Schedule

Please note: All meetings take place at the Westin New Orleans Canal Place, unless noted, and all activities subject to change. More detailed information and room designations will be added as they are determined. Please check back!

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Week of December 9

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12:00 am 1:00 am 2:00 am 3:00 am 4:00 am 5:00 am 6:00 am 7:00 am 8:00 am 9:00 am 10:00 am 11:00 am 12:00 pm 1:00 pm 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 4:00 pm 5:00 pm 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 8:00 pm 9:00 pm 10:00 pm 11:00 pm			9:30 am International Projects Meetings @ Westin Hotel International Projects Meetings @ Westin Hotel Dec 12 @ 9:30 am – 5:00 pm 2:00 pm Art Excursion @ Various selected New Orleans visual art venues Art Excursion @ Various selected New Orleans visual art venues Dec 12 @ 2:00 pm NOLA Visual Art Excursion Join the Visual Artists Network for a tour of visual arts sites in New Orleans. Departs from the lobby of Westin New [...] 2:00 pm Registration @ Westin Hotel Registration @ Westin Hotel Dec 12 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm 5:30 pm Let’s Geaux NOLA! Orientation @ Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) Let’s Geaux NOLA! Orientation @ Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) Dec 12 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm If you have never been to an Annual Meeting, or just want to get a better sense of what to expect this year, you should [...] 6:00 pm Registration @ Contemporary Arts Center Registration @ Contemporary Arts Center Dec 12 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm 6:00 pm VAN Exhibition Opening Reception @ Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) VAN Exhibition Opening Reception @ Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) Dec 12 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm This multidisciplinary group exhibition features artists who have participated in the Visual Artists Network Exhibition Residency program and a New Orleans-based visual artist. This exhibition [...] 8:00 pm Special International Showcase: Tokyo-based Faifai! @ Contemporary Arts Center Special International Showcase: … @ Contemporary Arts Center Dec 12 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm With both sensitivity and humor, the experimental Tokyo-based theater company Faifai combines movement and technology to create a hybrid form of theater that draws from [...]	8:30 am Registration @ Westin Hotel Registration @ Westin Hotel Dec 13 @ 8:30 am – 2:00 pm 9:00 am Opening Session @ Westin Hotel Opening Session @ Westin Hotel Dec 13 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Percussionist Luther Gray and Bamboula 2000 will kick off the morning with rousing drumbeats that will lead us into NPN’s infamous introductions. That’s right, everyone [...] 1:00 pm Box Lunch @ Westin Hotel Box Lunch @ Westin Hotel Dec 13 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm 2:30 pm Idea Forums @ Westin Hotel Idea Forums @ Westin Hotel Dec 13 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm 6:00 pm “Live & On Stage” Performance Showcases @ Civic Theatre “Live & On Stage” Performance Sh… @ Civic Theatre Dec 13 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Live & On Stage Performance Showcases @ the Civic Theatre Friday December 13 @ 6:00pm (Show order below) Kataalyst Alcindor, Untitled Spoken Word, New Orleans [...]	8:00 am Registration @ Westin Hotel Registration @ Westin Hotel Dec 14 @ 8:00 am – 4:00 pm 9:00 am Media Slam @ Westin Hotel Media Slam @ Westin Hotel Dec 14 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am 11:00 am In the Works @ Westin Hotel In the Works @ Westin Hotel Dec 14 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm The ever popular “In the Works” provides a forum where Artists, NPN/VAN Partners and Colleagues may present brief (2 minutes or less) descriptions of NEW [...] 1:00 pm Lunch (on your own) Lunch (on your own) Dec 14 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm 3:30 pm “Live & On Stage” Performance Showcases @ Civic Theatre “Live & On Stage” Performance Sh… @ Civic Theatre Dec 14 @ 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Saturday December 14 @ 3:30pm (Show Order Below) Antonio Garza, Men in Uniform Theater, New Orleans Nejla Yatkin (NY2 Dance), Oasis: Everything You Ever Wanted [...] 7:00 pm St Claude Art Crawl @ St. Claude Avenue St Claude Art Crawl @ St. Claude Avenue Dec 14 @ 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm Founded in October 2005 and located in the bohemian Marigny and Bywater neighborhoods, the St. Claude Arts District is one of the fastest growing [...] 10:00 pm NPN After Dark/Late Night Lounge @ Cafe Istanbul NPN After Dark/Late Night Lounge @ Cafe Istanbul Dec 14 @ 10:00 pm – 1:00 am Hosted by Junebug Productions. Come experience the spirit, rhythm and pulse of New Orleans. Live music, spoken word, dance and music by DJ Matt [...]	9:30 am “Cooperate! Community Art & Social Practice” Workshop for Visual Artists @ Westin Hotel “Cooperate! Community Art & Soci… @ Westin Hotel Dec 15 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm Facilitated by the Arts Council of New Orleans, this conversational practicum is designed for visual artists with an interest in community art practice. The instructors [...] 9:30 am “Performance Documentation” Workshop for Artists @ Westin Hotel “Performance Documentation” Work… @ Westin Hotel Dec 15 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm Facilitated by Creative Capital, this workshop provides dance, theater, performance and visual artists making time-based work the opportunity to improve the documentation and preservation of [...] 9:30 am NPN/VAN Partner Business Meeting @ Westin Hotel NPN/VAN Partner Business Meeting @ Westin Hotel Dec 15 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm Annual business meeting and regional breakouts for NPN and VAN Partners, NPN Board and Staff. One representative from each Partner organization must attend! 12:30 pm Lunch (on your own) @ French Quarter Lunch (on your own) @ French Quarter Dec 15 @ 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm 4:30 pm Lagniappe Session @ Westin Hotel Lagniappe Session @ Westin Hotel Dec 15 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm The Lagniappe Session features the stories, presentations, and dreams of some of New Orleans’ innovators, creators and leaders who are making a difference. Designed [...] 8:30 pm Let’s Geaux Dance Party with TBC Brass Band! @ Michalopoulos Studio Let’s Geaux Dance Party with TBC… @ Michalopoulos Studio Dec 15 @ 8:30 pm – 11:00 pm Party with the To Be Continued Brass Band, one of New Orleans’ hottest groups. Wear your dancing shoes, because you won’t be able to sit [...]

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