Arts & Culture Summit 2REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED FOR THIS EVENT

AGENDA

8:00 – 8:30 – CHECK-IN, get acquainted, coffee and morning refreshments

8:30 – 9:20 – OPENING SESSION

• Kris Tucker: Welcome everyone and introduce speakers.
• Karissa Lowe, Cowlitz Tribal Council: Welcome and Blessing from the Cowlitz Tribe.
• Anne McEnerny-Ogle, Mayor Pro Tem: Welcome remarks.
• Kris Tucker: Set our challenge for the day. Why we are here? What don’t we know? What do we want? How can we get there?

9:20 – 10:00 – PECHA KUCHA (Six-minute, 20-slide presentations)

• Richard Burrows, Director of Community Outreach & Programs, The Historic Trust
• Tracy Fortmann, Superintendent, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (National Park Service)
• Jim Hagar, Economic Development Project Manager, Port of Vancouver USA
• Jan Bader, Program & Policy Development Manager, City of Vancouver
• Lori Rotherham, Principal, Vancouver School of Arts and Academics, Vancouver Public Schools
• Karen Madsen, Chair, Arts of Clark County

10:00 – 10:15 – BREAK

10:15 – 12:15 – PANEL DISCUSSION

10:15 – 10:50 – Topic #1: Performing Arts. Creating a community-centric performing arts center.

• Moderator: Temple Lentz, High Five Media
• Panelist: Chris Ayzoukian, Beaverton Center for the Arts
• Panelist: Robert Cochran, Rose Center for the Arts
• Panelist: Jim Kalvelage, Opsis Architecture

10:50 – 11:25 – Topic #2: Visual Arts. Developing an art center with space for classes, exhibits and possibly live/work artist units.

• Moderator: Stacey Graham, The Historic Trust
• Panelist: Cristina Caravaca, Hillsboro Arts and Culture Council
• Panelist: Michael Walsh, Multnomah Arts Center
• Panelist: Heather Joy, Spaceworks Tacoma

11:25 – 12:00 – Topic #3: Development Opportunities. Assessing real opportunities in Vancouver to create economically sustainable arts-related projects involving both new construction and adaptive reuse.

• Moderator: Ethan Seltzer, Portland State University
• Panelist: Julie Alexander, Artspace
• Panelist: Jeff Jahn, PORT: portlandart.net
• Panelist: Linda K. Johnson, Co-Founder, Conduit Dance

12:00 – 12:15 – QUESTIONS for any panelist, all topics

12:15 – 1:30 – LUNCH (box lunch provided), idea generation exercise

1:30 – 4:00 – WORKSHOPS

• Performing Arts: Moving forward and next steps
• Visual Arts: Moving forward and next steps
• Development Opportunities: Moving forward and next steps

4:00 – 4:15 – BREAK

4:15 – 5:00 – RE-GROUP

• Sharing of commitments that resulted from the workshops
• Announcement of prizes/raffle winners

5:00 – 6:30 – SOCIAL TIME, wine and hors d’oeuvres