Sessions take place at the conference hotel, the Graduate Providence. Session topics and times are subject to change.
NASAA 2019 Leadership Institute peer sessions are sponsored by Mid-America Arts Alliance.
Leadership Institute participants: Consider arriving Tuesday night to explore Providence or to visit the NASAA board’s open session Wednesday afternoon. Stay through the weekend to enjoy further fall activities in New England!
Capital Ballroom, 2nd Floor
Capital Ballroom, 2nd Floor
State arts agency staff and council members are invited to attend.
Rhode Island School of Design Museum, 20 North Main Street
Rhode Island School of Design Museum
20 North Main Street
Providence, RI 02903
The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Museum curates works of art representing diverse cultures from ancient times to the present. Exhibits celebrate makers of all kinds, from fashion designed by Alexander McQueen to etchings by Whistler to Gorham silver. The evening is a grand kickoff to the Leadership Institute in the centerpiece gallery of the RISD collection. Participants have access to most of the museum’s galleries. Dominican singer-songwriter Czesare Santana entertains with music inspired by Latin, blues and Brazilian rhythms.
Shuttles depart the Graduate Providence hotel’s Dorrance Street entrance beginning at 5:40 p.m. Shuttles depart the museum’s Chace Center entrance, at 20 North Main Street, beginning at 8:00 p.m.
Capital Ballroom, 2nd Floor
Biltmore Ballroom, 17th Floor
Biltmore Ballroom, 17th Floor
Join your colleagues in a NASAA tradition, the annual roll call of the states and jurisdictions! In addition to a welcome from our Leadership Institute host, the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, and a special blessing by Narragansett Elder Dawn Dove, Conference Artist-in-Residence Vatic Kuumba performs one of his poems to help launch our meeting.
L’Apogee A & B, 17th Floor
Join your peers to network and exchange ideas in discussions developed and led by volunteer members.
Coordinators:
Lorén Spears, Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
Kara Milner, Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
NASAA Staff: Laura Smith
Summit A, B & C, 18th Floor
Join your peers to network and exchange ideas in discussions developed and led by volunteer members.
Coordinators:
Jaime Dempsey, Arizona Commission on the Arts
Lewis Ricci, Indiana Arts Commission
Peter Jasso, Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission
NASAA Staff: Pam Breaux
Narragansett Bayview, 17th Floor
Narragansett Bayview, 17th Floor
Join your peers to network and exchange ideas in discussions developed and led by volunteer members.
Coordinators:
Chandra Boyd, Oklahoma Arts Council
Michael Markey, Nebraska Arts Council
Natalie Petersen, Utah Division of Arts & Museums
NASAA Staff: Sylvia Prickett
Capital Ballroom, 2nd Floor
Biltmore Ballroom, 17th Floor
Biltmore Ballroom, 17th Floor
Georgia Council for the Arts Executive Director Karen Paty moderates a dialogue with Grantmakers in the Arts President & CEO Eddie Torres and Boston University Associate Provost for Diversity and Inclusion Crystal Williams exploring how grant makers can lead diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Topics include strategies for lifting the work necessary to root grant-making practices in DEI, building internal and external coalitions of support, and using communication strategies that embrace broad participation and drive change.
L’Apogee A & B, 17th Floor
L’Apogee A & B, 17th Floor
Reconvene with your peer groups to examine your role in leading your agency toward greater equity in grant making. Skilled facilitators lead you through a dialogue designed to help you short-circuit implicit bias in your grant-making processes. You receive practical guidance based on lessons learned from the Equity in the Panel Room initiative. This initiative convened public and private arts funders in a rigorous self-assessment journey designed to enhance the responsiveness, accountability and accessibility of arts funding programs.
FACILITATORS: Pam Breaux, President and CEO, NASAA; Moira Brennon, Executive Director, MAP Fund; Emilya Cachapero, Director, Artistic and International Programs, Theatre Communications Group; Ken May, Former Executive Director, South Carolina Arts Commission; Jane Preston, Deputy Director, New England Foundation for the Arts; Crystal Williams, Associate Provost for Diversity and Inclusion, Boston University
Summit A, B & C, 18th Floor
Summit A, B & C, 18th Floor
Reconvene with your peer groups to examine your role in leading your agency toward greater equity in grant making. Skilled facilitators lead you through a dialogue designed to help you short-circuit implicit bias in your grant-making processes. You receive practical guidance based on lessons learned from the Equity in the Panel Room initiative. This initiative convened public and private arts funders in a rigorous self-assessment journey designed to enhance the responsiveness, accountability and accessibility of arts funding programs.
