2023 Arts Administrators of Color Network Annual Convening

Arts Administrators of Color Network is thrilled to announce our return to a two-day Annual Convening experience! 

With the theme of "We Will Flourish: Building Our Table, Defining Our Legacy," AAC's Annual Convening will head to Chicago on November 11 + 12, 2023.

We are fast planning and shaping a convening experience unlike any other and hope you’ll mark your calendars now and join us in Chi-town! Schedule and location(s) in Chicago will be announced in the coming weeks. There is a maximum capacity of 300 for this event. 

Learn more about the Convening and view highlights from the 2022 Annual Convening. 

This event is designed for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) and/or global majority-identifying artists and arts leaders.

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How to Register for the Convening

At AAC, we strongly believe that knowledge-sharing, resource-sharing and access to affirming spaces should have no economic barriers. We recognize that our communities come to these events with varied financial capacity, and we are committed to making this Convening as accessible as we can.

Some attendees have the ability to pay the full price, while others may need a more affordable/pay-what-you-can option.

Below, you will find a range of ticket prices for the Convening, allowing you to select the option that best aligns with your financial circumstances. By selecting the ticket price that resonates with your/your organization's economic reality, you play an active role in making sure this Convening is as economically accessible as possible.

In the future, we hope to expand the free/pay-what-you-can opportunities. We can’t wait to see you in November!

Consider paying $350 if you/your organization...

• can afford this rate
• your organization allocated funds to cover the cost of your registration
• have a relatively high degree of earning power within the sector
• would like to help cover the cost/sponsor an attendee who is not in the position to offer payment

Consider paying $175 if you...

• can afford this rate
• your organization allocated funds to partially cover the cost of attendance
• would like to help cover the partial cost/sponsor an attendee who is not in the position to offer full payment

Consider paying $85 if you…

• can afford this rate and cannot afford the other, higher rates
• your organization has not allocated funds to cover any of the cost of attendance
• are attending as an emerging artist/arts administrator of the global majority or part of an organization that is consistently under-resourced
• are being financially compensated for your work in the sector

Consider paying what you can if you...

• are unemployed and experiencing financial hardship or housing instability
• are making less than a living wage in your current work
• are attending as an emerging artist/arts administrator or part of an organization that is consistently under-resourced
• are a student seeking to connect with artists/arts administrators of the global majority

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Agenda

We are ecstatic to partner with the School of the Art Institute and the Chicago Cultural Center as our venue hosts for this year's convening!

Saturday, we will kick things off at 9:00 am at the School of the Art Institute with a networking breakfast and we will wrap up our programming for the day around 4:00 pm leaving time for you to explore the city and meet up with colleagues for happy hours or dinner. If your organization is interested in hosting a group happy hour, dinner or afterparty please contact info@aacdmv.org.

Sunday, we will begin at 9:00 am with some morning inspiration at the Chicago Cultural Center followed by a packed agenda of engaging breakout sessions. We will end with a closing lunch reception filled with good food, music and a vendor fair to ensure you leave with a piece of Chicago to take the good vibes and some artisan goods home with you.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided both days.

Stay tuned for our full agenda in the coming weeks!

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Hotel/Accommodations

We're excited to offer a block of rooms at a discounted rate at the Hyatt Centric Chicago Magnificent Mile. Space is limited, so click here to book your rooms ASAP!

Reservations must be made by Oct. 10, 2023 to access the group rate.

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All Arts Administrators of Color Network’s programs are safe and brave spaces that allow all individuals regardless of ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or any other social identities to be their true selves. By purchasing this ticket, I acknowledge that I will enter the space with good vibes, positivity, and support of all members of the Arts Administrators of Color community.

At AAC, we love a photo opportunity! By joining our conference we request you grant us permission to capture and amplify the vibrancy of our community via photos and videos that we will share through our our various communcations channels. Below is some legal language that supports this.

By purchasing a ticket to the Annual Convening, you hereby authorize the Arts Administrators of Color Network (“AAC”) permission to take and use photographs and videos during convening-related activities to be used in various marketing materials. By registering, you are ackl9wedging you agree and understand all photographs taken and/or time-lapse videos made by AAC will become the property of Arts Administrators of Color Network. You also hereby hold harmless and release and forever discharge AAC from all claims, demands and causes of action which you, your heirs, representatives, executors, administrators, or any other persons acting on your behalf or on behalf of your estate, have or may have by reason of this authorization.