoran Glass School, a Community Share collaborator and youth arts educator, will share how innovative, nontraditional partnerships can help amplify arts and issues.
(11:00 AM - 12:00 PM in Salons 9 & 10)
Tucson-based CommunityShare employs a holistic approach to youth education. Their community partners are rewriting the rules on how each and every one of us can contribute and participate in K-12 education, simply by using our personal gifts and professional skills. In this session, learn how you can use your talents to engage with people and organizations in our community and begin to make an impact in the issues that matter most. Sonoran Glass School, a Community Share collaborator and youth arts educator, will share how innovative, nontraditional partnerships can help amplify arts and issues.
Josh Schachter
Artist / Founder & Director of CommunityShare |
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Invite the Arts In - Building Successful Arts Partnerships with Local Businesses
(9:00 AM - 10:30 AM in Salons 4 & 5)
Learn more about how the arts are inspiring, strengthening and cultivating innovation in the workplace. When a business invites the arts in, innovation and creativity take flight. Fostering a supportive creative space for employees help businesses enhance the critical thinking and skills of their workforce, while cultivating more diverse and equitable environments for employees. In this session, attendees will look deeper into some innovative arts and business partnerships locally, and better understand how artists, creatives and makers can partner successfully. Presenting local examples of how bringing artists into the workplace can inspire and motivate employees, in turn giving artists a new forum through which to showcase their work. In addition, businesses can bring the arts out in their employees, encouraging them to demonstrate their artistic skills, and diversity of culture in the office by participating in an employee art show, music performance or writing circle.
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Presentation - Building Successful Arts Partnerships with Local Businesses
(9:00 AM - 10:30 AM in Salons 4 & 5)
Learn more about how the arts are inspiring, strengthening and cultivating innovation in the workplace. When a business invites the arts in, innovation and creativity take flight. Fostering a supportive creative space for employees help businesses enhance the critical thinking and skills of their workforce, while cultivating more diverse and equitable environments for employees. In this session, attendees will look deeper into some innovative arts and business partnerships locally, and better understand how artists, creatives and makers can partner successfully. Presenting local examples of how bringing artists into the workplace can inspire and motivate employees, in turn giving artists a new forum through which to showcase their work. In addition, businesses can bring the arts out in their employees, encouraging them to demonstrate their artistic skills, and diversity of culture in the office by participating in an employee art show, music performance or writing circle.
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Presentation - Building Successful Arts Partnerships with Local Businesses
Kate Marquez
Executive Director, SAACA Founder, AZ Business Committee for the Arts |
Creative Placemaking Sessions
Creative Placemaking is an evolving field of practice that intentionally leverages the power of the arts, culture and creativity to serve a community's interest while driving a broader agenda for change, growth and transformation in a way that also builds character and quality of place. Artistic and cultural activities strengthen a community, particularly when they reveal and celebrate its character and identity. These sessions are designed to inspire and educate attendees about the power of coming together to make social, physical and economic changes in their neighborhoods through the arts and culture. This is known as creative placemaking, a vital spark that brings a neighborhood to life, making it a place where things are happening, and people want to be.
Creative Placemaking: Building a Sense of Community through Arts & Culture
(4:00-5:00 PM in Salons 4 & 5)
From rural main streets to urban cultural districts, local artists can enrich and expand an authentic identity and brand of a “place” while helping to engage customers and members of the community. Local artists can bring new energy around challenges such as vacant storefronts and changing demographics, plus they can create projects that attract people. In this session, you will learn how to structure and launch an artist-driven creative placemaking project. The session will introduce you to a foundational activity, highlight local case studies from business districts, touch on finding artists, and brainstorming new funding options.
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Presentation - Creative Placemaking Building a Sense of Community through Arts & Culture
SAACA 2017 Presentation on Creative Placemaking
(4:00-5:00 PM in Salons 4 & 5)
From rural main streets to urban cultural districts, local artists can enrich and expand an authentic identity and brand of a “place” while helping to engage customers and members of the community. Local artists can bring new energy around challenges such as vacant storefronts and changing demographics, plus they can create projects that attract people. In this session, you will learn how to structure and launch an artist-driven creative placemaking project. The session will introduce you to a foundational activity, highlight local case studies from business districts, touch on finding artists, and brainstorming new funding options.
