Conference Registration (Open To The Public)
On May 26 - 29, 2011 over 300 of the most influential women decision-makers in the media, entertainment and the performance industries will gather in Austin, TX for the 4 day 10th Annual M.A.L.I. Women's Film & Performance Arts Conference. We invite you to join us by registering and participating in this engaging event and take part in the discussion with top executives, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, performers, filmmakers, writers and the press who will be instrumental in shaping the future of the new media sector. This year marks our 10th year anniversary and the theme is "Sustainability Within".
The event will feature keynote addresses by Pamela Sneed and Chris Cowden of Women And Their Works. Films by Deja Bernhardt, M. Asli Dukan, Sharon Artega, Timeca Seretti and Chithra Jeyaram. Workshops by Fiona Zedde, Luz Guerra, Lisa Rogers, Velia Gonzalez (ASCAP), Cara Hagan, Poet on Watch, Marge Gomez and Kimberly Porter. Performances by Mazz Swift-Camlet, 87 Dance Production, RNA Messengers, Monica McIntyre, Mama Jugs, Dynahsti, Liz Rognes and many more!
CONFERENCE KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Pamela Sneed
Combating Censorship In The World & Ourselves
Saturday, May 28, 2011 @ 3pm
Long Center, 701 W. Riverside Dr.
In 2010, The Smithsonian Museum banned the video by 80's artist David Wojnarowicz saying that is was anti-christian This banning sparked or resparked a national debate on issues of artistic censorship. Too often Women of Color and working class women are exempted from national debates of censorship. Poet Audre Lorde once said, your silence will not protect you. My keynote will address the particular issues of silence and censorship which affect women of color artists on both a personal & political level. Self censorship vs. societal and ways that it can be combated through artistic practice.
Pamela Sneed is a New York based poet, performer, writer and actress. She has been featured in the New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, The Source, Time Out, Bomb, Next, MetroSource, Blue,VIBE, HX, Karl Lagerfeld’s “Off The Record,” and on the cover of New York Magazine, She is the author of "Imagine Being More Afraid of Freedom Than Slavery," published by Henry Holt in April 1998 and the author of KONG & other works published by Vintage Entity Press 2009.
Chris Cowden
The Impact Of Visual Language On Culture
Saturday May 28, 2011 @ 4:30pm
Long Center, 701 W. Riverside Dr.
We often hear that we are what we eat but are we also what we see?
We are awash in images from high culture to low, from the art we see in museums to graffiti on the streets, from the latest reality show on TV to independent films screened at film festivals that improbably emerge as cultural icons. Images from advertising pervade our lives. What is the impact of this cacophony of visual language on our culture? Do images reflect who we are or do they create who we are? And if we are what we see, then how important is the role of the artist—especially the woman artist-in creating images that reflect who we are?
Chris Cowden has served as the Executive Director of Women And Their Work since 1986 and has overseen the work of more than 1,400 visual and performing artists. She directs all programming and is responsible for planning, implementation, administration, and evaluation as well as personnel and fiscal management. She has been on the Steering Committee of the National Performance Network and a panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts and the Texas Commission on the Arts.
Registration Information:
GENERAL ADMISSION $195
DEADLINE: May 1, 2011 (Does not include housing)
PACKAGE INCLUDES:
4 Days of Performances
4 Days of Film Screenings
4 Days of Workshops
Hampton Inn & Suites Austin-Airport
7712 E. Riverside Dr. South
Austin, TX 78744
1-512-389-1616
Click here to book your room today
Conference Rates:
KING STANDARD/NON-SMOKING - $89.00 per night - Regular $109.00
DOUBLE STANDARD/NON-SMOKING - $99.00 per night - Regular $129.00
KING SUITE/with sleeper sofa - $99.00 per night - Regular $149
Complimentary Shuttle to and from Austin Airport at Hampton Inn.
Alternative housing here.
LATE DOOR REGISTRATION $225.00 (Does not include housing)
PACKAGE INCLUDES:
4 Days of Performances
4 Days of Film Screenings
4 Days of Workshops
Hampton Inn & Suites Austin-Airport
7712 E. Riverside Dr. South
Austin, TX 78744
1-512-389-1616
Click here to book your room today
Conference Rates:
KING STANDARD/NON-SMOKING - $89.00 per night - Regular $109.00
DOUBLE STANDARD/NON-SMOKING - $99.00 per night - Regular $129.00
KING SUITE/with sleeper sofa - $99.00 per night - Regular $149.00
Complimentary Shuttle to and from Austin Airport at Hampton Inn.
Alternative housing here.
4 Days of Performances Only: $100.00
4 Days of Film Screenings Only: $100.00
4 Days of Workshops Only: $100.00
Day Pass (Student Only/must show current ID): $50.00
Event Pass (Good for one even only) $25.00