Arts Disaster and Crisis Preparedness Conference 2026

Arts Disaster and Crisis Preparedness Conference 2026

Jeff Sachs

Lexington Children's Theatre

Managing Director

Lexington, KY

8:15am EDT

Registration & Breakfast Ballroom A

9:00am EDT

Gathering the Story: Story Circles as a Tool for Community Connection, Preparedness & Recovery 330ENicole Breazeale • Ryan Linton • Melissa Bond

12:30pm EDT

Lunch & Networking Ballroom A

1:30pm EDT

Building Social Connection Through Participatory Arts: A Train-the-Trainer Workshop to Strengthen Organizational Well-Being 231Renee Gallagher

3:30pm EDT

Many Hands: A tabletop practice session for arts and disaster response 330CWyn Batson • Taiga Christie • MC Erskine

8:15am EDT

Registration & Continental Breakfast Ballroom A

8:45am EDT

Welcome & Opening Remarks Ballroom A

9:00am EDT

Keynote: Designing for Hope: The Power of Art and Evaluation in Disaster Response Ballroom ARaquel Farrell-Kirk • Stacey Kesten

9:45am EDT

Networking & Refreshment Break Ballroom A

10:00am EDT

Legacy Planning and Archiving for the Active Artist: What you’ve created merits preservation 330CTom Clareson • Anne Huang

11:00am EDT

Networking & Refreshment Break 330AB

11:45am EDT

Creative Resilience: How Arts-Based Practices Support Community Healing 330EShelly Krajny

12:15pm EDT

Lunch & Networking Ballroom A

1:15pm EDT

Roundtable Discussion #6: Connection as Prevention: Building Arts, Health, and Community Response Networks After Disaster 330CMoira Pirsch • Erin Brothers • Hoku Pavao

2:00pm EDT

Networking & Refreshment Break 330AB

2:15pm EDT

Lost in Translation: When Arts Administrators and Emergency Managers Speak Different Languages 375Cameron Baxter Lewis

3:15pm EDT

Networking & Refreshment Break 330AB

3:30pm EDT

Risk Assessment: Spot Vulnerabilities Before They Become Emergencies 330DMichelle Dobbins • Tom Clareson

4:45pm EDT

Closing Plenary Performance: "Down by the River" Ballroom AJulie Hobbs

5:30pm EDT

Closing Reception Ballroom A