Americans for the Arts is excited to announce a new opportunity for board members and executive directors—a day-long training on leadership called the Executive Director and Board Member Symposium.

This one-day program is for those in the local arts field who seek to obtain new leadership training skills and learn how to deal with key challenges that face arts nonprofits.

The Symposium will be held on April 15 at Studio Theatre in Washington, DC -- one day before National Arts Advocacy Day.

Speakers scheduled to participate include:

• Robert L. Lynch, President & CEO of Americans for the Arts
• Michael Killoren, Director of Local Arts Agencies and Challenge America Fast Track at the National Endowment for the Arts
• Jonathan Katz, CEO of National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
• Abel Lopez, Associate Producing Director of Gala Hispanic Theatre
• Mary McCullough-Hudson, CEO of ArtsWave
• Kerry Adams Hapner, Director of Cultural Affairs at the City of San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs
• Andy Vick, Executive Director of the Allegheny Arts Council.

For registration rates and more information on this Symposium, visit this webpage.