Oversaw the execution of this conference for multiple years

1. 2011
Presented by:
What’s Art Got to Do With It?
The value of arts and culture in our economy and communities
September 20, 2011 – 11:45a.m.-­‐5:30p.m.
Eastern Michigan University Student Center
TheArtsAlliance -­‐ #ArtsConverge
The Arts Alliance

2. Thank You to Our Generous Sponsors:
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Ann Arbor Women Artists
MEETING
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
NEEDS

3. Map
Gallery
Entrance
Elevators
Stairs

4. Map
Student
Gallery
Elevators
Stairs

5. Schedule
11:45 a.m.
Registration & Luncheon
Grand Ballroom
Community Artistry
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Keynote Address – Russell Willis Taylor
Resourcing
Your
Practice
as
an
Artist
12:25 p.m.
2:00-­‐3:00 p.m.
Breakout Sessions I
200C
Exploring
the
Value
and
Use
of
the
Cultural
Data
Project
Art Gallery
Envisioning
a
Path
for
Your
Business:
Creative
Planning
for
Your
Artistic
Practice
301
Engagement:
How
the
Heck
Do
I
Do
This
(With
Others)?
320
Rethinking
the
Arts
Organization
Model:
Hybrid
Organizations
330
Stay
Local
Market
Global
I
Panel
Discussion:
Detroit
Hustles
Smarter
352
Arts
and
Healing:
The
Role
of
the
Arts
in
Healthcare
350
3:00-­‐3:30 p.m.
3:30-­‐4:30 p.m.
Community Networking, Art Viewing, & Poetry Activity Grand Ballroom
Dessert,
snacks
and
light
refreshments
will
be
available
Breakout Sessions II
The
Healing
Power
of
the
Arts:
An
Introduction
to
Creative
Arts
Therapies
200C
Stay
Local
Market
Global
II:
Building
a
Real
Social
Network
Art Gallery
What
is
the
Value
of
Arts
&
Culture
in
Washtenaw
County?
301
Top
10
How
To’s
as
an
Artist
320
Buy,
Rent,
Build
and/or
Renovate
Space
330
ArtPrize
from
the
Artist's
Point
of
View
352
350
Crossing
Cultures
through
Cinema,
Poetry,
and
Travel
4:40 p.m.
Community Artistry
Grand Ballroom
Panel: Changing Landscape of Funding in Arts & Culture
Conference Ends
Post-­‐Conference Mix & Mingle at Corner Brewery
5:30 p.m.
5:45p.m.
720 Norris St.

6. Special Conference Notes
Community Art and Poetry Activity
Just
like
last
year,
we
have
art
presented
from
artists
across
Washtenaw
County.
These
artists
have
loaned
their
works
to
enhance
our
conference
experience.
You’ll
notice
time
has
been
set
aside
to
enjoy
their
work.
As
part
of
this,
we
encourage
you
to
interact
with
the
art
using
poetry.
I see strong lines that make me
Please
take
a
few
minutes
to
observe
the
artwork
feel happy.
presented
and
write
a
line
about
your
response
to
it.
No
Birds can be busy in the crisp
praise
or
critiques.
There
is
no
right
or
wrong.
We
will
winter air.
compile
your
lines
into
one
ekphrastic
poem.
Some
suggestions:
Use
language
that
takes
off
from
the
art,
describes
it,
or
talks
back
to
it.
Use
metaphor:
“The
snow
is
a
heavy
blanket
that
covers
the
city,”
or
simile:
“Fireflies
light
up
the
sky
like
sparks
from
a
campfire.”
Or
personification:
“The
swan
reads
bedtime
stories
to
its
young.”
Write
your
line
on
one
of
the
available
cards
next
to
the
works
and
drop
it
in
the
appropriate
box.
Post-­‐Conference Mix and Mingle
Ever
feel
like
you
didn't
have
the
chance
to
catch
up
with
a
colleague,
catch
that
presenter
you
missed,
or
wanted
to
re-­‐cap
the
day's
learning
with
your
staff?
The
Arts
Alliance
has
reserved
space
at
the
Corner
Brewery
for
this
purpose
at
5:45
p.m.
Stay for
an
opportunity
to
share
your
impressions,
continue
conversations,
and
to
make
and
renew
acquaintances.
It’s
happy
hour
and
check
your
conference
packet
for
15%
off
menu
items.
The
Corner
Brewery
is
located
one
block
north
of
historic
Depot
Town
at
the
corner
of
Forest
and
Norris
(720
Norris
St.,
Ypsilanti).
You
can’t
miss
the
vintage
1969
Mercedes
Benz
Fire
Truck
out
front.
Just
5
minutes
east
of
campus,
turn
right
out
of
Student
Center
parking
on
to
Oakwood
St.,
another
right
onto
Huron
River
Dr.
at
the
stoplight,
follow
the
natural
curve
right
in
the
road,
and
turn
left
onto
Forest
Ave.
at
the
next
stoplight.
Note:
Map
below
is
NOT
to
scale.
N Huron St
Start
N Huron St
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N Adams St
Oakwood St.
N Huron River Dr
E Forest Ave

