Kape Communications (Melbourne, Australia) and Walker International Communications Group (New York City, USA) invite you to take a Bite from the Big Apple! - 1 to 5 October, 2012.

Bite the Big Apple! New York Arts & Cultural Management Tour is now in its fifth year, places are limited and booking essential.

This is an unique opportunity to experience the world's most dynamic city while learning from the centre of American and global culture.

New York opens its doors again to arts managers, producers, cultural brokers, arts educators, community arts workers and curators.

This professional development program is available for up to 12-people annually. Appropriate candidates are chosen based on suitability.

In five days Australian arts and cultural professionals will meet with key New York arts and program managers, community arts advocates, audience developers and arts marketers, business and arts managers, arts educators, as well as cultural planners.

Participants have the rare opportunity to examine programming approaches, income generation, business and arts partnerships, as well as audience development with New York arts industry’s finest.

Some of the arts professionals that participants will hear and open dialogue with include, in brief;
Donna Walker-Kuhne, America’s leading multicultural arts marketer;
Donna Williams, Metropolitan Museum of Art;
Will Maitland, Arts and Business Council;
Kay Tekada, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council;
Michael Unthank, Harlem Arts Alliance;
John Haworth, Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian;
Thomas Cott, Alvin Ailey Amercian Dance Theater;
Tom Finkelpearl, Queens Museum of Art;
Jeff Rosenstock, Queens College;
Schwannah Wright, Brooklyn Museum of Art;
Nella Vera, Public Theatre;
Edwin Marshall, New York City Department of Planning;
Rachel Reiner, The Broadway League, and
Laura Miller, the Guggeheim Museum.

The tour includes visits to institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, the famous Apollo Theater of Harlem, Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Museum, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre,Public Theatre and Joe's Pub, Performance Space 122 and Queens Museum.

Bite the Big Apple! New York Arts & Cultural Management Tour provides a rare opportunity for arts professionals to link with New York City arts leaders, while experiencing the world's most exciting and diverse arts city.

PROGRAM FEE* $1,850 (plus GST) AUD$
10% discount if full fee is paid by June 22, 2012
The program fee* includes Kape Communications and Donna Walker-Kuhne management fees, one show or event dependant on availability and cost. Program fee* is non-negotiable.

The tour may be subject to changes. In the event that changes occur, all attempts will be made to find appropriate alternatives.

Program fee* does not include airfare, accommodation, airport transfers or travel insurance; these are separate costs for which participants are individually responsible. All participants are required to obtain their own travel insurance.

A non-refundable deposit of $550 (plus GST, AUD$) per person will be required within seven (7) days of confirmation; the deadline for confirmation is August 01, 2012.

To be placed on the contact list for the 2012 program first round offers, and all other enquiries, please contact Kape Communications:
• (+61 3) 9486 6598
• Dorothy - 0409 183 007
• ny_mail@kape.com.au