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Presentation - Creative Placemaking Building a Sense of Community through Arts & Culture
SAACA 2017 Presentation on Creative Placemaking
Steve Farley
Public Artist, Former Senator, Candidate for Mayor of Tucson |
Satish Hiremath, D.D.S
Community Leader Former Mayor of Oro Valley and 2017 Americans for the Arts and the United States Conference of Mayors National Award for Local Arts Leadership |
University of Arizona - Investing in Tucson as an International Destination for the Arts
(1:15 -1:45 PM in Salons 6 & 7)
A panel discussion with University of Arizona Arts and Creative thought leaders. In 2019, the University of Arizona invested in a new position which will leverage the arts to advance creativity-based education, innovative research and community engagement. This new position, the inaugural vice president for the arts, will carry out the re-imagined vision of the UA and Tucson as an international destination for fine arts. In this discussion based session, learn a bit more about the University's long term goals, as well as from University leaders in the arts. Q&A session to follow initial facilitated questions.
(1:15 -1:45 PM in Salons 6 & 7)
A panel discussion with University of Arizona Arts and Creative thought leaders. In 2019, the University of Arizona invested in a new position which will leverage the arts to advance creativity-based education, innovative research and community engagement. This new position, the inaugural vice president for the arts, will carry out the re-imagined vision of the UA and Tucson as an international destination for fine arts. In this discussion based session, learn a bit more about the University's long term goals, as well as from University leaders in the arts. Q&A session to follow initial facilitated questions.
Andrew Schulz, dean of the UA College of Fine Arts and Vice President for the Arts
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Colin Blakely
Director, School of Art Professor, Art |
Anne Breckenridge Barrett, Director of the Center for Creative Photography
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Brad Richter, Director of CFA in Schools & Co-Founder/Executive Director of Lead Guitar
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Equity & the Arts
(4:00-5:00 PM in Salons 9 & 10)
Learn more about how the arts are shaping defining conversations and action towards building more diverse, equitable and inclusive communities through multiple external arts based frameworks.
RESOURCES
Creating Social Change through Arts by PolicyLink
SAACA 2017 Presentation on BUILDING EQUITY WITH ART
(4:00-5:00 PM in Salons 9 & 10)
Learn more about how the arts are shaping defining conversations and action towards building more diverse, equitable and inclusive communities through multiple external arts based frameworks.
RESOURCES
Creating Social Change through Arts by PolicyLink
SAACA 2017 Presentation on BUILDING EQUITY WITH ART
Marcia Berger
Founder & Executive Director, Arts for All |
Michael Schwartz
Visual Artist |
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Tucson, AZ: A UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy
(2:30-3:30 PM in Salons 9 & 10)
In this session, attendees will learn more about the UNESCO program, how Tucson came to receive this International honor, and how businesses, chefs, purveyors and artists can begin to collaborate to highlight, uplift and tell our communities unique gastronomy story to the rest of the world.
(2:30-3:30 PM in Salons 9 & 10)
In this session, attendees will learn more about the UNESCO program, how Tucson came to receive this International honor, and how businesses, chefs, purveyors and artists can begin to collaborate to highlight, uplift and tell our communities unique gastronomy story to the rest of the world.
Jonathan Mabry Ph.D.
City of Gastronomy Community Engagement for the UofA College of Social & Behavioral Sciences |
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Ryan Clark
Executive Chef PY Steakhouse & Casino del Sol |
The Creative's Maker Movement in Southern Arizona
(2:30 - 3:30 PM in Salons 2 & 3)
In this session, you will learn more about how the Maker Movement is touching on the future of education and helping to build the future creative class. What is the Maker Movement? How do I get involved in the movement? How does this movement impact how we learn and work? How do we build a culture of creative collaboration for our community's future?
RESOURCES
Maker Movement 2016 Report
(2:30 - 3:30 PM in Salons 2 & 3)
In this session, you will learn more about how the Maker Movement is touching on the future of education and helping to build the future creative class. What is the Maker Movement? How do I get involved in the movement? How does this movement impact how we learn and work? How do we build a culture of creative collaboration for our community's future?
