ART CAREER DAY CONFERENCE

ART CAREER DAY
the fourth annual
Theatre Arts Department
Maya Kanoe
Laguna Blanca
CONFERENCE
April 26, 2014
Santa Barbara City College
Fe Bland Forum
MENTORSHIP IS FINDING SOMEONE WHO BELIEVES IN YOU
....SO YOU CAN BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
Art Without Limits programs:
Starting Point 1 hour evaluation and guidance
Turning Point 10 hour mentorship and workshops
Mentorship
Up to 100 hours with a mentor, and
workshops with business professionals.
Peer-to-Peer
High school students teaching peers
for community service credit.
Fiscal Sponsorship is the use of our nonprofit for grant purposes
We believe that every young artist deserves the opportunity to let their talent shine!
Mentored artists are not charged, but asked to give back to their mentors and AWoL
MENTORING TALENTED, PASSIONATE & TRAINED ARTISTS TO SUCCEED IN THEIR CAREERS
www.awolsb.org - 805-565-1332 - [email protected]
Our Sponsors
Welcome!
SB BOWL
SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE
SB COUNTY ARTS COMMISSION
SB COUNTY ARTS ENRICHMENT
SB PERFORMING ARTS LEAGUE
RABOBANK
ROBERT & MERCEDES EICHHOLZ FDN
ART WITHOUT LIMITS
Welcome! We believe in the
power of the arts to transform lives and communities. We believe that the
resources offered here today will help aspiring artists
build fulfilling and sustainable careers. But most importantly, we believe in you!.
Donations
AXXESS
YOU ARE THE FUTURE
ARTISTS OF SANTA BARBARA
Collaborators
Art Without Limits
Julie McLeod and John Ogilvie
www.awolsb.org
SB City College- Theatre Arts Dept.
Patricia L. Frank
www.sbcc.edu/theatrearts
SB County Arts Commission
Ginny Brush
www.sbartscommission.org
Visual Arts & Design Academy SBHS
Calico Brown-www.vadasbhs.org
SB Bowl www.sbbowl.com
SB County Education Office
Partners in Education
Michelle Magnusson
Chelsea Duffy - www.sbceo.org
SB Teen Star
Joe Lambert - www.teenstar.us
Rod Lathim
Dug Uyesaka
Carey Hobart
Josie Doughty Charcoal Study Laguna Blanca
BOONE PRINTING
PEBBLE IN THE POND STUDIO
CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN
CRUSH CAKES
FRESCO
FRESH MARKET
LIBRARY DANCES
LYNDA.COM
MARK SAWICKI
MARMALADE CAFE
MCCONNELL’S ICE CREAM
OUR DAILY BREAD
PIZZA MIZZA
TACO BELL
TRADER JOE’S
TRI-COUNTY PRODUCE
UNION BANK
VONS
Cecily Stewart - Library Dances
Mary-Grace Langhorne - 2014 Teen Star
Thank You
Georgia Pollard Kelp, Laguna Blanca
April Rhodes VADA at SBHS
BEATE ACKROYD
ANNA ACUNA
CALICO BROWN
NINA DUNBAR
PAUL GANNAWAY
LAURA GAYON
JEFFREY HUDGINS DESIGN
LISA KAFTORI
DAN LA BELLEARTE
BROOKE HUGHES MELTON
JOHN OGILVIE
DORRIE TAMES POWELL
F ALBERT SALINAS
JANET VUCINICH
Media
...all of our speakers
...all of our volunteers
...all of our breakout artists
...all of our future artists
casa magazine
sb family life
sb independent
sb news press
Diego Melgoza, VADA at SBHS
PROGRAM
ROUNDTABLE FACILITATORS
SESSION I- 11:55-12:35
11:00
REGISTRATION
11:30
ROD LATHIM- EMCEE (theater)
11:40
LOUISE MCKAIG – How to Get What You Need
11:55
Roundtable #1 (satellite classrooms)
12:40
MARY-GRACE LANGHORNE-SB Teen Star (theater)
12:50
JULIE McLEOD - The Power of Mentorships
Art Without Limits
1:00
LUNCH & NETWORKING
(on the patio- no food permitted inside)
1:50
Roundtable #2 (satellite classrooms)
2:35
JUNIKO MOODY & MARK SAWICKI –
Animation Today & Tomorrow
2:45
JULIA McHUGH – Promoting Yourself
3:00
Roundtable #3 (satellite classrooms)
3:45
LIBRARY DANCES – CECILY STEWART (theater)
3:55
JEFF SHELTON – Architecture Outside of the Box
JOURNALISM
Brandon Fastman, Karna Hughes,
Mitchell Kriegman, Mark Whitehurst
SCULPTURE, ASSEMBLAGE, CERAMICS, MOSAICS
Ken Bortolazzo, Lisa Kaftori, Dug Uyesaka
FILM, WRITING, PRODUCING
Mitchell Kriegman, Peter & Leslie Tolan
DANCE
Derrick Curtis, Brooke Melton,
Albert Reid, GRAPHIC DESIGN/ WEB
Molly Green, Enrica Lovaglio, Eric Zobel,
Laura-Susan Thomas
4:05
Fill out surveys for prize drawings
SESSION III- 3:00-3:40
4:20
JOHN DALY- KEYNOTE SPEAKER
The Key to Manifesting Your Dreams
4:40
DRAWING FOR PRIZES
5:00
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!
