Emerging Arts Leaders DC June 2011 Newsletter
Emerging Arts Leaders DC
June 1, 2011
Volume 2, Issue 5
UPCOMING EVENTS
First Friday Lunch
Friday, June 3, 2011, 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Asia Nine, 915 E Street NW (nearest Metro: Metro Center, red/orange/blue lines, or Gallery Place/Chinatown, red/yellow/green lines)
Join us for our monthly networking lunch, hosted by Kate Judson, Program Coordinator at Cultural Development Corporation.
For more details and to RSVP: http://june2011ffl.eventbrite.com/.
EALDC Tour of Artisphere
Tuesday, June 21, 2011, 6:00pm-8:00 p.m.
Artisphere, 1101 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington (nearest Metro: Rosslyn, blue/orange lines)
Join EALDC for a tour of the new Artisphere. Artisphere is a new breed of urban arts center that features four distinct performance venues, three visual art galleries, a 4,000 square foot ballroom, and a free Wi-Fi town square. With intimate co-located spaces and multiple programs occurring simultaneously, Artisphere was designed for people and art to collide. Following the tour, join fellow emerging arts leaders for drinks and appetizers in Artisphere's new restaurant, Here.
For more details and to RSVP: http://artispheretour.eventbrite.com.
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NEWS
New EALDC website
Emerging Arts Leaders DC is excited to announce the launch of our new website, emergingartsleadersdc.com. Right now the site features details about upcoming EALDC events, a newsletter archive, and information about us. In the future, we hope it can be a forum for job announcements, outside events, and other useful arts management resources. If you have any suggestions or would like to help with the website, please e-mail Christi Schwarten at cschw...@fairfaxchoralsociety.org.
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OTHER EVENTS (non-EALDC events of interest)
Intelligent Cities Forum
Monday, June 6, 2011, 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
National Building Museum, 401 F Street NW Washington, DC 20001 (nearest Metro: Judiciary Square, red line)
What makes an intelligent city? Find out from the best and brightest minds in the nation in this innovative, participatory, and thought-provoking forum at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.
Paid registration is required. Registration is $45 for students, $100 for museum members, and $150 for the general public.
For more information: http://go.nbm.org/IntelligentCitiesForum.
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LINKS OF INTEREST
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: Michelle Grove, co-chair (Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County), Anna Smith, co-chair (International Arts & Artists), Jennifer Bowman (DeVos Institute of Arts Management, Kennedy Center), Jonathon Carrington (Dissonance Dance Theatre), Tim Carrigan (Institute of Museum & Library Services), Jonas Cartano (Chorus America), Kate Cushman (Americans for the Arts), Stephanie Evans (Americans for the Arts), Angela Han (National Assembly of State Arts Agencies), Alison McNeil (Booz Allen Hamilton), Kate Michel (Cultural Development Corporation), Elizabeth Miller (VSA, the International Organization on Arts and Disability), and Christi Schwarten (Fairfax Choral Society).
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.
To manage your subscription to the EALDC list, go to http://groups.google.com/group/thedcforum/subscribe or, email us at emerging.art...@gmail.com with "subscribe" or "unsubscribe" in the subject line.