7. Conference Program
Registration & Luncheon:
11:45 a.m.
Grand Ballroom
12:25 p.m.
Grand Ballroom
Welcome & Opening Remarks:
Wendy Wright, Emcee, WEMU
Poems by local writer Chelsea Lonsdale
Susan Froelich, President, Arts Alliance
Ashley Huff, President, AMPlifying the Arts, EMU Student Organization
Lynne Friman, Board Chair, Arts Alliance
Ken Fischer, President, University Musical Society
Keynote Address – Russell Willis Taylor:
This keynote by Mrs. Taylor, President and CEO of National Arts
Strategies, will talk about how we create and communicate value in
the arts.
Providing
unique
or
highly
differentiated
value
is
a
powerful
market
strategy,
but
even
more
importantly
for
cultural
organizations
and
artists
it
is
our
reason
for
being.
If
we
do
not
provide
something
for
someone
that
no
one
else
can,
then
we
have
no
reason
to
exist.
This
is
not
to
say
that
there
will
be
no
duplication
in
our
efforts,
but
rather
to
assert
that
we
are
already
linked
to
our
communities
in
our
founding
and
that
strengthening
that
link
is
the
key
to
our
future.
We
are
in
the
business
of
relationships,
not
transactions.
“
.“
”
Russell
Willis
Taylor,
President
and
CEO
of
National
Arts
Strategies
since
January
2001,
has
extensive
senior
experience
in
strategic
business
planning,
financial
analysis
and
planning,
and
all
areas
of
operational
management.
Educated
in
England
and
America,
she
served
as
director
of
development
for
the
Chicago
Museum
of
Contemporary
Art
before
returning
to
England
in
1984
at
the
invitation
of
the
English
National
Opera
(ENO)
to
establish
the
Company's
first
fund-­‐raising
department.
During
this
time,
she
also
lectured
extensively
at
graduate
programs
of
arts
and
business
management
throughout
Britain.
From
1997
to
2001,
she
rejoined
the
ENO
as
executive
director.
Mrs.
Taylor
has
held
a
wide
range
of
managerial
and
board
posts
in
the
commercial
and
nonprofit
sectors
including
the
advertising
agency
DMBB;
head
of
corporate
relations
at
Stoll
Moss;
director
of
The
Arts
Foundation;
special
advisor
to
the
Heritage
Board,
Singapore;
chief
executive
of
Year
of
Opera
and
Music
Theatre
(1997);
judge
for
Creative
Britons;
and
lecturer
on
business
issues
and
arts
administration.
She
received
the
Garrett
Award
for
an
outstanding
contribution
to
the
arts
in
Britain,
the
only
American
to
be
recognized
in
this
way,
and
served
on
the
boards
of
A&B
(Arts
and
Business),
Cambridge
Arts
Theatre,
Arts
Research
Digest,
and
the
Society
of
London
Theatre.
Currently
serving
on
the
advisory
boards
of
The
University
Musical
Society
of
the
University
of
Michigan,
Salzburg
Global
Seminar
and
the
Center
for
Nonprofit
Excellence
in
Charlottesville,
Mrs.
Taylor
is
a
Fellow
of
the
Royal
Society
of
Arts.

8. Conference Program
Breakout Sessions I
2:00-­‐3:00 p.m.
These
sessions
are
offered
concurrently
in
separate
rooms
&
are
selected
freely,
space
allowing.
Session A – Resourcing Your Practice as an Artist
Room 200C
Presenter – Cézanne J. Charles, Director of Creative Industries, ArtServe Michigan
We
touch
on
the
variety
of
ways
to
fund
your
practice,
from
proposal
and
grant
writing,
to
donations/fiscal
sponsorships,
corporate
sponsorships,
professional
fees
for
services
(workshops,
presentations,
design,
teaching),
as
well
as
exhibition/commission
fees,
and
in-­‐kind
donations
(goods,
services,
barter).
So what?
Explore
revenue
sources
and
learn
how
diversifying
them
can
keep
your
creative
practice
alive
and
healthy.
Session B – Exploring the Value and Use of the Cultural Data Project
Student Art Gallery
Presenter – Jennifer Hill, Director of Special Projects, ArtServe Michigan
The
CDP
is
an
emerging
national
model
for
data
collection
for
the
arts
and
cultural
sector.
It
provides
free
tools
to
easily
track
trends
over
time
and
compare
against
others.
Learn
what
it
has
revealed
about
the
impact
of
the
arts
in
other
communities
and
how
it
will
be
used
in
Michigan
to
demonstrate
the
value
of
arts
in
our
state.
So what?
You
can
use
the
Cultural
Data
Project
to
help
make
the
case
for
the
value
of
your
arts
and
cultural
organization's
work.
Session C – Envisioning a Path for Your Business:
Room 301
Creative Planning for Your Artistic Practice
Presenter – Shannon Beeman, Intake Business Counselor, MI Small Business & Technology
Development Center
Join
us
to
discover
how
to
creatively
map
and
envision
your
artistic
practice
to
meet
its
full
potential.
In
this
session
we
will
discuss
the
five
elements
to
help
guide
your
practice
on
the
path
to
success.
One
of
the
cornerstones
of
a
successful
creative
practice
is
constant
learning
and
growth.
In
this
roundtable
discussion
we
will
focus
on
the
route
you
can
create
for
your
craft
through
envisioning,
planning,
and
executing
obtainable
goals
for
your
creative
practice.
So what? Learn
to
master
your
creative
practice
and
create
balance
between
the
business
world
and
the
artistic
world.
Session D – Engagement: How the Heck Do I Do This (With Others)?
Room 320
Presenter – Shoshana Hurand, LMSW, Freelance Community Arts Organizer
Though
new
terrain
can
be
scary,
this
session
will
explore
skills
and
opportunities
to
consider
when
reaching
out
to
new
communities,
audiences,
mentors
and
colleagues.
Whether
you
are
looking
to
promote
your
artwork,
engage
new
people
in
your
organization's
programing,
or
advocate
for
policy
change,
we
will
look
at
valuable
tools
for
and
explore
examples
of
engaging
new
networks.
So what? Get
tips,
ideas,
and
examples
for
engaging
new
audiences
and
communities.

