program tracks

Teaching Artist Careers: What’s the Balance between Artistic and Educational Excellence in Teaching Artistry?

What are the core competencies that Teaching Artists need to succeed? How much of an educator and how much of an artist do you need to be? What do we mean by quality? We’ll catalyze the conversation with two experts—one a teaching artist, one a public educator—who’ll share their thoughts on the core competencies of the Teaching Artist and then take questions. Next, we’ll break out into small, facilitated groups to find out what you think the core competencies are. We’ll close with a big share, next steps, and opportunities for more solutions.

Presenters:

• Richard Burrows, Director, Arts Education Branch, Los Angeles Unified School District
• Lisa Citron, Founder and Executive Director, (Out)Laws & Justice
• Edie Demas, Director of Education, New Victory Theatre
• Russell Granet, Principal, Arts Education Resource
• Nick Rabkin, Director, Center for Arts Policy
• Michael Wiggins, Artistic Producer, MUD/BONE
• Melinda Williams, Director of Education, Music Center Los Angeles

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Talk Turkey (or tofu)

Make a sandwich at the buffet in CenterStage and head over to the Philadelphia Ballroom next door. There will be discussions at each roundtable on different topics to help you chew on your job search needs and/or career plateaus.

Presenters:

• You've Graduated - Now What?, Drexel Arts Administration Graduate Students
• Leading From the Middle, Amy Kweskin, Leading-Together
• Third Careerists - Paying It Forward, Maryo Gard Ewell, Gard-Ewell Consulting
• Resume Review with a Corporate Eye, Jennifer Wijangco and Ruby Classen, Emerging Leader Council
• What is This Thing Called "Coaching"?, Dewey Schott and Julia Fabris McBride
• Going It Alone - Starting Your Own Organization, Marisa Catalina Casey, Starting Artists Inc.
• Going It Alone -The Consultant Route, Victoria J. Saunders, Victoria J. Saunders Consulting
• Wayfinding in the Ivory Tower, Silagh White, Arts Lehigh, Lehigh University
• To Get a Degree or Not Get a Degree..., Andrew Taylor, ArtfulManager and Bolz Center for Arts Administration
• Searching For Information About Searches, Bruce D. Thibodeau, Arts Consulting Group, Inc.
• Overcoming Career Plateaus, Allison Ball, The League of American Orchestras

Presenter Handout(s):

• Descriptions of Roundtable Discussions (pdf, 109KB)

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Career 360 Clinics

Everyone can use a little advice. Make an appointment to ask a question, learn more, test an idea, or voice a concern. This cadre of coaches, consultants, arts administration faculty, and public art consultants will be on hand to help you determine your next step—whatever it may be! Visit CenterStage to sign up for a 30-minute session one-on-one with the following experts. 

Presenters:

• CONSULTANTS
• Claudia Bach , AdvisArts Consulting
• Ramona Baker , Ramona Baker and Associates
• Thomas C. Borrup , Community & Cultural Development
• Bill Bulick, Creative Planning Consultants
• Craig Dreeszen , Dreeszen & Associates
• Marc Goldring , Wolf Brown
• Mary Kelley , The Field Organization
• R. William Mitchel , The North Group
• John L. Moore III , JOMA Arts & Consulting LLC
• Bill Moskin , Bill Moskin and Associates
• Halsey M. North , The North Group Inc.
• David Plettner , The Cultural Planning Group
• Victoria J. Saunders , Victoria J. Saunders Consulting
• Kathy Schrier , The Actors Fund
• Bruce Thibodeau, Arts Consulting Group
• PUBLIC ART CONSULTANTS
• Emily Blumenfeld , Via Partnership, LLP
• Todd Bressi , Todd Bressi Consulting
• COACHES
• Julia Fabris McBride , Coach Julia
• Amy Kweskin , Leading-Together
• Dan "Dewey" Schott , Next Step Consulting
• FACULTY
• Maren Brown , Arts Extension Service, UMass Amherst
• Andrew Taylor , Association of Arts Administration Educators

Presenter Handout(s):

• Description of Consultants (pdf, )

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Teaching Artists Careers: What’s the Balance between Artistic and Educational Excellence in Teaching Artistry?

What are the core competencies that Teaching Artists need to succeed? How much of an educator and how much of an artist do you need to be? What do we mean by quality? We’ll catalyze the conversation with two experts—one a teaching artist, one a public educator—who’ll share their thoughts on the core competencies of the Teaching Artist and then take questions. Next, we’ll break out into small, facilitated groups to find out what you think the core competencies are. We’ll close with a big share, next steps, and opportunities for more solutions.

