Conference on International Opportunities in the Arts
presented by TransCultural Exchange
April 27-29, 2007

Sessions: Agenda-at-a-Glance

Conference Panel Venues: Northeastern University (NEU), Massachusetts College of Art (MA), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston Center for the Arts (BCA)
Mentoring Sessions: 5th Floor, Tower Building Classrooms

Friday, April 27, 2007 NEU: Curry Student Center, West Addition

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Registration Pick-Up
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Opening Reception and Networking Event

Saturday, April 28, 2007

9:00 am – 11:00 am MORNING SESSIONS
International Residencies & Symposia - 1-2 weeks, Session A, MA: Tower Auditorium
International Residencies - Professional Artists - Session A, NEU: Snell Engineering 108
International Residencies - Emerging Artists, NEU: Snell Engineering 168
Not Your Average Residency, MA: Kennedy 165

Special Events

10:00 am - 10:00 pm Visual Music Marathon, NEU: Egan Research Center
11:00 am - 1:00 pm On-going tours of Massachusetts College of Art
11:00 am Tour of the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
11:30 am – 1:00 pm Navigating Cultural Differences, BCA: Mills Gallery

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm AFTERNOON SESSIONS
International Residencies - Professional Artists - Session B, NEU: Snell Engineering 108
Residencies Associated with Schools, NEU: Snell Engineering 168
Researching and Applying for Residencies, MA: Tower Auditorium
International Residencies & Symposia - 1-2 weeks, Session B, MA: Kennedy 165
A New Collaborative Atmosphere, NEU: Behrakis 10

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm EVENING SESSIONS
Studying Abroad, NEU: Behrakis 10
Organizations with a Global Mission, MA: Tower Auditorium
International Residencies – small-scale retreats, NEU: Snell Engineering 108
International Residencies – Science & Technology, Session A, NEU: Snell Engineering 168

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Siemen’s Art Program, MA: Trustees Room, Tower Building
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Reception in the Massachusetts College of Art’s Galleries
7:00 pm – 11:00 pm GALA DINNER MA: Pozen Center

Sunday, April 29, 2007

9:00 am – 11:00 am MORNING SESSIONS
International Residencies – Multi-Disciplinary, NEU: Behrakis 10
Creativity, Culture, Education and the Workforce, NEU: Shillman 105
International Residencies – Science & Technology, Session B, NEU: Shillman 135
International Residencies – Professional Artists, Session C, NEU: Snell Engineering 108
Art Fairs, NEU: Snell Engineering 168

11:30 am – 12:30 pm MIT ART AND ARCHITECTURE TOUR
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm AFTERNOON SESSIONS
Biennales and Documenta, MIT: Kresge Auditorium
Art and Social and Economic Transformation, NEU: Snell Engineering 168