9. Conference Program
Session E – Rethinking the Arts Organization Model for Change and Advocacy: Room 330
Hybrid Organizations
Presenter – Philip Lauri, DETROIT LIVES!, L3C
For-­‐profit
entities
often
don't
value
or
pursue
community
organizing,
while
nonprofits
typically
rely
on
grant
and
foundation
money
which
can
be
unsustainable.
What
about
a
socially
driven
entity
that
is
itself
a
brand
and
enterprise?
This
discussion
will
talk
about
innovative
business
practices
through
such
an
organization-­‐-­‐
DETROIT
LIVES!,
L3C-­‐-­‐
that
can
help
you
to
realize
the
benefits
of
pursuing
that
middle
ground,
and
why
it
could
be
the
business
of
the
future.
So what?
A
discussion
about
leveraging
the
flexibility
of
being
a
hybrid
organization
to
blend
practices
from
the
nonprofit
and
for-­‐profit
world
to
create
innovative
enterprise.
Session F – Stay Local Market Global I Panel Discussion: Detroit Hustles Smarter
Room 352
Moderator – Shawn Neal, Co-­‐Creator/Producer, Groovebox Studios, GBS Detroit
Presented by AMPlifying the Arts, an Eastern Michigan University arts management student group
This
panel
of
Detroit
based
creatives
will
explore
the
use
of
technology,
social
networking,
crowd-­‐
funding
and
real
life
personal
networking
to
sustain
their
projects
and
overcome
obstacles.
Douglas Akers, Film
Maker,
The
Legendary
Cobo
Jane Fader,
Believe
in
the
G
(Also:
Director
of
TEDxDetroit
Studio)
Bruce Giffin,
Freelance
Photographer,
2011
Kresge
Artist
Fellow
for,
"The
Face
of
Detroit”
Jerry Paffendorf,
Founder,
Loveland
Technologies
Session G – Arts and Healing: The Role of the Arts in Healthcare
Room 350
Presenter – Elaine Sims, Director, Gifts of Art Program, University of Michigan Health System
Learn
how
one
institution
has
been
incorporating
the
arts
in
the
experience
of
hospital
care
for
over
25
years,
and
how
the
arts
are
changing
the
look
and
feel
of
healthcare
around
the
world.
UM
Gifts
of
Art
has
been
recognized
as
a
Model
Program
by
the
National
Endowment
for
the
Arts
and
Director
Elaine
Sims
has
been
named
a
Distinguished
Fellow
by
the
Society
for
the
Arts
in
Healthcare,
an
organization
of
which
Gifts
of
Art
is
one
of
the
founding
members
and
Ms.
Sims
is
past
president.
So what? Attendees
will
leave
having
“seen”
and
“heard”
why
the
arts
can
be
such
a
powerful
experience
in
healthcare.

10. Conference Program
Community Networking, Art Viewing and Poetry Activity:
Dessert, fruit and beverages are available.
3:00-­‐3:30 p.m.
Grand Ballroom
Use
this
time
to
connect
with
each
other,
presenters,
and
learn
more
about
our
sponsors.
Also,
please
take
a
few
minutes
to
observe
the
artwork
presented
and
write
a
line
about
your
response
to
it.
A
listing
of
the
artwork
and
artists
on
display
is
at
the
end
of
your
program.
No
praise
or
critiques.
There
is
also
no
right
or
wrong.
Some
questions
to
ask
yourself
to
help
you
out:
•
What
are
the
first
words
that
come
to
mind
when
you
look
at
this
artwork?
•
What
is
happening
in
this
artwork?
What
story
is
being
told?
•
Who
or
what
is
the
subject
of
the
artwork?
How
would
you
describe
them?
•
What
is
the
mood
of
the
artwork?
How
does
this
artwork
connect
with
you
personally?
•
What
sounds,
smells,
feelings,
or
tastes
could
you
associate
with
it?
Breakout Sessions II
3:30-­‐4:30 p.m.
These
sessions
are
offered
concurrently
in
separate
rooms
&
are
selected
freely,
space
allowing.
Session A – The Healing Power of the Arts:
Room 200C
An Introduction to Creative Arts Therapies
Presenter – Kristi Davis, Founder, Creative Spirit Healing, LLC
The
creative
arts
(drama,
art,
dance,
music,
writing,
poetry)
have
tremendous
value
in
the
realm
of
holistic
healing,
personal
growth,
and
positive
life
transformation.
By
accessing
the
right
brain
world
of
symbolism,
imagery,
emotions,
and
patterns,
the
arts
offer
powerful
methods
for
uncovering,
expressing,
and
transforming
beliefs,
memories,
thoughts,
and
emotions
that
may
be
hindering
our
lives.
The
mere
act
of
creating
has
been
shown
to
be
a
healing
force
in
and
of
itself.
Hear
inspiring
examples
of
healing
and
change,
experience
a
small
taste
for
yourself,
and
witness
one
drama
therapist’s
story
of
how
the
arts
have
changed
her
life
and
helped
her
help
others.
So what?
People
will
takeaway
a
sense
of
the
extreme
power,
value,
and
importance
of
the
arts
in
helping
people
and
communities
to
heal
mentally,
emotionally,
physically,
and
spiritually.
Session B – Stay Local Market Global II: Building a Real Social Network Student Art Gallery
Presenter – Shawn Neal, Co-­‐Creator/Producer, Groovebox Studios, GBS Detroit
Presenter – Jeff "fuzzy" Wenzel, Co-­‐Owner/Producer, Groovebox Studios, GBS Detroit
Most
creative
entrepreneurs
are
told
about
the
value
of
using
social
networking
to
build
a
base
of
support
for
their
project,
however
more
often
than
not
this
results
in
excessive
amounts
energy
being
spent
generating
"likes"
and
"follows",
but
very
little,
if
any
real
world
buy-­‐in
from
your
online
audience.
In
our
presentation
titled
"Building
a
REAL
Social
Network"
Shawn
Neal
will
be
discussing
how
GBS
Detroit
identified
and
built
a
massive,
real
world
network
of
musicians
and
their
fans
in
just
1
year,
and
how
it's
fostering
a
new
kind
of
Detroit
music
scene
by
becoming
the
match-­‐maker
between
artists
and
their
financial
backers.
So what?
In
this
session,
you'll
learn
how
to
turn
your
online
support
group
into
a
wide
base
of
engaged,
paying
patrons
of
your
art.

