ZAPP Conference

Friday, August 21st, 2009

8:00am – 9:00am — Catered Breakfast at the Curtis Hotel

9:00am – 12:00pm — Improve Your Jury Images Workshop
Spend the morning with Bruce Baker and Larry Berman and learn how to get into better shows consistently and sell while you are there! Larry Berman’s imaging services (five images prepared, uploaded to ZAPP and a CD returned to the artist) and one hour Bruce Baker’s consultation to be given away as door prizes. This three hour session will focus on how to:

• Create a stronger jury presentation
• Improve your jury images
• Show the jury what they want to see
• Demystify the jury process
• Create a booth shot that has impact in the jury room and at the show
• Plus; how to display and sell your work while at a show, and a whole lot more!

Co-Presenter: Bruce Baker, http://www.bbakerinc.com
Co-Presenter: Larry Berman, Digital Jury Services for Artists,http://BermanGraphics.com

9:00 – 10:00 — Beyond the Basics of ZAPP™
Both event administrators and artists will be offered focused sessions where they will learn some important shortcuts and strategies when using the ZAPP™ system.
Presenter: Tara Brickell, Cherry Creek Arts Festival, http://www.cherryarts.org
Presenter: Diana Ralston, Crested Butte Arts Festival,http://www.crestedbutteartfestival.com/

10:30-12:00 — Mixed Taste
A popular event on the Colorado cultural scene, MCA Denver hosts a riveting discussion of two apparently unrelated topics. Their rules are simple: “The first speaker speaks for a half-hour, then the next speaker speaks on a completely unrelated topic for another half-hour, and then there is question and answer on both topics at the same time. During the first part of the program, speakers are not allowed to make connections between topics, during the question and answer, anything can happen.” Read more about Mixed Taste here: http://www.mcadenver.org/index.php/programs/Mixed_Taste
Presenters: Experts selected by the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver