Annual Membership Conference
"Cal Presenters offers those of us in the presenting world and opportunity to see how our individual work fits into the larger ecosystem of art presenting on the West Coast. By convening this conference, we are able to discover ways that can support each other and work creatively to build an inclusive and diverse programming year, every year." ~Lorry Black, Lowell Milken Fund for American Jewish Music, UCLA Herb Albert School of Music
Keynote Speakers from Past Conferences
2021 - Roberto Bedoya, Cultural Affairs Manager, City of Oakland
2019 - Roberta Uno, theater director, writer, national arts leader and Director of Arts in Changing America
2018 - Regan Linton, Phamaly Theatre
2017 - Liz Lerman, Choreographer, Performer, Writer, Educator and Speaker
2016 - Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Yurba Buena Center for the Arts
2015 - Jeff Chang, Institute for Diversity in the Arts, Stanford University
2014 - Rick Najera, Poet, Producer, Actor, Comedian, TV Writer
2013 - Nina Simon, Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History
2012 - Richard Montoya, Culture Clash & the City of Los Angeles Arts Commission
2011 - Gary Golden, Futurist
2010 - Neill Archer Roan, The Roan Group
2009 - Mehmet Dede, Electric Lila; David Asheim, Guide by Cell; Laura Zucker, Los Angeles County Arts Commission
Pre-Conference Session Speakers from Past Years
2018 - Diane Burbie, The ASPIRE Group
2017 - Amanda Deely, Jordan Reynolds, Wilson Schaser, MogoARTS Marketing
2016 - Erik Gensler, Capacity Interactive
2015 - Christy Bolingbroke, ODC Theatre
2014 - Teniqua Broughton, VerveSimone Consulting
2013 - Neil Barclay, Contemporary Arts Center; Nancy Hytone Leb, Center for Cultural Innovation; Sharon Yazowski, Levitt Pavilions
2021 - Roberto Bedoya, Cultural Affairs Manager, City of Oakland
2019 - Roberta Uno, theater director, writer, national arts leader and Director of Arts in Changing America
2018 - Regan Linton, Phamaly Theatre
2017 - Liz Lerman, Choreographer, Performer, Writer, Educator and Speaker
2016 - Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Yurba Buena Center for the Arts
2015 - Jeff Chang, Institute for Diversity in the Arts, Stanford University
2014 - Rick Najera, Poet, Producer, Actor, Comedian, TV Writer
2013 - Nina Simon, Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History
2012 - Richard Montoya, Culture Clash & the City of Los Angeles Arts Commission
2011 - Gary Golden, Futurist
2010 - Neill Archer Roan, The Roan Group
2009 - Mehmet Dede, Electric Lila; David Asheim, Guide by Cell; Laura Zucker, Los Angeles County Arts Commission
Pre-Conference Session Speakers from Past Years
2018 - Diane Burbie, The ASPIRE Group
2017 - Amanda Deely, Jordan Reynolds, Wilson Schaser, MogoARTS Marketing
2016 - Erik Gensler, Capacity Interactive
2015 - Christy Bolingbroke, ODC Theatre
2014 - Teniqua Broughton, VerveSimone Consulting
2013 - Neil Barclay, Contemporary Arts Center; Nancy Hytone Leb, Center for Cultural Innovation; Sharon Yazowski, Levitt Pavilions
2016 conference video
Banner photo credits: Photo 1: Tien Hsieh, classical pianist; Patricia Segoviano de Pier and Dave Pier, Harris Center for the Arts at Folsom Lake College; Phil Esparza, CSU Monterey Bay World Theater, Seaside; Randy Vogel, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ Photo 2: Amber Jo Manuel, Center for the Arts, Grass Valley speaking to California Presenters members at The Strand Theater-American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco Photo 3: Simone Eccleston, John F. Kennedy Center for the Arts, Washington D.C.; Meena Malik, New England Foundation for the Arts, Boston, MA