11. Conference Program
Session C – What is the Value of Arts & Culture in Washtenaw County?
Room 301
Presenter – Lynne Friman, Board Chair, Arts Alliance; Manager of Community Relations and
Marketing Alliances, Cultural Alliance of Southeastern Michigan
Share
your
insights,
ideas
and
experiences
on
how
arts
and
culture
plays
a
role
in
your
life
and
work.
What
do
you
need
to
enhance
your
experiences?
How
can
and
does
the
Arts
Alliance
play
a
role?
Join
the
Arts
Alliance
in
reflecting
on
Washtenaw
County’s
Cultural
Plan
and
discuss
next
steps.
(The Cultural Plan was a collaborative effort of local leaders and thousands of grassroots
individuals that identified challenges and the actions to address them.)
So what? Your
ideas
will
become
part
of
immediate
actions
to
be
taken
by
the
Arts
Alliance
and
contribute
to
our
ongoing
strategic
plans.
Session D – Top 10 How To’s as an Artist
Room 320
Presenter – Rick DeTroyer, Metal Sculpture, Rick’s Iron Art
Presenter – Paul Hickman, Paul M Hickman + Urban Ashes
10
steps
that
are
very
helpful
in
establishing
yourself
as
an
artist
and
your
creative
practice.
Through
sharing
lessons
learned
and
open
discussion,
join
us
to
discover
something
new
about
being
a
working
artist.
So what?
What
YOU
can
do
today
to
make
yourself
an
artist?
Session E – Buy, Rent, Build and/or Renovate Space
Room 330
Presenter – David Esau, AIA, LEED AP, Cornerstone Design
Whether
you're
completing
a
painting,
presenting
a
drama,
or
researching
a
grant
opportunity,
one
thing
you
or
your
cultural
organization
needs
is
space
to
do
your
work.
For
most
people,
that
means
a
rare
foray
into
the
world
of
commercial
realty
and/or
construction.
We'll
help
you
understand
how
this
world
works,
what
some
of
the
potential
pitfalls
are,
how
long
it
might
take,
and
what
it
might
cost.
So what? Learn
how
to
obtain
the
space
you
need
so
you
can
fulfill
your
mission
and
create
your
art.
Session F – ArtPrize from the Artist's Point of View
Room 352
Presenter – Margaret Parker, Margaret Parker Studio
Following
three
projects
of
mine
through
the
ArtPrize
experience,
I'll
talk
about
how
the
last
two
years
of
showing
there
have
affected
my
work.
Because
the
internet
is
a
central
thread
to
this
exhibition,
I'll
demonstrate
the
submission
process
as
well
as
my
Kickstarter
fundraising
project,
another
internet
driven
support
system,
that
was
needed
to
pay
for
last
year's
entry.
The
3
week
event
has
a
life
of
it's
own
and
I
stayed
for
1
week
with
a
Grand
Rapids
family
to
meet
other
artists
and
see
art
work,
observe
public
reaction
to
my
piece,
and
get
to
know
the
people
of
Grand
Rapids
who
put
on
this
amazing
event.
Exhibiting
in
this
major
show
in
our
state
has
helped
my
work
grow
in
scope,
quality
and
professionalism.
So what? ArtPrize
has
brought
national
and
international
attention
to
Michigan
as
an
art
destination
and
brings
tremendous
rewards
to
artists,
communities
and
the
state.

12. Conference Program
Session G – Crossing Cultures through Cinema, Poetry, and Travel
Room 350
Presenter – Saleem Peeradina, Local Poet
Presenter – Jen Letherer, MFA, Assistant Professor, The Department of Communication and Media,
Spring Arbor University
Travel
is
one
means
of
immersing
oneself
in
other
spaces
and
experiences.
Additionally,
literature,
music,
food,
movies,
theatre,
provide
ways
of
encountering
new
worlds
and
learning
about
things
unfamiliar
to
us.
So what?
To
learn
how
to
become
a
"world
citizen."
Travel Time:
4:30-­‐4:40 p.m.
4:40 p.m.
Grand Ballroom
Community Artistry:
Laszlo Slomovits, Local Musician
Chris Lord, Local Poet
Laszlo
will
perform
poems
related
to
the
conference
theme.
Additionally,
we’ll
hear
some
lines
from
the
community
poetry
activity
earlier
in
the
day,
read
by
local
poet
Chris
Lord.
The Changing Landscape of Funding in Arts and Culture:
Panel Discussion
Moderator – Deb Polich, President/CEO of Artrain, Inc.
Casey Granton, Director
of
Development,
Purple
Rose
Theatre
Neel Hajra, Chief
Operating
Officer
&
VP
for
Community
Investment,
Ann
Arbor
Area
Community
Foundation
Jennifer Hill, Director
of
Special
Projects,
ArtServe
Michigan
Maud Lyon,
Executive
Director,
Cultural
Alliance
of
Southeastern
Michigan
Conference Ends
5:30 p.m.
Post-­‐Conference Mix & Mingle at Corner Brewery
5:45 p.m.
Space
has
been
set-­‐aside
at
this
local
watering
hole
so
conference
attendees
have
an
opportunity
to
continue
networking
in
an
informal
setting.
Corner
Brewery
is
located
at
720
Norris
St.,
Ypsilanti,
just
five
minutes
away.
They
have
a
full
menu
and
drinks
at
happy
hour
prices.
See
directions
at
the
beginning
of
this
program.
You
can
find
a
coupon
for
15%
food
items
in
your
conference
packet.

