By Lucy Claire Curran I am so grateful to have been able to take part in the morning breakout session on personal regenerative practices at Emergence, the Emerging Arts Professionals daylong annual convening on June 3, 2013. Facilitated by Emma Bailey, associate producer at Citizen Film; Carrie Blanding, former executive director of the San Francisco […]
By Carrie Blanding We’ve all been there: you’re at a conference, or a fund development meeting, or coffee with a colleague, and the conversation turns to What Is Wrong With The Current Funding System. We commiserate about the perils of chasing program funding. We lament the scarcity of general operating support. We share stories of insane reporting requirements. . […]
6th Annual Arts Rendezvous Crafting Career Decisions $10 advance registration – $15 at the door get your tickets here. Emerging Arts Professionals, genARTS Silicon Valley, and Djerassi Resident Artists Program invite you to join us for an afternoon getaway and fishbowl discussion about crafting career decisions. Crafting a career in the arts is rife with […]
What are the most challenging problems facing the arts sector in the Bay Area? And what can our arts network do to tackle them? For 3 years the EAP Fellowship Program has asked these questions, each year gathering a diverse cohort of artists, advocates, and arts leaders to answer them collectively. Over the course of […]
Join Emerging Arts Professionals / San Francisco Bay Area on June 3 at 10:00 a.m. at SPUR Urban Center for Emergence, our daylong annual convening. Emergence provides a collaborative platform for Bay Area arts and culture workers to connect, share ideas, and elevate their work and voices. This, our third year, revolves around three overarching […]
What will the Bay Area arts skyline look like in 2015? The cultural landscape is constantly evolving in the Bay Area. New openings, closings, and innovations are inevitable in a metropolitan area. On March 27, EAP hosted a panel of leaders in the arts fields at the Center for New Music to discuss the challenges […]
Emerging Arts Professionals / San Francisco Bay Area invites you to an evening of open forum discussion to assess where and how R&D fits into arts and cultural innovation. Join us on May 13 at SOMArts. Register today! When other sectors are experiencing growth at exponential rates, how can we as arts leaders re-prioritize and […]
Thursday, May 9, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Pro Arts 150 Frank H Ogawa Plaza Oakland, CA 94612 FREE! RSVP via Eventbrite You asked and we answered! We know you love our heady panel discussions and all but, perhaps even more, you love to let your hair down with us. Come network, mingle, and explore one […]
501 See (3) You Later? Hub Berkeley Thursday, April 18 6:30 p.m. 2150 Allston Way, Suite 400 Berkeley, CA 94704 (510) 649-7700 Is the 501(c)(3) model the only way to run an arts organization? Arts and culture organizations face greater challenges as traditional arts funding decreases and philanthropic needs shift rapidly. Join us to learn […]
By Ryan Biega, EAP Fellow In the San Francisco Online Community Meetup panel hosted by TechSoup, representatives from four arts organizations discussed how they are using social media in new and innovative ways to market the arts. Michel DeLong, online community manager at TechSoup and part of the leadership team with Emerging Arts Professionals, moderated […]
