conference program - Alliance of Artists Communities

community – one of only three Japantownsremaining in the US. Tour stops include theJapantown Mural Project – a previouslyundeveloped maintenance yard transformedby the commissioned work of over 50 artists –and a visit to the Ken Matsumoto gallery.Led by PJ and Roy Hirabayashi, founders ofSan Jose Taiko and recipients of the NationalHeritage Fellowship for Traditional and FolkArts, a lifetime honor from the NationalEndowment for the Arts. Tour bus will leave from MACLA and returnto the Sainte Claire HotelSoFA ARTS TOURSpend your afternoon touring three of SanJose’s leading arts organizations in the Southof First Arts (SoFA) district of San Jose. Jointhe artists and staff of MACLA/Movimientode Arte y Cultura Latino Americana, San JoseInstitute of Contemporary Art (ICA) and SanJose Museum of Quilts & Textiles (SJMQT)and hear about their collaborative effort tocreate a vibrant arts district and activatenewly renovated ArtPlace funded GOREpark through public programs and artistengagement.The tour will showcase the artist spacesand public facilities of each site, and a brieftour of special exhibits. At MACLA catch DeEsperanza y De Locura/Of Hope and Madness,a compelling exhibition that includes kitesand butterflies made of paper money byErika Harrsch and hear about MACLA’scommissioning program that connectsperformance artists with space and newaudiences. In the ICA take a cell phone tourof their auction collection. And at SJMQTbe inspired by new work of artist LindaToeniskoetter and a giant Tortilla Quilt byartist Yolanda Guerra.Walking tour will leave from MACLAFRIDAY, OCTOBER 25All sessions within 0.3 miles of Sainte ClaireHotel and San Jose Marriott9:00 am - 9:45 amMicro-SessionsSOCIAL PRACTICE IN RESIDENCE:DISPATCHES FROM NEW SMYRNA BEACHHow can residency programs best servesocial practice artists? Hear from RenMorrison, director of the Atlantic Centerfor the Arts’ new Community Artists inResidence program, on designing andinitiating an art-as-social practice/communityengaged art residency. Current CommunityArtist in Residence, Lexa Walsh, shares herexperiences participating in artist residenciesaround the world as a social practice artist.With Ren Morrison, Community Educationand Outreach Manager, Atlantic Center forthe Arts; and Lexa Walsh, Community Artist inResidence, Atlantic Center for the Arts.Location: ZERO1IN THE COLLECTION: MUSICIANS INRESIDENCE AT THE NATIONAL MUSICCENTREThe National Music Centre in Calgary,Alberta, Canada, houses a growing collectionof unique and iconic musical instrumentsand sound equipment – from Elton John’ssongwriting piano, to harpsichords datingfrom 1679, early synthesizers, the RollingStones’ legendary mobile recording studio,and many more unique and rare artifacts.As a catalyst for discovery, innovation,and renewal through music, the NationalMusic Centre is also home to a new Artistin Residence program – devoted to givingartists time and space to create new work andconnecting them with the Centre’s renownedcollection of living instruments, recordingequipment, and technical expertise. NMC’sAiR program has attracted diverse artistsfrom across Canada and around the world,including Brian Eno, Kid Koala, Money Mark,Kinnie Starr, Timber Timbre, and Gotye,and has set a foundation for cross-culturalcollaborations. Join this discussion on servingmusicians and artists from around the worldthrough a new model of residency program.With Candace Elder, Senior ProgramsManager, National Music Centre.Location: MACLA Black BoxCONNECTING COMMUNITIES: THESHEBOYGAN PROJECTExplore the relationship of artists-inresidenceto a city and how all partnerscan collaborate together to have lastingimpact, enhance constituencies’ lives andunderstanding of the arts, and furtherartists’ careers and work. Learn howthe John Michael Kohler Arts Center hascollaborated with the Wooster Collectiveand City of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, to bringworld renowned street artists to the city todevelop community-based public works. Thissnapshot of the Arts Center’s communityresidency will include a brief history ofthe program and lessons learned - fromapproaching other organizations to serve ascommunity partners, to identifying needswithin a city, to finding creative collaborativesolutions. With Andrea Avery, CommunityArts Coordinator, John Michael Kohler ArtsCenter.Location: MACLA GalleryCREATIVE ACCESS: INTEGRATINGARTISTS WITH DISABILITIESLearn about one inspiring and effectivemodel for integrating artists with disabilitiesinto a creative community. Chalk Hill ArtistResidency will share the story of theirStudio Program, where artists from localnonprofits develop a reciprocal creativerelationship with artist-in-residence, focusingon sharing rather than teaching to create anatmosphere of peer-to-peer exchange thatleads to impromptu collaborations and newwork. Hear from Chalk Hill and one of theirpartners, Becoming Independent, about howthe Studio Program establishes personalconnections, fosters creative interplay, andwelcomes possibilities. With Alice Warnecke,Program Director, Chalk Hill Artist Residency;Margo Warnecke Merck, Board Member,Chalk Hill Artist Residency; and Lisa Folsom-Ernst, Fund Development Director, BecomingIndependent.Location: Quilt Museum10:00 am - 11:30 amBreakout SessionsCREATIVE CONVERSATION: ART FROMTHE OUTPOSTSCraig Watson, Director of the CaliforniaArts Council, and two California artists hosta creative conversation on making art inremote towns and rural communities. Ata time when more of the population livesin cities than ever before, artists sharetheir decisions to build a creative practiceaway from urban centers – and hubs likeLos Angeles and San Francisco – and whatit means to be an artist working from theoutposts. With Craig Watson, Director,California Arts Council; Anne Beck, artist,Co-Founder, Lost Coast Culture Machine; andSheila O’Hara, artist.Location: Quilt MuseumIT TAKES TWO: CREATIVE PARTNERSHIPSFOR RESIDENCY PROGRAMSJoin residency leaders for a discussion oncultivating nontraditional partnerships.In 2012, McColl Center for Visual Artlaunched a major project with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Housing Partnership to createan art-and-ecology campus and bring 8environmental artists from around the worldto Charlotte, North Carolina, each year.The project resulted in a $400,000 grantfrom ArtPlace America and vastly expandedMcColl’s residency program. ZERO1, anarts and technology think tank based in SanJose, connects their Artist Fellows to leadingtech companies, cultural institutions, andacademic research centers to address currentinnovation challenges. An open formatdiscussion on looking beyond the usualsuspects when developing organizationalpartnerships, and balancing the needs ofartists, partner organizations, and one’s ownprograms. With Suzanne Fetscher, President/1112