In today’s world, many of us are held hostage by our thinking that only a select few are creative. But the truth is, every one of us is creative ... we just have to unleash our creative minds. Make plans now to attend ArtLinks 2009: Creativity for Today’s World so you can get the fuel you need to start thinking creatively ... in your workplace, your school, and in your life!

This year’s annual statewide conference on the arts will be held in beautiful Hot Springs on Oct. 5-6 at the Hot Springs Convention Center. Click here to download a registration form and brochure or call (501) 324-9766. The early bird registration fee for the two-day conference is $120 by Sept. 18. Registration fee is $140 after that date.

ArtLinks 2009: Creativity for Today’s World is a conference for artists, arts administrators, educators and community leaders in Arkansas.

By Brian Baiamonte

Keynote speaker Andrei Codrescu, internationally-known poet, novelist, essayist, teacher and lecturer, will share with participants his experiences with arts and education in a speech titled “25 Years of Teaching Poetry: What Did I Do?” from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6.