Art of Mass Gatherings in Kansas City

1 East Pershing Road,Kansas City MO 64108

23 February, 2022

Description

A free experiential training to elevate the safety, accessibility, sustainability, and community responsiveness of events. This free one-day workshop and networking event is for music presenters, arts administrators, artists, emergency professionals, and event organizers. It utilizes the infrastructure and grounds of the Folk Alliance International Conference as a hands-on classroom for elevating the safety, safety, accessibility, sustainability, and community responsiveness of events, and to build creative resilience in our communities. Performing arts and live entertainment events are catalysts for culture and community-building. How can they also drive meaningful social transformation, equitable emergency response, and increased economic resilience for arts and events workers? What do our events look like when safety, equity, accessibility, and sustainability are conscientiously placed at their center? The program includes sessions led by experts and advocates in these four areas, inviting participants to share their own experience and expertise throughout and encouraging speakers and participants to all take turns as both teachers and learners. The training also includes demonstrations of sustainable power and waste infrastructure and equipment, focusing on cross-fluencies between event production and emergency response. Participants will leave with concrete practices and resources to increase the safety, sustainability, accessibility, and community centeredness of their work. The program schedule will be posted shortly. This pre-conference event is brought to you by the Folk Alliance International, Majestic Collaborations, and Performing Arts Readiness. It is part of the 2022 Folk Alliance International Conference, Living Traditions, taking place February 23-27th in Kansas City, MO. You must register on Eventbrite in order to participate in the Art of Mass Gatherings training, whether or not you have registered for the conference. Although you do not need to be registered for the conference to attend this training, priority will be given to conference registra COVID-19 RequirementsThis is an in-person only event. The Creative Resilience: Art of Mass Gatherings in Kansas City event abides by the safety protocols set by the Folk Alliance International conference. All attendees must adhere to COVID-19 related safety requirements while attending any and all programming. As of present, but subject to change, attendees are required to: Providence proof of complete COVID-19 vaccination in order to enter the premisesWear a face mask fully covering mouth and nose at all times while indoors and attending conference programmingAgree to temperature checks on site and agree to not attend events if showing symptoms and/or running a temperature above 100.4 F (38 C)Adhere to all hotel health and safety protocols