Schedule of Events for August 12-14, 2009 Participants

SCHEDULE for DAY ONE
Wednesday, August 12, 2009

9-10:00
Registration in ICA lobby & continental breakfast in Café (Morning presenters can review powerpoints with Jill Coleman, ICA Production Coordinator)

10:15 -11
Welcome and Orientation: With Jill Medvedow, Director and David Henry, Director of Public Programs and Introduction of Participants

11 – 11:30am Presentation #1 Featuring the ICA – speaker Rosanna Flouty (5 minute intro about Teen Programs and history), followed by two teen representatives. Teen Arts Council Members Donovan Birch and Rhonda Edwards will speak about how they became involved in the ICA, the work they have done with the Teen Arts Council, artists they have worked with, the importance of contemporary art, and how their work at the ICA has shaped their lives.

11:30-12:00 Presentation #2 Featuring Marwen – speaker Sarah Atlas (5 minutes intro about the organizational history), followed by teen representatives Nakami Green and Kaitlyn Andrews. Marwen Alumni Jordan Seaberry and Gavin McCoy will speak about their experience at Marwen, and their accomplishments post Marwen.

12:00-12:45 Boxed Lunch—Outdoors/Grandstand; Rain Plan—ICA Board Rooms (afternoon presenters can review powerpoints with Jill Coleman, ICA Production Coordinator)
12:45-1:30 Tour of the ICA and exhibition, Shepard Fairey: Supply and Demand

1:45-2:15 Presentation #3 Featuring the Walker Arts Center – speaker Witt Siacoco (5 minutes intro about the organizational history), followed by two teen representatives Nakami Green and Kaitlyn Andrews. Teens will talk about their accomplishments working with Walker staff, new media initiatives, and ways that the teens are shaping their institution.

2:15-2:45 Presentation #4 Featuring Museum of Contemporary Art (North Miami) – speaker Isabel Moros-Rigau (5 minutes intro about MoCaNoMi’s organizational history), followed by two teen representatives. Isabel and teens Karimah Sheffield and Katya Ponce-Moreno will talk about her work with rehabilitation clinics, a juvenile detention center (through the Girls Advocacy Project), COPE Center North, a high school for moms or moms-to-be, Casa Valentina (a group home for girls aging out of foster care), Pridelines Youth Services (a GLBTQ support service agency), Job Corps (a Department of Labor agency for labor training and education).

2:45 – 3:30 Break and Art Lab Tour: Mario Ybarra Slangauge

3:30-4:00 Presentation #5 Featuring the Museum of Modern Art – speaker Nate Sensel (5 minutes intro about the organizational history), followed by two teen representatives, Edwin Liriano and Rongzhen ‘Jen’ Wang.

4:00-5:30pm Return to hotel

Eve, 6-8:30pm Reception, Remarks by Director Jill Medvedow and ICA Teen Alum

SCHEDULE for DAY TWO
Thursday, August 13

9:00 Working Breakfast “A Think Tank”
9:45 Overview of Day – Monica Garza, Director of Education

10:00-12:00 Work Session # 1
Open discussions on each of the following topics, with one or two teens from different organizations serving as moderators. Discussions on each topic, which are culled from online forum, will last 30 minutes.

TOPIC 1: What I wish I knew: From a Teen Perspective—What are the key qualifications of a youth administrator? Is it helpful to have a visual art background? A psychology background? Therapy training? How does a youth administrator working with teens best prepare him or herself to answer the complex needs of this particular audience? (MoCaNoMi, ICA)

TOPIC 2: Controversy and Art – Is there any subject taboo today? What are the best strategies for positive engagement with challenging art? (Walker, ICA)

TOPIC 3: Adequate Assessment: Challenges of pre- and post- program evaluation. What are we measuring, why and how? Where is this information going after it is collected? (ICA, Marwen)

TOPIC 4: Challenges of Gender Specific Programs, from a Teen Perspective: What freedoms can be gained by working within single-sex (or gender specific) programs? Is gender separation necessary for gender equity? Is gender equity the goal? What are the needs of gay/transgender/bi/lesbian teens? (MoCaNoMi, Walker)

12 – 1pm LUNCH BREAK—Outdoors/Grandstand; Rain Plan—Board Rooms

1:00-3:00 Work Session # 2 –Same format as morning

TOPIC 5: How is an Institution-Based Program Different from Community Outreach Programs? Do in-school and on-site after-school programs build an association with the institution they originate from? For offsite programs do teens understand connections to the art institution? Is this important for long-term partnerships? (ICA, MoCaNoMi)

TOPIC 6: What Happens Next? Taking high school programming to the next level – Should our programs help with entrance to college, internships and/or job placement? How might alumni stay involved? Should evaluation of programs extend beyond the high school years? (Walker, Marwen)

TOPIC 7: Facebook Faceoff: How much exposure online is too much? As Web 2.0 tools become ubiquitous, how do organizations best present themselves when targeting youth audiences? (Walker, MoMA)

TOPIC 8: Entrepreneurship or Education? Should teens be paid to learn how to paint, meet artists, or plan events? What is a healthy balance between paid training and artistic opportunity? (Marwen, ICA)

5pm SUMMARY AND NEXT STEPS
Dinner in Chinatown - on your own
HarborWalk Shuffle starts at 6pm on the Putnam Plaza; Participants can choose to attend.

SCHEDULE for DAY THREE
Friday, August 14

9:00-11:30
Duck Tour and Tour of Boston – Led by Mario Ybarra Jr (Tour bus will pick up all participants in front of the hotel)

12pm -1pm OPEN MIC LUNCHEON Each of the participants will share their takeaway from this conference. Topic Focus: From Teens to Institutions: What we have to offer you, what we need from you, what we DON’T want from you, plus Next Steps and Plans to Disseminate Our Findings

1:30pm Teen Convening Ends

**Unless otherwise noted, all events will take place in ICA’s Theater (2nd Floor Entrance).