FACILITATORS: Pam Breaux, President and CEO, NASAA; Moira Brennon, Executive Director, MAP Fund; Emilya Cachapero, Director, Artistic and International Programs, Theatre Communications Group; Ken May, Former Executive Director, South Carolina Arts Commission; Jane Preston, Deputy Director, New England Foundation for the Arts; Crystal Williams, Associate Provost for Diversity and Inclusion, Boston University
Narragansett Bayview, 17th Floor
Narragansett Bayview, 17th Floor
Reconvene with your peer groups to examine your role in leading your agency toward greater equity in grant making. Skilled facilitators lead you through a dialogue designed to help you short-circuit implicit bias in your grant-making processes. You receive practical guidance based on lessons learned from the Equity in the Panel Room initiative. This initiative convened public and private arts funders in a rigorous self-assessment journey designed to enhance the responsiveness, accountability and accessibility of arts funding programs.
FACILITATORS: Pam Breaux, President and CEO, NASAA; Moira Brennon, Executive Director, MAP Fund; Emilya Cachapero, Director, Artistic and International Programs, Theatre Communications Group; Ken May, Former Executive Director, South Carolina Arts Commission; Jane Preston, Deputy Director, New England Foundation for the Arts; Crystal Williams, Associate Provost for Diversity and Inclusion, Boston University
Parkview Terrace, 3rd Floor (If rain: Capital Ballroom, 2nd Floor)
Parkview Terrace, 3rd Floor
(In the event of rain: Capital Ballroom, 2nd Floor)
Mingle with your fellow NASAA supporters to celebrate and enjoy the Irish-inspired music of The Exiles. Indulge in some delicious hors d’oeuvres before heading out into Providence for the night. All individual donors and conference supporters are invited.
Providence is a food lover’s dream, with a variety of restaurants offering cuisine choices from all over the globe. Since this is the third Thursday of the month, Gallery Night Providence will be in full swing. Eighteen of the city’s hottest “art spots” open their doors for a visual arts party. You can take a free guided Art Trolley tour or choose your own itinerary, walking or taking a taxi to the galleries of your choice.
Capital Ballroom, 2nd Floor
Biltmore Ballroom, 17th Floor
Biltmore Ballroom, 17th Floor
Join National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Mary Anne Carter for her keynote address on the work of the endowment and her goal to make the agency more accessible to all Americans.
Biltmore Ballroom, 17th Floor
Biltmore Ballroom, 17th Floor
Join Alaska State Council on the Arts (ASCA) Chairman Benjamin Brown and Executive Director Andrea Noble as they share their experiences of the defunding and triumphant return of the state arts agency. In July we learned of the Alaska governor’s line item veto of the full fiscal year 2020 budget for ASCA. In a testament to the power of advocacy, the agency’s full budget was restored in August in a supplemental budget bill and left intact by the governor. Hear from our colleagues who navigated deeply troubling waters this summer, and join in saluting their success.
L’Apogee A & B, 17th Floor
L’Apogee A & B, 17th Floor
The quality of awareness that allows us to see clearly, understand fully and respond appropriately to whatever arises in our work is critical for extraordinary leadership. Thankfully, it is possible to raise the bar on awareness, and enhance decision making under pressure, through the practice of mindfulness. In this workshop, participants will learn practices and techniques, rooted in rigorous research, from renowned experts from the Mindfulness Center at Brown University. This session will be especially valuable for executive directors and deputy directors who often have to make decisions in the moment that can have long-lasting effects.
FACILITATORS: Brenda Fingold, Assistant Director of Workplace and Leadership Education, Mindfulness Center at Brown University School of Public Health; Todd Iarussi, PCC, adjunct teacher, Workplace and Leadership Education, Mindfulness Center at Brown University School of Public Health
Narragansett Bayview, 17th Floor
Narragansett Bayview, 17th Floor
To lead effectively, leaders need to be open to new ideas from diverse views and voices. How can we encourage and hear input from different individuals and communities than we have in the past? How do we make sure that all constituents feel heard, and make sure we are truly representing the people we are leading? In this workshop, we explore leadership methods and techniques that level power differences, elevate voices and engage communities at a deeper level.
