ART WORKS! Conference

ART WORKS! Conference
www.artworkstwinports.org
7:30 a.m. Registration and continental breakfast, Lake Superior College, Duluth
8:30 a.m. Keynote: How can the Twin Ports become more of a regional hub for arts and culture? - Elizabeth Currid, author of The Warhol Economy: How Fashion, Music & Art Drive New York City
9:15 a.m. Facilitated Q&A, questions from the audience for the keynote speaker
9:45 a.m. Panel discussion 1: Recognizing the value of arts and culture-it's not just a handout! Panelists will also be available to consult in breakout sessions.
---Moderator: Rob West, President & CEO, Area Partnership for Economic Expansion (APEX), Duluth-local success story and overview of the current economic impacts of the arts in the Northland
---Linda Johnson, artist, Portland, Oregon
---TBD, Maine Arts Commission or PACA, Portland, Maine
---Virginia Willard, Portland, Oregon 
10:30 a.m. Facilitated Q&A, questions from the audience for the panelists or keynote speaker
10:45 a.m. Coffee Break, refreshments served at the Creative Economy Showcase
11:15 a.m. Panel discussion 2: Growing our creative economy-we're all in this together Panelists will also be available to consult in breakout sessions.
---Moderator: TBD
---Sibley Johns, The Music Resource Center, Charlottesville, Virginia
---TBD
---Tom Maguire, Senior Planner, Santa Fe Arts Commission, Santa Fe, New Mexico
11:45 a.m. Facilitated Q&A, questions from the audience for the panelists
12:30 Lunch, networking and time to visit the Creative Economy Showcase 
1:30 p.m. Creative mobilization: tools for making things happen in the community - Jackson Huntley, Roxanne DeLille, Senior Trainers, Blandin Community Leadership Program
1:45 p.m. Developing Twin Ports' initiatives: Facilitated, concurrent breakout sessions to brainstorm possible initiatives and prioritize them for action
---Blue Group Art Works Alliance: What is the best way to coordinate and collaborate on artistic and cultural initiatives as we move forward? 
---Red Group How can we use innovative collaboration and marketing to help the Twin Ports become more of a regional hub for arts and culture? (Resources: Elizabeth Currid)
---Yellow Group Cultivating board members for arts and cultural organizations (Virginia Willard)
---Green Group How can we leverage the arts for community development or redevelopment (e.g., the Paducah model)?
---Purple Group What is creative tourism and how can we capitalize on it?
---Orange Group What is the future role of public art in the Twin Ports? (Linda Johnson)
---Brown Group How can we enhance appreciation of the value of arts and culture within our communities? (Sibley Johns)
3:00 p.m. Afternoon Break, refreshments served at the Creative Economy Showcase
3:30 p.m. Facilitated action planning: Breakout groups reconvene to develop action plans for initiatives to implement going forward
4:30 p.m. Lights, camera, action! Group representatives share brief overviews of initiatives that will move forward, including contact information for people who are interested in participating in initiatives
5:00 p.m. Closing event