Registration now open for the 4th annual Fresh Arts Summit!
August 19-20, 2022 at Silver Street Studios
First launched in 2019, the Fresh Arts Summit is an annual conference for regional visual and performing artists of all disciplines who seek to advance their entrepreneurial skills, expand their peer network, and tap into local resources. More importantly, the Summit serves as a valuable knowledge-sharing opportunity which to-date has positioned more than 75 local artists of all backgrounds as presenters and topic experts and has become an important community-building weekend for artists to stay informed and connected.
Our 2022 Summit theme is Building Community. In our “post-COVID” world, we found ourselves in a situation where we have to relearn how to connect IRL after being online for so long. What is community? Which communities do individuals gravitate towards? How are communities built? Join us for the 4th annual Fresh Arts Summit to explore these questions while identifying and deepening what community means to you.
Join us August 19-20, 2022 at Silver Street Studios for the 4th annual Fresh Arts Summit as we present a two-day series of artist panels, round table discussions, presentations and peer-to-peer learning opportunities focused on Building Community across creative communities.
Topics will include supporting artists and collaborations, fundraising and funding models, connecting and supporting communities, and more. Sessions will be led by organizational partners and field experts including practicing artists and other creative leaders working in the Houston arts community.
The Summit is ideal for emerging to established artists, makers, and creatives of all disciplines who seek to expand their peer network and tap into local resources.
Fresh Arts Summit: August 19-20, 2022
Silver Street Studios
2000 Edwards Street, Houston, TX 77007 (MAP)
SUMMIT REGISTRATION
Register by August 5th to take advantage of Early-bird Registration pricing! Fresh Arts Members receive 10% discount. Pricing increases August 6th.
Summit Weekend Pass includes:
- Access to 2-conference days (Aug 19 + 20)
- Summit swag bag
- Digital Summit Guide Book
- Snacks/refreshments all weekend long
- Friday cocktail reception
- Saturday Breakfast + lunch
- (1) Drink ticket redeemable at the Saturday Closing Party at Urban South Brewery
SUMMIT ACCESSIBILITY
Fresh Arts is committed to providing a Summit experience that is accessible to our diverse audience. CART and ASL services available upon request. Participants with accessibility concerns are encouraged to contact us in advance so we may provide necessary accommodations.
Registration may also be completed via telephone or email.
- Email: daral@fresharts.org
- Phone: 713-868-1839
- Business Hours: Mon-Friday, 10am-4pm
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thank you to our 2022 Summit Planning Committee members who have lent their time and expertise in the planning process:
Stacey Allen, Eepi Chaad, Connie Leon, and Arnea Williams.
FRESH ARTS SUMMIT SPONSORS
The 2022 Fresh Arts Summit is generously funded in part by the Texas Commission on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and Silver Street Studios. Fresh Arts’ 2022 professional development programs are additionally sponsored in part by Houston Endowment, Art Colony Association and with support from our Fresh Arts Membership program.
Special thanks to our refreshment sponsor Topo Chico and Summit Closing Party sponsor Urban South Brewery.
For sponsorship opportunities, contact micahsalinas@fresharts.org
2021 Fresh Arts Summit Presenters from left to right: Carla Sue, Deborah DEEP Mouton, Y. E. Torres, Reyes Ramirez, Brittany Bly, Kam Franklin, Emily Miller, Miles Payne, Shayna Schlosberg, , Eepi Chaad, Dominique Røyem, Outspoken Bean, Carrie Brummer, Jamie Robertson, Dennis Nance, Janice Bond, Royal Sumikat, Marc Furi, Koomah, Angela Carranza, Faith Hillis, Dusti Joyner, Natalie Malinowski, and Justin Garcia.
2021 FRESH ARTS SUMMIT RECAP
The third annual Fresh Arts Summit was held June 4 – 5, 2021 where we presented over 10 hours of virtual presentations, tutorials and live panel discussions featuring two dozen artist presenters and speakers from Greater Houston, Galveston and Austin.
Fresh Arts recognizes that the arts landscape has fundamentally shifted since the pandemic began, and that despite challenges the Houston arts community always finds ways to adapt. Thus, the 2021 Summit theme was Next Directions, where local artists, experts, and leaders shared their experiences and adapted practices from the past year to inspire the arts community with new avenues of artistic and professional exploration. Session topics included mental health, finances, community building, virtual engagement and career planning.
