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JUNE 6–8, 2019 UMBC
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Board & Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Floor Plans & Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Schedule at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Detailed Schedule
AEMS Pre-Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Summit, Day 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Summit, Day 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
GENERAL INFORMATION
QR CODES IDENTIFICATION
BLACK YELLOW
LANYARDS BADGES
Presenter Bios AEMS Pre-Conference Summit Schedule Summit Schedule
Schedule Day 1 Day 2 Summit Staff Bazaar
PRE-CONFERENCE PRESENTED BY SUMMIT PRESENTED BY
PARTNERS
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BOARD & STAFF
MARYLAND CITIZENS FOR THE ARTS Carla Du Pree
Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr.
Board of Trustees
Shelley Morhaim
Matthew D. Gallagher, Chair
BG Muhn
Doreen Bolger, Vice Chair
Gary Vikan
April Nyman, Vice Chair
Delegate Alonzo Washington
Carole Alexander, Secretary
Anne Winter West
Marva Jo Camp, Esq., Treasurer
Staff
Terri Allen Ken Skrzesz, Executive Director
Christopher Bedford Arthur C. Brown, III, Programs & Fiscal Assistant
Michael Bobbitt Chad Buterbaugh, Director of Maryland Traditions
Ardath M. Cade Rosa Chang, Special Projects & Grants Assistant
Robert Carpenter Liesel Fenner, Public Art Program Director
Navasha Daya Jen Menkhaus, Management Associate
Lynn Deering Kayla Morgan, Marketing & Communications, Arts in Education
Carla Du Pree Dana Parsons, Director of Grants and Professional Development
Sue Hess, Co-Founder Amelia Rambissoon, Marketing & Communications Manager
Kerry Holahan, EAA Chair Steven Skerritt-Davis, Deputy Director
George Johnston
Peter Kjome
Sean Looney
MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT
Julie Madden
OFFICE OF FINE ARTS
Julia Marciari-Alexander Staff
Mary Ann E. Mears Alysia Lee, Coordinator of Fine Arts
Richard Montgomery, III Emily Cory, Fine Arts Project Manager
Eliot Pfanstiehl Lillian Jacobson, Fine Arts Project Assistant
Karen Reckner
Ryan Rilette ARTS EDUCATION IN MARYLAND SCHOOLS
Michael Ross Board of Trustees
Daniel Singh Lyn Frankel, Chair
Ben Simons Brian Sullam, Vice Chair
Staff Christine Dietze, Treasurer
Nicholas Cohen, Executive Director Martin Knott, Secretary
Amanda Morell, Program Manager Carole R. Alexander
Sylvia Fox, Program Coordinator Jane Coffee
Ellen Dew
MARYLAND STATE ARTS COUNCIL Karen Footner
Councilors Doug Herbert
John (Jack) Rasmussen, Chair Susan Magsamen
Julie Madden, Vice Chair Mary Ann E. Mears
Joan M.G. Lyon, Secretary/Treasurer Nicole Nesbitt
Veronica Thomas
Carole Alexander
Danita Beck Wickwire
Timothy L. App
Staff
Lily Bengfort
Lori Snyder, Executive Director
Barbara Bershon
Peter Dayton, Program and Administrative Coordinator
Zoë Charlton
Rachel McGrain, Development Coordinator
Jacqueline Copeland
Anthony Cornwell
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SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
JUNE 6 AEMS PRE-CONFERENCE
8:30A-9:00A BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION
9:00A-10:00A PLENARY SESSION: WELCOME, JAY TUCKER AND ALVIN & LOUISE MYERBERG
ARTS EDUCATION AWARDS, AND PRESENTATION
10:10A-11:40A BREAKOUT SESSIONS I
12:00P-1:00P LUNCH & NETWORKING
1:00P-5:00P COUNTY ARTS AGENCIES OF MARYLAND MEETING
1:10P-2:10P BREAKOUT SESSIONS II
2:20P-3:20P BREAKOUT SESSIONS III
3:30P-4:00P WRAP UP, RAFFLE & ANNOUNCEMENTS
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8:00A-12:30P REGISTRATION OPEN
8:00A-9:00A BREAKFAST
9:00A-9:50A OPEN PLENARY
10:00A-10:45A CREATIVE KEYNOTES
11:00A-12:30P BREAKOUT SESSIONS I
12:00P-1:35P LUNCH
1:45P-3:15P BREAKOUT SESSIONS II
2:00P-5:00P LEGAL CLINIC WITH MARYLAND VOLUNTEER LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS, BY APPOINTMENT
2:15P-6:30P ARTIST BAZAAR
3:30P-5:00P BREAKOUT SESSIONS III
5:15P-6:15P ARTIST COCKTAIL HOUR
5:15P-6:15P HERITAGE AWARD COCKTAIL HOUR
6:30P MARYLAND TRADITIONS HERITAGE AWARDS (DOORS AT 6P)
8:00P DESSERT RECEPTION
JUNE 8 SUMMIT, DAY 2
8:00A-8:45A BREAKFAST
8:00A-12:00P ARTIST BAZAAR
9:00A-10:30A BREAKOUT SESSIONS IV
9:00A-12:00P LEGAL CLINIC WITH MARYLAND VOLUNTEER LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS, BY APPOINTMENT
9:00A-12:00P ACCOUNTING CLINIC WITH AMAZING NONPROFITS, INC., BY APPOINTMENT
10:45A-12:15P BREAKOUT SESSIONS V
12:00P-2:00P INDIVIDUAL ARTIST AWARD & LUNCH RECEPTION
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
JUNE 6 AEMS PRE-CONFERENCE
8:30A-9:00A REGISTRATION
PAHB Entrance
Proscenium Theatre BREAKFAST
Lobby
9:00A-10:00A PLENARY SESSION: WELCOME, JAY TUCKER AND ALVIN & LOUISE MYERBERG
Proscenium Theatre ARTS EDUCATION AWARDS, AND PRESENTATION
• Welcome from AEMS
• Alvin & Louise Myerberg Arts Leadership Recognition Awards
• Jay Tucker Leadership Award for Outstanding Leadership in Arts Education & Presentation
10:10A-11:40A BREAKOUT SESSIONS I
PAHB 102 TRS PRINCIPALS’ RECOGNITION BREAKFAST (RSVP)
Time: 90 minutes
A private breakfast to honor the nominees and winners of the Alvin and Louise Myerberg
Arts Leadership Recognition Awards, all of whom will be announced during the Pre-
Conference plenary session. Principals will be sharing how they have cultivated an arts-rich
environment in their schools.
