Dates for our next conference will be available Fall 2019.

After five years of world-renowned presenters, memorable performances in the heart of New York City, and an alumni network of over 250 that spreads across the US, the Artist as Citizen Conference is taking a year to gather its constituents together to celebrate, reassess, and renew its commitment to strengthening the impact of the arts in our society.

In 2019, we’re hosting a Convening at Juilliard for conference leadership, past and future supporters, and alumni to reckon with how much we’ve accomplished, how much work is still left to do, and all that has changed around us since we set off on this course in 2014. We intend to emerge from the 2019 Convening with a more precise, more sustainable, more strategic vision that incorporates a multiplicity of perspectives, and that sets the stage for the best Artist as Citizen Conference yet in 2020!

Therefore, we are not accepting new applications at the moment.

The Artist as Citizen Conference welcomes arts educators and administrators at all stages of their careers to join us for a unique professional development opportunity: the AAC Conference Educator’s Track. The Educator’s Track is a one to three-day experience that allows teaching artists, professors, mentors and administrators to participate in conference events at Juilliard and interact directly with conference fellows, invited speakers and guest artists.

The Educator’s Track offers programing from Wednesday morning, June 6th, through Friday afternoon, June 8th.The fee for the full three-day Educator’s Track is $595. The fee for a single day’s programming is $350.

To learn more, fill out the inquiry form at the bottom of the page.

SAMPLE EDUCATOR’S TRACK SCHEDULE FROM 2017 CONFERENCE

WEDNESDAY
7 PM – FAMILY DINNER
Location: The Alex Adam Gallery
We invite you to join our fellows for a delicious experience full of food, music and stimulating conversation.

THURSDAY
9:30 AM – REFLECT, REPURPOSE, RESPOND
Location: The Juilliard School, Studio 304
As an artist, how does one’s work reflect the struggles of one’s times? Award-winning Nigerian-American activist and visual artist, Adejoke Tugbiyele, is inspired by artists who “made it their duty to hold a mirror up to society through their work, especially when the reflection is quite ugly and traumatic.” Participants will get an opportunity to meet, engage and create alongside this groundbreaking artist whose work is helping to break down barriers and “imagine a future of equality for all regardless of race, gender, class or sexuality.”
Presenter: Adejoke Tugbiyele, Artist & Advocate

11 AM PM – KEYNOTE: THE WORLD’S YOUR STAGE
Location: The Juilliard School, Studio 306
Jobs are scarce and talent alone no longer assures success. Today’s performers need to hone their entrepreneurial skills and forge their own paths. Inspired by a celebrated Juilliard course, The World’s Your Stage presents a wide-lens survey of the business side of the arts, and teaches emerging artists how it’s possible to make a living while still doing what they love.
Presenter: Dr. Bill Baker, President Emeritus of WNET

12:45 PM – CREATION LAB & LUNCH
Location: The Juilliard School, Studio 306
In the end, as artists we know we will be judged largely by the work we make, and that however rich the theoretical underpinnings of our art may be, the work can and must speak for itself. Inspired by a common prompt and working in small groups, The Creation Lab will be a no-holds-barred, non-hierarchical and thoroughly interdisciplinary rehearsal process culminating in ten-minute sharings on Thursday evening at the Glorya Kaufman Studio at Juilliard.
Presenter: Jonathan Bernstein, Artistic Director of the Performing Arts Project

*NOTE: On Thursday, we invite guest educators to join our Fellows and Conference Leadership Team for lunch in the adjacent Juilliard Cafeteria, all included within the track fee.

4 PM – THE ARTIST AS ENTREPRENEUR
Location: The Juilliard School, Studio 306
A three- hour bootcamp for learning how to get entrepreneurial​ idea​s​ off the ground​, primarily​ focused on ​the ​skills ​necessary to brainstorm, launch and fund a project. This workshop will be a​n​ ​immersive, ​hands​-​on experience and ​participants will get to work ​intimately with ​the ​founders of some of NYC’s most exciting arts organizations.
Presenter: Barrett Hipes, Director of the Alan D. Marks Center for Entrepreneurship & Various Guests

7 PM – DINNER
You are welcome to join the fellows for dinner in the Juilliard Cafeteria or we are happy to provide a list of convenient restaurant and food options in the Juilliard neighborhood.

8 PM – LAUNCH PARTY
Location: The Juilliard School, Glorya Kaufman Studio
A celebration of the Graduating Class of Fellows, featuring Creation Lab presentations, guest performances, an informal graduation ceremony, and perhaps a few special surprises.
Featured Performer: Samora Pinderhughes, Composer & Pianist

FRIDAY
9 AM – PRIVATE BREAKFAST with Mary-Mitchell Campbell
An opportunity to debrief, discuss and dream aloud with Broadway Musical Director and Executive Director of Artists Striving to End Poverty, Ms, Mary-Mitchell Campbell.