2025 Arts Administrators of Color Network Annual Convening
LOS ANGELES / NOVEMBER 8 + 9, 2025
The Arts Administrators of Color Network will hold its 2025 Annual Convening on November 8 + 9 in Los Angeles, CA. This will be the first convening held on the west coast in AAC’s history.
This year's convening is being co-hosted with Creative West’s Leaders of Color Network Program to Expand BIPOC Leadership and Community Care. Convening activities will be hosted across two iconic Los Angeles venues: the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center (provided by way of Ebony Repertory Theatre) and LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, with additional programming happening throughout the city. The experience is being curated in collaboration with Blackbird Collective PBC., an L.A.-based life-work gathering space and community that celebrates creativity, promotes wellness, inspires productivity, and encourages activism.
The 2025 theme, “Rooted in Care, Rising in Joy,” reflects a commitment to nourishing our global majority community, deepening connection, and uplifting creativity as both resistance and restoration.
More About the Convening
What to Expect
Saturday, November 8
Nate Holden Performing Arts Center (provided by way of Ebony Repertory Theatre)
+ Local Site Visits
Welcome plenary + community keynote
Workshops and site visits at local arts spaces
Evening social activations
Sunday, November 9
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes + El Pueblo Historic District
Grounding breakfast and breakout sessions (indoor & outdoor)
Affinity groups, wellness vendors, and nourishing lunch
Closing celebration with DJ + BIPOC vendor fair
Registration + Pricing
With a range of ticket options designed to honor diverse capacities and access needs. Attendees can choose a tier that best aligns with their comfort.
Community Sustainer Tier ($450) covers full registration and helps subsidize others
Supporter Tier ($325) offers near full-cost support
Solidarity Tier ($200) provides a reduced rate for those who need it, available for limited time
Scholarship registration is available at no cost for individuals with limited financial access, for a limited time
Join as a Sponsor
Interested in learning how to join the Convening as a sponsor or a scholarship supporter?
Please contact Erika Hawthorne at ehawthorne@aacdmv.org to learn more.