PAHB 103 DEANS’ ROUND TABLE REPORT WITH HEATFORCE
Time: 90 minutes
A discussion of the Higher Education Arts-Ed Task Force’s findings and proposed action
steps after the third decennial Deans’ Round Table in October 2018.
PAHB 105 ADS INCLUSION IN THE CLASSROOM
Presenter: Scott S. Turner
Time: 90 minutes
Designed to be a collaborative look at supporting exceptional learners in the arts classroom,
this workshop will offer participants the means to increase the autonomy of the exceptional
learner, and thereby increase the quality of their creative contributions. Participants will be
introduced to the creation of an Inclusion Summary as a means to set the “best practice”
of inclusion around each student. From there, participants will be guided through several
theatrical exercises in a “games lab” as a means of brainstorming together accommodations
for the exceptional learner. Participants will depart with tools to converse with families
regarding the specific needs of students and several general accommodations that can
be applied to a classroom regardless of the art form. Participants are encouraged to bring
exercises they use in their own classrooms, and if time allows, they will be encouraged to
offer them for group consideration as a part of the “games lab.”
Dance Tech Studio AN EDUCATOR’S GUIDE TO DEVISING THEATRE
Presenter: Joanna C. Fellows
Time: 90 minutes
In this session, participants will engage in devising processes inspired by Frantic Assembly,
Tectonic Theatre Project, and Flying V on a pathway to creating a unique piece of theatre.
Participants will connect the creative process with Maryland State Fine Arts standards,
in a workshop specifically designed to nurture both the educator and the artist. Through
immersion in the four creative processes, transparent connections to the state standards, and
exploration of techniques for devising, theatre educators will gain new skills for unit planning,
lesson planning, and facilitating the creation of art.
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PAHB 441 ARTS INTEGRATION AT ACCOKEEK ACADEMY
Conference Room Presenter: Dr. Gillian G. Richards, Yolonda Body, Juanita Smallwood, Heather Messick,
Kaylee Stoneham, Dr. Judy Adams, 6 Student Presenters
Time: 90 minutes
Accokeek Academy student leaders and educators discuss how the Accokeek Academy’s
educators foster students’ learning through Arts Integration (AI). Students present examples
of work that show how the AI initiative allows them to take ownership of their learning process.
These youth-led discussion sessions include demonstrations of specific arts integration programs,
sample lessons, and lesson outcomes taught throughout grades K – 8. Participants share in a
Question and Answer segment with Accokeek Academy student leaders and educators; then
journey through a gallery walk of artwork and photos of students’ work and projects.
PAHB 428 RESPONDING TO OUR WORLD: CREATING A CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT
Conference Room Presenter: Anjali Wells
Time: 90 minutes
This session will explore different methods for creating a culturally responsive art classroom
with the goal of being able to process and deal with trauma in real time in addition to tackling
contemporary societal issues in lessons.
PAHB 201 Classroom IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME
Presenter: Kris Hemstetter & Dr. Tom McHugh
Time: 90 minutes
Hear the story of how arts advocacy and a local school are building a community partnership
through shared experiences. This partnership is built on not only bringing community
experiences into the school, but providing opportunities for students of a K-5 school to go
out into the community for field and learning experiences. Dr. Tom McHugh, Banjo Man, is a
local artist who is working with Kris Hemstetter, elementary principal to bring a well-rounded
curriculum with community and art integration to a local school and community. You don’t
want to miss this game changer presentation!
PAHB 108 Classroom DADA DOLLS WORKSHOP
Presenter: Tara S. Holl
Time: 90 minutes
Participants will construct descriptive and symbolic sculptures (“Dada Dolls”) to inform,
protest, and share their concerns about an important social issue such as the increasing
violence and safety issues in America’s schools. The workshop is based on Dadaism, a
movement from the early 1900s. Participants will use mixed media utilizing visual text
(symbols, colors, principles of design, elements of art) as well as written text to support their
claim/response. A Power Point will be shared to inspire ideas and a wide array of materials will
be available to work with.
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PAHB 123 Classroom ARTS MENTORSHIP AT THE ARTS AMPLIFY YOUTH SUMMIT
Presenter: Ivonne Chand O’Neal, Ph.D. & Merryl Goldberg, Ed.D
Time: 90 minutes
This session will focus on the arts mentorship model utilized in the creative youth
development (CYD) component of the 2019 Arts Amplify Youth Summit (AAY!). County and
community leaders served as mentors to youth leaders, who then developed workshops for
fellow teens. Key questions and answers posed to interviewees will be used as discussion
prompts with attendees in small groups to discuss the future needs of the CYD movement
in MD. Session goals include sharing effective methods of building and strengthening
community partnerships for impactful community engagement, how a mentorship served
this creative community, and next steps for increasing capacity.
PAHB 124 Classroom BUILDING CHARACTER THROUGH STORYTELLING
Presenter: Pooja Chawla
Time: 90 minutes
Explore imaginations and AWAKEN CREATIVITY by participating in fun, improvisational
acting games and learning the fundamentals of dramatic storytelling. In this workshop, we
will share the CARE Actor process of developing a mini-play based on positive themes &
social issues that can be used in the classroom and beyond. In this workshop, we will: (a) learn
the fundamentals of dramatic storytelling in a theatrical format, (b) team-building through
improvisational acting games, (c) explore verbal & written communication skills through scene
study & script writing, (d) build empathy/compassion, and (e) create a sense of community.
PAHB 216 WHY MODERN EDUCATION MUST HAVE MUSIC AT ITS FOUNDATION
Conference Room Presenter: Thomas Cheezum
Time: 90 minutes
This session will: (a) Demonstrate unequivocal need for thorough music education at every level
of modern education, (b) Develop growth mindset that will lead school administrators toward
the conclusion that music education must be present in a successful curriculum, (c) Discuss
ways to remove obstacles which continue to be arguments against the incorporation of music
as a primary resource in modern education, rather than an anecdotal, ancillary resource, and (d)
present brain-based research, comparison and contrast of test scores, comparison and contrast
of successful versus unsuccessful local curricula, sharing out of evidence from other countries.
12:00P-1:00P LUNCH & NETWORKING
Dance Cube
1:00P-5:00P COUNTY ARTS AGENCIES OF MARYLAND MEETING
PAHB 216 Presenter: Steven Skerritt-Davis
Conference Room This session is a meeting of the County Arts Agencies of Maryland, a service organization of
Maryland’s county arts council. It will include information from MSAC about revisions to the
Community Arts Development program as well as time for networking and planning.
