Spring Summit Kickoff Keynote Session 

Tuesday June 4, 2024
10:00am-1pm ET

Format: In Person
Location: A.R.T./New York Spaces@520 // 520 8th Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY

Join us as we kick off our Spring Summit with a two-part keynote session facilitated by Edge Effect and Forge NYC! As administrators, artists, and practitioners aiming to “lead beyond the path”, we must first recognize the moments of frustration and challenge we have faced these past few years – to let go of what is no longer working, or no longer available to us. THEN we can move forward as our fullest selves. Join us for this moment of community-building filled with insight, laughter, and most importantly release. To actively combat the siloing of individual roles in our field, we encourage all A.R.T./New York members - from any department within an organization, or any freelance role in the field -  to attend this opening session.

Part One:  Goodbye to the Way Things Were
Created and Facilitated by Edge Effect

Goodbye to the Way Things Were is a low-stakes participatory experience to acknowledge how things have changed in the theater/nonprofit spheres. Through conversations and activities, members will be invited to name these new realities, express any feelings about them, release what holds us back, and carry the helpful things forward. This warm and welcoming space invites you to show up as-you-are, with all the skills and identities you bring to this new moment.

ASL interpretation and CART captioning services are available by request; We kindly ask that requests for additional accommodations are submitted by Tuesday May 28. You may request accommodations directly on the registration form, or by contacting Ashley J. Hicks at [email protected]. We understand that this is not an exhaustive list, so if you have questions or if there is anything else we might be able to provide in order to make our programming accessible to you, we’d love to hear from you.