SCHEDULE

All activities take place at the hotel, unless otherwise noted
 

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Thursday

December 10, 2015
10:00 AMInternational Programs
(curators meet, invite only)
10am-5pm: Performing Americas
10:30am-5pm: Asia Exchange

Friday

December 11, 2015
9:00 AMLANE Comprehensive Financial Health Training
with the Nonprofit Finance Fund
(NPN/VAN Partners only)
9-4pm
More about LANE
1:30 PMPortland Art Museum Tour
Art Tour w/ collection curators @ Portland Art Museum (PAM)
1:30-3:30pm
Register (space is limited)
4:00 PMWelcome to #AMPortland
Annual Meeting orientation to learn tips about networking, start connecting with other attendees, and get a jump on figuring out the ins and outs of the Annual Meeting @ Hotel
4-5:30pm
6:30 PM"Unintended Connections"
2015 Visual Artists Network Annual Meeting Exhibition and Opening Reception
@ Disjecta Contemporary Art Center (disjecta.org)
6:30-8:30pm
Here's how you get to Disjecta
More information on "What to See"
8:30 PMDinner on your own in Portland

Saturday

December 12, 2015
9:00 AMOpening Session
Where & Who We Are
Kristy Edmunds, Keynote
9-Noon
Read Kristy's bio
NoonLunch on your own in Portland
Noon-2pm
2:00 PMIdea Forums
2-3:30pm
Download Idea Forum descriptions (pdf)
4:00 PMArt Crawl
An art crawl in the Pearl District
4-6pm
6:00 PMDinner on your own in Portland
6-8pm
8:00 PMLive & On Stage Performances
@ Lincoln Hall
8-10pm
More information on "What to See"

Sunday

December 13, 2015
9:00 AMIn the Works
This is where Artists, NPN/VAN Partners and Colleagues may present brief descriptions of new projects.
9-11am
Complete this form and bring it with you in order to participate!
11:30 AMIdea Forums
11:30am-1pm
Download Idea Forum descriptions (pdf)
1:00 PMLunch on your own in Portland
1-3pm
3:00 PMLive & On Stage Performances
@ Lincoln Hall
3-5pm
More information on "What to See"
7:00 PMDowntown Dine Arounds
Sign up at Registration to be escorted by one of our awesome AM Portland Host Committee Members, who will take you to their favorite local haunts.
10:00 PMRum Punch Party!
10pm-1am

Monday

December 14, 2015
9:00 AMWhere We're Headed
with Kristy Edmunds
9-10:30am
10:45 AMPortland Slide Jam
Discover a sampling of innovative, collaborative projects by Portland artists working across a range of visual and performance disciplines as well as community-based and socially engaged practices.
10:45am-12:15pm
Lunch on your own in Portland
12:15-2pm
2:00 PMPartners:
NPN/VAN Partner Meeting
2-5:30pm

Artists:
Peer-2-Peer Artist Professional Development
"Career vs. Project: A Sustainable Artist’s Life:"
2:30-5:30pm
Facilitators: Lionel Popkin, chorographer/performer; Pat Graney, choreographer; Kristina Wong, performance artist/comedian/writer; Nick Slie, co-artistic director/performer, Mondo Bizarro; Michael Premo, artist/activist/organizer
This 3-hour session will address important questions that all artists grapple with.
7:00 PMDinner on your own in Portland
7-8:30pm
8:30 PMMK Tribute Dance Party w/ DJ Anjali & The Incredible Kid
@ PICA
8:30-11:30pm