1:10P-2:10P BREAKOUT SESSIONS II
PAHB 441 LESSONS FROM FILM ARTS INTEGRATION WORK
Conference Room Presenter: Miriam Machado-Luces & Talaya Grimes
Time: 60 minutes
Emmy Award-Winning filmmaker/educator, Mimi Machado-Luces and Talaya Grimes, producer/
filmmaker/Arts Administrator, hold a workshop on key lessons learned from their Film Arts
Integration work in eight different Prince George’s County Public Schools. It is an hour-long
PowerPoint presentation/discussion coupled with screenings of select films created by PGCPS
students with time for Q&A. We discuss the creative process, where tech meets creativity, and
how to provide a sustaining learning experience for students. The goal is to present our fresh
approach to student-centered teaching + project-based learning with film arts integration.
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PAHB 428 EMBODIMENT OF SOCIAL JUSTICE: THE MANIFESTATION OF EMPATHY
Conference Room AND EQUITY IN URBAN WORKSPACES
Presenter: Dr. Vanessa Jackson Johnson
Time: 60 minutes
The purpose of this session is to engage in conversations about the role of empathy and
equity in urban spaces and beyond. This interactive session explores cultural disposition
through the lens of empathy and equity as an intentional practice. Cultural dispositions
are systematically “broken down”, disserted into four sub-dispositions: (a) compassion, (b)
appreciation of multiple perspectives, (c) embedding cultural experiences, and (d) confronting
inequities and injustices in urban art education. The session will begin with a mindful
movement and mediation practice.
PAHB 201 Classroom SOCIAL JUSTICE FRAMEWORK IN ARTS EDUCATION
Presenter: Eileen Cave
Time: 60 minutes
Learn comprehensive strategies for integrating the social justice framework in arts education,
through program models offered by the Prince George’s Arts & Humanities Council.
Examples include teacher professional development programs that use arts education assets
from local museums and universities to develop curriculum and conduct student field trips,
and offering artist-in-residencies in PGCPS schools that promote K-12 creative industry
access to digital media filmmakers, visual artists/public art projects and character building
through music and musical cultural heritage artists that draw upon talent in the Gateway Arts
District in Prince George’s County, MD.
PAHB 124 Classroom BALTIMORE’S ONE BOOK PROGRAM
Presenter: Laura Parkhurst & John Mulherin
Time: 60 minutes
Participants in this session will take a close look at how Baltimore Lab School, content area
teachers, as well as special educators and arts educators designed and implemented a One
Book program for students in grades 9-12 based on the value of shared experiences and arts
integrated teaching practices. This 60 minute hands-on presentation will allow attendees to
explore resources for promoting arts based learning and strong cross curricular ties between
the arts and academic subject areas.
PAHB 319 STRATEGIC RISK-TAKING IN THE CLASSROOM
Conference Room Presenter: Scott Rieker, DMA
Time: 60 minutes
In the arts, especially in music, we often have a concept of the “right way” things should be
done, and we guide our students toward that end. I have done ground-breaking research
into strategic risk-taking and productive “failure” in the creative process and discovered
empirically that allowing for risk-taking by learners and creating an environment of individual
experimentation—even within the context of traditional rehearsal—has a statistically
significant impact on musical performance. Based in the fields of Social Network Theory,
Emergence Theory, Constructivism, and more. My goal is to empower educators with
strategies to implement risk-taking in the classroom.
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PAHB 456 COMMUNITY BUILDING THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Conference Room Presenter: Rachel Valsing
Time: 60 minutes
How can you build community in your organization through professional development?
This presentation will share four years of work with the Maryland Art Education Association
in creating workshops for educators and students. Strategies will be shared in designing
professional learning that furthers the artistic work of educators and leads to instruction that
prepares students to learn and create as contemporary artists, designers, and makers.
PAHB 229 Classroom POLICY OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTS EDUCATION
Presenter: Mary Dell’Erba
Time: 60 minutes
Policy decisions affect our work in seen and unseen ways each and every day. The Arts
Education Partnership is dedicated to advancing the arts in education through research
and information, and creating opportunities for communication and collaboration between
arts disciplines and across sectors. One of our key priorities is to develop deliverables and
reports to inform the work of arts stakeholders in the field as we are working collectively
to advance arts education. During this session, participants will learn about ways to
successfully engage in the education policy space and take home tools and resources to use
when making the case for your programs and those you serve.
PAHB 234 Classroom ARTLOOK® MARYLAND
Presenter: AEMS (Arts Education in Maryland Schools)
Time: 60 minutes
AEMS will provide information and field questions about artlook® Maryland, a free, public-
facing online data platform that annually collects, organizes, and visually presents arts
education data from Maryland public schools and arts organizations. Launched in the four
pilot districts of Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Montgomery County, and Queen
Anne’s County, this exciting tool will facilitate arts education in Maryland; provide insights
for lawmakers, school leaders, and arts partners; and drive change through increased
coordination between schools, arts agencies, and funders.
2:20P-3:20P BREAKOUT SESSIONS III
PAHB 441 LOCAL LEVEL ARTS EDUCATION ADVOCACY: DIFFERENT APPROACHES
Conference Room Presenter: AEMS (Arts Education in Maryland Schools)
Time: 60 minutes
AEMS staff will discuss various scenarios and approaches to local arts education advocacy,
including examples of successfully saving programs, whole district strategic planning, and
models for effective arts ed advocacy. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.
PAHB 201 Classroom PATHWAYS IN THE FIELD OF ART AND DESIGN EDUCATION
Presenter: Dominience Clifton, Abby Neyenhouse, Kate Porter, Arnetra Burnett, David Bogen
Time: 60 minutes
This session will be a facilitated discussion on building sustainable collaborations and
pathways between public middle and high schools and higher education in the field of
art and design education. The Baltimore Design School (BDS) and the Maryland Institute
College of Art (MICA) have been working together since the founding of BDS. In this session,
members of the BDS/MICA leadership committee will provide a case study by giving an
overview of the partnership’s history and structures that support the pathway. Presentation
followed by sharing collaborative strategies of other similar partnerships that participants
can use to grow their partnership models.
