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Keeping Up with Inflation
Information about the proposed dues increase to maintain WAA’s current level of services in the face of ~10% cumulative inflation over three years.
WAA’s Board of Directors plays a vital role in our capacity to serve you — our members. Our board supports us in fulfilling our mission to advance excellence in the performing arts, through innovative thinking and ground-breaking initiatives, by anticipating the future needs of the field, and through sound governance and stewardship.
WAA OAK 2026: The First Round(s)
Connect on a personal level with other conference attendees on August 11 and August 13.
Registration available in Conference Time Email Newsletters as well as in your WAA OAK 2026 Registration Confirmation email!
Congratulations to the recipients of the Emeritus, Leadership, Mentoring, and Vanguard Award Nominees, who will be honored at the WAA Annual Conference!
WAA OAK 2026: Performing Arts Challenge
Wednesday, September 9 | 12pm - 1:30pm
With WAA OAK’s call to Circle Up, this new event calls us to come together to attack, address, and overcome challenges facing our sector. The Performing Arts Challenge is an interactive arts salon featuring multiple roundtables with a host that facilitates discussions around a question that gets to the heart of an issue they face.
WAA OAK 2026: Excursions
Tuesday, September 8
Field Trips in the Bay! Find out the scope of all the ways to connect in-person on Day One of WAA OAK!
WAA OAK 2026: Venue Vino Vici
Monday, September 7
Sign up for the Venue Vino Vici in the Bay Area will open the week of July 20! Tour venues, connect with colleagues, before getting to work at WAA OAK 2026.
WAA OAK 2026: Music and Migration with Del Sol Quartet
Saturday, September 12
Conclude your stay in the Bay Area with 2026 Juried Showcase ensemble, Del Sol Quartet with a performance part of their Music and Migration series at Angel Island and drinks with colleagues at The Battery SF!
WAA OAK 2026: Before The Circle
Connect with your colleagues before the Conference kicks off around our three thematic circles all at 11am PT:
Beyond the Circle | Tuesday, July 7
Youth & Family | Wednesday, July 8
Arts & Entertainment | Thursday, July 9
WAA OAK 2026: Programming Reveal
Find out all about the 12 showcases, 9 pitches, and the full professional development program at this year’s conference!