13. Biographies
Session Presenters & Panelists
Douglas Akers’
mother
was
a
Bluegrass
musician
who
taught
him
guitar
at
a
young
age
and
helped
spur
his
passion
to
write
and
perform.
By
his
teenage
years,
he
began
a
long
involvement
in
the
Detroit
music
scene
that
has
lasted
ever
since.
As
a
member
of
his
high
school
yearbook
staff,
he
developed
a
lifelong
love
of
photography
and
continues
to
apply
those
skills
today
as
a
filmmaker.
Possessing
a
wide
range
of
technical
and
artistic
skills
in
both
music
and
visual
arts,
Doug
has
worn
the
hat
of
nearly
every
position
involved
with
film
production.
Website:
thelegendarycobo.com
|
Twitter:
@thedouglasakers
Shannon Beeman
is
a
Business
Consultant
with
the
Michigan
Small
Business
&
Technology
Development
Center
of
Washtenaw
Community
College
where
she
provides
consulting
services
on
all
aspects
of
business.
In
2004
Shannon
graduated
Cum
Laude
from
Kendall
College
of
Art
&
Design.
Currently
she
is
working
to
complete
her
MBA
through
Walsh
College.
Cézanne J. Charles
is
Director
of
Creative
Industries
at
ArtServe
Michigan,
directing
the
policies
and
programs
that
support
individual
creative
practitioners.
Aimed
at
demonstrating
the
innovative
capacities
of
individual
artists
and
creative
practitioners,
programs
reach
statewide
to
promote,
connect
and
support
the
many
artists,
designers,
and
designer-­‐makers
working
at
the
forefront
of
their
respective
disciplines
within
the
state.
Charles,
an
artist
and
curator,
joined
ArtServe
Michigan
in
2008.
Kristi Davis founded
Creative
Spirit
Healing,
LLC
which
utilizes
creative
arts
therapies
and
holistic
health
education,
holds
an
M.A.
in
Transpersonal
Drama
Therapy
Studies
and
Psychoneuroimmunology,
is
a
Registered
Drama
Therapist
candidate,
and
a
member
of
both
the
National
Association
for
Drama
Therapy
and
the
Society
for
the
Arts
in
Healthcare.
Rick DeTroyer
–
Growing
up
on
a
farm,
I
learned
to
create
using
what
materials
I
had
available
to
me.
As
an
adult,
I
taught
others
the
skills
needed
to
help
them
find
their
own
careers.
Now,
I
make
what
I
like,
sometimes
using
things
I
find
that
others
have
left
behind.
This
gives
me
the
freedom
and
power
to
change
my
surroundings
as
I
experience
new
ideas.
Nature
has
always
been
my
playground.
From
the
childhood
forts
in
our
woods,
to
walks
with
my
girls
at
our
camp,
an
idea
can
linger
in
my
mind
for
years
or
jump
right
into
my
studio
as
emotions
and
objects
coach
each
other
for
a
position
in
a
piece
of
my
work.

14. Biographies
David Esau,
AIA,
LEED
AP,
is
a
principal
in
Ann
Arbor
architecture
firm
Cornerstone
Design,
and
a
founding
board
member
of
the
Arts
Alliance.
His
extensive
nonprofit
client
list
includes
the
Ann
Arbor
Hands-­‐On
Museum,
Avalon
Housing,
the
Shelter
Association,
and
the
Washtenaw
County
Chapter
of
the
American
Red
Cross.
Jane Fader
works,
through
critical
writing
and
performances
in
video
and
photography,
to
expose
and
unburden
the
details
and
rituals
of
sexual
interaction
that
have
no
name.
For
reasons
between
passion
and
desperation,
she
devotes
the
remaining
hours
to
providing
communication
and
marketing
services
to
artists,
art
organizations
and
adult
novelty
distributors
around
the
Metro
Detroit
area.
Jane
Fader
holds
an
MA
in
communication
from
Wayne
State
University
where
she
wrote
her
thesis
on
visibility
and
female
sexual
pleasure,
and
directed
an
internationally
screened
and
awarded
documentary
about
female
ejaculation
and
the
way
that
knowledge
of
this
sexual
response
is
produced.
Website:
janefader.com
|
Twitter:
@janefader
.
Lynne Friman
has
spent
30
years
in
the
cultural
field
focusing
on
project
development,
project
management,
strategic
planning,
design
of
museum
exhibitions
and
working
with
community
arts
organizations;
the
past
10
years
through
her
business
Envisions
Design,
Ltd.
located
in
Pittsfield
Township.
Active
in
the
region,
she
is
Chairman
of
the
Board
of
the
Arts
Alliance,
chaired
Pittsfield
Township’s
first
Cultural
Planning
Process
and
sits
on
the
board
of
the
Saline
Arts
&
Culture
Committee.
Currently
Lynne
consults
with
the
Cultural
Alliance
of
Southeastern
Michigan
as
Manager
of
Community
Relations
and
Strategic
Alliances.
She
is
leading
Grand
Valley
State
University’s
Gallery
Program
through
a
strategic
planning
process
and
designed
the
recently
opened
Monroe
Labor
History
Museum.
Lynne
was
project
Manager
for
the
high
profile
reinstallation
of
the
Detroit
Institute
of
Arts
and
University
of
Michigan’s
Installation
Projects.
She
is
the
former
Director
of
Facility
Development
and
Experience
Design
at
the
Henry
Ford,
President
of
the
National
Association
of
Museum
Exhibition
(NAME)
and
Board
Member
of
the
American
Association
of
Museums
(AAM).
Bruce Giffin
–
Painfully
self
taught
freelance
photographer
with
25
years
experience
in
the
Detroit
area
with
an
all
consuming
passion
for
still
photography.
I
recently
won
the
Kresge
Artist
Fellowship
for
2011
for
my
“The
Face
of
Detroit”
project
which
is
represented
by
the
website
below.
I
love
what
I
do.
I’m
rich
in
ways
money
can’t
buy!
thefaceofdetroit.com

