Americans for the Arts 2002 Annual Convention Renaissance Nashville Hotel Nashville, Tennessee Hosted by the Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission We all know the arts provide creative solutions for improving our communities. What we need are creative solutions for improving the work we do through the arts! Join us this June in Nashville, America’s Music City, for an exploration of new business strategies that will strengthen our efforts to advance the arts in our lives. We’ll study the latest theories of staff and board leadership, fundraising, technology, communications, marketing, and much more. Together we will challenge assumptions, learn new and effective business practices, inspire innovation, break away from tired routines, and ultimately celebrate how ART works! Don’t Miss Out! Join us in Nashville for the largest annual gathering of arts advocates, and take part in: * Peer-to-peer networking with 1,000 community arts and business leaders. * Our new Innovator Series, featuring one-on-one interviews with pioneers in technology, the arts, diversity, rural issues, and more. * Inspiring keynote speakers, including Grammy Award-winning artist Kathy Mattea and Monster.com President and CEO Jeffrey Taylor. * Tours of Nashville’s exciting cultural sites * Delightful special events * Discussions opportunities with experts in a variety of fields * Performances and presentations by local artists Preconferences on arts and healing, public art, and united arts fundraising are scheduled for June 6-8. For additional information, please call Americans for the Arts at 202.371.2830 or email events@artsusa.org. Register on the website.