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PAHB 124 Classroom ANTI-BULLY FIRST AID KITS
Presenter: Julie Dietrich-Eisler
Time: 60 minutes
The session will address how to empower students with strategies to face the issue of bullying
through several creative processes. Artists and educators will learn how to have students
brainstorm various strategies to use with bullies that they can use to design an instructive anti-
bully zine. Artists and educators will participate in creating their own anti-bully zine that they can
use as an example for their students. They will also participate in decoupaging a small first aid kit
box for their zine. Ms. Eisler will provide all the materials for this interactive workshop and a zine
lesson plan as well as presenting multiple variations for designing this anti-bully first aid kit.
PAHB 234 Classroom BELIEVE IN MUSIC
Presenter: Erin Anderson & Larry Pittman
Time: 60 minutes
Our youth educators will introduce participants to Believe in Music and emphasize the
importance of self-expression, empathy, and helping students find their voice in arts
education. Participants will follow a writing prompt, as well as utilize music software to
collaborate on a simple beat to accompany the words. The words of each individual are then
recorded one by one, Larry produces the beat in real time, and the group gets to hear the
song they made together at the end of the session. This showcases our facilitators’ ability to
show how anyone given the proper tools to express themselves can be creative, tell a story,
and collaborate with others. Creative songwriting and collaboration are two tenets of Believe
in Music programming and this short, fun activity shows other professional artists how they
can incorporate those ideals in their activity planning or classroom.
PAHB 229 Classroom ARTS ADVOCACY IN DANCE PEDAGOGY
Presenter: Jaye Knutson
Time: 60 minutes
This session will demonstrate how arts advocacy is both explicit and implicit in the pedagogy
of dance. Participants will engage in mini lessons using the pedagogy of modern dance
and creative movement to identify and examine how the way we teach communicates
the importance and accessibility of the arts to all who participate each and every time
we teach! Questions to be discussed include: How do the methods we use to deliver the
arts communicate value? When does our pedagogy include or exclude participation?
What considerations are needed when deciding on our pedagogy of choice? When is our
pedagogy reinforcing or confronting mainstream practice in dance instruction?
PAHB 456 ARGUING WITH ART: MUSEUMS AS FORUMS FOR DISCUSSION AND DEBATE
Conference Room Presenter: The Walters Art Museum
Time: 60 minutes
Images live in multiple dimensions of interpretation; these shift dramatically depending on
their presentation.In this session Keondra Prier, School Programs Manager at the Walters Art
Museum of Art, will present some traditional methods of teaching objects in a gallery, their
shortcomings, and ways that educators have challenged and expanded gallery teaching to
create equitable experiences in art museums that enrich curriculum in English Language Arts,
Social Studies, and beyond. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.
3:30P-4:00P WRAP UP, RAFFLE & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Proscenium Theatre AEMS would like to thank the following for raffle donations: Center Stage, Imagination Stage,
Havre de Grace Arts Collective, Chesapeake Film Festival, and the Parkway.
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CONFERENCE TRACK KEY
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS A & E DISTRICTS / COUNTY ARTS
AGENCIES OF MARYLAND
Folk & Traditional Arts
JUNE 7 SUMMIT, DAY 1
8:00A-12:30P REGISTRATION
University Center
8:00A-9:00A BREAKFAST
University Center
9:00A-9:50A OPEN PLENARY
University Center Featured Performer: OrchKids
Welcome will be given from Maryland Department of Commerce, Maryland State Arts
Council, Maryland Citizens for the Arts, Maryland State Department of Education’s Office of
Fine Arts, and UMBC.
10:00A-10:45A CREATIVE KEYNOTES
Featuring creatives from across the state, Creative Keynotes were designed for participants
to engage in art-making and discussion. Like a runner that stretches before a marathon, we
encourage you to help us kick off the Summit with these artistic warm-ups that will help you
stretch your creative muscles. Participants have a choice of Creative Keynote from the following:
Dance Cube DANCE
Dance Tech Studio CHORAL
Ampitheater (outside) SKETCH
PAHB 132 CREATIVE WRITING
Black Box THEATER/IMPROV
Proscenium Theatre THE CLARICE ARTISTS PANEL: A CONVERSATION ABOUT ARTS AND RESILIENCE
PAHB 105 ADS LED-ART
PAHB 102 TRS FOLK & TRADITIONAL ART
PAHB FA 118 ORCHKIDS: CREATIVE COMPOSITION
11:00A-12:30P BREAKOUT SESSIONS I
Black Box WE HAVE WHAT WE NEED RIGHT HERE: THE CREATIVE COMMUNITY INVENTORY
Presenter: Todd Bressi, Suzan Jenkins, Graham Coriel-Allen, Neena Narayanan
Time: 90 minutes
The goal of this session is to provide greater understanding of how public artists can support
community planning efforts. The Presenter will share perspectives through four specific case
studies and provide a hands-on experience through one facilitated activity. Case studies
will include artist-led efforts to define and survey the assets of a community as it enters
into a planning process; artist-created participatory processes; a grassroots approach to
strengthening a community’s arts ecosystem; and a strategic plan that is helping a County
arts agency rekindle critical agency relationships, identify catalytic projects and expand
access to public art resources among underserved artists and communities.
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PAHB 234 Classroom CREATING YOUR OWN SPACES WITH CULTURA PLENERA
Presenter: Xiomara & Crystal Rivera
Time: 60 minutes
This session explores how Cultura Plenera began as an organization due to the need of
spaces and opportunities to share Bomba/Plena and other cultural expressions of Puerto
Rican folklore in the DMV area. The response from the community was such that shortly after,
not just Puerto Rican people would attend the events but it became a place in which any
Marylander that enjoyed multicultural expressions could stop by and be part of the event.
For the first six or seven years it was a grass root movement, being organized and funded
by friends and family. It was not until recently that we have gotten support of corporate
sponsors and grants.
PAHB 107 Classroom CREATIVE PLACEMAKING IN NON-TRADITIONAL ART SPACES
Presenter: Khadija Z. Ali-Coleman
Time: 90 minutes
The practice of creative placemaking has traditionally been a concept associated with the
industry of architecture and design within urban spaces. This presentation expands on the
concept, identifying the ways that communities utilize arts and entertainment as a bridge
to economic empowerment, building environmental awareness and connecting citizens to
educational opportunities. Highlighting examples of creative placemaking taking place in
predominately Black communities throughout the United States and specifically in Maryland,
this presentation identifies the characteristics that indicate the demonstrated benefits of this
practice, offering recommendations for implementation by self-producing performing artists
and community organizers.