ACDC 2014
Be considered as next year’s featured artist!
Send your visuals to [email protected]
Entries must be received by 12/15/14
ACTING, DIRECTING Katie Laris, Peter Tolan, Leslie Tolan, Bernie Sandler
MUSIC
Jim Connolly, Jacub Omskui, Michael Andrews
GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS
Nina Dunbar, Kai Tepper, Jeremy Tessler
PHOTOGRAPHY
Steve Crist, Mark Stanley, Crista Dix
POETRY, PROSE, JOURNALISM- Dan La Bellarte, Mitchell Kriegman, Patrick McHugh, Albert Salinas
SESSION II- 1:50-2:30
FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY, PORTRAITS, WEDDINGS
Chris Broughton, Nino Ralichev
VISUAL ARTS
Tony Askew, Peggy Ferris, Linda Saccoccio,
Dug Uyesaka, Zoe Nathan
COSTUME DESIGN, MAKEUP, FASHION
Jenny Hopwood, Pam Shaw, Ryan Decant
ARCHITECTURE
Enrica Lovaglio Costello, Harold Powell, Jeff Shelton
ANIMATION
Juniko Moody and Mark Sawicki, Mitchell Kriegman
Our Speakers
ROD LATHIM uses the arts to affect social change. He is
an innovative activist who has created organizations and
landmark cultural facilities, including the Marjorie Luke
Theatre and the award-winning Access Theatre. In 2012,
the SB County Board of Supervisors and the SB Arts Commission honored Lathim with the “Leadership in the Arts
Award” for his significant contributions to the arts and
culture of SB County. He is an acclaimed writer, director
and producer of theatre, assemblage artist, and a soughtafter administrator and manager. www.rodlathim.com.
JOHN DALY, a SB resident for over 20 years, worked as a
high-end special events designer with clients ranging from
Presidents to world leaders and film stars. Locally, he founded the Key Class LLC, which teaches career etiquette, job
hunting techniques, and interviewing skills to young adults
and veterans. In addition to serving as the Key Club President, Daly works closely with Partners in Education, The
Work Force Investment Board, as well as the United Way
and the CADA teen court program.www.thekeyclass.com
LOUISE MCKAIG is a high-end and luxury real estate agent in
SB and Montecito as well as a nationally acclaimed business
coach. After earning her bachelor’s degree from UCSB in Business-Economics, McKaig started and owned business ranging
from food service to international learning and language programming. She will speak about thinking creatively yet strategically and forming meaning business relationships. Louise has raised 3 children with successful Hollywood careers
giving them skills to build successful and fulfilling careers.
Her son Samuel spoke for us last year. www.louisemckaig.com
JULIA MCHUGH’s 25-year career has included consulting
work with arts and environmental organizations in the SB
and San Francisco regions. She is now the Public Relations Director of the SB Zoo and a professor at SB City College (from
opera to ostriches). She will share promotion skills applicable
to young artists in the evolving technological age...what you
need to get the word out about your work.
More Speakers
JUNIKO MOODY AND MARK SAWICKI are Co-Chairs of
the Animation Department at the New York Film Academy
in Los Angeles. Moody has worked with Disney, Sony Imageworks, Kodak Cinesite, and Warner Digital, while Sawicki has experience working on blockbuster films such as
X-Men, The Dark Knight, and The Terminator. He is an expert in Claymation and will demonstrate how it works. They
will talk about career options and the future in animation.
JEFF SHELTON is an award winning, locally- based architect.
His playful designs have been featured in various publications and include El Andaluz, Ablitt House, and Cota Street
Studios. Shelton received the Santa Barbara Beautiful Award
numerous times, the George Washington Smith Award,
and the Sunset Magazine 2002 Western Home Award for
his contributions to the arts and culture in Santa Barbara.
PATRICIA L. FRANK is Director of Design and Technology for
the Department of Theatre Arts at SBCC. She has taught courses
in Stagecraft, Lighting Design, Scenic Design, Scenography and
Theatre Appreciation for over 25 years. She is the primary designer for The Theatre Group at SBCC and an award-winning
designer, who has worked on over 100 theatrical productions.
Pat also worked in the broadcast industry serving as an Art
Director for a Midwest television station. Pat received
her MFA in Visual Arts in 1984 and her MA in Dramatic Arts in 1985. http://www.sbcc.edu/theatrearts/
JULIE McLEOD is the founder, director of Art Without Limits.
She served as Executive Director of SB Dance Alliance, where she
produced over 100 concerts while maintaining SB studio, Dance
Warehouse for 20 years. She is the driving force behind this year’s
Art Career Day Conference. She studied dance with Martha
Graham, Jose Limon and Anthony Tudor at Juilliard in NY, was
in the original cast of West Side Story on B’way and toured with
Yul Brynner in King and I. She has served on many boards of
nonprofits and community organizations. Julie has nurtured
many budding artists, hence her inspiration for Art Without Limits’ one-on-one mentorships to keep the arts alive.