2023 TACA Perforum: The Art of Belonging
It has been an honor to serve on this year’s 2023 TACA Perforum Committee, and I’m excited to invite you this year’s FREE event!
Monday, September 18, 2023
2023 TACA Perforum: The Art of Belonging
Dee & Charles Wyly Theatre
1:00 to 7:00 p.m.
*4:00-5:30 Panel Discussion will be livestreamed
TACA Perforum is an annual, community-wide arts symposium designed to advance a collective vision for what a thriving arts and cultural community can look like for Dallas and North Texas. Through a conversation facilitated by expert panelists, we seek an infusion of ideas to consider debate, explore, and possibly adapt and develop for implementation locally.
This year’s theme, “The Art of Belonging,” is designed to encourage exploration around how we create spaces of belonging for audiences and patrons, for those who work in the field as artists or arts workers, for the people we want to be part of our audiences and communities, and where new people can see themselves belonging. TACA wants attendees to question who already has that sense of belonging and who does not, and how to create it for those who may not feel they belong in the arts and in arts spaces.
Schedule Highlights:
Welcome & State of the Arts: Enjoy a warm welcome and performance, receive logistics, and listen to updates and reflections on the state of the arts in North Texas and beyond.
Community Conversations: Enjoy community conversations and perspectives around the theme of “belonging” with local arts administrators, board members, and artists. Facilitated by TACA Perforum Committee members.
Speed Networking: Meet with guest panelists, TACA staff, Perforum Committee Members, Artists, and Organizational Leaders in a 45-minute one-on-one networking session to continue the conversations from the previous session, or simply engage with local arts leaders.
Keynote Panel/Q&A: Hear from arts leaders like Sixto Wagan, Martine Elyse Philipe, Jinelle Thompson, with moderation led by Maura Sheffler, speak on “the art of belonging” as it pertains to their work in the arts and culture sectors. Q&A will follow the panel discussion.
EVENT AND PARKING ARE FREE!!!
Registration Link: https://taca-arts.org/2023-taca-perforum-registration/
Event Website: https://taca-arts.org/our-programs/service-programs/taca-perforum/
Questions? Email events@taca-arts.org
