Opening Plenary

Join NCCAkron for the Opening Plenary of the Creative Administration Research Summit Convening! In this free event, Marc Bamuthi Joseph (Vice President and Artistic Director of Social Impact at the Kennedy Center) and Christy Bolingbroke (NCCAkron Executive/Artistic Director) will discuss the role artists play in modeling a new socioeconomic normal, and how to embrace artistic thinking as entrepreneurial thinking. 

This event is part of the Creative Administration Research (CAR) Summit Convening. Artists and Thought Partners from around the country who are participating in NCCAkron's multi-year CAR program will be in Akron for a full weekend of events. Click here to learn more about CAR.

Make sure to join us for our Closing Plenary on Saturday, June 4, with cultural advocate Elena Muslar (Los Angeles, CA) and CAR artists. RSVP for free here to join us at the Akron Civic Theatre's Knight Stage!

NCCAkron requires that all visitors adhere to the below agreements:

1. NCCAkron requires audience members to provide COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test result, in addition to valid photo identification, upon entry to the event.  Proof of a negative test result received from a COVID-19 rapid test must be within 24 hours prior to entering the event; a negative test result received from a completed PCR COVID-19 test within 72 hours prior to entering. More information about COVID-19 testing is available on the Ohio Department of Health website.
2. Everyone—regardless of vaccination status—is required to wear a mask/face covering during this event.
3. Do not attend if you have a fever or do not feel well, have been in contact with someone with COVID-19 in the past 10 days, or have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 10 days.