15. Biographies
Casey Granton
–
After
teaching
at
Wayne
State
University,
Casey
went
on
to
MCACA
as
a
grantsmaker
working
in
education,
programs,
capital
projects,
economic
development,
strategic
planning,
and
operational
support.
On
the
other
side
of
the
“philanthropic
table,”
she
was
Director
of
Development
at
the
Detroit
Zoological
Society
and
the
Henry
Ford
Estate.
For
the
last
five
years,
she
has
been
happily
ensconced
as
Development
Director
of
the
Purple
Rose
Theatre.
Neel Hajra
is
the
Chief
Operating
Officer
and
Vice
President
for
Community
Investment
at
the
Ann
Arbor
Area
Community
Foundation.
Prior
to
joining
AAACF,
he
was
the
CEO
at
Nonprofit
Enterprise
at
Work.
He
also
teaches
a
graduate
course
on
nonprofit
policy
and
management
at
the
University
of
Michigan’s
Ford
School
of
Public
Policy.
Paul Hickman has
a
broad
31
year
career
in
the
decorative,
scenic
and
graphic
arts.
Beginning
at
15
as
a
billboard
painter,
he
now
draws
on
every
skill
he
has
ever
learned
as
an
artist,
designer,
painter,
fabricator
and
sales
person
to
continually
expand
his
art
+
design
services
company,
Paul
M
Hickman
Inc.
His
latest
ventures
include
Urban
Ashes
–
fine
furniture
and
picture
frames
made
from
urban
salvaged
wood
as
well
as
his
bi-­‐monthly
salon
fundraiser,
featuring
his
work
along
with
a
guest
artist
and
live
music.
Jennifer Hill serves
as
Director
of
Special
Projects
for
ArtServe
Michigan.
At
the
Ruth
Mott
Foundation
(2005-­‐2009)
in
Flint,
she
managed
grants
with
30+
organizations
for
placemaking,
health
promotion
and
the
arts.
Before
moving
to
Michigan,
she
helped
to
start
three
nonprofits
in
Massachusetts.
Ms.
Hill
has
a
master’s
from
the
Massachusetts
Institute
of
Technology
and
BA
from
Barnard
College.
Shoshana Hurand
–
Trained
as
a
community
organizer,
Shoshana
has
spent
the
better
part
of
the
last
decade
on
film
sets,
in
art
studios,
and
on
laptops
in
coffee
shops.
She
was
the
Co-­‐Founder
and
Co-­‐Director
of
FestiFools
with
Mark
Tucker,
the
Associate
Director
of
Project
Community
(one
of
the
nation’s
oldest
service-­‐learning
programs),
and
a
Producer
on
the
2010
Sundance-­‐selected
film,
“Bilal’s
Stand.”
Shoshana
received
her
Bachelor
of
Arts
and
Master
of
Social
Work
degrees
from
the
University
of
Michigan.
She
currently
freelances
as
a
community
arts
organizer,
with
projects
including
coordination
of
the
2011
Art
Walk
of
Washtenaw
County.

16. Biographies
Philip Lauri
is
the
founder
and
director
of
the
social
brand
Detroit
Lives!,
L3C.
While
honing
his
craft
in
creative
marketing
in
Chicago
and
Portland,
Detroit
kept
calling
from
afar.
Established
in
2009,
DL!
combines
multimedia
development
and
entrepreneurship
to
construct
a
more
positive
image
of
Detroit.
The
company’s
work
includes
an
iconic
clothing
line,
filmmaking,
public
art
and
editorial
content
via
their
website
detroitlives.org.
Jen Letherer
is
a
filmmaker,
director
and
teacher
from
Hudson,
Michigan.
At
Spring
Arbor
University,
she
teaches
film
studies,
writing,
and
drama,
and
is
involved
in
the
University’s
Cross
Cultural
Program.
She
has
recently
completed
a
short
film
called
Derelicts
and
is
planning
to
take
18
students
to
India
for
a
Cross
Cultural
Experience
in
January
2012.
Maud Lyon leads
the
Cultural
Alliance
of
Southeastern
Michigan
(CASM),
a
regional
professional
association
of
nonprofit
arts
and
culture
organizations
covering
seven
counties
in
southeastern
Michigan.
The
Cultural
Alliance
helps
more
than
120
member
organizations
to
thrive
and
to
be
sustainable
community
assets
-­‐
providing
professional
development
opportunities
for
staff,
connecting
the
arts
sector
to
funding
opportunities
and
regional
initiatives,
marketing
arts
and
culture
to
diverse
audiences
and
fostering
innovative
collaborations
to
increase
capacity.
Maud
has
been
a
leader
in
the
Detroit
region
since
1990,
as
Director
of
the
Detroit
Historical
Museum,
Executive
Director
of
The
City
of
Detroit’s
300th
anniversary,
Senior
Vice
President
of
the
Detroit
Symphony
Orchestra,
and
as
a
private
consultant,
serving
the
Arab
American
National
Museum,
Detroit
Riverfront
Conservancy,
The
Kresge
Foundation
and
other
clients.
Prior
to
coming
to
Detroit
in
1987,
Maud
was
a
curator
in
history
museums
in
Michigan,
Louisiana,
Iowa,
and
New
York.
She
holds
a
bachelor’s
degree
in
history
from
Cornell
University
and
a
masters
in
historical
museum
administration
from
the
State
University
of
New
York.
She
is
married
to
David
Tarrant,
with
one
son.
Shawn Neal
is
the
co-­‐creator
and
producer
of
Groovebox
Studios
and
GBS
Detroit,
a
new
music
and
media
platform
designed
to
serve
the
needs
of
the
areas
independent
musicians
in
this
ever
changing
music
business.
Shawn
has
also
been
a
performer
in
various
independent
music
projects
including
"The
Sugar
People"
and
most
recently
worked
as
a
Solutions
Consultant
at
Apple,
inc.

