Career 360 is a new dimension of convention this year. It is happening on Saturday afternoon, June 21 and runs concurrently to ArtVenures and Walk&Talks. Looking for some career advice or ways to lead a sustainable career in the arts? This program is for you!
Career 360 begins over lunch with Talk Turkey (or Tofu) and a facilitated roundtable on various career development topics. Grab a sandwich from the buffet in CenterStage and head over to the Philadelphia Ballroom for the following discussions: (more…)
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May 31st, 2008 at 02:14pm
Rebecca Borden
This week, Americans for the Arts features another in a series of audio conversations with practitioners and professionals presenting at the 2008 Convention in Philadelphia, June 19–22. The Art of Community: Creativity at the Crossroads of Immigrant Cultures and Social Services is a recent study published by the Institute for Cultural Partnership (ICP), based in Harrisburg, PA. Through the conversation, Amy Skillman, ICP’s vice president and director of arts and heritage programs, and Laura Marcus, independent consultant and folklorist explore ways that arts and cultural professionals can partner with social service agencies to assist recent immigrants in the resettlement process towards building local community, while maintaining connections to their countries of origin. With a solid case-based example, some nuts-and-bolts style ideas found in the study (and more to come in the session), and an opportunity for listeners to engage in the dialogue, Amy and Laura offer some advice to organizations looking to partner in this way in their own communities: identify partners you might like to work with and find ways to support your individual and mutual goals. Powerful interaction can happen when the arts and social services come together in this way—so leave your expectations at the door, and be open to what you might be able to learn from another organization’s agenda.
To download a copy of The Art of Community: Creativity at the Crossroads of Immigrant Cultures and Social Services, visit the ICP website at www.culturalpartnerships.org. To purchase the printed publication along with the accompanying Newcomer Arts Manual, click on Marketplace and download the order form. Explore additional case studies by visiting ICP’s Newcomer Arts and Culture Directory at: http://www.culturalpartnerships.org/immigrant-services/building-cultural-bridges.asp
To learn more about the program and other tracks at the Convention, visit www.AmericansForTheArts.org/Convention.
Arts, Culture, and Resettlement: Engaging New Immigrant Communities [16:47m]:
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May 27th, 2008 at 03:52pm
Michael del Vecchio
We are one month out to Annual Convention and, like I did for Vegas last year, I thought it would be fun to collect a list of “must see Philadelphia movies.” Below are some suggestions. Which one are you going to watch first? Did I miss any good ones (or bad)?
- The Philadelphia Story (1940) Of course, this one has to be listed first.
- Philadelphia (1993) Tom Hanks as a lawyer fighting AIDS.
- Sixth Sense (1999) A whole new way to see dead people.
- Unbreakable (2000). M. Night Shyamalan’s follow up to Sixth Sense.
- Rocky Series I-V (1976-2000). You know the theme song.
- My Architect (2003) A son’s documentary of Louis Kahn. Great buildings.
- Witness (1985) A glimpse into Amish culture with a young Viggo Mortensen in the sidelines.
- Trading Places (1983). An 80’s classic. Eddie Murphy & Dan Aykroyd.
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May 20th, 2008 at 06:49pm
Rebecca Borden
Leaders throughout the world are grappling with the implications of moving from the post-industrial era to the information age…an age where design, innovation, and creativity are essential to our ability to lead effectively. This period of radically accelerated change is demanding each of us to make a profound internal shift in our behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs. And – perhaps most daunting of all – to acquire the new skills, tools, and frameworks that we need to lead in a networked world. A facilitative leader is a “servant leader” – one who respects the value and diversity of each person and freely shares power and decision-making. A facilitative leader in a networked world must step further into her/his leadership. A facilitative leader in a networked world is strategic, receptive, flexible, collaborative, humble, persevering, and rooted in the value of unlimited love. Marianne Hughes, executive director of the Interaction Institute for Social Chage, is the Leadershp Innovator at Annual Convention from 4:00p.m. - 5:30p.m. on June 20th. She will explore these new dimensions of leadership that will enable us to bring our change efforts to scale and root them deeply in “the love that does justice.”
Suggested Reading:
- The Starfish And the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations by Ori Brafman, Rod A. Beckstrom
- Net Work: A Practical Guide to Creating and Sustaining Networks at Work and in the World by Patti Anklam
- Theory U: Leading from the Future as it Emerges by C. Otto Scharmer
- The Medici Effect by Frans Johansson
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May 15th, 2008 at 12:04pm
Rebecca Borden
Sculptor Bridgette Mongeon wrote a report on Best of Artists & Artisans about the great help that federal legislation called the Artist-Museum Partnership Act would give her as an artist. Sponsored by Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Robert Bennett (R-UT) the legislation would allow artists like Bridgette to receive a tax deduction at the fair-market rate for works of art she donates to museums to be shown. Currently artists can only received a tax deduction for the costs of the materials, while art collectors and others can receive the full sale price for their contributions.
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May 9th, 2008 at 10:16am
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