Arts Disaster & Crisis Preparedness Conference

From Coachella to Carnivale, festivals sit at the crossroads of community, cultural tradition, and social transformation. As temporary towns and cities, they’re also windows into a community’s resilience against the impacts of extreme climate events, civil disruptions, and disaster.

Matthew Ché Kowal of Majestic Collaborations and Tom Clareson of Performing Arts Readiness will share lessons learned from the many Art of Mass Gatherings symposiums, festival/venue assessments, asset mapping, and resilience hubs sprints held across the US and Puerto Rico over the last six years. We consider the future trajectory future of workforce and infrastructure with "mass gathering resilience specialists” playing a key role in enhancing accessible and sustainable design.