Creative Massachusetts: The Artists Congress 2009
Welcoming Artists of all Disciplines to a Discussion of Our Creative Future

November 7–8, 2009

Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116
www.bpl.org

BPL   MALC

co-sponsored by the Kirstein Business Branch of the Boston Public Library
and the Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition

Schedule as of 11/6/09, subject to change.

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7
 
MORNING
 
9:30–10:00am Registration (Rabb Lecture Hall Area)
   
10:00am Laura Pattison of the Kirstein Business Branch of the BPL: Welcome! (Rabb Lecture Hall)
Kathleen Bitetti: State of the Artists Address
   
10:15–11:20am

Our Creative Future — a conversation (Rabb Lecture Hall)

Moderator: Kathleen Bitetti

Panelists:
Paul Horn, performer and President of the New England Chapter of AFTRA
John Grimes, Boston Musicians Association
Liora Beer, artist, Founder, Director, ArtMorpheus
Dan Hunter, playwright, songwriter and Executive Director of MAASH
Special Guest Bethany Ewald Bultman, President/Director, New Orleans Musicians Assistance Foundation (www.nomaf.org), New Orleans Musicians' Clinic (www.neworleansmusiciansclinic.org)


PDF Handouts and Background Information:

General information on Artists and the Creative Economy

Artists Foundation 2009 MA Artists Report.pdf

The MA Creative Economy Council (CEC) 1st first report to the MA Legislature: CEC_Report09.pdf

MALC's recommendations to the CEC (note due to the economic downturn it was strongly urged to forgo any recommendations for Year One and Two for new income streams): MALC_CEC09.pdf

The New England Journal of Aesthetic Research — Greg Cook's Blog Post on the Creative Economy http://gregcookland.com/journal/2009/11/fine-arts-not-in-patricks-creative.html

Federal Performance Rights Act Information/Handouts from Music First

Music First -Did You Know.pdf

Music First Minority Response.pdf

Music FIRST Mission Statement.pdf

Fed. Performance Rights Act.pdf

Music First summary.pdf

   
11:30am – 12:20pm How to Create Community, Network and Networking Tools (Rabb Lecture Hall)

Moderator: Ja-nae Duane

Panelists:
Jessica Burko, artist, curator, arts marketer, Founder of Boston Handmade
Brian Handspicker, President of the Berkshire Artists Colony; Chair of the Eclipse Mill Gallery
Bea Modisett, artist and founder of This Collective Pull events
Imani McFarlane, owner and fashion designer of Boston's House of Tafari
Chloe Gracia-Roberts, Masspoetry.org
Norah Dooley, MassMouth
   
12:30–1:30pm Lunch, Networking and Art: TBA
   
   
AFTERNOON  
   
1:45–3:00pm
Workshop 1: Free and Low Cost Technology Tools For Artists and Artist Run Businesses/Projects (Rabb Lecture Hall)

Panelists:
Ja-nae Duane, Opera Singer & Co-Founder of Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition (MALC)
Don Schaefer, Pro-Imaging
Todd van Hoosear, Social Media Club
   
  Workshop 2: Teaching Artists (Conference Room TBA)

Panelists:

Jim Dalton, Singing String Music
David Marshall, Director of The Creative Minds Project
Maggi Smith-Dalton, Singing String Music

   
3:10-4:15pm Workshop 1: Grants and Resources (Rabb Leture Hall)

Panelists:
Kelly Bennett, artist and Massachusetts Cultural Council/Artists Programs Department
Liora Beer, artist, Founder, Director, ArtMorpheus
Larson Gunness, Financial Advisor, writer, musician & storyteller
   
 

Workshop 2: Copyright and IP Protection (Conference Room TBA)

Panelists:
Sheri Mason, Writer and Director of Legal Services, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Jonathan Yasuda, musician/law student (currently involved with local and federal Copyright infringement cases)
Don Schaefer, Pro-Imaging
Ken Dubrowski, Illustrator and Director of Operations for the Illustrators Partnership of America

Handouts:

Illustrators Partnership of America’s PDF handout on Orphan Works

Artists Foundation Orphan Works Impact 2008

Artists Foundation Orphan Works Legislation Basics 2008

Artists Foundation Orphan Works Legislation History 2008

Artists Foundation Orphan Works Letter 2008

Artists Foundation Orphan Works Talking Points 2008

Steele v.s Bon Jovi Paper by Jonthan Yasuda

 

   
4:25–4:50pm More Networking! (Rabb Lecture Hall)
   
   
EVENING  
   
Activities and performances to be announced
   
   
   
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8
   
1:00–1:20pm Registration (Rabb Lecture Hall Area)
   
1:30–2:20pm Panel: Meet the Press and Create Your Own Press (Rabb Lecture Hall)

Moderator: Maggi Smith Dalton

Panelists:
Pat Williams, founder and publisher of The Word
Christian Holland, executive editor, BigRedandShiny
Mary Bucci McCoy, artist and longtime contributor to Art New England
Greg Cook, artist and art critic for The Boston Phoenix & founder New England Journal of Aesthetic Research and the Boston Art Awards
Noah Joffe-Halpern, musician and PlaygroundBoston.com
Charles Coe, Co-President of the Boston Chapter of the National Writer's Union
   
2:30–3:30pm Workshop 1: How to Market, Price, Network and Negotiate (Rabb Lecture Hall)

Panelists:
Ken Dubrowski, Illustrator and Director of Operations for the Illustrators Partnership of America
Liora Beer, artist, Founder, Director, ArtMorpheus
   
  Workshop 2: Artist Residencies (Conference Room TBA)

Mary Sherman, artist and founder of TransCultural Exchange
Jim Dalton, Singing String Music
Maggi Smith-Dalton, Singing String Music
Brian Handspicker, President of the Berkshire Artists Colony; Chair of the Eclipse Mill Gallery
Kathleen Bitetti, artist, activist, co-founder of MALC, co-founder of ArtistsAlliance.us
   
3:45–4:30pm Mass Mouth, performance (http://massmouth.blogspot.com/, http://massmouth.ning.com/) (Rabb Lecture Hall)
   
END OF CONFERENCE