PAHB 229 Classroom LEGAL ADVICE FOR MARYLAND CREATIVES
Presenter: Adam Holofcenter, Esq., Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Time: 90 minutes
Much to the chagrin of artists, there are legal implications to making creative work. This
applies to amateurs and professionals alike in all mediums of expression. The minute that you
put paint to canvas, or sine wave to hard drive, or light to celluloid, copyright gets involved.
This can be a good thing because copyright strengthens your ability to protect and profit
from your creative expressions. Similarly, whenever you collaborate with other artists, get a
commission from a patron, or take on some independent contractor work, an oral or written
contract is likely lurking around the corner. Contracts help humans figure out exactly what
their wants, needs, and expectations are for any particular scenario. During this presentation,
we will cover introductory legal issues related to copyright and contracts, and we will discuss
how these two areas of the law relate to your work as an independent artist.
PAHB 132 Classroom MAKING SPACE FOR CRITICAL CONNECTIONS: LESSONS FROM THE BALTIMORE ARTISTS RETREAT
Presenter: Jess Solomon & Khadija Adell
Time: 90 minutes
Last summer, the Deutsch Foundation hosted 40 Baltimore-based artists and 15 national arts
consultants in a bucolic setting with the goals of making connections, deepening networks,
and expanding professional opportunities in the local arts ecosystem and beyond. Since
the retreat, many participants have actualized those goals in transformative ways. The
retreat is an emerging case study in the power of mindful convening. This hands on session
will mine data and insights from the retreat while exploring these critical questions: (a)
What can organizations with convening power do to positively impact the arts ecosystem
in their communities? (b) How might cultural institutions and arts organizations help
grow connections between artists, arts administrators, and producers? (c) What critical
conversations do artists need to have with each other?
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Dance Tech Studio ART INSTRUCTION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE SERVICES
Presenter: Claire M. Schwadron, Antoinette McLeod, Pamela Reid, Carien Quiroga,
Kwame Ansah-Brew
Time: 90 minutes
This panel will share how art is a significant part of the treatment plan for some of Maryland’s
most traumatized and marginalized teens, specifically for youth under the care of the state’s
Department of Juvenile Services. The panel includes the Executive Director of Residential
Operations for DJS, Antoinette McLeod; Senior Director of Project Youth ArtReach of
Artivate, Inc., Claire Schwadron; and three skilled teaching artists working within the
partnership of Artivate and DJS: Pamela Reid, Carien Quiroga, and Kwame Ansah-Brew. The
panel will provide concrete examples of successful ceramics, painting and music programs as
well as some challenges of teaching youth inside secure facilities, followed by Q & A.
PAHB 201 Classroom THE “ONE HOUSE” PROJECT
Presenter: Jackie Hoysted, Laura Roulet, Evie Altman, Sonya Michel
Time: 60 minutes
In 2017, a group of DC-area artists formed as ArtWatch to use our visual arts skills as tools
to advocate for the best values of democracy, such as inclusion, tolerance, and openness.
To that end we initiated an ambitious project: One House. This is an installation consisting of
the framework of a house which serves as the scaffold for hundreds of artists’ panels using
multiple styles and media to honor the journeys of their ancestors to America. Learn about
the project, how you might replicate it and add to this powerful visual statement of the
strength of diversity and the elements of our shared humanity.
PAHB 428 RETAINING TALENTED ARTISTS AND ARTS ADMINISTRATORS
Conference Room Presenter: Jason King Jones
Time: 60 minutes
Panel discussion about seeding the field with the next generation of great arts-makers and
best practices to implement structures that encourage long and impactful careers in the arts
sector. We will share Olney Theatre’s apprentice training and National Players model and hear
from those who have recently completed the training program and are now working full-time
in the field as performers, administrator, managers and creative personnel. We’ll also discuss
financial considerations for apprentice training programs and other important plans and
structures in order to have a successful arts-training program.
PAHB 108 Classroom ARTS & URBAN EDUCATION
Presenter: Dana Carr
Time: 90 minutes
This session intends to ensure educators working in environments impacted by urban culture
and who are teaching the arts are delivering high quality experiences to students which are
relevant, meaningful, hands on, and enhance learning in all areas. UAEA participants are
given an in-depth training opportunity in arts, education, and urban education specifically.
After investigating what urban means, and which techniques and strategies of teaching the
arts can be most useful here through discussion and experiential exercises, participants will
work to develop a mini lesson they can take back to students incorporating some of these
techniques. This is an extension of the Creative Keynote.
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Proscenium Theatre BECOMING RAPID RESPONDERS: A CONVERSATION ABOUT ARTS AND RESILIENCE
Presenter: Elizabeth Johnson, Vincent Thomas, Erica Bondarev Rapach, Jane Hirshberg
Time: 90 minutes
How does an arts organization become nimble and responsive to community needs and
issues in a way that is meaningful and artistic? How can we position ourselves as thought
leaders and instigators, while maintaining good communication and active listening? We, as
artists and arts professionals, can make unity stylish again. Let’s have a conversation about
how to do that. Let’s talk about our strengths as well as our vulnerabilities. Let’s make a path
forward that models the creative process by encouraging mistakes from experimentation and
taking risks. We will begin with an artist-led activity that encourages safety and comfort. We
will invite a panel of learners to ask questions and talk about their challenges and half-baked
ideas, rather than a panel of experts who have a hard time hearing and listening. Take a risk…
join the conversation… open your eyes and ears, and make a plan to take home with you.
Most importantly, bring your best self.
12:00P-1:35P LUNCH
University Center
1:45P-3:15P BREAKOUT SESSIONS II
Black Box CONTEMPORARY PUBLIC ART INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
Presenter: Megan Lewis, Jann Rosen-Queralt, Alec Simpson
Time: 60 minutes
Infrastructure can be a major element in shaping urban amenities. During this session
examples of contemporary public art infrastructure projects will be presented providing
insight into the shaping of public space. Topics will include finding project opportunities, best
communication practices with collaborators and team members and conducting research
for development of proposals. Many individuals, such as community members, public art
administrators, urban planners and architects, are integral to each project. The objective is to
identify how an artist navigates the many facets of a project while creating art that remains
true to their vision.
