Free Gospel Conference to be Held at NSU

NSU’s Fischler School of Education and Human Services, in partnership with the Gospel Complex for Education & Preservation (GCEP), will be hosting a free conference, “Embracing the Future Through the Creative Arts,” May 2-6 at NSU’s Don Taft University Center.

The conference will focus on youth development, education, and artist development. Held in partnership with the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau, the conference will unite educators, artists, music and film executives, and actors/actresses from across the country for three days of seminars, workshops, panel discussions and television tapings.

The GCEP conference begins on Saturday, May 2, with singer CeCe Winans’ debut of her national tour of “Always Sisters/Forever Brothers” teen conference. The one-day free event is open to students in grades 9-12. Following a full day of educational and self-empowerment sessions, Winans and other guest artists will be in concert that evening at NSU’s Don Taft University Center.

The teen and main conferences are both free, and include tracks such as “Artist Development,” “Culture & the Creative Arts,” “Finding your Roots through the Soul – Historical perspectives of Gospel Music,” “Creativity in Urban Education,” and the “Business of the Industry.”

During the conference, Dr. Bobby Jones of BET’s Bobby Jones Gospel and a visiting professor at NSU will tape three segments of his new artist showcase Bobby Jones Presents, which will be aired on The Word Network.

To learn more about The Gospel Complex for Education & Preservation and the upcoming conference, please visit www.gospelcomplex.org.