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Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 4:30 PM (CT)
Present
RenGen Houston:
Stepping into an Enlightened Age of Opportunity
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
4:30 P.M. Registration
5:00 P.M. Program
6:30 P.M. Conclusion & Reception at MFAH
Audrey Jones Beck Building
AIG Conference Room
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
5601 Main Street
Houston, Texas 77005
Join a distinguished panel of experts in the arts, business, popular entertainment, education, and technology as they engage in conversation to shape Houston's potential as a dynamic, creative city.
Forum goal:
Following the October 30, 2008 Business of the Arts Luncheon hosted by HAA & Greater Houston Partnership in October 2008, HAA will convene a community forum regarding the RenGen: The Renaissance Generation, written by cultural expert Patricia Martin.
The goal of the forum is to identify the creative resources and catalysts at work in Houston, and to open a community discussion about how these ‘enlightened assets’ can be leveraged to realize Houston’s potential to become a catalytic city of the second renaissance.
Program Agenda:
4:30PM Registration
5:00PM Program
5:00PM – 5:45PM Panel Discussion
5:45PM – 6:30PM RenGen Activity
6:30PM Conclusion
6:30PM Reception at MFAH Exhibition in the Audrey Beck Building:
“I Still Believe In Tomorrow: Contemporary Video from Asia”
Confirmed Panelists:
Arts
Jonathon Glus | Chief Executive Officer | Houston Arts Alliance
Business / Popular Entertainment
Andrew Huang | President | Houston Downtown Alliance & Theatre District Assoc.
Education
Larry Horn | President | Art Institute of Houston
Technology
Walter Ulrich | President & CEO | Houston Technology Center
Forum Fees:
$15 for HAA grantees & members of the following organizations:
American Advertising Federation of Houston | Art Institute of Houston | Greater Houston Partnership | Houston Downtown Alliance(H.D.A.) | H.D.A. Emerging Leaders | Houston Minority Business Council | Houston Young People for the Arts | Public Relations Society of America-Houston | Spacetaker.org
$20 Non-Members. $10 Students.
Parking Information:
Located directly east of the Beck and Law buildings, the MFAH Visitors Center features a four-story covered parking garage. The easy-to-find parking entrance is on Binz, marked by a large, yellow arrow. For more information, click here the MFAH website.
Additional Info on The RenGen:
· Houston Chronicle, November 4, 2008, “What Houston needs is an image overhaul”.
· New York Times, September 25, 2008, “A Peek at the Future of Work”
· Houston Chronicle, May 10, 2008, “How to reach and engage the renaissance generation”
· AdWeek, February 18, 2008, "Get Ready for the Renaissance - How to create meaning for consumers and thrive as civilization transforms itself."
· Advertising Age, January 7, 2008, "Recognize the Power of the Cultural Consumer."
· New York Times, October 16, 2007, "It Doesn't Have to Be All Business."
· The RenGen Manifesto featured on Change This, November 2007.
Contact Houston Arts Alliance:
If program questions, please contact Jerome Vielman, Assistant Director of Grants & Services at the Houston Arts Alliance via telephone at 713.527.9330 x117 or jerome@haatx.com.
This program is made possible through the generous support of MetLife Foundation and is part of Arts & Business Council of Americans for the Arts' MetLife Foundation National Arts Forum Series.
Further support provided by the American Advertising Federation - Houston Chapter, Art Institute of Houston, Aynbrand, Ensemble Theatre, Fiesta Mart, Four Seasons, Gallery Furniture, Greater Houston Partnership, Houston Downtown Alliance (H.D.A.), H.D.A. Emerging Leaders, Houston Minority Business Council, Houston Young People for the Arts, Public Relations Society of America - Houston Chapter, and Spacetaker.org.
The Houston Arts Alliance (HAA) is a 501C3 non-profit arts organization. The mission is to support and promote artistic life in the Houston region through programs, initiatives and alliances. Advancing the nonprofit arts industry in Greater Houston improves the region’s quality of life, ensures a competitive economy, and creates an appealing tourist destination.
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