FULL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
PRE-CONFERENCE:
You will select either the Community-Driven Public Arts pre-conference sessions or the AlterNATIVE walking tour session
Community-Driven Public Art Pre-Conference sessions:
| Thursday, May 19 – afternoon – Holiday Inn Rapid City Downtown – Conv Ctr | |
| 2:00-5:00PM | Community-Driven Public Art Pre-Conference sessions |
| Art-Train Agency/Organization Training with Jun-Li Wang and Ricardo Beaird | |
| Sessions by Springboard for the Arts | |
| 6:30-8:30PM | On your own mixer or networking opportunity/dinner on your own |
| Friday, May 20 – Holiday Inn Rapid City Downtown – Conv Ctr | |
| 8:00-8:30AM | Continental breakfast – Pre-conference attendees |
| 8:30-10:00AM | Imagining, Connecting and Creating session with Amber Hansen, Sandra Kern Mollman and Reyna Hernandez |
| 10:15-11:30AM | Joint Q&A/panel discussion session with all pre-conference presenters |
AlterNATIVE walking tour Pre-Conference session:
Friday morning, May 20
Starts at DAKOTA DRUM COMPANY • 603 MAIN STREET, RAPID CITY
| 9:00-10:30AM | AlterNATIVE walking tour Pre-Conference session |
| Walking Native Art Tour in Downtown Rapid City with Dr. Craig Howe |
MAIN CONFERENCE:
Friday, May 20 – Holiday Inn Rapid City Downtown – Conv Ctr & The Monument
| 9:00-5:00PM | “The Chair Is Not Me” art show with Suzie Cappa Arts Center |
| 11:00-12:00PM | SDPB “In the Moment” with Lori Walsh – LIVE from the arts conference |
| 12:00-2:00PM | LUNCH – Welcome & Opening Keynote |
| 12:05-12:15PM | Honor Native Land Acknowledgement – Stampede Singers Wanápȟeya Nažíča Okȟá |
| 12:15-12:30PM | Welcome: Pam Breaux – President & CEO, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies |
| 12:30-1:15PM | Lunch served |
| 1:15-1:30PM | performance: Sophia Beatty |
| 1:30-2:00PM | Opening Keynote –Creative People Power Laura Zabel, Executive Director, Springboard for the Arts |
| 2:00-2:30 | Networking break – Atrium & Pre-convene area |
| 2:30-3:45PM | Workshops/panels/roundtables begin (Workshops @ The Monument) |
| Let’s Really Get Into It: How we made a little money making art we care a lot about with Brian Bieber and Brienne Maner | |
| Watering the Seeds of Creativity with Peter Strong & Candi Brings Plenty | |
| Branding can be a Picnic: A fresh perspective on branding with Ted Heeren and Heidi Marsh | |
| Shaping the Arts in South Dakota with Amber Hansen and Sandra Kern Mollman | |
| Interactive Art Activity – hotel | |
| The Dr. Is In one-on-one sessions – hotel | |
| 3:45-4:15PM | Networking break – The Monument hallway |
| 4:15-5:30PM | Workshops/panels/roundtables @ The Monument |
| So, We Are a Nonprofit: What Else We Need to Know with Julie M. Johnson | |
| Navigating Narratives: An Educational Art Exhibition featuring Creatives from all 66 South Dakota Counties with Dr. Craig Howe | |
| Grant Writing Basics with Peggy Schlechter | |
| Workshop | |
| The Dr. Is In one-on-one sessions – hotel | |
| 5:30 PM | Break/Check-into hotel |
| 6:30-8:30PM | Opening Reception – Dahl Arts Center – 713 7th St, Rapid City |
| A fun, informal, networking mixer with food and drink, along with exciting arts activities. These include a performance by the Sophia Beatty Band, author signings, and all of the exhibits at the Dahl open for viewing. And of course their fabulous gift shop will be open! | |
| 8:30-? | On your own downtown Rapid City |
Saturday, May 21 – Holiday Inn Rapid City Downtown – Conv Ctr & The Monument
| 9:00-5:00PM | “The Chair Is Not Me” art show with Suzie Cappa Arts Center |
| 9:00 – 10:30 AM | Opening welcome & performance -Continental breakfast with dedicated networking topics at tables | ||
| 9:00-9:30AM | Continental breakfast – Tables with assigned topics (marketing, education, fundraising etc) | ||
| 9:45-10:00AM | Performance: Tyler Brink & “JJ” James Janis, Flutter Productions a member of the Black Hills Works family | ||
| 10:00-10:30AM | Good morning from Arts South Dakota director Jim Speirs and South Dakota Arts Council director Patrick Baker | ||
| 10:30-11:00AM | Networking break – Atrium & Pre-convene area | ||
| 11:00-12:15PM | Workshops/panels/roundtables continue @ The Monument | ||
| Using the brain to advocate for the benefits of creativity and arts programming with Jessie Park and Courtney Anderson | |||
| Community Tapestry: celebrating diversity with Dale Lamphere and Elle Larsen | |||
| The Cave Collective, and The Value of DIY Arts Spaces in Community and Individual Transformation with Dexter Carman | |||
| The Dr. Is In one-on-one sessions – hotel | |||
| 12:30-2:00PM | Lunch & Featured Presentation – Dakota Ballroom | ||
| 1:15-1:30PM | Performance: Tashina Red Hawk, Sicangu Lakota Oyate, Miss Teen Rosebud | ||
| 1:30-2:00PM | Featured Presentation – Sec. Jim Hagen, Department of Tourism | ||
| Tourism & the Arts #StateofCreate | |||
| 2:00-2:30PM | Networking break – Atrium & Pre-convene area | ||
| 2:30-3:45PM | Workshops/panels/roundtables continue @ The Monument | ||
| SD Native Tourism Alliance with Rep. Tamara St. John | |||
| Start Small, Dream Big: Empowering Artists & Advocates with Eliza Blue | |||
| Scrappy and Imperfect: Effective Digital Marketing with Mike Gussiaas | |||
| Workshop | |||
| 4:00-4:30PM | Send off w/ Talley Monteau art & Passport drawing w/ art prize – must be present to win | ||