ARTISTS IN TRANSITION CONFERENCE / APRIL CREATIVITY NETWORKING

CREATIVITY NETWORKING ... Special Off-Site, Co-Located Program with the ARTISTS IN TRANSITION CONFERENCE IN DANBURY, CONNECTICUT ... Steven Dahlberg to lead a workshop on 'Creative Thinking, Aging and Living: Engaging our Strengths, Living our Purpose'
==========================
SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 2010, 12:00-5:00 P.M.
Westside Campus Center Building, Western Connecticut State University
3 University Boulevard, Danbury, Connecticut 06810
$25/person (Save $15 ... enter "Creativity Networking" in the "how did you learn about the conference?" on the registration form and pay the usual $10 Creativity Networking fee!) Questions? Email artistsintransition@yahoo.com
==========================

Artists in Transition Conference ... for and about artists facing health issues, as well as for non-disabled artists, arts administrators and anyone interested in creativity, diversity and accomplishment.

One of the best gatherings on this topic, with more than 15 speakers and workshops, and outstanding networking opportunities. In workshops, learn more about creativity and aging, maximizing employment opportunities, career transitions, grant writing, health insurance and more. Plus hear from speakers who are artists/performers who are themselves dealing with health issues and disability and are living active, creative and accomplished lives in and through the arts.

• Find more information about the conference and about Steven Dahlberg's workshop.
• Download a PDF of complete conference information, including workshop descriptions.

-----------------------------------------

The Creativity Networking Series is curated and hosted by Steven Dahlberg, who heads the International Centre for Creativity and Imagination and teaches "Creativity + Social Change" at the University of Connecticut.

The Creativity Networking Series is presented by The Silo at Hunt Hill Farm and the International Centre for Creativity and Imagination, both based in New Milford, Connecticut. Creativity Networking is normally held at 2 p.m. on one Sunday each month at The Silo. The series provides a forum for exploring the many facets of creativity and for discovering other people interested in creativity. Through interesting topics and guests, the series seeks to help people rediscover and reconnect with their inherent creativity and explore new ways of expressing it.

Visual/Performing Artists Health Issues Conference - April 14 in Connecticut

The International Centre for Creativity and Imagination is pleased to be one of more than 100 arts, health, educational and advocacy organizations co-sponsoring the Artists in Transition conference on April 11, 2010, in Danbury, Connecticut. Additional co-sponsors include Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, Andy Warhol Foundation, Actors Fund of America, Chamber Music America, and Merce Cunningham Foundation, among others. Steven Dahlberg will be leading a session (I-9) on "Creative Thinking, Aging and Living: Engaging our Strengths, Living our Purpose." This session will take participants on a journey through creativity, more specifically the creative thinking process, which engages our strengths and purpose. You will explore insights about positivity, strengths, adaptability, and neuroscience in tapping into and harnessing one's creativity in living more meaningful lives.

[1 March 2010 - Artists in Transition] Artists in Transition -- an organization that works with artists and performers facing physical and/or mental health issues that affect their ability to create or perform -- is having its inaugural conference on Sunday, April 11, 2010, from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, Connecticut, USA.

The conference is being co-sponsored by more than 100 local, state and national arts, health, educational and advocacy organizations.

Inspiring architect/sculptor Tom Luckey will keynote the event and awesome musical entertainment will be provided by Our Time Theatre. There will be outstanding networking opportunities and 15 information-packed breakout sessions on diverse subjects such as healthcare, maximizing employment potential, grant writing, creativity and purpose, etc. Speakers will include artists and performers who themselves are dealing with health and disability issues and making their art and lives a creative force.

Sign up now to be part of this informational and inspirational event. Check out the event Web site for complete conference and registration information (REGISTRATION CLOSES MARCH 13).

• Breakout Descriptions
• Registration Information