As part of the Opening Plenary for the 2018 Conference for Community Arts Education, Loring Cornish, a mosaic and mixed media artist from Baltimore, described his path as an artist and how the city of Baltimore has inspired his creative output.
Artist, curator, and art historian Leslie King-Hammond, founder and director of the Center for Race and Culture, kicks of the Opening Plenary at the 2018 Conference for Community Arts Education by sharing a brief history of Baltimore’s arts and cultural community and the ARTivist movement it has inspired.
Ronnie Brooks, founder of the James P. Shannon Leadership Institute and core faculty of the Community Arts Education Leadership Institute (CAELI), accepts the 2018 National Guild Leadership Award at the Guild Conference. This award is given annually to an individual or institution whose work is nationally recognized as exemplifying and promoting the ideals to which the National Guild and its membership are dedicated. Ronnie Brooks has devoted her career to developing and serving leaders who make a difference. She is the founding director of the James P. Shannon Leadership Institute, a program that provides a yearlong renewal experience for foundation and nonprofit organization leaders. She was president of both Citizens League and the Mediation Center and a board member of the Voyager Outward Bound School, the David Preus Leadership Council, the Civic Leadership Foundation, Graywolf Press, and MAP for Nonprofits.
In the opening plenary of the 2018 Conference for Community Arts Education we hear from several key Baltimore figures who are shaping arts and activism in the city. Artist, curator, and art historian Leslie King-Hammond, founder and director of the Center for Race and Culture, kicks things off by sharing a brief history of Baltimore’s arts and cultural community and the ARTivist movement it has inspired. We then experience the creativity and stories of three local artist-activists (Kibibi Ajanku, Brayaira Simms, and Loring Cornish) who are making an impact and leading the way to a more hopeful and just future.
In many ways, our field is not set up to meet the diverse—and ever-expanding needs—of the student population over 55. Shifting that reality will require deep examination—from individuals, arts organizations, funders, and other stakeholders—and a concerted effort from arts educators around the country. To help with that process, one might ask: how did we get here as a field and what are some possible steps forward? In this article, we’ll look at the pervasiveness of ageism, systemic issues facing creative aging, and some institutional strategies for shifting thinking—and processes—in a way that advances equity for older learners.
Carlton Turner, former executive director of Alternate ROOTS — a service organization that supports Southern artists working at the nexus of creativity and social justice — learned his first lessons in leadership not from executive directors or CEOs, but from organizers. He argues that the challenges we face cannot be addressed within a leadership model that reserves power for the privileged, typically white few. We need a more radical vision for what it means to lead; Carlton Turner is interested in how we get there. In this interview, we speak with Turner about his own leadership journey as well as his advice for community arts educators seeking new paradigms for leadership.
As a Guild member, you are connected to transformative leadership development, capacity building, and networking opportunities with a national community of arts leaders. The benefits of membership include access to cutting-edge tools and resources, learning opportunities with peers and experts, and, ultimately, the support that you need to strengthen communities through the arts.
Join us for this interactive discussion, and leave with a deeper understanding of how to leverage your membership for you and your organization:
Creative Youth Development (CYD) programs work across sectors to engage youth in high quality arts-based programs that make a real impact in our community. To that end, youth who participate in CYD become activists. Participants both learn about social justice issues and create art work that aims to inspire and activate social change. Watch this recorded video chat to hear from CYD program leaders who are creating opportunities for youth to use their art to make a difference.
In this webinar you'll learn about different healing centered practices and how an intentional focus on the principles of this approach: safety, choice, collaboration, trustworthiness and empowerment, can support your Creative Youth Development (CYD) program outcomes.
Join the National Guild, Lifetime Arts, and past program participants for this one-hour application orientation for the 2018-2019 Catalyzing Creative Aging Program. Catalyzing Creative Aging is a multi-phase initiative designed to support the establishment of new creative aging programs at nonprofit arts education organizations nationwide. During the webinar, we provide an overview on the current demand for creative aging programs, discuss the components of the program (funding, training, and technical assistance), and review the characteristics of effective applications.