FACILITATOR: Jillian Hubbard, Founder and Principal, Jillian Hubbard Consulting
Summit A, B & C, 18th Floor
Summit A, B & C, 18th Floor
Several states lack a citizen advocacy group to mobilize support or lobby on behalf of the arts. Although the circumstances vary, this situation often raises thorny questions for state arts agencies: How much advocacy can a state arts agency manage? Should a state arts agency wait until an advocacy group self-organizes, or can a new group be proactively cultivated? What partnerships are helpful? What silver linings may exist when an advocacy group doesn’t? Share your own questions, experiences and insights in this facilitated conversation about the agonies and ecstasies of DIY advocacy.
FACILITATOR: Kelly Barsdate, Chief Program and Planning Officer, NASAA
Capital Ballroom, 2nd Floor
L’Apogee A & B, 17th Floor
L’Apogee A & B, 17th Floor
The Rhode Island Arts and Health Network is an interdisciplinary team of creative practitioners, clinicians and researchers who are leading the state’s efforts to integrate the arts and arts based therapies into health care. Originating from a partnership between the Rhode Island Department of Health and the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, this network promotes innovative policies, practices and research. Join this discussion to meet network members, learn how this partnership is measuring impact, and gain tips on collaborating with health providers in both clinical and community settings.
PRESENTERS: Sherilyn Brown, Arts and Healthcare, Rhode Island State Council on the Arts; Steven Boudreau, Chief Administrative Officer, Rhode Island Department of Health; Jill Sonke, Director, University of Florida Center for Arts in Medicine; Dr. Stacey Springs, Research Associate in Health Services, Policy and Practice, Brown School of Public Health
Narragansett Bayview, 17th Floor
Narragansett Bayview, 17th Floor
Creative aging programs are springing up across the country, improving the lives and well-being of older adults, enriching the arts sector and benefiting communities. In 2016, Aroha Philanthropies developed a multiyear initiative with its partner, Lifetime Arts, that is equipping 50 grantees from Alaska to Puerto Rico with the tools to develop and share these programs. Through this initiative and others, arts and cultural organizations are creating successful cross-sector collaborations with state agencies and organizations serving active older adults. In this session, you will discover the outcomes reported by participants, what it takes to develop successful collaborations and how the arts ecosystem is being strengthened by engaging older adults as art makers.
PRESENTERS: Teresa Bonner, Executive Director, Aroha Philanthropies; Maura O’Malley, Cofounder and CEO, Lifetime Arts; Diana Champa, School One
Ocean State B, 2nd Floor
Ocean State B, 2nd Floor
Arts and culture are a vital component for state economies, but it is the behind-the-scenes partnerships that make the connections and keep the wheels moving. Join your peers from Colorado Creative Industries and the Maryland State Arts Council to find out how they translate their work into terms economic developers understand and cultivate strategic partnerships to help drive creative industries forward in their states.
MODERATOR: Tim Schultz, Chair, Colorado Creative Industries
PRESENTERS: Margaret Hunt, Director, Colorado Creative Industries; Ken Skrzesz, Executive Director, Maryland State Council on the Arts
Summit A, B & C, 18th Floor
Summit A, B & C, 18th Floor
Join the National Endowment for the Arts for a discussion about the future of the State & Regional Partnerships Program. Michael Orlove and Andi Mathis invite state and regional leaders to add your voices, observations and creative thinking to a conversation designed to help inform moving the program forward.
PRESENTERS: Michael Orlove, Director, State, Regional & Local Partnerships, National Endowment for the Arts; Andi Mathis, State & Regional Specialist, National Endowment for the Arts
Biltmore Ballroom, 17th Floor
Biltmore Ballroom, 17th Floor
Cast your vote during NASAA’s annual business meeting and hear Leadership Institute reflections by Conference Artist in Residence Vatic Kuumba, then complete your visit with a spirited performance by Sidy Maiga.
Friday, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.: Celebrate the announcement of the Rhode Island State Arts and Health Plan
Capital Ballroom, 2nd Floor
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