ArtsMarket 2013
Save The Date! Nov. 3-6, 2013 Durham, NC
A bit of history...
Since the year 2000, North Carolina Presenters Consortium has partnered with the North Carolina Arts Council to co-produce the biennial ARTSMARKET performing arts showcase conference. This unique partnership has produced six memorable, highly successful ArtsMarkets full of inspiring artistic performances, extraordinary opportunities for professional growth and just a few natural disasters along the way (ask us about blizzards, ice storms, floods and pit bulls in the dining room some time). Over the years, ArtsMarket has earned a reputation for being welcoming, informative, scrappy, accessible, worthwhile, inspirational, a great value – and fun.
While ArtsMarket was initially designed and still is a primary resource for mid-sized to small presenters in and near NC, especially those who do not have consistent opportunities to attend the national and regional conferences, the event has grown to merit active participation by presenting organizations of all sizes from a continually growing region. Exhibitors include artists and artist representatives from around the country and beyond. The 2009 conference welcomed delegates from 25 states. Yet the conference, through the help of the NC Arts Council, remains remarkably affordable and accessible to all.
Then a little philosophy... NCPC and NCAC partner in a belief that presenting is an act of collaboration – between artists, managers, presenters, sponsors, and audiences. We intentionally design the ArtsMarket to foster a spirit of collaboration and collegiality, rather than competition. For example:
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Professional development opportunities are designed to inspire conversation between conference delegates.
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To discourage a “buyer vs. seller” attitude, we print our nametags in one color. We do not schedule concurrent activities, and we travel as a pack from one conference function to the next.
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We believe that presenting as a field benefits greatly from diversity – among artists and among presenters. We can learn an incredible amount from each other even if our venues are different sizes and our artistic mission is served by a different genre. We want ArtsMarket to promote interaction between a wide scope of organizations and individuals.
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Registration fees are subsidized to allow individual artists, small venues and schools to participate along side agencies and venues with larger budgets.
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Showcases have a sampling of genres in each block rather than clustering the art forms.
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We value artistic quality as our prime determinant of content of the conference. We value sponsors greatly, and couldn’t produce the conference without their support. We don’t “trade” showcases as part of sponsorships.
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We believe that we should never miss an opportunity to be inspired by the great art work and the great people that surround us in this business.
2011 ArtsMarket Sponsors
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$5,000-$10,000
Audio & Light, Greensboro, NC
Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham, NC
$1,000
1st Mark Artists, New York, NY
Admire Entertainment, Palisades, NY
Alkahest Artists & Attractions, Chattanooga, TN
Baylin Artists Management, Doylestown, PA
Capitol Broadcasting Co., Raleigh-Durham, NC
Connie & Monte Moses Fund for the Arts, Durham, NC
Diamondfield Entertainment, Toronto, Ontario
Durham Marriott City Center, Durham, NC
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Durham, NC
Gardner Arts Network, New York, NY
Larry Weaver Entertainment, Durham, NC
Loyd Artists, Asheville, NC
Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, Durham, NC
Mixter Consulting Services, Greenville, SC
Our State Magazine, Greensboro, NC
SeaSound Studio Entertainment, Raleigh, NC
Skyline Music, Whitefield, NH
Sweetwood Productions, Austin, TX
TG2 Artists, Carrboro, NC
The Brad Simon Organization, New York, NY
The Roots Agency, Westwood, NJ
2011 Juried Showcase Artists
ArcheDream for Humankind
Avner The Eccentric
Ballet Folklorico Mexico
Claire Lynch Band
Roger Day
DePue Brothers Band
Laurelyn Dossett
Faye Lane’s Beauty Shop Stories
Fred Garbo’s Inflatable Theater
Julie Fowlis
The Great Kaplan
Susanna Hamnett – Nearly Lear
David Holt and Josh Goforth
Jabali African Acrobats
The Jeremy Kittel Band
The John Brown Trio
Craig Karges
Kontras Quartet
Koresh Dance
Tomáš Kubínek
Mallarmé Chamber Players
Marie-Josee Lord
Masters of Motown
Maura O’Connell
Parsons & Morel
Tammy Pescatelli – Stand Up Mom
The Parchman Hour
POST Comedy Theatre
The Raleigh Ringers
Robin & Linda Williams and Their Fine Group
Al Simmons
Soul Street Dance Company
Stand Up 8
The Travelin’ McCourys
Trout Fishing in America
Shana Tucker
Frank Vignola
Donna Washington
The Water Coolers
Touring
professional artists from throughout North America and abroad
were eligible to apply for a performance showcase at
ArtsMarket 2011. Showcase application period closed July 1,
2011. 200 completed applications were received.
