At last year’s APAP|NYC conference, we followed three arts professionals from sun-up to sun-down, capturing the excitement, ambition, and energy of the conference.

Featuring:

Ryan K. Johnson, the executive artistic director of SOLE Defined, based out of Washington, D.C.

Danielle Devlin, an agent and manager with Canis Major Music from Sheldon, Vermont

Aaron Shackelford, director of programming at DukeArts in Durham, North Carolina

The next APAP|NYC is from January 9-13, 2026! You can join APAP and register for APAP|NYC at https://apap365.org/conference/register/

Music in this episode is from Blue Dot Sessions, SOLE Defined; Skye Consort, Emma Björling, Alex Kehler, Amanda Keesmaat, and Seán Dagher.

ARTS. WORK. LIFE. is made possible with the generous support of the Wallace Foundation.

You can find a full transcript and more on APAP’s website: https://apap365.org/podcast/

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