Support the Arts in Dallas…attend Arts Advocacy Day
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Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the new Wyly Theatre in downtown Dallas Arts District
Presented by the Cultural Affairs Commission, City of Dallas and Dallas Area Cultural Advocacy Coalition
WHAT:
Arts Advocacy Day is an opportunity for everyone interested in the arts and arts education to learn how to successfully advocate for arts funding and how to create a greater awareness of the impact of arts and culture on a community. The featured speaker is Douglas C. Sonntag, Director of Dance, National Endowment for the Arts.
There will be workshops and panel discussions in the morning dealing with advocacy and public relations techniques. The cost for Advocacy Day is $35 and includes lunch and all workshops.
WHEN:
9:00 – 9:30 Registration
9:30 – 9:45 Welcome and Introductions
9:45 – 11:30 Panel Presentations
- New Media Marketing and Communication: Anne Bothwell – KERA, Director Art&Seek, Jill Magnuson, Vice President Marketing and Communications, Dallas Center for the Performing Arts, Donna Harris, Owner/Publisher, Intownmix.
- Economic Impact of the Arts: Mark Nerenhausen, CEO, Dallas Center for the Performing Arts, Phillip Jones, President/CEO, Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau, Larry Kivett, Deloitte, LLP
11:30 – 12:30 Welcome by Mayor Tom Leppert
Lunch featuring Keynote Speaker, Douglas C. Sonntag
1:00 - 3:00 Private meetings with Dallas City Council members at City Hall
WHERE:
Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, Dallas Center for the Performing Arts
2403 Flora Street
Dallas, Texas 75201
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Since 1997, Douglas C. Sonntag has served as the Director of Dance for the National Endowment for the Arts.. From 2004 to 2008 he was also the Director of the Office of National Initiatives where he supervised work on several signature Endowment programs. Previously, he served as program administrator and senior program specialist for the Arts Endowment’s Dance Program. From 1981-1986, Mr. Sonntag was general manager of the Repertory Dance Theatre in Salt Lake City, Utah as well as an associate instructor for the University of Utah’s Institute of Arts Administration and a staff specialist for the Department of Ballet. From 1980-81, Mr. Sonntag was the project director of the Utah Playwriting Conference, a joint project of the Sundance Institute and the Utah Arts Council. He has served as a judge for the American College Dance Festival/Dance Magazine Awards, and as a panelist for the Utah Arts Council, the Jerome Foundation, and the Carlisle Project. He has spoken at and served on panels many organizations including Dance/USA, the Association of Performing Arts Presenters, the International Association of Blacks in Dance, and at the International Tanzmesse NRW in Dusseldorf, Germany, and the Monaco Dance Forum, Monte Carlo, Monaco. Mr. Sonntag attended the American College in Paris and the University of Utah graduating with a B.F.A. in Ballet and an M.F.A. in Theater with an emphasis in arts administration.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Register online at: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/73006
Due to ongoing construction and safety precautions, tickets will not be available at the door. Please park in the Arts District Parking Garage and you will be directed to the event site.
Joanna St. Angelo, President, Dallas Area Cultural Advocacy Coalition
Joanna@sammonsartcenter.org
214-520-7789