Showcase schedule is determined by conference management.
ArtsMarket does not facilitate independent showcases.
Independent showcases are prohibited from being arranged or
scheduled at any time concurrent with official conference
activities. Independent showcases are not permitted in any
public space within the Carolina Theatre or Marriott Hotel or
Durham Convention Center during the conference.
ArtsMarket 2011 Conference Schedule
KEY FOR LOCATION CODES:CMB: Connie Moses Ballroom, Carolina Theatre, 2nd fl.
DCC: Durham Convention Center, main level
CIN: Cinema One, Carolina Theatre, 2nd fl.
PL: Patron Lounge, Carolina Theatre, 3rd fl.
DPAC: Durham Performing Arts Center
CT: Fletcher Hall, Carolina Theatre, 1st fl.
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ArtsMarket 2011 Registration Summary
191 presenter delegates registered, representing 100 presenting organizations (States represented: DE, FL, GA, MA, MD, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, VA & Canada)
150 exhibitors with 248 exhibitor delegates registered.
39 juried showcases, totaling 150+ performing artists on site.
* Artsmarket 2011 Program (.pdf)2011 Delegate Evaluation Comments
The best value, most impressive and best-run conference I've attended in years and years. Quite amazing. Very focused on its mission and didn't try to over-extend. An amazing value -- remarkably so when compared to other performing arts showcase conferences around the country.
Conference space and theatre were both awesome. Hotel was great. I loved Durham.
This is the best in the Southeast! I'll go through withdrawal next year when there is no ArtsMarket!
I have attended several showcase conferences through the years and found ArtsMarket to be the best yet.
Kudos for keeping fees very reasonable. Very welcoming, which is why the conference has such vibrancy.
Extremely convenient for convention hall and two theaters to be connected to hotel.
This was the ideal conference.
Best ArtsMarket ever! The hotel/exhibit hall/theatre layout was fantastic - so convenient to be under one roof. Every hotel staff member that I encountered was welcoming, helpful and friendly. The opening reception at DPAC was superb!
Kudos for not only keeping the price affordable, but for drawing presenters from Canada, from Oklahoma & from elsewhere who would not ordinarily have come to a state-sponsored booking conference.
I really enjoyed Durham and would certainly come back! Having the hotel, theatre and conference room under one roof was extremely wonderful. This event was well-organized. Volunteers were very helpful and welcoming. I look forward to attending ArtsMarket again!
The warmth of the organizers, the high calibre of showcasing artists, and the professionalism throughout the event, made this conference enjoyable and valuable.
One of the best conferences I have ever attended.
Great job! I see this event growing leaps and bounds.
I am already looking forward to attending the next ArtsMarket! The organization, efficiency, and energy that must've gone into planning such an event was so evident. Everyone from the hotel staff to the theatre ushers were polite, friendly, helpful, and very gracious. Downtown Durham offered fantastic dining choices and I was so impressed to see the "We support Arts in Downtown Durham" posters in the windows of shops/restaurants that I took pictures of them to show my Downtown Director. I loved the format of the showcase guidebook--very user friendly! More than anything I was impressed by the professionalism of the technical staff who made each showcase changeover look absolutely effortless.
Keep this in Durham. that space is perfect!!
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2011