17. Biographies
Jerry Paffendorf
is
an
American
mutt
living
and
working
in
lovely
and
inspiring
Detroit,
Michigan.
He's
also
an
artist,
futurist,
entrepreneur,
and
swell
guy
pouring
love
into
LOVELAND
Technologies
(makeloveland.com),
the
Imagination
Station
(facethestation.com),
and
related
efforts
to
connect
the
internets,
maps,
fundraising,
and
storytelling
to
the
making
of
good,
new,
and
often
surprising
things.
After
dropping
out
of
high
school
and
earning
a
BFA
in
New
Jersey,
Jerry
Paffendorf
moved
to
Portland
to
make
art,
and
then
followed
his
emerging
interest
in
emerging
technology
to
the
University
of
Houston-­‐Clear
Lake
where
he
earned
a
Masters
of
Science
in
Studies
of
the
Future.
From
there
he
got
busy
as
a
futurist
and
internet
creative,
first
working
with
the
nonprofit
Acceleration
Studies
Foundation
in
LA,
and
then
joining
a
startup
based
in
DC
called
the
Electric
Sheep
Company
where
he
began
making
and
studying
new
experiences
in
3D
virtual
worlds.
Next
he
co-­‐founded
Wello
Horld
in
Brooklyn
where
he
helped
invent
the
coolest
realtime
social
internet
software
you've
never
heard
of.
That
venture
capital-­‐fueled
adventure
ended,
appropriately,
in
San
Francisco.
Always
building
on
past
experience,
lifelong
passions,
and
a
sense
of
where
the
web
is
going,
in
early
2009
Jerry
moved
to
Detroit
because
his
"spider
senses
were
tingling"
with
the
opportunity
to
help
weave
a
collective
internet
experience
into
the
fabric
and
regrowth
of
a
great
American
city.
Margaret Parker's work
explores
the
role
of
individuals
in
contemporary
issues
through
large
woven
installations.
Shown
nationally
and
internationally,
it
is
in
the
collections
of
the
United
States
Capitol,
the
State
Department
Art
Bank,
the
Maine
Maritime
Academy,
University
of
Michigan
Rackham
Graduate
School
and
many
private
collections.
Saleem Peeradina is
the
author
of
First
Offence
(Newground,
1980),
Group
Portrait
(OUP,
1992),
Meditations
on
Desire
(Ridgeway
Press,
2003),
and
Slow
Dance
(Ridgeway
Press,
2010).
He
edited
Contemporary
Indian
Poetry
in
English
(Macmillan,
1972),
one
of
the
most
widely
used
texts
in
courses
on
South
Asian
literature.
The
Ocean
in
My
Yard,
his
prose
memoir,
was
published
by
Penguin
Books,
in
2005.
Peeradina
has
given
readings
all
over
the
world.
He
was
writer-­‐
in-­‐residence
at
American
College,
Madurai,
India;
Lenoir-­‐Rhyne
College,
NC;
and
the
Chelsea
Public
Library,
MI.
He
is
Associate
Professor
of
English
at
Siena
…….Heights
University,
Adrian,
Michigan.
Elaine Sims is
the
Director
of
the
University
of
Michigan
Health
System’s
Gifts
of
Art
program
and
past
president
of
the
Society
for
the
Arts
in
Healthcare.
She
is
a
member
of
the
Ann
Arbor
Commission
for
Art
in
Public
Places.

18. Biographies
Jeff "fuzzy" Wenzel likes
to
make
records.
Website:
fuzzywenzel.com
|
gbsdetroit.com
|
Twitter:
@fuzzywenzel
@gbsdetroit
Performers
Chelsea Lonsdale is
an
undergraduate
student
in
the
English
Department
at
Eastern
Michigan
University
and
is
fairly
new
to
the
local
poetry
scene.
She
recently
self-­‐published
a
chapbook
titled
"From
the
Mouth
of
a
Mother,"
and
keeps
a
blog
under
the
same
name.
She
has
also
been
featured
on
indieink.org,
and
been
published
in
Washtenaw
Community
College's
"Blood
Orange"
and
the
Huron
River
Review.
She
is
a
managing
editor
for
EM_Journal,
an
online
journal
that
highlights
student
writing
across
the
curriculum.
Chelsea
is
heavily
involved
with
the
Women's
Resource
Center
at
EMU
as
the
Family
Resource
Coordinator
and
has
a
4
year
old
daughter.
She
aims
to
study
how
the
literary
arts
preserve
sociocultural
values.
You
can
follow
her
writing
at
nashifeet.blogspot.com.
Chris Lord’s
poetry
has
appeared
in
numerous
publications
and
won
places
in
several
competitions.
She
founded
Word’n
Woman
Press
in
March
of
2007
and
edited
and
published
the
Writers
Reading
at
Sweetwaters
anthology.
Chris
was
also
editor
of
the
four
on-­‐line
issues
of
Bear
River
Review,
and
is
honored
to
be
chief
editor
and
publisher
of
Bear
River
Writers
Respond
to
War,
and
the
newly
released
2008-­‐2009
Bear
River
Review.
Her
chapbook
Field
Guide
to
Luck
was
published
by
Pudding
House
Publications
in
2007.
Chris
co-­‐hosted
the
popular
monthly
series
“Writers
Reading
at
Sweetwaters”
from
October
of
2006
to
June
of
2010
and
has
recorded
poetry
readings
for
internet
radio.
She
read
her
poem
“O
Art”
advocating
funding
for
the
arts
to
legislators
in
Lansing
and
artists
at
the
first
Arts
Alliance
conference
in
2009.
Laszlo ("Laz") Slomovits
is
one
of
the
twin
brothers
in
Ann
Arbor's
nationally
known
children's
music
duo
Gemini.
Laz
tours
throughout
North
America
with
his
brother,
playing
folk
music
for
children
and
families,
in
concert
halls,
festivals,
community
centers
and
elementary
schools.
A
fine
singer
and
multi-­‐instrumentalist,
he's
also
an
award-­‐winning
songwriter;
a
number
of
his
songs
are
featured
in
songbooks
music
teachers
use
throughout
the
country.
For
more
information
about
this
music
for
children,
please
visit
GeminiChildrensMusic.com.
In
addition
to
his
music
for
children,
Laz
has
also
set
to
music
the
poetry
of
many
American
poets,
from
Emily
Dickinson
to
Robert
Frost,
as
well
as
contemporary
poets
such
as
Naomi
Shihab
Nye,
and
Michigan
poets
Nancy
Baker
Faith
Heers,
Jennifer
Burd
and
Linda
Nemec
Foster.
In
his
work
with
poetry
Laz
is
best
known
for
the
five
CDs
he's
recorded
of
the
poetry
of
Rumi
and
Hafiz,
13th
and
14th
Century
Sufi
Mystics
in
translations
by
Coleman
Barks
and
Daniel
Ladinsky.
For
more
information
about
these
recordings,
please
visit
PoetryIntoSong.com.

