CAN is co-hosting with Appalachians for Appalachia this year’s Big Ideas Festival! This is a multi-day virtual event on August 25th, 27th, &29th with opportunities to join in-person after parties. BIF is all about connection and celebration where communities, funders, artists, and institutions & practitioners can come together to build a shared future grounded in local wisdom, healing, and joy. This is a space held with care, and open to all, this is a space for meaningful exchange and creative collaboration, and strategic visioning. Click here for the Save the Date flyer. Schedule will be available soon!
Call For Speakers
The theme for Friday, August 29th is “Building a Local Future Now, exploring local strategies for creative adaptation.” We are seeking session presenters who can participate in our Friday Morning Session from 10:40-11:50 am.
If you work with a community or organization who is adapting to changing times and resources, work in a sector that focuses on place-making, stories of art and resilience or creative economies as a driver for local change, please consider filling out this form.
Timing: All Speakers will be confirmed no later than July 5th. Rehearsal meetings and check-ins will be scheduled two weeks out from the BIF.