Tuesday, June 19
3:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Conference/Dorm Check-in
3:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Pre-conferences
Wednesday, June 20
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Check-in/Networking/Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Sparkplug Sessions
9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Design Thinking Sessions
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch/Mindbender Plenary: Natalie Nixon, PhD
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Design Thinking Part I
2:40 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. Sparkplug Sessions REPEAT
3:50 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. Arts Experiences
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Reception at Customs House Museum, Hosted by the Clarksville/Montgomery County Arts & Heritage Development Council and Customs House Museum
Thursday, June 21
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Birds of a Feather/Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Mindbender Plenary: Dan Goods
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Design Thinking Part II
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Boxed Lunch/Teaching Artist Showcase
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Design Thinking Sessions REPEAT
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Sparkplugs/Arts Experiences
3:45 p.m. End remarks/Door Prizes
Session Definitions
- Sparkplug Sessions: Jumpstart your professional development or spark interest in a variety of topics. Learn practical skills and tools needed for daily work in arts management and education.
- Birds of a Feather: Peer-to-Peer loosely facilitated conversations. Join your peer group or make your own!
- Arts Experiences: Learn a new arts skill and complete a finished art work while reflecting on conference content.
- Digging Deeper with Design Thinking: Explore Design Thinking process (Part I) and strategize real-world application (Part II)
- Design Thinking Sessions: Sparkplug-inspired sessions with a Design Thinking emphasis.
