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The ReFrame VC Summit is a first of its kind Ventura County event specifically for the creative and cultural sectors in our region.

Whether you are an artist, culture bearer, creative sector business owner, or work for an arts and culture organization, this event is your opportunity to learn from and lead the conversation about the collective future of arts and culture in Ventura County.

This day-long gathering will include a keynote presentation, a listening session, workshops, and networking, all centering arts and culture as a creative and economic driver for Ventura County.

You’ll have the opportunity to learn how your work contributes to the creative economy and how to use this knowledge to your advantage when advocating for yourself and your organization.

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09A Free Resources + Networking
Network and check out the free business development resources available to you from EDC and WEV. Coffee sponsored by Five07

10A Keynote: Arts, Technology and Policy for Community Impact

Public Artist, Technology Entrepreneur and newly appointed District Chief for Senator Henry Stern, Evan Meyer will share how he built a case for the value of the arts and the use of technology to scale up impact by empowering community activism.

11A Breakout Groups

Breakout #1: Can I Make a Living Doing This?

This hands-on session by artist Allison Wyper will walk you through the why (your goals and deepest values), what (how much you need to earn to thrive), and how (options for how to structure your career) of financial management for artists. We’ll touch on the importance of getting paid for your work (if that is your goal), declaring your worth, and how to leverage the power of personal relationships and barter resources with peers.

Breakout #2: From Surviving to Thriving: How to “Sell” Your Nonprofit Arts Organization Mindset and Money Coach and performing artist Marcy Heim of the Artful Asker will challenge you to take an honest look at your focus now, give you tools to reframe and fine-tune your focus, to move from simply surviving to beautifully thriving as you create a clear destination for others to find joy and good in their partnerships with you.

12P Focus Groups: Raise Your Hand, Raise Your Voice – this is an opportunity for you to participate in the County of Ventura’s Creative Economy Strategic Plan.

01P: Lunch

02P: You Too are an Arts Advocate! Learn why advocacy is essential to a thriving creative career. Tracy Hudak of Californians for the Arts will provide us with key and targeted insights on arts advocacy efforts being done at the State level and why you should care and share the impact of advocacy at the local community level and how every one of us are advocates whether we realize it or not.

03P: Endnote: ADAPT Joyfully! SHINE ON!

Your calling to create good in our world is more critical than ever.  With Marcy’s 10 lessons to inspire generosity in yourself and others you will learn how to bring positive energy to ALL your relationships. As you adapt to continual challenges, lead others in new and powerful ways. You will laugh. You will sing (yes, sing). Why should the sky be your limit…in your generosity or your life? What lies ahead?

04P: Marketplace of Ideas Networking with Wine and Cheese

MEET THE CALIFORNIA CREATIVE CORPS ARTISTS:

The Creative Corps is a CAC-funded pilot program investing in Artists & Community Partner Organizations to catalyze community-driven solutions for sustainable social change. 23 Central Coast projects received $140K in grant funds, with $100K designated for artist compensation, demonstrating an intentional departure from standard grant & fellowship models to one of greater abundance. Projects focus on building collective power, cross-sector partnerships & shared value, by centering on communities’ lived experiences & amplifying artists’ capacity to transform realities.

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