Prelude – 8:15-8:45am

Registration & Networking
Continental Breakfast
Sharing Table

Members artwork and music will be on display and woven through the day.

Gather & Greetings – 8:30am

Trey Devey

President, Interlochen Center for the Arts

Mary Bevans Gillett
Convener, Northwest Michigan Arts & Culture Network

Gary Gatzke

President, Northwest Michigan Arts & Culture Network

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

State of the Arts for Arts & Culture

There are new faces and new forces in Lansing and across Michigan. What are the key trends impacting arts and culture
and, in particular, what is the impact on funding, promotion, advocacy and artist support here at home? 

Alison Watson

Director, Michigan Arts & Culture Council

Creativity: Superpower to Success

Creativity infuses arts and culture … and powers our communities.
Let’s kick off our first sessions by connecting the dots andcelebrating the role creativity plays
in building success across all sectors and all players.

Jamie Gallagher

President, Faber-Castell USA

Panel 1 – 9:00am

Leading Together: Connecting Champions,

Collaborators, Creators & Communities

We each play a role in creating and furthering arts, culture and community vibrancy.
Artists, culture bearers, organizations, leaders, visionaries, connectors, advocates. Let’s build on the strengths the arts bring to our region and our state … and envision a resilient post-pandemic landscape fueled by collaboration, creativity and connections across all sectors. This interactive discussion with regional, state and national leaders looks at the trends, issues, challenges, and opportunities to join together to support a strong creative economy.

Alison Watson
Director, Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs

Nikki Devitt
President, Petoskey Chamber of Commerce
Co-Chair, Northern Michigan Chamber Alliance

Jamie Gallagher
CEO, Faber-Castell USA
Founder, 4 the Win Partners

Deborah Polich
Executive Director, Artrain & Creative Washtenaw
Michigan Advocacy Captain, Americans for the Arts

Anne-Marie Oomen
Author, Poet, Playwright, Artist

Facilitator

Trey Devey
President, Interlochen Center for the Arts

Short Break

Panel 2 – 10:30am

Programming & Performing in the New Normal

Join this panel of performers and programmers in an interactive discussion on the trends, challenges, strategies and new opportunities many are facing in building new audiences, promotion and programming for events, gigs, festivals and seasons. What’s working in “the new normal?”

Kassia Perpich
Associate Director, Great Lakes Center for Performing Arts

Anna Rudnitsky
President, Michigan Presenters Network
Programming Coordinator, Midland Center for the Arts

Brett Wrobel
Director of Interlochen Presents, Interlochen Center for the Arts

Megan DeWindt

President, Crooked Tree Art Center-Petoskey

Kristi Wodek
Vice-President, Crooked Tree Art Center-Traverse City

Musician – TBA

Facilitator

Peter Payette
Executive Director, Interlochen Public Radio

Session 3 – 11:30am

Power Networking

Let’s keep thinking creatively & collaboratively. IPR staff will facilitate a fast-paced session to find common ground and see if 2+2 might make 5. Maybe your next great event will be conceived here!

Facilitator

Peter Payette
Executive Director, Interlochen Public Radio

Break for Lunch

LUNCH – 11:50 PM

Sandwich & Salad Buffet

Continue ‘speed dating’ and discussing. Enjoy lunch with participants and presenters. Mix it up. Meet new colleagues and renew relationships. Brainstorm. Share ideas, experiences, questions and best practices.

Optional

Questions for Michigan Arts & Culture Council?
Alex Flannery, MACC Operational Support Program Director is available to discuss & answer questions.

Move to Breakouts – 12:55pm

Breakout C
Communications/Marketing

Tourism Work Table

Presenters

TBA

Breakout F
Communications

AI & Chat GPT

Presenter

Troy DeShano
Michigan Legacy Art Park