02/10/09 Texas Arts Advocacy Day

 Texas Arts Advocacy Day

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

   Houston Arts Alliance Building |  3201 Allen Parkway |  Houston, Texas, 77019

# 713.527.9330  |  www.houstonartsalliance.com

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Bus Registration Fee: $45 per person

Advocacy Day Registration Fee: $45 per person ( you must register separately through www.blacktie-dallas.com/rsvp and enter event code: TFA)

TOTAL Registration Fee: $90 per person

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About Arts Advocacy Day:  

Texans for the Arts will kick off the start of the 81st Texas Legislature and TFA 2009 Legislative Agenda advocacy efforts with Texas Arts Advocacy Day in Austin on Tuesday, February 10, 2009.

The state-wide event, co-chaired by Judy Pollock, Dallas, and Joe Wilson, Houston, begins at the Radisson Hotel Downtown Austin with morning advocacy training sessions by our professional lobbyists HillCo Partners and a public relations panel moderated by Sara Kellner of Kellner Consulting.

After lunch with dynamic arts advocate and fund raiser Bill Lively, participants will spend the afternoon visiting Legislators to share information on Texans for the Arts' 2009 Legislative Agenda.

Keynote speaker Bill Lively is the Founding President and CEO of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts. As DCPA President, Bill spearheaded fund raising efforts that brought in $324M in the past 8 years to build the new Center. As of January 1, 2009, he is President of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Foundation's Endowment Trust and President and CEO of the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee.

Sara Kellner is the principal of Kellner Consulting, which focuses on consulting in the arts, including organizational and creative planning, public art and fund development. She has served on fuding panels for the National Endowment for the Arts, the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, the Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative and the Houston Arts Alliance. She is the President of the Downtown Area Women's Network in Houston.

HillCo Partners is a full service government affairs consultancy focusing on legislation, policy and regulation. They are in their fifth year of providing legislative expertise to Texans for the Arts.

Itinerary:

07:00 AM - Depart from Houston Arts Alliance.

09:30 AM - Registration in Austin

10:15 AM - Welcome and Introductions

10:30 AM - Advocacy Forum with Sara Kellner and Hillco

12:15 PM - Lunch featuring Keynote Speaker

01:00 PM - Pre-scheduled appointments with legislators

04:00 PM - Reception for attendees at Radisson Hotel

06:00 PM - Departure from Austin to Houston

08:30 PM - Return to Houston Arts Alliance

Who should attend: Board members and arts administrators of current Houston Arts Alliance grantee organizations.

Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Time: 6:30 AM - 8:30 PM

Location: Houston Arts Alliance - 3201 Allen Parkway, Houston 77019

For more information regarding the town hall meeting, please contact:

Jerome Vielman

Program & Services Manager

Houston Arts Alliance

3201 Allen Parkway, Suite 250 | Houston | TX | 77019

Dir: 713.527.9330 | Fax: 713.620.5120 | Email: jerome@haatx.com

Website: www.houstonartsalliance.com