2012 Symposium
7th Annual Arts Symposium
Friday,April 27th from 8:30am -3:00pm
Canary Hotel     31 West Carrillo Street  Santa Barbara

Registration Form
Where to Park near the Canary Hotel

This year’s Arts Symposium was made possible through a partnership between Santa Barbara County with funding support provided by the Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative, Santa Barbara Foundation, and the Canary Hotel.

2011 Information
Thanks to those 100 or so attendees who participated in the Arts Commission’s Annual Art Symposium lt Friday4/15/11 at the Cabrillo Pavilion Arts Center. The day included a virtual Keynote address by Eric Whitacre, creator of his “Virtual Choir”. Whitacre’s direct connection to SB City Colleges Quire of Voyces was outlined by Nathan Kreitzer. Eric Wallner, Creative Economy Specialist for the City of Ventura provided great insight into Developing the Local Creative Economy in his “Building Cool” presentation.

The afternoon included breakout sessions for groups to discuss current challenges and share new ideas and approaches to 1. social media marketing, 2. developing the next generation of artists, and mining the resources of arts & cultural organizations to promote Santa Barbara and expand audiences.

Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir Model
Eric Whitacre Ted Talk Link

Emilia Doerr's Marketing Presentation
PDF Presentation

Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance cultural apps 2010 survey results
“Identification of leading mobile app developers creating apps for arts and cultural events”
Survey Results-Greater Philadelphia Cultural Apps