TAKE ACTION NOW!

We’ve been busy doing our absolute best to support you and your work during this tumultuous time. Below please find two immediate action for you to take in order to join the global movement to support our next generation of creatives despite COVID-19.

 

Today launches a global movement to spark joy, inspire action, and bring togetherness - #KeepMarkingArt.

The goal of the campaign is simple: Inspire and support youth, educators & artists, parents, and organizations to keep making art despite the tremendous circumstances we are facing. By creating art in your community, sharing resources with the field, and following your peers (and the hasthag!), we will build deeper connections and a better community.

Check out our blog post and online toolkit to get started.

Mon, Mar 23

#KeepMakingArt: A Campaign to Inspire Hope and Connection

Our field – the folks who’s work sit at the intersection of arts and culture, youth and community development, and social justice – has seen unprecedented losses of income, identity, and hope. However

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Last week, we worked quickly to deploy a Fast Response Survey to collect and analyze data from the field on the topic of how funders could support the arts education field despite COVID-19.

We published a call to action after an international community conversation, which allowed us to reach 5 continents and a statistically significant number of responses.

Today, we published the findings in this blog post. You can download and share the report here.

Mon, Mar 23

Our Community Responds: How Funders Can Support Arts Education Despite COVID-19

Funders should think about shifting available funding to benefit the most financially vulnerable members of the arts education community: teaching artists, independent contractors, and freelance educa

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ON THE GEN C BLOG

Fri, Mar 20

How do you write a strategic plan in a quickly changing field? Adaptive Impact Planning

Planning inherently leads to consideration of the mission’s relationship to programming and development. But creating an Adaptive Impact Plan, specifically, gives arts organizations a tool to respond

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Thu, Mar 19

Addressing Cultural Equity in Arts Leadership

These studies are particularly timely for arts educators, arts administrators, and youth arts leaders. Given that the studies focus on barriers to access, and levers for the change, it provides a

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OPPORTUNITIES

Fri, Mar 20

Propose A Talk At The Young & Emerging Leaders Forum

The Young & Emerging Leaders Forum, which will provide a space for young scholars, emerging leaders, and new colleagues to the field of arts education to share their work, network, and develop a commu

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Fri, Mar 20

Call for Proposals: World Alliance for Arts Education Summit 

The World Alliance for Arts Education is partnering with the University of Florida and the State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE) to host a World Summit on Oct. 26-29 in Gainesvil

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