HOLDEN & ARTS ASSOCIATES
SHARING STORIES AND CREATING PARTNERSHIPS SINCE 1983
Looking to meet up up a booking conference?
We're planning on attending:
Western Arts Alliance (WAA) in Los Angeles, CA, Sept. 2-5, 2025 - booth #612
Midwest Arts Xpo (MAX) in Milwaukee, WI, Sept. 15-18, 2025 - booth #217
Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) in NYC, NY, Jan. 9-13, 2026 - booth # 179
TYA/USA Festival and Conference in Atlanta, GA, May 2026
Contact us soon to schedule an appointment at the conference
or drop by our booth during Exhibit Hall Hours.
Please also take note of the following events and showcases, featuring some of our wonderful artists and staff, as well as other Youth & Family conference programming and professional development that you should know about.
Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) in NYC, NY,
Jan. 9-13, 2026
Stop by the HAA booth # 179 in Rhinelander Hall!
THE MUSICIANS OF BREMEN, LIVE!
from Cahoots NI & Segerstrom Center for the Arts
UP NEXT Artist Pitch
Friday January 9 at 3pm
Catch HAA Co-Director Sarah Saltwick at the UP NEXT Artist Pitch where she'll highlight THE MUSICIANS OF BREMEN, LIVE! A musical journey from the dusty crossroads to the bright lights of the city, this show is a celebration of chasing big dreams. Find more information on the production here.
PIGFOOT MARY'S HARLEM RENAISSANCE
from First Woman of New York, NY
Live Performance Excerpt
Saturday January 10, 2026 (Time TBA)
Part of the Youth & Family Showcase
Inspired by Lillian Harris Dean, one of Harlem's most successful early entrepreneurs in the 1920s, this lively two-actor play bursts with vibrant characters. Find out more here.
MADDOG & ME: BULLYING AND THE POWER OF KINDNESS
from David Gonzalez
Live Performance Excerpt
Saturday January 10, 2026 (Time TBD!)
Part of the Youth & Family Showcase
This inspiring mix of world fables and personal stories looks at the roles of bully, victim, and bystander and offers insights for cultivating compassionate relationships and communities. Find out more here.
Please join Bailiwick Booking Agency, Geodesic Management, Harmony Artists, Holden & Arts Associates, Siegel Artist Management, Robin Klinger Entertainment, Shaw Entertainment Group, and other Youth & Family agents and artists for a collection of Youth & Family showcases during APAP with different line ups of exciting showcases & pitches on January 10 & 11, 2026 from 9-11am.
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Fostering Local TYA / Amplifying National TYA
Breakout Session
Date/Time TBA
Outside of a traditional commissioning model centering on a financial investment, how can presenters support artists to develop new work to tour? This session explores the relationship between a presenting organization (The Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas) three Austin based companies creating TYA (Chemistry Laboratories, Theatre Heroes, Glass Half Full Theatre), and the agency representing two of the companies (Holden & Arts Associates.) The Paramount has supported the development of their shows Call of the Wild, Wind in the Willows, Treasure Island Reimagined: Jane Hawkins and the Pirate’s Gold, Petra and the Wolf, and Maebelle’s Suitcase (La Maleta de Maebelle) all of which have premiered or will premiere with the Paramount Theatre before touring nationally.
Presenters include:
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Brian Fahey
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Jason Neulander
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Noel Gaulin
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Spring Karlo
TYA Tour Development Collective: Looking Back & Looking Forward
Virtual Track Session
June 2026, Date/Time TBA
Get the inside scoop of the evolution of the TYA Tour Development Collective, a group of venues working together to help fund new US-based touring work. The Collective is now almost two years old and gone through multiple application and funding cycles. What have we learned along the way? Where are we going next? How can more venues and artists get involved? Ideal for anyone looking to learn about partnerships and new funding models.
Virtual Track of the 2026 TYA/USA National Festival & Conference, will take place the week of June 15th, 2026 online.