19. Art Exhibit
Jane Coates
(jacoart@svcglobal.net)
Laces,
40”x30”,
oil,
$700
Lighthouse, Manistee, Michigan,
48”x24”,
oil,
$700
Larry Cressman
(larrycre@umich.edu)
Floater,
33”x33”,
2D
mixed
media,
NFS
Gail Dapogny,
(gdapogny@umich.edu)
Platter,
16”
in
diameter,
stoneware,
$65
Rick DeTroyer,
(rick@ricksironart.com)
Wind Machine,
metal
and
old
cylinder
cap,
3’x12”x11”,
$200
Spiral Ring, metal
and
old
oxygen
cylinder,
6’x28”x23”,
$2,800
Carol Furtado
(cfurtado2@gmail.com)
Poncho,
fiber-­‐black
silk
seersucker
,
one
size
$160
Kimona Jacket,
fiber-­‐blue
“fans”
silk,
one
size,
$240
Purple Silk Chiffon Shawl,
nuno
felt,
25"x
90",
$190
Black Silk "Ribbon" Scarf,
nuno
felt
13"x
65",
$145
Helga Haller
(helgahaller35@gmail.com)
Land Shapes I,
acrylic,
23”x29”,
$1,000
Land Shapes III,
acrylic,
18”x20”,
$800
Sahba La’al
(sahla@umich.edu)
Pomegranate,
22"x21.5",
mixed
media,
$275
Untitled,
30"x24",
mixed
media,
$300
Edith Maynard
(734-­‐662-­‐9856)
What Now?,
watercolor,
33”x19”,
$400.
Robin Mendenhall
(RSVisuals@aol.com)
Bugs,
mixed
media,
21"x25",
NFS
Janice Milhem,
(janice@milhemimages.com)
Ramadan,
digital
print,
20”x30”
framed,
$375
Milt,
digital
print,
20”x30”
framed,
$375
I.B. Remsen,
(iremsen@wccnet.edu)
Vase,
stoneware,
NFS
Serving
Bowl,
stoneware,
NFS
Tom Rosenbaum,
(rosenbaum@provide.net)
White Tara I,
acrylic/collage
print,
17"x24",
$120
White Tara II,
acrylic/collage
print,
17"x24",
$120
Anne Rubin
(arubinag@wccnet.org)
Song of the Whee-­‐ooo Bird,
8”x4”x5”,
bronze,
$1,000
Katie Rubin
(kt_rubin@yahoo.com)
Putting Together Memory,
multiple
intaglio
prints,
48”x22”,
$850
Working It’s Way Into Consciousness,
multiple
intaglio
prints,
38”x22”,
$550
Marty Walker
(martywalk@aol.com)
Blue Bowl with Flowers,
20”x25”,
pastel,
$325
Hayrolls II,
17”x20”,
pastel,
$275
Ellen Wilt,
(ellenwilt@aol.com)
Underneath,
30"x40",
graphite,
cold
press
illustration
board,
watercolor,
NFS

20. Conference Volunteers
If you see these individuals, thank them for their contribution to this event!
AMPlifying the Arts, EMU Student Organization Planning Team
Ashley Huff, President
Alexander Marr, Vice
President
Heather Mapstone, Event
Planner
Susan B. Booth,
Advisor,
Professor
of
Arts
Administration
Arts Experience Committee
Chris Lord,
Writer
Rachel Parke
Katherine Willson,
President,
Ann
Arbor
Women
Artists
Board Program Committee
Greta Brunschwyler,
Executive
Director,
Leslie
Science
and
Nature
Center
Lynne Friman,
Manager
of
Community
Relations
and
Marketing
Alliances,
Cultural
Alliance
of
Southeastern
Michigan
Donald Harrison,
Executive
Director,
Ann
Arbor
Film
Festival
Theresa Reid,
Executive
Director,
Arts
Engine
Leslie Sobel,
Milan
Arts
Center/Independent
Artist
Hospitality and Networking Committee
Daniel Madaj,
Administrative
Specialist,
University
of
Michigan
Exhibit
Museum
of
Natural
History
Omari Rush,
Education
Manager,
University
Musical
Society
Program Committee
Shary Brown,
Cultural
Citizen
Barbara Melnik Carson,
AAWA
exhibits
chair
and
WCA
membership
chair
Mark Ducker,
Producer/Director,
Wild
Rose
Pictures,
LLC
Shoshana Hurand,
LMSW,
Freelance
Community
Arts
Organizer
Promotion Committee
Janice Milhem,
Janice
Milhem
Images,
Inc.
David Wolber,
Artistic
Director,
Performance
Network
Theatre
Event Volunteers
Julie Brewer (AMP), Debra Dykeman (AMP), Helga Haller, Richard Ingram,
Claire McLaughlin, Ali Miller (AMP), Janice Milhem, Armeka Nelson (AMP),
Katherine Oppermann (AMP), Tom Rosenbaum, Loreta Schafer, & Derrich Weber (AMP).

21. The Arts Alliance
The
Arts
Alliance
provides
and
promotes
leadership
that
creates
opportunities
for
artists
and
cultural
organizations
to
stimulate
economic
development
and
build
strong
vibrant
communities
in
our
region.
Board of Directors
Lynne Friman,
Chair
Manager
of
Community
Relations
and
Marketing
Alliances,
Cultural
Alliance
of
Southeastern
Michigan
Britany Affolter-­‐Caine, Ph. D.
Ann
Arbor
SPARK
Donald Harrison
Ann
Arbor
Film
Festival
Mary Kerr
Ann
Arbor
Area
Convention
&
Visitors
Bureau
Theresa Reid
Arts
Engine
Leslie Sobel
Milan
Arts
Center/Independent
Artist
Debra Polich, Vice-­‐Chair
Artrain,
Inc.
David Esau, Secretary
Cornerstone
Design
Roxana Overdier, CPA,
Treasurer
Weidmayer,
Schneider,
&
Raham,
P.C.
Melissa Milton-­‐Pung,
Immediate
Past
Chair
Washtenaw
County
Office
of
Economic
Development
&
Energy
Staff
Susan
Froelich, President
Justin
Fenwick,
Community
Outreach
Manager
John
W.
Hill,
Ph.D.,
Website
Assistant
Cindy
Johnson, Operations,
Finance,
and
Grants
Coordinator
Shoshana
Hurand,
Art
Walk
Coordinator
Sandra
Xenakis,
Art
Meets
Business
Director
Special Thanks to:
Arts Management and Administration Program
202
East
Huron
Street
Suite
202
Ann
Arbor,
MI
48104
734.213.2733
info@a3arts.org
www.a3arts.org
Ypsilanti Convention and Visitors Bureau…