PA Presenters 2025 Spring Retreat

PA Presenters 2025 Spring Retreat.   

Networking/Pitching/Learning/Dining/Exploration/Fun & Games!

The PA Presenters June convening is a retreat-focused getaway centering on stellar professional development, interactive networking, and self-care for presenters, artists, agents, and managers from Pennsylvania, the surrounding states in the Mid-Atlantic Region, and beyond.

PHILADELPHIA, PA
SUNDAY, JUNE 8 – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2025

MAIN VENUE and Registration
Hyatt Centric Philadelphia
1612 Chancellor St, Philadelphia, PA 19103

Registration Deadlines & Fees

Members $225, Non-Members $325 

Early Bird $195 Non-Members $295 (until March 15)

Day Rate $150 Non-Members $250

Students $95 (or waived if volunteer 2 or more hours)

$239.00 Room Rate  
TAP Here to Book Your Room Today Before the Discount Runs Out!     

TAP HERE TO BECOME A SPONSOR TODAY!   

ANCILLARY VENUES

SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE (Stay tuned for updates)

SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE 

Sunday- June 8  
4 pm – 6 pm Registration/Check-In
6 pm – 8 pm Dine-Arounds
8 pm - 10 pm Bar Time (Patchwork)

Monday, June 9
8 am – 10 am Conference Registration/Check-In
9 am – 10 am Walk & Talk Around Philly
10:15 am – 11:45 am Opening Plenary: PA Presenters Welcome - Ty Furman, Philadelphia Welcome from Valerie Gay, Philadelphia Chief Cultural Officer, Conversation about the National Landscape - Politics & the Arts with (TBD)

11:45 am – 12 pm Break
12 pm – 1:15 pm Networking Lunch (included with registration)
1:15 pm – 2:45 pm Plenary: Brea Heidelberg: Reimagining “Paying Your Dues”
2:45 - 3:00 Break
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Pitch Session 1
4:15 pm – 5:00 pm Plenary: Marketing Panel Discussion Moderated by Jacob Deaton with Kory Aversa (Aversa PR), and TBD
5:00 pm – 5:15 pm Closing Remarks
5:15 pm – 6 pm Break
6 pm – 8 pm Dine-Arounds
8 pm - 10 pm Bar Time (Patchwork)

Tuesday, June 10
8 am – 10 am Conference Registration/Check-In
9 am – 10 am Walk & Talk Around Philly
9 am - 10 am Room A - Self Care Break: Mini Reiki Sessions with Melissa Mulligan(click to email questions) (Backer Entertainment), Usui Reiki Master/Therapeutic Arts Practitioner

10:15 am – 11:45 am Learning Sessions:

  Room A -- Grant Support with Pennsylvania Council on the Arts - Karl Blischke, Mid-Atlantic Arts - Sarah Lewitus, and NEA - Brandon Gryde
  Room B -- What’s New: The Shifting Landscape of Presenting with Napoleon Gladney, Ty Furman, and TBA
11:45 am – 1 pm Lunch on your own
1 pm – 2:15 pm Learning Sessions:
  Room A -- Fundraising Panel - Campaigns, Major Gifts, and More - Juliette Hyson, Principle Catch3 Consulting
  Room B -- Tour Preparedness with Jennifer Morris Siegel Artist Management and Marlisa Brown-Swint Philadanco
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm Break
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Pitch Session #2
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm Break

3:45 pm - 4:45 pm Learning Sessions:
  Room A -- Succession Planning (TBA)
  Room B -- Under 35 Affinity Group
4:45 pm – 5 pm Break
5 pm – 5:45 pm
  Room A -- No Pressure Networking
  Room B -- Quebec Arts - Jean-Pierre Dion and Taylor Gaines Cultural Services
Délégation générale du Québec à New York / Québec Government Office in New York
5:45 pm – 6 pm Break
6 pm – 8 pm Dine-Arounds
8 pm - 11 pm Bar Time (Patchwork)