Summit: Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Welcome to Day 2 of the Virtual Maryland Arts Summit!
Maryland Arts Summit 2020 Program
To register for sessions during each time block, click “Register and Enter” link for each time block or visit the MCA Crowdcast Homepage.
You will receive email notification that you have registered for that time block. You will receive reminder emails 10 minutes before each session begins.
The breakdown for each time block can be found beneath each Crowdcast “Register and Enter” link.
You can find the complete schedule at the bottom of each day’s page.
Have questions about registration? Click here for our registration FAQ!
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Register and Enter Maryland Arts Summit-Day 2- 2:00 pm Sessions
Creative Conversations @ the Summit (Board of Directors)
Presenters: Ken Skrzesz
Join Ken in this session by clicking on the session title! It’s a Google Meeting.
Wednesday, May 27 2:00-3:00 PM
Track: Board of Directors
Affinity gatherings to share space, connect with peers, and envision the resurgence of arts activity.
This is a Google Meeting. To join, click the title of the session above!
Live Q&A with Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Presenters: Adam Holofcener
Wednesday, May 27 2:00-3:00 PM
Track: Advocacy, Independent Artists, Arts Organizations
Join Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts for a LIVE Q&A Session. During this time, you can ask him about how to choose a business entity, licenses, permits, and other business regulations, intellectual property, dealing with employees and independent contractors, as well as legal issues related to your website. Now is your chance to ask his advice! Q&A sessions will occur Thursday and Friday at the same time.
Connect with YOUR Voice
Presenters: Sahffi Lynne
Wednesday, May 27 2:00-3:00 PM
Track: Independent Artists
“Connect with YOUR Voice” with Sahffi through her own “Vocal Ladder” method, a step-by-step guide to help free your voice and creativity.
How Can I Be an Ally? What Butterflies Can Teach Us about Being Changemakers
Presenters: Helen Yuen
Wednesday, May 27 2:30-3:30 PM
Track: A&E Districts, Boards of Directors, CAAM
In conversations about racial inclusivity, do you ask yourself, ”How can I be an ally?” Inequality may feel so large and entrenched an issue, that you wonder where to make a dent, and if it’s possible. If you have any doubt that you can make a difference, think of a butterfly and its ability to create entire gardens by first pollinating one flower, then another, and another, until through slow and steady patience, there is a colorful bed of blooms. So, here are concrete, achievable moves you can take to be a part of positive change towards a more inclusive organization, gathered from experiences at the American Visionary Art Museum. These pathways include crossing the digital divide during the stay at home order. Let’s also share with each other your success stories in this interactive session.
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Register and Enter Maryland Arts Summit-Day 2- 3:15 pm Sessions
Creative Conversations @ the Summit (Arts Education)
Presenters: Precious Blake, Sue Trainor, Jennifer Ridgeway
Join Precious, Sue and Jennifer by clicking the session title! It’s a Google Meeting.
Wednesday, May 27 3:45-4:45 PM
Track: Arts Education
Affinity gatherings to share space, connect with peers, and envision the resurgence of arts activity.
This is a Google Meeting. To join, click the title of the session above!
The Artist and the Fabricator/Foundry
Presenters: Judy Sutton Moore, Becky Ault. Ben Blaney
Wednesday, May 27 3:15-4:15 PM
Track: Public Art
Judy Sutton Moore, artist, Becky Ault and Ben Blaney of ART Research will discus in detail the relationship between the artist and the foundry/fabricator.
Applying Indigenous African Principles in the Classroom Part 1: Decolonizing the Classroom
Presenters: Olu Butterfly Woods
Wednesday, May 27 3:15-4:15PM PM
Track: Arts Education, Folklife
Africa has many continuous cultures that are creative, mature and rich with gifts to offer our classrooms. What is the value of including such ideas as communal living, harmony with nature, and fluidity between the physical and the spiritual? Using traditional song, and visual symbols we will explore relationship building, rhythm and patterns, and other activities that can be used for elementary and middle school educators in particular but principles that can be applied to leadership and policy. We will explore how to implement these African characteristics in teaching strategies.
Small Groups for Independent Artists (Performance)
Presenters: Laura Weiss
Join Laura by clicking the session title! It’s a Google Meeting.
Wednesday, May 27 4:30-5:30 PM
Track: Independent Artists – Performance
An opportunity for independent artists to connect with creative, discipline-specific, community members in a small group setting. An “off the record” time to share with peers where you are at in your current work, what you are excited about and what challenges you may be facing.
This is a Google Meeting. To join, click the title of the session above!
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Register and Enter Maryland Arts Summit-Day 2- 5:00 pm Sessions
Liz Lerman’s Critical Response Process; a mind-expanding way to get and give feedback
Presenters: Nicole Fall, Sheila Gaskins
Wednesday, May 27 5:00-6:00 PM
Track: Independent Artists, Arts Education
Join Nicole Fall and Sheila Gaskins in trying out Liz Lerman’s Critical Response Process. It is a “multi-step, group system for giving and receiving useful feedback on creative processes” involved in anything “from dance to dessert”. Participants will look at an artwork or performance piece and follow the four step process. This process can be used in any teaching or critique situation.
Walls Down: Were We Really All That Equitable?
Presenters: Camille Delaney-McNeil, Calida Jones, Khandeya Sheppard, Jared Perry
Wednesday, May 27 5:00-6:00 PM
Track: Arts Organizations, CAAM
We will explore what the current pandemic has shown us about the state of arts education using three critical perspectives: a community-based, music program, music teacher in the public school system and leader for community engagement at a higher education institution. Strategies that have been used pre-COVID for equity/access will be discussed and examined authentically for dreams of future changes.
Structuring Your Public Art Interview
Presenters: Renee Piechocki
Wednesday, May 27 5:00-6:00 PM
Track: Public Art
Now that you have the invitation to meet with a committee or client about a public art opportunity, what’s next? This session will help artists develop a structure for an effective and informative interview. Topics include choosing work samples, describing your process, building rapport, asking questions, and planning ahead to avoid tech glitches.
Schedule for Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Creative Conversations @ the Summit (Board of Directors)
Presenters: Ken Skrzesz
Join Ken in this session by clicking on the session title! It’s a Google Meeting.
Wednesday, May 27 2:00-3:00 PM
Track: Board of Directors
Affinity gatherings to share space, connect with peers, and envision the resurgence of arts activity.
This is a Google Meeting. To join, click the title of the session above!
Live Q&A with Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Presenters: Adam Holofcener
Wednesday, May 27 2:00-3:00 PM
Track: Advocacy, Independent Artists, Arts Organizations
Join Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts for a LIVE Q&A Session. During this time, you can ask him about how to choose a business entity, licenses, permits, and other business regulations, intellectual property, dealing with employees and independent contractors, as well as legal issues related to your website. Now is your chance to ask his advice! Q&A sessions will occur Thursday and Friday at the same time.
Connect with YOUR Voice
Presenters: Sahffi Lynne
Wednesday, May 27 2:00-3:00 PM
Track: Independent Artists
“Connect with YOUR Voice” with Sahffi through her own “Vocal Ladder” method, a step-by-step guide to help free your voice and creativity.
How Can I Be an Ally? What Butterflies Can Teach Us about Being Changemakers
Presenters: Helen Yuen
Wednesday, May 27 2:30-3:30 PM
Track: A&E Districts, Boards of Directors, CAAM
In conversations about racial inclusivity, do you ask yourself, ”How can I be an ally?” Inequality may feel so large and entrenched an issue, that you wonder where to make a dent, and if it’s possible. If you have any doubt that you can make a difference, think of a butterfly and its ability to create entire gardens by first pollinating one flower, then another, and another, until through slow and steady patience, there is a colorful bed of blooms. So, here are concrete, achievable moves you can take to be a part of positive change towards a more inclusive organization, gathered from experiences at the American Visionary Art Museum. These pathways include crossing the digital divide during the stay at home order. Let’s also share with each other your success stories in this interactive session.
The Artist and the Fabricator/Foundry
Presenters: Judy Sutton Moore, Becky Ault. Ben Blaney
Wednesday, May 27 3:15-4:15 PM
Track: Public Art
Judy Sutton Moore, artist, Becky Ault and Ben Blaney of ART Research will discus in detail the relationship between the artist and the foundry/fabricator.
Applying Indigenous African Principles in the Classroom Part 1: Decolonizing the Classroom
Presenters: Olu Butterfly Woods
Wednesday, May 27 3:15-4:15PM PM
Track: Arts Education, Folklife
Africa has many continuous cultures that are creative, mature and rich with gifts to offer our classrooms. What is the value of including such ideas as communal living, harmony with nature, and fluidity between the physical and the spiritual? Using traditional song, and visual symbols we will explore relationship building, rhythm and patterns, and other activities that can be used for elementary and middle school educators in particular but principles that can be applied to leadership and policy. We will explore how to implement these African characteristics in teaching strategies.
Creative Conversations @ the Summit (Arts Education)
Presenters: Precious Blake, Sue Trainor, Jennifer Ridgeway
Join Precious, Sue and Jennifer by clicking the session title! It’s a Google Meeting.
Wednesday, May 27 3:45-4:45 PM
Track: Arts Education
Affinity gatherings to share space, connect with peers, and envision the resurgence of arts activity.
This is a Google Meeting. To join, click the title of the session above!
Small Groups for Independent Artists (Performance)
Presenters: Laura Weiss
Join Laura by clicking the session title! It’s a Google Meeting.
Wednesday, May 27 4:30-5:30 PM
Track: Independent Artists – Performance
An opportunity for independent artists to connect with creative, discipline-specific, community members in a small group setting. An “off the record” time to share with peers where you are at in your current work, what you are excited about and what challenges you may be facing.
This is a Google Meeting. To join, click the title of the session above!
Liz Lerman’s Critical Response Process; a mind-expanding way to get and give feedback
Presenters: Nicole Fall, Sheila Gaskins
Wednesday, May 27 5:00-6:00 PM
Track: Independent Artists, Arts Education
Join Nicole Fall and Sheila Gaskins in trying out Liz Lerman’s Critical Response Process. It is a “multi-step, group system for giving and receiving useful feedback on creative processes” involved in anything “from dance to dessert”. Participants will look at an artwork or performance piece and follow the four step process. This process can be used in any teaching or critique situation.
Walls Down: Were We Really All That Equitable?
Presenters: Camille Delaney-McNeil, Calida Jones, Khandeya Sheppard, Jared Perry
Wednesday, May 27 5:00-6:00 PM
Track: Arts Organizations, CAAM
We will explore what the current pandemic has shown us about the state of arts education using three critical perspectives: a community-based, music program, music teacher in the public school system and leader for community engagement at a higher education institution. Strategies that have been used pre-COVID for equity/access will be discussed and examined authentically for dreams of future changes.
Structuring Your Public Art Interview
Presenters: Renee Piechocki
Wednesday, May 27 5:00-6:00 PM
Track: Public Art
Now that you have the invitation to meet with a committee or client about a public art opportunity, what’s next? This session will help artists develop a structure for an effective and informative interview. Topics include choosing work samples, describing your process, building rapport, asking questions, and planning ahead to avoid tech glitches.
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