The value of the arts in our lives and educations has been well documented. Yet, arts programs are often the first to be cut and the last to be restored (if ever…). In response, arts advocates too often throw around data that succeeds mostly in “preaching to the choir” while failing to mobilize anyone who’s not already on board. Kevin will talk about a new strategy to build public will for the arts as a core component of our everyday lives, from how its framed to who needs to be engaged to make it a reality.
Playwright, artist, and teacher Will Power is known across the globe as one of the most provocative and fresh voices in the world of art–not only for his acclaimed theatrical performances and contributions to the world of hip hop, but also for his ongoing work with teens throughout the U.S., across Africa and in the former Soviet Union. Through performance and dialogue, Will makes the case that the foundation for a better future for our society lies in our ability as artists, educators and activists to engage youth and harness their unique creativity. He discusses how to build youth participation in the arts by helping teenagers learn the history and culture of their communities and providing them with tools to experiment and innovate.
Learn how Settlement Music School’s leadership team crafted a highly successful strategic and capitalization plan that supported its mission and built a strong balance sheet, discuss how this process can be effective for organizations of all sizes, and come away with new ideas for advancing your own business practices.
In Measuring Youth Arts Impact, a well-received session at the 2016 Conference for Community Arts Education, the presenters detailed what they learned as part of the Boston Youth Arts Evaluation Project (BYAEP). This presentation slide deck provides insights on choosing right-sized evaluations, employing research tools, and communicating findings. It also shares BYAEP's framework for assessing youth arts impact.
This session features a keynote by leading artist and racial equity educator, Shakti Butler, followed by responses from expert panelists. Together they discuss how income and race relate to "equity" and "access" in arts education, as well as examine the trends in society that have enabled this unjust situation. Additionally they analyze common nonprofit business practices that for years have guided the ways that community arts education providers operate — but that may not be serving our field's collective goal of increasing access for all.
In this highly practical webinar Kaufman Music Center’s director of marketing, Eric Nelson, explains how a combination of applying best practices and employing new tactics can lead to increased patron engagement for community arts education organizations of any size. Eric gives an overview of the marketing trends that provide a basis for the Center’s plan, shares some of the tools they use (and why), and discusses how the Center has increased results without increasing its budget. Whether your organization’s marketing budget and team are small or large, watch to gain tangible advice and information that you can put into practice right away!
For those who think about how their organization can stay relevant, successful, and sustainable in the near or far distant future, this session is a must see. Two well-known field leaders, Gigi Antoni and Thomas Wolf–authors of the Guild's publication, More Than the Sum of Its Parts: Collaboration & Sustainability in Arts Education–discuss how collaborations, and the ability to enter or create them, will often define the success of arts education practice in the future.
Join Hasan Davis in a follow-up presentation to his inspirational keynote address at the 2017 National Conference for Community Arts Education and explore strategies for engaging, encouraging, and empowering young people and communities. Hasan, former commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice and an expert in the intersection of arts, healing, and youth development, will share what it means to be a “hope dealer” and talk about how “dealing hope” helped him transform from Hasan Davis, Juvenile Delinquent into Hasan Davis, Juris Doctor.
As leaders, we address challenges not in a vaccum but through relationships with our colleagues. According to Phil MacArthur, executive coach and consultant, the critical work in those relationships comes down to having productive conversations within a culture that values dialogue. This article provides concrete strategies for having more productive conversations and, in the process, growing as a leader.
Many arts education organizations underestimate the challenge of recruiting older adults into creative aging programs. Understanding demands on older adults’ time—grandchildren, caring for their own health, caring for others—and limits on mobility, for instance, is key to knowing how when and where to schedule programs. This webinar explores recruitment practices such as word of mouth campaigns, engaging the informal leader, employing older adult “ambassadors,” harnessing networks of older adults, and other ways to build participation and grow your programs.