PAHB 229 Classroom MAKING SAFE ART SPACE
Presenter: Amy Bonitz
Time: 60 minutes
The issue of Safe Art Space has been a focus of national attention with the tragic fire in
an artist created space in Oakland, CA that killed 35 people and the wave of closures of
artist created spaces that followed including Baltimore’s Bell Foundry. BARCO’s Making
Safe Art Space session will discuss ways that artists and arts organizations can work
toward upgrading their spaces to be code compliant and/or creating new spaces for their
art practice or arts organization. BARCO will provide an overview of the permitting and
development process from project idea, assembling a team, project planning, securing
necessary zoning, historic and design approvals, developing a pathway to code compliance
and financing improvements. BARCO will utilize case studies from its Safe Art Space initiative
to illustrate key concepts and share real life examples.
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PAHB 234 Classroom AMAZING NONPROFITS: ACCOUNTING FOR NONPROFITS & ARTISTS
Presenter: Nancy Hall
Time: 90 minutes
This session will focus on what a nonprofit or a small business has to do to meet basic
financial reporting requirements, what documents have to be stored and for how long,
and the best way to store those documents. A reporting calendar will be provided and tips
on how to maintain financial records safely, cheaply, and able to be transferred from one
treasurer to the next (for nonprofits). This is not for the experienced accountant, this is for
folks connected with the arts that want their organization to be legal and accountable.
PAHB 107 Classroom LEARN THE STARS© COLLAGE TECHNIQUE TO DREAM, HEAL & BLOOM
Presenter: Robin M. Gilliam
Time: 60 minutes
During this session participants will create one STARS© collage. The process of creating an
intuitive collage is healing as we tap into our dreams and gain confidence to bloom into our
light. Creating a STARS© Collage is a wonderful tool for individual journaling at home or to
use with a group of students.
PAHB 105 ADS MOVING THE EQUITY CONVERSATION FORWARD
Presenter: Kibibi Ajanku
Time: 90 minutes
Moving the Equity Conversation Forward is an interactive session designed to empower
participants with information about the effects of implicit bias and intention versus impact
within the cultural workplace. Additionally, participants will leaved armed with intentional and
impactful strategies for contributing to a diverse and equitable arts sector landscape. The
gathering will begin with a two-part organizational case study, followed by a rapid-fire group
break-out component, and close with solutions to build and encourage greater social justice.
Dance Tech Studio DISCOVERME/RECOVERME
Presenter: Dr. David Fakunle, Ph.D. & “Dr. Mama” Deborah Pierce-Fakunle
Time: 90 minutes
DiscoverME/RecoverME is an organization that utilizes storytelling to 1. Acknowledge positive
intrinsic qualities and encourage an emotional foundation for recovery from trauma and its
manifestations, and 2. Promote personal and organizational autonomy of one’s narrative
and its expression. This experiential workshop facilitates understanding of the importance
of storytelling in culture, the function of the griot in the context of trauma, analyzing the
primary components of a story, application of positive intrinsic qualities in effort to create
and fortify emotional foundations for recovery and healing, and modalities for expressing
one’s story to various audiences.
PAHB 132 Classroom BOARD MANAGEMENT: DEVELOPING A CULTURE OF INCLUSION
FROM RECRUITMENT TO MANAGEMENT
Presenter: Jeannie Howe & Navasha Daya
Time: 60 minutes
Building a culture of inclusion on your nonprofit Board of Directors is more than a numbers
game. Starting with recruitment, you must think differently about the role of your Board
and what each member brings individually. This session will explore how organizations can
move away from traditional models of Board management towards supporting a healthy,
productive, and diverse governing body. Attendees will gain a broader understanding of
what diversity actually means for a Board and how to mindfully and skillfully manage a shift
in culture that will result from recruiting a more inclusive governing body.
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PAHB 108 Classroom BALTIMORE CLAYWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PROJECT
Presenter: Nicole Fall
Time: 90 minutes
Baltimore Clayworks started Baltimore ClayWorkforce Development Program in September
2018 in partnership with Baltimore City Public Schools’ Office of Transition Services. This
project brings students, ages 16-21, with disabilities, to Clayworks 3 days per week over
3 ten week sessions. They engage in the development of hand-building ceramic skills,
studio maintenance, and exhibit preparation. They are learning transferable soft and hard
employment skills. This session will engage participants in working with clay while the
students and staff talk about their experience in the program.
Dance Cube THE JOY PROJECT: SUPPORTING THE VOICE AND AGENCY FOR STUDENTS IN THE MIDDLE GRADES
Presenter: Denise Kumani Gantt, Ron Kipling Williams, Ebony Evans
Time: 60 minutes
We will do a 15-minute presentation on our methodology and process showcasing one of
the schools with whom we work. This may include video affidavits from student participants.
We will then conduct a 15-minute writing and sharing session. Then, we will lead participants
through a 15-minute improvisational scenario session, and some groups will act out a scene
during this session. The workshop will conclude with a 15-minute question and answer period.
PAHB 102 TRS BUILDING ART THROUGH CONSENSUS ORGANIZING: A CASE STUDY ON
HUCKELBERRY FINN’S BIG RIVER
Presenter: Leon Seemann & Monique Midgett
Time: 90 minutes
Using art to tackle controversial issues is daunting for Arts Institutions and risks hurting the
bottom line. Using a process called Consensus Organizing, Adventure Theatre MTC was
able to produce a revised version of Big River, based on the polarizing novel Huckleberry
Finn. Learn how the process changed the production, and its enduring impact for ATMTC.
Leon Seemann and Monique Midgette discuss how working with more than 100 members
and leaders of the African American community not only improved the art on the stage, but
expanded the reach of ATMTC and raised the organization’s consciousness.
2:00P-5:00P LEGAL CLINIC
PAHB 456 & 441 Presented by: Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts will be bringing its patented Art Law Clinic to the
MD Arts Summit. Individual Artists or representatives from Arts Organizations will be able
to sign up on-site for a free 15 minute consultation with an attorney to discuss a short form
legal issue. MdVLA will have staff available to help coordinate any further legal services that
may be needed after the consultation takes place. Good things to discuss at an Art Law Clinic
appointment: copyright, trademark, LLCs, contract questions, and more! Even if you aren’t
sure that you have a legal issue, just come by to discuss the art that you are making. An
attorney may be able to help you spot a legal issue that you didn’t know you had! Sign up at
the intake table in the PAHB Atrium.
2:15P-6:30P ARTIST BAZAAR
PAHB Atrium Showcasing artist from across the state of Maryland, the Artist Bazaar will take place
and Hall throughout the PAHB Atrium and first floor hallway. Stop by the tables to experience and
purchase original artwork.
