Convening Updates: Announcing Breakout Sessions!

Our 2025 Annual Convening will feature 10 dynamic breakout sessions, taking place in two rounds on Sunday, November 9 near LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes in El Pueblo Historic District.

Each session reflects the heart of this year’s theme Rooted in Care, Rising in Joy with offerings that explore:

• Care and joy expressed through cultural frameworks

• Identity, restoration, and community ties

• Cultural practice as a vessel for healing and collective action

• …and more!

Breakout Round 1

• Bridging Cities and Nonprofits for Equitable Arts Investment

• Where Culture Meets Care: Reimagining Movement Spaces Through Healing-Centered Engagement

• I'm Talkin 'bout Innit

• The Sacred Voice Journal™ Mini-Retreat

• ACTIVATE: Using Your Story for Change

Breakout Round 2

• The Slow Work of Seeing

• Creative Power: A Workshop for Artists Exploring Political Leadership

• Poetry as Access to Community Storytelling and Connection

• Deconstructing Professionalism

• Solutions and Alternatives to Sustaining the Arts Sector

Whether through storytelling, movement, dialogue, or creative art-making, these sessions are designed to spark connection and deepen the shared experience of BIPOC and global majority arts leaders.

Stay tuned to learn about more workshops that will happen during our site visits through Los Angeles on Saturday, November 8!

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Spread Some Joy—Sponsor a Registration!

More than a conference, AAC’s Convening is a celebration of BIPOC brilliance and a space to strategize, connect, and reimagine what’s possible—together.

This year, we launched a fund to offer free registration to a cohort of attendees, helping ensure that cost isn’t a barrier while still covering core event expenses.

Thanks to generous support, we’re set to provide 44 registrations already—and now we’re inviting you to help expand who can join us for our first-ever convening in LA! Help make someone’s day—and spread a little joy this week.