Would I were at the Oregon Arts Summit...

Ah, but poor artists cannot afford a $75 entrance fee! Darn it!

All I can do is longingly speculate about the day's agenda. It looks like a fairly predictable rig-a-ma-roll (sp?) of non-profit hot topics, but nonetheless - a dedicated Coffee and Conversation hour stirs a great deal of longing in my currently unemployed, arts administrator heart. Some groups and speakers of particular note:

EmcArts, based in New York - according to their website, "a nonprofit intermediary for many arts funders, and as a service organization for the arts field around innovation". But if you click on their Portfolio link, you get a whole lot of nothing. Double darn it!

An Audience Development Manifesto presented by an OSF guy!

Doug McLennan of ArtJournal! A full-fledged dork, I've subscribed for four years, and so Mr. McLennan is a bit of a rock star for me. I can't belieeeeeve he's in my local convention center, right now!!!!!!

Caldera. Can someone please tell me how to get a job here? It seems reserved for only those transcendent few.

The Portland Art Museum, talking about Object Stories. I love the OS concept and website execution. Sigh.

Oregon Ballet Theater, talkin' 'bout boards.

Hands On Portland talkin' 'bout volunteers.

A speaker from the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, which is a weird coincidence in that this center is located on a rural road outside of Lincoln City, which I JUST happened to walk by on Monday, as I hiked the Cascade Head trail.

Getting schooled in cultural policy...

#1: I like any article that starts talking about advanced cultural policy courses for US politicians. This one in article gives a concise, yet encompassing picture of why it matters, as well as why it's so darned hard to implement, state-side.

#2: I was intrigued by the link to ExchangesConnect, "an international online community managed by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs that connects potential, current, and former exchange program participants so that they can discuss application processes, programs, and living abroad." I didn't know that such a site existed, let alone realized it could be put to use for artist exchanges. Which is cool.

Oregon Arts Watch

One stop shopping for arts and cultural journalism in Oregon - what a great idea!

Note to self that I can now keep myself in the loop with Oregon Arts Watch...

NEA Committee Proposes $17 Million in Budget Cuts

And here's the dismaying article all about it.

I've recently concluded Year One of Ph.d-y-ness, and have moved back to Portland - hence, the lag in communications. But I felt this was an important news item worth documenting...

And it just won't stop being exciting!!!

The President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities: theoretically sharing yet another report soon...

And a National Arts Policy Roundtable!!!

Quote from Artsblog:

"Last fall, 30 top-level decision makers and thought leaders from government, business, education, and the arts gathered at the Sundance Resort and Preserve for the Fifth Annual Americans for the Arts National Arts Policy Roundtable, to discuss this year’s theme – The Role of the Arts in Educating America for Great Leadership and Economic Strength.

Their conclusions are profiled in a new report issued this week by Americans for the Arts that calls for individuals across the public and private sector to recognize the arts as the transformational tools they are for making schools stronger and students more successful."

Obviously, this is an exciting week for those of us who like policy.

Arts Education Study!!!

For a snapshop of arts education in American public schools, check out the just released study by the National Center for Educational Statistics...

Changing the Paradigm

I couldn't be a bigger fan of the RSA approach, and in particular the lecture/video "Changing Education Paradigms." A great tool for advocacy, policy - and just plain old good sense.

Arts consulting...

Wolf Brown seems to be a pretty cool agency...

Arts and Economic Prosperity 4

Very excited to join the AEP4 team this Spring, as the Volunteer & Outreach Assistant!

Check out the Eugene team's blog on behalf of the Americans for the Arts AEP4 Study.

The National Guild for Community Arts Education...

I love it when research, advocacy, networks and the web collide.

The National Guild for Community Arts Education

A great idea for creative cities...

Nice website, guys! Check out Eugene A Go-Go... quite the cooperation necessary to launch, but looks slick as heck.

50 best blogs for fellow nerds!

From the Online Education Database...