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3:30P-5:00P BREAKOUT SESSIONS III
University Center UMBC PUBLIC TOUR: WORK-IN-PROGRESS HARD HAT TOUR
Presenter: Liesel Fenner, Tim Nohe, Joseph Rexing AIA
Time: 90 minutes
An introduction to Maryland’s percent-for-art program and the design of a new UMBC public
artwork in implementation. Presentation will be followed by a hard hat tour of a new public artwork
in development in in the new Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building. Participants must wear closed-
toe shoes, pants and shirts with a minimum 4” sleeve. Hardhats and safety vests will be provided.
PAHB 107 OLFACTORY FACTORY
Presenter: Laure Drogoul
Time: 60 minutes
Laure Drogoul as the Hostess of Smell will present a participatory performance and workshop
about sensory perception, memory and place. The session invites the audience to participate in an
artwork that has a performative and sensorial dimension. Among the many places our noses may
lead us, we will consider public and private spaces and the relationship between man-made space
and the natural environment. The Olfactory Factory performance will include blindfolds and smell
samples collected throughout Baltimore. Not all viewers need to participate in the performance,
but can observe and contribute via the session’s discussion and an on-line smell survey.
Dance Tech Studio AN INTIMATE MOMENT WITH THE BEIJING OPERA
Presenter: Chuiyuen Yung
Time: 60 minutes
There are two parts for the session: one for lecture and the other for demonstration and discussion.
In the lecture part, Ms. Chuiyuen Yung will talk about the characteristics of Beijing Opera acting/
singing style and how the singing/acting style reflects the beauty of oriental ladies. Mrs. Yan
Brendel will show the audience the singing and acting of a Beijing Opera artist on stage, in addition
to my verbal elaboration. The combination of lecture and demonstration should be a good way to
help the audience understand the unique attraction of Beijing Opera. In the discussion part, the
speakers will facilitate the sharing and discussion among audience participants to explore various
ways of effective promotion of different cultures in the communities.
PAHB 234 Classroom MAPPING RACISM TOOLKIT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY
Presenter: Brooke Kidd
Time: 60 minutes
Mapping Racism Toolkit for Your Community will share insights for designing an arts program
in your community to explore how red lining, development and land use have created racial
barriers to property ownership. The panel will highlight how broad partnerships, local
government, research, and land records lead to a series of performances and events in the
Gateway Arts District. From commissioning new work based on local history, dancing at a
barrier, house parties and panel discussions, Mapping Racism has been a timely exploration of
racial inequality and solutions to prevent it.
PAHB 105 ADS SHARE THE STORY OF YOUR ART
Presenter: Zach Powers & Gina Hill
Time: 90 minutes
The Writer’s Center’s creative writing workshop will provide participants with concrete
skills to take with you into the writing you do in support of your artistry or in your personal
lives. The workshop will cover two topics: 1. Share the Story of Your Art (Narrative Skills),
helping you build a unique, compelling platform, connecting your audience to your work.
This segment will feature structured storytelling and organizing ideas. 2. Show, Don’t Tell
(The Power of Detail): Specific, vivid details engage readers, making a story stand out. This
segment will demonstrate how sensory and other details can help your writing shine.
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Dance Cube PARTNERSHIPS IN DEVELOPMENT
Presenter: Maureen McNeill
Time: 60 minutes
This session will illustrate the practice and benefits of collaboration and communication
among development teams. Goals of the session are: (a) Encourage development directors
to see their counterparts in other arts organization as colleagues, rather than competitors;
(b) Demonstrate the benefits of collaboration and communication between organizations; (c)
Share fundraising best practices of panel member organizations; (d) Provide networking and
mentoring opportunity for early career development professionals, (e) Foster an environment
that will lead to partnerships and will enhance professionalism among those who raise funds
for Maryland Arts organizations.
PAHB 132 Classroom ACHIEVING A HIGH QUALITY, INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE ARTS EDUCATION FOR YOUTH
Presenter: Brian Kaufman, Randi Levy, Jared Perry
Time: 90 minutes
In this facilitated discussion, our collective and differing purposes for arts education will be
discussed while we also reflect on how we define quality. Challenges to achieving, assessing,
and sustaining quality will be explored. Where are our greatest areas of success? What are
the tensions and opportunities to reimagine our work? Participants in this interactive session
will leave with ideas about how they might further achieve their goals and best support
equitable, inclusive, high quality arts education for Maryland youth. Sharing ideas with each
other will aid us in our work to achieve common goals for our arts education community.
PAHB 108 Classroom PUTTING JOY IN LEARNING: USING THE NEW MARYLAND FINE ARTS STANDARDS
FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD
Presenter: Lenore Kelner
Time: 60 minutes
Join theatre teaching artist, Lenore Blank Kelner in an interactive session that explores using
movement and drama in a lesson designed for young learners. The lesson aligns with the
MD Fine Art Standards in Theatre for students in grades PreK-2. In this fun, informative and
active session, participants will: (a) Explore a variety of simple acting/drama techniques,
(b) Demonstrate understanding of the new MD Fine Art Standards and their four artistic
processes—discuss the value of using the standards to guide planning and instruction, (c)
Brainstorm application of the MD Fine Art Standards in future lessons, (d) Discuss the social
and emotional learning embedded in arts instruction.
Black Box NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL PANEL
Presenter: Mayor Jake Day, Caroline O’Hare, Liz Fitsimmons, Lora Bottinelli
Moderator: Blaine Waide
Time: 60 minutes
In this session, a panel of experts will focus on the economic, community and artistic impacts
of the National Folk Festival in its first year in Salisbury, MD, and plans for the 2019-2020
festival. This will include a discussion of a comprehensive economic impact study, reflections
on community engagement initiatives, review of marketing and tourism development
strategy, and discussion of the leveraging power of the event for spurring infrastructure
developments throughout the Salisbury A&E district.
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PAHB 216 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICTS MANAGER MEETING
Conference Room Presenter: Steven Skerritt-Davis
Time: 90 minutes
This session is a meeting for Maryland A&E District managers and will include information
from MSAC about grant and additional professional development opportunities as well as time
for networking and planning. All A&E Districts should plan to send at least one representative.
PAHB 229 Classroom MARYLAND PRESENTERS NETWORK MEETING
Presenter: Maryland State Arts Council
Time: 60 minutes
Participants will review recent grant guideline changes and brainstorm about future needs to
strengthen the Maryland Touring Grants program.
