By Brien Henderson Entrepreneurship, hustle, problem-solving, creativity: call it what you will. Maintaining a career as an independent artist is hard work, demanding just as much time and energy as the art itself, but it is necessary to survive. This was the consensus among the panelists at the discussion on June 4 as part of […]
By Brien Henderson Models of arts leadership and organization will naturally fall somewhere on a spectrum from heavily centralized to markedly diffuse. This discussion on June 4, 2012 at the Emerging Arts Professional’s annual convening, Emergence, focused on organizations closer to the latter. Of course, nothing starts out that way. What is the process of […]
By Dania J. Wright Pathways toward innovation Being labeled an innovator is earned through extensive exploration and a bit of chance. “Collect programs and projects, learn some things, do it again,” recommends Marc Vogl, Executive Director of the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) during the panel discussion on June 4, 2012, as part of Emerging Arts […]
By Tyese M. Wortham What is placemaking? Emerging Arts Professionals (EAP) 2011-12 Fellow Katie Fahey opened the Equity in Placemaking session at the Emergence annual convening on June 4, 2012, by explaining that there is a consensus surrounding the term placemaking. In my mind, I’m thinking, “A general consensus among whom?’ By the end of the session it […]
By Leora Lutz Talk is, in fact, not “cheap” as they say: it gets ideas going. When the mission statement loses its voice that is the time to start walking again – to walk the walk. And that is what the three panelists at the Collaborations in Situ discussion at the Emergence Conference on June 4, 2012, have […]
By Michael DeLong, Managing Editor The role artists play in creating vibrant cities seems to be the conversation du jour, inspiring lively events, provocative blog posts, and no small flurry of foundation interest. (And, perhaps most controversially for those word nerds among us, an as-yet-not-fully-recognized closed compound neologism in placemaking.) What better time to hop […]
By Mariko Chang, EAP Fellow As artists and arts and culture workers, we are fueled by passion, ideas, and the creative process. And although we hate to admit it, we need money, too. With that in mind, in March I attended an evening seminar at Pro Arts in Oakland to hear John Spokes, Director of […]
By Michael DeLong, EAP Fellow With topics such as creative placemaking taking center stage in discussions around the arts, the question of how artists engage as citizens offers a dynamic opportunity for exploration. On April 24, 2012, Emerging Arts Professionals/SFBA convened a panel in San Francisco at Intersection for the Arts around the topic of […]
Wednesday, May 23, 5-7pm (reception to follow) The Artist-Administrator Balancing Act A Panel Discussion / Workshop The San Francisco Foundation, 225 Bush Street, Suite 500 This is a Free event. Space is limited; order tickets on Eventbrite. Arts administrators simultaneously working as artists balance the demands of multiple professions, a common challenge in the field. While […]
By Karl Cronin, EAP Fellow From a Sobering Affair … to Ecstasy? On February 18, at 5:00 p.m., I left Fort Mason feeling oddly ecstatic. My pulse racing, I jumped on my bike and peddled feverishly. Blowing through stop signs. Dodging dog walkers. I simply couldn’t wait to get home and… start my 2011 tax […]