Presenters:

• Richard Burrows, Director, Arts Education Branch, Los Angeles Unified School District
• Lisa Citron, Founder and Executive Director, (Out)Laws & Justice
• Edie Demas, Director of Education, New Victory Theatre
• Russell Granet, Principal, Arts Education Resource
• Nick Rabkin, Director, Center for Arts Policy
• Michael Wiggins, Artistic Producer, MUD/BONE
• Melinda Williams, Director of Education, Music Center Los Angeles

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Multicultural Internship Programs

Understanding the cultural needs and desires of the next generation will become an increasingly important factor in establishing effective strategies in the years to come. The inclusion and promotion of young professionals of color within the nonprofit arts field is rapidly becoming a long-term, necessary approach for ensuring organizational sustainability and community relevance. This session will showcase two organizations that have developed and implemented multicultural internship programs: the Getty Foundation’s Multicultural Undergraduate Internships (15 years), including findings from a longitudinal study of their program; and Arts & Business Council of New York’s Arts Management Internships (8 years).

Presenters:

• John Arroyo, Alumnus, The Getty Foundation, Multicultural Undergraduate Internship Program
• Talia Gibas, Program Officer, The Getty Foundation
• Will Maitland Weiss, Executive Director, Arts & Business Council of New York

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Getting Unstuck

How often have we attended conferences and left with pages of notes and tons of ideas for how we might effect change back home only to find six months later that nothing has changed, and we’re just as stuck in the same old issues as we were before. We’ll discuss how to make needed changes in our organizational, professional, and personal lives to get unstuck, move forward in new directions, and resolve and repair work/life balance issues. You’ll hear from artsworkers who have succeeded on this front and have made significant changes in their lives. We’ll draw from key concepts in Yamashita & Spataro’s Unstuck, Kotter’s Leading Change, and Pfeffer’s The Competency Trap. If you are looking to turn around your career, this session is for you. It’ll be a beginning toward recharging your batteries and taking those first steps forward.

Presenters:

• David Dombrosky, Executive Director, Center for Arts & Technology, Carnegie Mellon University
• Leslie Ito, Director of Grant Programs, Los Angeles County Arts Commission
• Eric Thomas, Director of Marketing, National Black Arts Festival
• Jerry Yoshitomi, Chief Knowledge Officer, MeaningMatters, LLC

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Leadership Evolution: Planning for Succession

Is your organization ready to evolve? Every arts organization will one day face a change in leadership—with or without advance notice. When that change comes, you and your board can panic and hope for the best, or you can confidently face the transition sure in the knowledge that you’ve developed a solid leadership succession plan. Relevant whether your organization is facing an imminent transition or has ample time to prepare, this hands-on workshop will walk board members and all levels of staff leadership through the process of developing a succession plan that engages key stakeholders, answers critical questions, and addresses your organization’s unique planning needs.

Presenters:

• Ra Joy, Executive Director, Illinois Arts Alliance
• Lisa May Simpson, Program Director, Illinois Arts Alliance

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Building Your Career Brand: Taking the Right Steps Today

Arts organizations often talk about their "brand" and its importance to their future ability to attract audiences and funding. But what about your brand as an arts professional? No matter if you are an early-, mid-, or late-career professional, how can you prepare today for how to market yourself tomorrow? This interactive session will focus on practical considerations for how best to present your skills and experience, where to find new opportunities, how to leverage past experiences, resume highlights, choosing the right mentor, tips on networking, and much more. Learn how to make the best strategic career decisions today to help you achieve your long-term goals.

Presenters:

• Bruce Thibodeau, President, Arts Consulting Group, Inc

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Developing Multicultural Arts Leadership for the Civic Arena

There are increasing opportunities for emerging artists and arts administrators of color to participate in community cultural policy development and planning, as well as in broader civic planning and development efforts. It is important to ensure that these emerging leaders not only develop the skills to manage their organizations successfully, but that they also take an active role in this larger civic dialogue. Through presentations and discussions, this session will address practical mechanisms for success.

Presenters:

• Tamara Alvarado, Executive Director, First Act Silicon Valley
• Roy Hirabayashi, Co-Founder and Managing Director, San Jose Taiko
• Raul Lozano, Executive Director, Teatro Visión de San Jose
• Bill Moskin, Principal, Bill Moskin & Associates

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Working Title: Claiming Art as Your Career

So, what do you do?

I’m a doctor.  I’m a lawyer. I’m a teacher.  Artist is a messy term fraught with complicated judgments about what constitutes art, work, and success.

The documentary film Working Title explores what it means to be an artist in a society that values easy classification, money as success, and a work-defines-you mentality.  By following five self-proclaimed artists – from the same middle-class hometown of the filmmakers – the film examines the romanticized and often misunderstood vocation. Please join us for a screening of Working Title; followed by a discussion, led by one of the filmmakers, around the identity and the perceptions of the artist in the United States today.

Presenters:

• Phil Lane, Filmmaker

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