Prelude – 8:15-8:45am

On-Site Registration & Networking
Zoom Networking Breakouts
Sharing Table

Member Moments video highlights will be showcased now and throughout the day

Gather & Greetings – 8:45am

Gary Gatzke

President, Northwest Michigan Arts & Culture Network

Associate Director of Continuing & Community Education, Interlochen Center for the Arts

Interlochen Welcome

Trey Devey

President, Interlochen Center for the Arts

Panel 1 – 9:00am

The New Normal: Arts & Culture 2022

“Resiliency is the ability to pivot – over and over again.”
Since the pandemic began, our creative sector has been overwhelming impacted. Our work and our world has been changed forever. Yet, arts and culture continues to respond creatively and resiliently as we shape our new normal while navigating recovery. Let’s look at the trends, issues, challenges and opportunities as we reshape our workplaces, embrace DEI, re-engage audiences, balance limited resources and pursue creative practices. Join this interactive discussion.

Alison Watson
Director, Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs

Lisa Craig Brisson
Executive Director, Michigan Museums Association

Craig Hadley
Executive Director, Dennos Museum Center

Omari Rush
Executive Director, Culture Source
President, National Association of State Arts Agencies

Esther Triggs
Associate Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Interlochen Center for the Arts

Trey Devey
President
Interlochen Center for the Arts

Facilitator
Mary Bevans Gillett
Convener, Northwest Michigan Arts & Culture Network

Short Break & Member Moments

 Panel 2 – 10:15am

FUNDING OUR FUTURE: TRENDS & STRATEGIES

Join this panel of funding leaders in an interactive discussion of trends in philanthropy and perspectives on future forces that impact funding – especially in arts and culture – as well as strategies to respond as we move from pandemic into recovery.

Kristin Hettich
Director of Community Development, Rotary Charities of Traverse City

David (DJ) Jones
Executive Director, Petoskey Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation

John W. Bogley
Vice President of Philanthropy, Interlochen Center for the Arts

Short Break & Member Moments

Panel 3 – 11:15am

Building Community Partners

Arts and culture can be powerful partners in addressing community issues, building bridges to change, leading economic development,  and building cultural vibrancy. Let’s look at three examples of community partnering and invite audience sharing.

Stories That Heal, Benzie County
Molly Sturges, Artistic Director & Composer

Commonplace at Commongrounds, Traverse City
Amanda Kik, Crosshatch Center for Arts & Ecology

Blissfest Music Festival & Little Traverse Communities
Cindy McSurely, Blissfest

Facilitator
Peter Payette
Executive Director, Interlochen Public Radio
Interlochen Center for the Arts

LUNCH – 12:00PM

Sandwich & Salad Buffet

NETWORK 2.0: FINDINGS & FEEDBACK

Sharing results & discussion on the past year’s Network Development Project

Jennifer Goulet, Consultant
Executive Director, WonderFool Productions & former CEO Creative Many Michigan

Break & Member Moments

Networking
Informal Consults with MACC

Move to Breakouts – 1:10pm 

Breakout C

Connecting Artists to Each Other, Organizations, Community

Facilitator

Jennifer Goulet
Network Consultant

Zoom Breakout Link

Breakout F

Celebrating Native Art, Culture & Artists

Presenters

JoAnne Cook
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians

Laura J. Quackenbush

Consultant, Great Lakes History & Interpretation and Cultural Resource Management

Samantha Two Crow
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians

Zoom Breakout Link