5:15P-6:15P ARTIST COCKTAIL HOUR
PAHB Atrium & TRS
5:15-6:15P MARYLAND TRADITIONS HERITAGE AWARDS PRE-SHOW RECEPTION
PAHB Atrium
6:30P MARYLAND TRADITIONS HERITAGE AWARDS
Proscenium Theatre The Maryland Heritage Awards recognize outstanding stewardship of folklife, or community-
based living cultural traditions handed down by example or word of mouth. At an annual
ceremony, awards are given out in three categories: Person/People, Place, and Tradition. This
year’s winners are: in the category of Person/People, bluegrass musician and promoter Jay
Armsworthy of St. Mary’s County; in the category of Place, the Arch Social Club, a supporter
of African American community and culture in Baltimore City since 1905; and in the category
of Tradition, the Puerto Rican music and dance traditions of bomba and plena, as upheld by
Cultura Plenera of Howard County. Winners will appear and perform as part of the ceremony.
(RSVP REQUIRED to attend)
8:00P MARYLAND TRADITIONS HERITAGE AWARDS DESSERT RECEPTION
Proscenium Theater
Atrium
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CONFERENCE TRACK KEY
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS A & E DISTRICTS / COUNTY ARTS
AGENCIES OF MARYLAND
Folk & Traditional Arts
JUNE 8 SUMMIT, DAY 2
8:00A-9:00A REGISTRATION
University Center
8:00A-8:45A BREAKFAST
University Center
8:00A-12:00P ARTIST BAZAAR
PAHB Atrium Showcasing artist from across the state of Maryland, the Artist Bazaar will take place
and Hall throughout the PAHB Atrium and first floor hallway. Stop by the tables to experience and
purchase original artwork.
9:00A-12:00P LEGAL CLINIC
PAHB 456 & 441 Presented by: Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts will be bringing its patented Art Law Clinic to the
MD Arts Summit. Individual Artists or representatives from Arts Organizations will be able
to sign up on-site for a free 15 minute consultation with an attorney to discuss a short form
legal issue. MdVLA will have staff available to help coordinate any further legal services that
may be needed after the consultation takes place. Good things to discuss at an Art Law Clinic
appointment: copyright, trademark, LLCs, contract questions, and more! Even if you aren’t
sure that you have a legal issue, just come by to discuss the art that you are making. An
attorney may be able to help you spot a legal issue that you didn’t know you had! Sign up at
the intake table in the PAHB Atrium.
9:00A-12:00P ACCOUNTING CLINIC
PAHB 123 Presented by: Amazing Nonprofits, Inc.
Do you have a financial issue and you’d like an expert opinion on how to handle it? Have you
goofed up on a reporting requirement and need to know how to fix it? Have you thought
about starting a nonprofit but need some guidance on the next steps? Take a few minutes to
talk to an expert so that you can cross an item off your “to-do” list. Sign up at the intake table
in the PAHB Atrium.
9:00A-10:30A BREAKOUT SESSIONS IV
PAHB 229 Classroom EXPLORING AESTHETICS WHEN ARTS & COMMUNITY INTERSECT
Presenter: Cristyn Johnson & Jess Solomon
Time: 90 minutes
How do you assess Arts for Change? Arts for Change—creative work at the intersection of
community/civic engagement, community development, and justice—often challenges the
conventional terms by which the arts are described and assessed. Animating Democracy,
a program of Americans for the Arts, worked with artists and their allies to develop a
framework designed to enhance understanding and evaluation of Arts for Change. This
session introduces the Aesthetics Perspectives framework and offers an opportunity for
exchange around the often elusive and challenging topic of artistic excellence. Participants
will learn how artists and funders have already put Aesthetic Perspectives to use and imagine
how it might help meet agency interests and the artist and communities they serve.
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Dance Tech Studio THE ART OF ORGANIZING ART WALKS & RECURRING MONTHLY EVENTS
Presenter: Amanda Smit-Peters & Ivy Wells
Time: 90 minutes
In this session we’ll discuss the impact a recurring event can have on your district’s marketing
& tourism, local leadership and economic growth. We will review how to create and manage
a recurring event that: (a) sparks passion and minimizes burnout (especially among artists/
venues), (b) attracts new and returning visitors to your district, and (c) capitalizes on your
communities strengths. This session is for both those wanting to start a recurring event in
their community and for those who want to grow their event to the next level. We’ll discuss:
(a) gathering stakeholders and determining if this is the right opportunity for your community.
(b) setting goals and creating event guidelines that work for venues and artists, (d) marketing
your event throughout the season to keep it consistent AND fresh, (e) generating critical mass
at your recurring events, and (f) evaluating the success of your event.
PAHB 108 Classroom THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF-CARE
Presenter: Nicoletta Darita de la Brown
Time: 90 minutes
During this interactive session attendees will be introduced to the concept of creating a
personal wholeness kit for daily use and how to design their own wellness rituals. Healing
Artist, Nicoletta Daríta de la Brown, will share her method behind the creation, and evolution,
of her own kit. Concepts around multi-sensory wellness will be discussed through the use
of color, texture, light, sound, aroma, and space. Exploring these modalities will reinforce
the concept of participants creating their own personalized environments, centered around
wellbeing, as they continue to implement their individual self-care practices.
Music ART ACCORDINGLY PODCAST
Recording Studio Presenter: Quanice Floyd and J Jenkins
Time: 90 minutes
The Arts Administrators of Color Network is proud to present Art Accordingly, a podcast that
highlights arts leaders of color, while interrogating systemic and institutional issues of equity
in the arts from a decolonizing framework. The Live with Art Accordingly Podcast will feature
dynamic arts leaders of color to discuss current events in the arts, their current work, answer
audience questions, and create calls to action for audience members and listeners. This
session would be recorded live to be later edited and posted on the Art Accordingly podcast.
PAHB 428 WEBSITE 101: FOR A&E DISTRICTS AND SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS
Conference Room Presenter: Jennifer Merritt
Time: 60 minutes
This session will cover building an arts organization website from scratch with little to no
experience. Arts organizations require an online presence, and the ability to quickly update
content to keep it relevant. Often there are no resources to hire professional assistance, or
the existing website does not allow for maintenance by staff and volunteers. Website builders
such as Wix offer templates that allow clean, modern looking sites and ease of updates.
This session will provide step by step information on how to create and maintain your
organization’s website to engage your community and the public.
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