National Arts Marketing Project Conference

Presented by National Arts Marketing Project, a program of Americans for the Arts

In today’s troubled times, it’s more important than ever that you not hide behind a secret identity. Release your inner superhero and learn how you can save the day when it comes to marketing, sponsorship, and fundraising! Join your super colleagues at the 2009 National Arts Marketing Project Conference in Providence, Rhode Island from October 30-November 2, 2009.

Leaping tall buildings in a single bound may take superpowers, but reaching patrons, sponsors, and funders just takes hard work and collaborAction— working jointly with others to increase visitors, audiences, and revenue.

CONFERENCE UPDATES: Check out the roster of Super Sessions! Gene Carr, Irene Greenberg, Surale Phillips, Brian Reich and Jerry Yoshitomi (to name just a few) will lead popular sessions on inspiring new leadership, optimizing the Internet for consumer engagement, cultivating new donors, and embracing collaborative strategies for success in any economy.

Attention artists and creative professionals! Announcing a newly added pre-conference - Marketing for the Independent Artist: How to Advance Your Career and Build Your Business. Take control of marketing your career and discover how to construct a solid marketing strategy, and how to make it REAL! Learn how our featured panel of artists improved their living situations and career trajectories through marketing. This practical workshop will help you transform your business and should not be missed!

Joining our superheroes at the Sponsorship Boot Camp and The Pricing Institute, Arthur Cohen, co-founder and CEO of LaPlaca Cohen, will be featured as the luncheon plenary speaker during pre-conference activities. Don’t miss this bonus event to take place on Friday, October 30. To learn more about Arthur Cohen and his presentation, click here.

Back by popular demand this year are the Sponsorship Boot Camp and Pricing Institute Preconferences. These full-day training sessions will help you leap into action when it comes to raising corporate sponsorship monies and creating pricing strategies. Presenters include: Alice Sachs Zimet, Tim Baker, Steven Roth, and Alan Brown. Find more information on the Marketing for the Independent Artist, Pricing Institute and Sponsorship Boot Camp Preconference pages. For best pricing, register by Advanced Deadline on August 26th!