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Risk. Opportunity. Now. Majora Carter, National Environmental Expert, To Address Attendees on Greening the Performing Arts July 21, 2009; Washington, D.C. - Arts Presenters announces program highlights for APAP Conference NYC 2010, taking place from January 8-12 at the New York Hilton. In unveiling this year's conference theme, "Risk. Opportunity. Now." we take a look at the kinds of risks that have been integral to making and presenting the performing arts, while exploring the risks that lie ahead in creating new opportunities for the industry. The 2010 APAP Conference NYC is the premier global arts marketplace and network for the performing arts industry and expects to convene 4,000 conference attendees from all over the country and around the world, over 400 exhibitors and showcase over 1,000 performances at this year's conference. Adding to the dynamic roster of keynote speakers, panelists and artists expected for the conference, confirmed keynote speaker Majora Carter, a national environmental expert, will address conference attendees on "Greening the Performing Arts," a special focus of this year's conference. Ms. Carter is the Founder and President of the Majora Carter Group, LLC which was established to help clients solve public health, poverty alleviation, and climate change issues simultaneously. A 2006 MacArthur "Genius" Fellow and the current host of a national public radio program called "The Promised Land," Ms. Carter is a nationally recognized environmental expert and was recently called the "Green Power Broker" by the New York Times. The APAP Conference NYC 2010 will debut its first partnership with the prestigious National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Masters Program and Jazz at Lincoln Center by launching a new jazz track with a special event , sessions with Jazz legends and the 2010 Jazz Masters Awards and Concert. Also part of this year's conference lineup is a special focus on Latin American arts and culture, as 2010 marks historic bicentennial celebrations for many Latin American countries. We will look at expanding opportunities in presenting and touring Latin American arts and culture in the U.S. and around the world.
About the Association of Performing Arts Presenters: Founded in 1957, the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (Arts Presenters, or APAP) is the national service organization for the field of arts presenting. The organization is dedicated to developing and supporting a robust performing arts presenting field and the professionals who work in it. Arts Presenters has nearly 2,000 organizational members and brings nearly 4,000 performing arts professionals together from around the world at the annual APAP Conference NYC. Members range from the nation's leading performing arts centers, to civic and university performance facilities, to the full spectrum of artist agencies, managers, national consulting practices that service the field, and a growing roster of self-presenting artists. Arts Presenters is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, based in Washington, D.C. and is governed by a volunteer board of directors. Arts Presenters is led by its CEO Sandra Gibson, now in her ninth year. In addition to presenting the annual APAP Conference NYC - the world's leading forum and marketplace for the performing arts (January 8-12, 2010) - Arts Presenters continues to be the industry's leading resource, knowledge and networking destination for the advancement of performing arts presenting. |
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