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Maker Movement 2016 Report
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David Henry Lesser
Astrophysicist, Xerocraft |
Spencer Edgerton Sculpture, Metalphysic Sculpture Studio
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Collaboration, Networking & Advocacy
Luncheon / Culinary & Performance Art Showcase
(12:00 - 12:45 PM in Salons 6 & 7)
All attendees will have access to the exclusive culinary arts luncheon sampling showcase of chefs and purveyors. This will be a unique experience where all attendees will have access to taste, hear and see a diverse range of creative showcases from our community. During this time networking with other artists, musicians, makers and creatives will be invited in in a casual and experiential format.
(12:00 - 12:45 PM in Salons 6 & 7)
All attendees will have access to the exclusive culinary arts luncheon sampling showcase of chefs and purveyors. This will be a unique experience where all attendees will have access to taste, hear and see a diverse range of creative showcases from our community. During this time networking with other artists, musicians, makers and creatives will be invited in in a casual and experiential format.
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Aracely Gonzalez
Crossroads Restaurant |
Jane Overbey
Beyond Bread |
Susan Fulton & Mary Steiger
Gourmet Girls Bakery/Bistro |
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Issa Moussa
Executive Chef, Lodge at Ventana Canyon |
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David Fransua
JW Marriott Starr Pass |
Creating a CATALYST for Collaboration / Keynote Gathering Presentation
(12:45 - 1:15 PM in Salons 6 & 7)
Nothing looks better to community leaders than organizations and creatives that can effectively partner with other organizations. And, nothing is more effective at growing audiences and support for the arts than collaborating with partners who draw new people into your sphere. This luncheon presentation will explore different ways to collaborate with other artists, art forms, art organizations, businesses and diverse sectors as a way of giving our community the boost it needs, to become a support creative city. Creating a shared vision for our community - one in which we all have a stake, buy in, and investment. SAACA will present to the community their new community arts collaboration center, CATALYST at the Tucson Mall.
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Presentation - Creating a Catalyst for Collaboration by SAACA
(12:45 - 1:15 PM in Salons 6 & 7)
Nothing looks better to community leaders than organizations and creatives that can effectively partner with other organizations. And, nothing is more effective at growing audiences and support for the arts than collaborating with partners who draw new people into your sphere. This luncheon presentation will explore different ways to collaborate with other artists, art forms, art organizations, businesses and diverse sectors as a way of giving our community the boost it needs, to become a support creative city. Creating a shared vision for our community - one in which we all have a stake, buy in, and investment. SAACA will present to the community their new community arts collaboration center, CATALYST at the Tucson Mall.
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Presentation - Creating a Catalyst for Collaboration by SAACA
Southern Arizona Creative Industries Survey Presentation
(2:30 - 3:30 PM in Salons 4 & 5)
Throughout 2018, the Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance completed one of the most comprehensive creative, maker and artist survey to date. The survey engaged over 900 creatives in Southern Arizona. You will be given the first look at the survey results in this session, which will be paired with an ending Q&A session with arts and community leaders, on how we begin to take action on what we have learned from our creative industries survey. Presenters include: Matt Rolland (Director of Arts Integration at the Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance), Dana Haynes (Artistic Programs Manager, Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance, and Kate Marquez (Executive Director, Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance)
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2018-2019 Artist and Creative Industries Survey Summary
Presentation - 2018-2019 Artist and Creative Industries Survey
(2:30 - 3:30 PM in Salons 4 & 5)
Throughout 2018, the Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance completed one of the most comprehensive creative, maker and artist survey to date. The survey engaged over 900 creatives in Southern Arizona. You will be given the first look at the survey results in this session, which will be paired with an ending Q&A session with arts and community leaders, on how we begin to take action on what we have learned from our creative industries survey. Presenters include: Matt Rolland (Director of Arts Integration at the Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance), Dana Haynes (Artistic Programs Manager, Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance, and Kate Marquez (Executive Director, Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance)
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2018-2019 Artist and Creative Industries Survey Summary
Presentation - 2018-2019 Artist and Creative Industries Survey
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