Emerging Arts Leaders DC January 2012 Newsletter
Emerging Arts Leaders DC
January 5, 2012
UPCOMING EVENTS
First Friday Lunch
Friday, January 6, 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
1200 19th Street NW, Washington, DC; Dupont Metro (South of the Circle)
Join us for our monthly networking lunch, hosted by Corinne Baker, Advertising and Marketing Coordinator, Washington Performing Arts Society
Reserve your spot here: http://january2012ffl-eorg.eventbrite.com/
Happy Hour with DC Arts Advocates
Tuesday, January 24, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
1021 7th Street, NW, Washington, DC; Mt. Vernon/7th St. Convention Center Metro
Come by for an informal meet and greet with DC’s arts community! Drink specials will be available at this award-winning bar.
For more details and to RSVP: http://dcaahappyhour.eventbrite.com/
EALDC Book Club Event with Liz Lerman
Monday, January 30, 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Hillyer Art Space
9 Hillyer Court NW, Washington, DC; Dupont Circle Metro (Q Street Exit)
Join us for a special evening with Liz Lerman, Founding Artistic Director of Dance Exchange and author of Hiking the Horizontal: Field Notes from a Choreographer. She will speak with us about her book, her career, and the artist’s role in community engagement. We hope you will join us for this dialogue and first official DC Emerging Arts Leaders book club. Registration and event details will be sent in the coming weeks.
For more details and to RSVP: http://ealdcbookclub.eventbrite.com
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NEWS
Join EALDC on Twitter!
Do you know that Emerging Arts Leaders DC is now on Twitter? We are posting information that is interesting and relevant to arts managers in DC, and we invite you to join in the conversation! Go to http://twitter.com/emergingartsdc to follow us today.
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OTHER NEWS & EVENTS (non-EALDC items of interest)
Arts, Culture, and Tourism: Strategies for Success Conference
Thursday, January 26, 12:00-5:30 p.m.
Charles Sumner School
1201 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
Cultural Tourism DC, the nonprofit arts and heritage membership organization, extends a special invitation to members of Emerging Arts Leaders DC to its Inaugural Conference: Arts, Culture, and Tourism: Strategies for Success on January 26, 12:00–5:30 p.m. This convening of the arts, cultural, and tourism communities of Washington, DC features guest speakers, networking opportunities, and a keynote address, Reaching Beyond Museum Walls: Strategies for Attracting New Audiences to DC’s Art and Cultural Institutions, presented by Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole, Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art. Following the conference, attendees are also invited to attend Cultural Tourism DC’s annual membership meeting and networking reception. Cultural Tourism DC offers a 10% discount to non-student members of Emerging Arts Leaders DC. Use promo code Culture10 upon registration. A special student rate is also available. For more information and to register, visit www.CulturalTourismDC.org.
Emerging Arts Leaders Symposium – Benefit Reception
Saturday, February 25, 8 p.m.-10 p.m.
Studio Gallery
2108 R Street NW, Washington, DC
Mark your calendar and join the American University Arts Management students for a night of arts and networking. A $15 admission charge will benefit the spring Symposium at AU. Please contact auartsy...@american.edu with questions.
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LINKS OF INTEREST
Emerging Arts Leaders DC
http://emergingartsleadersdc.com/
http://www.facebook.com/EmergingArtsLeadersDC
http://twitter.com/emergingartsdc
Americans for the Arts Emerging Leaders Network
http://www.artsusa.org/networks/emerging_leaders
EALDC is a part of the national Emerging Leaders Network of Americans for the Arts.
Young Nonprofit Professionals Network DC
YNPN is a national nonprofit organization that engages and supports future nonprofit leaders through professional development, networking, and social opportunities. The DC chapter features monthly networking happy hours and a variety of professional development opportunities.
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ABOUT EMERGING ARTS LEADERS DC
Steering Committee
EALDC events are planned by a steering committee: Liz McCloskey Miller, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (co-chair); Christi Esterly Schwarten, Fairfax Choral Society (co-chair); Corinne Baker, WPAS; Tim Carrigan, Institute of Museum & Library Services; Helen Gineris, Cultural Tourism DC; Angela Goerner, Hamiltonian Artists, Inc.; Stephanie Evans Hanson, Americans for the Arts; Alison McNeil, Booz Allen Hamilton; Tim Mikulski, Americans for the Arts; and Sunny Widmann, National Arts Strategies.
Are you interested in helping us plan events? Do you have an art space that you would like to feature in an event? Would you like to partner with us? Contact us and let us know!
EALDC Policies
Interested in seeing your event promoted in our newsletter? Email us with your event name, a 50 word description and a link for more information. Please write "EALDC Promotion" in the subject line. Events must be appropriate for young arts professionals and take place in the greater DC area. Information must be received no later than the 25th of the previous month for listing in the upcoming month's newsletter. Final listing is at the discretion of Emerging Arts Leaders DC.
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