Get ready for the ultimate gathering of creative minds at Creative Exchange Conference on Oct. 4, 2023, Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit.
Featuring prominent speakers and panelists from on- and off-Cape, The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod's Creative Exchange Conference will explore topics pertinent to the arts sector - The Potentional of Public Art; How Rejection Will Make You a Better Artist; Plan the Work, Work the Plan: Strategic Planning; How Artists Help Create Equitable & Empathetic Communties; Storytelling; and more.
Talks will revolve around five core themes: engaging equity, inspiring activation, embracing reinvention, celebrating optimism, and building skills.
Learn more about our program here.
Confirmed speakers include:
Michael Bobbitt, Mass Cultural Council
Matthew Mazzotta, Public Artist
Chris McCarthy, PAAM
Rebecca McGee Tuck, Fiber artist, a sculptor and an ocean activist
Rick Miller, Psychotherapist: How Artists Can Use Rejection to Strengthen Their Work
Al Wilson, Beyond Walls
Ellice Patterson, Abilities Dance
Ben Cunningham, Storytelling (Afternoon Keynote)
Lillian Hsu, Cambridge Arts
Brittney Nichols, Strategy Matters
Sharon Polli, Fine Arts Work Center
Kate Pazakis, Cape Cod Theatre Company
David Kuehn, Cotuit Center for the Arts
Mark Adams, Artist, Activist, Educator
Wampanoag Nation Singers & Dancers Performance
Click here for all presenters.
Tickets for the Creative Exchange Conference will be $50 for Creative Exchange Members and $80 for non-members and comes with a one year membership to the Arts Foundation's Creative Exchange! To learn more about becoming a Creative Exchange member, click here.
Admission includes access to all sessions as well as lunch.
We are proud to participate in the Card to Culture program, a collaboration between Mass Cultural Council and the Department of Transitional Assistance, Massachusetts Health Connector, and Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Nutrition Program. See the full list of participating organizations offering EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare discounts. The AFCC is offering free one-year individual artist membership for EBT, WIC, or ConnectCare cardholders. Please reach out to info@artsfoundation.org for more information.
2023/10/04 - 2023/10/04
Cotuit Center for the Arts
4404 Falmouth Rd (Rt. 28), Cotuit, MA 02635