Join us April 22-24 in Seattle for the 2013 Cultural Congress<http://www.culturalcongress.org/>. Being held in Seattle for the first time in years, the Cultural Congress<http://culturalcongress.org> is going to be a dynamic and exciting event. The keynote address will be presented by Bill Ivey<http://culturalcongress.org/keynote/>. Ivey is a respected author and thinker; was the founding director of the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy at Vanderbilt University; and served as director of the National Endowment for the Arts. The Congress will also feature networking opportunities, great discussions, and workshops on technology, advocacy, participation, and innovation. It's a wow-packed conference that everyone in the cultural sector should attend. This year we've also partnered with the folks who held the Arts & Social Change Symposium last October in order to continue that great conversation. The first day of the Congress will feature a special keynote address by Roberto Bedoya, Executive Director of the Tucson Pima Arts Council. We've set up a new website for the Cultural Congress, visit www.culturalcongress.org<http://culturalcongress.org> for more information, registration, student pricing, and continuing updates! ArtsWA is providing scholarships<http://culturalcongress.org/scholarships-are-available/> for participants outside of King County - the deadline to apply is this Friday, March 29. The Cultural Congress is supported by ArtsWA<http://arts.wa.gov/>, 4Culture<http://www.4culture.org/>, Seattle's Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs<http://www.seattle.gov/arts/>, The Seattle Center<http://www.seattlecenter.com/>, Theatre Puget Sound<http://tpsonline.org/>, and the Boeing Company<http://www.boeing.com/boeing/>. Sincerely, Mark Gerth, Executive Director Washington State Arts Alliance<http://www.wsartsalliance.com/> c 360-464-0749 | p 206-448-1909 Add your voice - join us at ArtsAdvocacy<http://www.facebook.com/ArtsAdvocacy> on Facebook