The Fourth Annual Schmooze Conference is a South By Southwest must attend event for the Jewish arts and culture/entertainment community of presenters and artists. It is strategically linked to the prestigious Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) for sharing concerns, participating in high-level conversations about Jewish culture, booking talent, marketing events, developing audiences, securing funding, and viewing showcases of leading and cutting-edge Jewish artists. It is capped by nightly two-day Oy!hoo Music Festival performances in NYC.
Featuring provocative discussions, inspiring speakers and art bursts with more than forty presenters and artists from theater, film, literary arts and more, Schmooze creates a space for the world of Jewish artists and presenters world to gather on an annual basis.
Schmooze brings together professionals from the Jewish culture, art and media worlds to discover new work, for colleagues to find jobs, for collaborators to find each other, to connect artists with grants and venues, and help connect young professionals with mentors. This is where presenters, artists, funders, and writers come together to schmooze, enjoy, get inspired and do business. This means you. This year’s conference also celebrates the launch of the IJPA website and our growing network of presenters and artists now known as the International Jewish Presenters Association.
Featuring Panels:
Innovation and the New Economy • Psychoanalytical examination of the Jewyness of Jon Stewart • Managing Funder, Presenter and Artist Relationships • Exploring Jewish Identity Through Humor • Market Place • Presenting Israeli Artists • Art Bursts & Performer Showcases • Presenting Provocative Art • Social Networking & Marketing • Innovative Projects Exchange • Constituency Working Groups for Presenters & Artists
Featuring keynote Irwin Kula and a growing number of artists and panelists including:
David Bar Katz, Elise Bernhardt, Aaron Bisman, Michael Dorf, Jane Eisner , Marge Eiseman, Jane Eisner, Bob Goldfarb, avid Homan, Esther Foer, Marcus Freed, Dan Friedman, Judy Gold, Girls in Trouble, David Jordan Harris, David Homan, Yehuda Hyman, Leah Jones, Saul Kaye, Phillip Katz, Alex Kontorovich, Lisa Lepson, Smadar Levi, Frank London, Adam McKinney, Lenore Naxon, Orit Naor, Deborah Grayson Reigel, Karen Sander, Peter Stein, Kirtan Rabbi, Ari Roth, Lori Starr, Limor Tomer
Schedule and presenters subject to change.
Schmooze is such a deal!
Participate for as little as $200 for the two-day conference and receive a one-year membership in the new International Jewish Presenters Association (IJPA). Membership rates vary by type of artist and size of venue. The IJPA is launching an online system for presenters and artists. The new IJPA site will streamline bookings and promotions of tours and highlight both individual artists and performers and a network of presenting venues featuring Jewish works. As part of membership, each IJPA member receives a featured link to their own website and bios.
Register for Schmooze, your free Oy!Hoo Music Festival pass and your IJPA charter membership. Purchase a Schmooze Conference Pass
Then request a registration form a from david@oyhoo.com. The Late Registration Deadline has been extended to January 4, 2010. Late registrants pay $50 surcharge, space permitting.
The Many Faces of Schmooze
BY DAY, schmooze with colleagues and artists and immerse yourself in workshops and sessions on presenting Jewish arts and culture.
BY NIGHT, check out Jewish artists performing at the Oy!Hoo Jewish Music Festival Showcase. By attending Schmooze, your badge gets you into all the showcases free of charge.
Oy!hoo Music Festival, January 11-12, 2010 in New York at City Winery.
What they are saying
“The most successful Schmooze yet! The range and quality of the speakers, and of the talent exhibited, was consistently impressive. Schmooze is a must attend event.”
Bob Goldfarb, Center for Jewish Culture and Creativity
“IJPA and Schmooze opened up to me a whole new network of colleagues and expertise, most of them thousands of miles from Amsterdam. As a festival director, I am occupied with tasks such as programming, marketing, funding, audience development, board relations, etc. IJPA membership has provided met with valuable insight into how similar organizations grapple with similar problems, and in some cases I’ve been able to help other colleagues as well. It’s great to help each other and, where possible, avert ‘reinventing the wheel’.”
Ken Gould, Director, International Jewish Music Festival
“IJPA provides a critically important centralized mechanism for meeting colleagues, sharing ideas, block booking, and above all, seeing what’s new in Jewish culture. It takes me out of my desk, away from my ipod and brings me face to face with other culture makers and presenters. I need it!”
Lenore Naxon, Director Friend Center for the Arts, Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
“As a creator of Jewish culture, in my many roles as program presenter, singer/songwriter, spiritual leader and writer, I am looking to membership in the IJPA as a way to help me find new venues, organize more economically sane touring schedules and get support to continue on this Jewish journey. It’s a worthy investment.”
Marge Eiseman Award-winning Jewish educator