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Arts advocate to speakat networking conference
Robert Lynch, CEO and president of the national arts advocacy organization Americans for the Arts, will speak at a Friday conference in Ventura.
The annual networking and skill-building conference, titled "Arts Leadership in a Changing Environment: New Skills, New Approaches," will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Ventura City Hall, 501 Poli St.
Following Lynch's morning keynote address, a panel featuring John E. McGuirk of the James Irvine Foundation will discuss the foundation's recently released report, "Critical Issues Facing the Arts in California."
Later sessions will focus on e-marketing to younger audiences, copyright issues for individual artists, countywide arts education planning and individual donor solicitation.
Registration is $40 , which includes lunch and materials. A reception will immediately follow at a downtown restaurant. For more information, call 654-7831 or visit http://www.ci.ventura.ca.us/depts/arts_culture/index.asp.
To register by phone, call 658-4726. The conference code is 18547.
(Requires free registration.)
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