Registration now open for the 4th annual Fresh Arts Summit!
August 19-20, 2022 at Silver Street Studios
First launched in 2019, the Fresh Arts Summit is an annual conference for regional visual and performing artists of all disciplines who seek to advance their entrepreneurial skills, expand their peer network, and tap into local resources. More importantly, the Summit serves as a valuable knowledge-sharing opportunity which to-date has positioned more than 75 local artists of all backgrounds as presenters and topic experts and has become an important community-building weekend for artists to stay informed and connected.
Our 2022 Summit theme is Building Community. In our “post-COVID” world, we found ourselves in a situation where we have to relearn how to connect IRL after being online for so long. What is community? Which communities do individuals gravitate towards? How are communities built? Join us for the 4th annual Fresh Arts Summit to explore these questions while identifying and deepening what community means to you.
Join us August 19-20, 2022 at Silver Street Studios for the 4th annual Fresh Arts Summit as we present a two-day series of artist panels, round table discussions, presentations and peer-to-peer learning opportunities focused on Building Community across creative communities.
Topics will include supporting artists and collaborations, fundraising and funding models, connecting and supporting communities, and more. Sessions will be led by organizational partners and field experts including practicing artists and other creative leaders working in the Houston arts community.
The Summit is ideal for emerging to established artists, makers, and creatives of all disciplines who seek to expand their peer network and tap into local resources.
Fresh Arts Summit: August 19-20, 2022
Silver Street Studios
2000 Edwards Street, Houston, TX 77007 (MAP)
SUMMIT REGISTRATION
Register by August 5th to take advantage of Early-bird Registration pricing! Fresh Arts Members receive 10% discount. Pricing increases August 6th.
Summit Weekend Pass includes:
- Access to 2-conference days (Aug 19 + 20)
- Summit swag bag
- Digital Summit Guide Book
- Snacks/refreshments all weekend long
- Friday cocktail reception
- Saturday Breakfast + lunch
- (1) Drink ticket redeemable at the Saturday Closing Party at Urban South Brewery
SUMMIT ACCESSIBILITY
Fresh Arts is committed to providing a Summit experience that is accessible to our diverse audience. CART and ASL services available upon request. Participants with accessibility concerns are encouraged to contact us in advance so we may provide necessary accommodations.
Registration may also be completed via telephone or email.
- Email: daral@fresharts.org
- Phone: 713-868-1839
- Business Hours: Mon-Friday, 10am-4pm
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thank you to our 2022 Summit Planning Committee members who have lent their time and expertise in the planning process:
Stacey Allen, Eepi Chaad, Connie Leon, and Arnea Williams.
FRESH ARTS SUMMIT SPONSORS
The 2022 Fresh Arts Summit is generously funded in part by the Texas Commission on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and Silver Street Studios. Fresh Arts’ 2022 professional development programs are additionally sponsored in part by Houston Endowment, Art Colony Association and with support from our Fresh Arts Membership program.
Special thanks to our refreshment sponsor Topo Chico and Summit Closing Party sponsor Urban South Brewery.
For sponsorship opportunities, contact micahsalinas@fresharts.org
2021 Fresh Arts Summit Presenters from left to right: Carla Sue, Deborah DEEP Mouton, Y. E. Torres, Reyes Ramirez, Brittany Bly, Kam Franklin, Emily Miller, Miles Payne, Shayna Schlosberg, , Eepi Chaad, Dominique Røyem, Outspoken Bean, Carrie Brummer, Jamie Robertson, Dennis Nance, Janice Bond, Royal Sumikat, Marc Furi, Koomah, Angela Carranza, Faith Hillis, Dusti Joyner, Natalie Malinowski, and Justin Garcia.
2021 FRESH ARTS SUMMIT RECAP
The third annual Fresh Arts Summit was held June 4 – 5, 2021 where we presented over 10 hours of virtual presentations, tutorials and live panel discussions featuring two dozen artist presenters and speakers from Greater Houston, Galveston and Austin.
Fresh Arts recognizes that the arts landscape has fundamentally shifted since the pandemic began, and that despite challenges the Houston arts community always finds ways to adapt. Thus, the 2021 Summit theme was Next Directions, where local artists, experts, and leaders shared their experiences and adapted practices from the past year to inspire the arts community with new avenues of artistic and professional exploration. Session topics included mental health, finances, community building, virtual engagement and career planning.
