Emerging Arts Leaders DC October 2011 Newsletter
Emerging Arts Leaders DC
October 5, 2011
Volume 2, Issue 7
UPCOMING EVENTS
First Friday Lunch
Friday, October 7, 2011, 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Founding Farmers, 1924 Pennsylvania Ave. NW (nearest Metro: Foggy Bottom, orange and blue lines)
Join us for our monthly networking lunch, hosted by Tim Carrigan, Program Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
For more details and to RSVP: http://october2011ffl.eventbrite.com/.
Creative Conversation: Cultural Participation in a 2.0 World
Wednesday, October 26, 2011, 6:00-7:15 p.m.
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, 641 D Street, NW (nearest Metro: Chinatown-Gallery Place, red, yellow, and green lines)
October is National Arts & Humanities Month! Join EALDC for a Creative Conversation about Cultural Participation in a 2.0 World. Our discussion leader is Marsha Semmel, Deputy Director for Strategic Partnerships at the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
For more details: http://creativeconversation2011.eventbrite.com/
To RSVP: http://artsactionfund.org/page/event/detail/creativeconversations2011/wz9
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NEWS
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OTHER NEWS & EVENTS (non-EALDC items of interest)
BlocPartyIV
Saturday, October 8, 2011, 7:00-11:00 p.m.
Stroga Mansion, 1808 Adams Mill Road, NW (nearest Metro: Woodley Park/Zoo/ Adams Morgan, red line)
EALDC mailing list members are invited to join StartingBloc, a Social Innovation Fellowship program made up over 1500 global Fellows who are pursuing social impact, as we mix, mingle and launch CANVAS—an art start-up led by StartingBloc Fellow, Alli McKee (LA '11).
The event will provide access to a broad network of local social innovators and creative thinkers. We hope you will join us for BlocPartyIV, an evening that fuses art and innovation!
Tickets are $20 and include one drink on us to get the conversation flowing.
Want to learn more about applying to StartingBloc? Applications for the 2012 Fellowships are open! For recruitment questions, please contact blakeley...@gmail.com.
Maryland Emerging Arts Advocates Creative Conversation
Tuesday, October 11, 2011, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, 8230 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD (nearest Metro: Silver Spring, red line)
Arts Enthusiasts age 40 and younger are encouraged to attend this launch event for the Emerging Arts Advocates (EAA) Professional Development and Networking Series, featuring Maryland State Delegate Heather Mizeur. Come learn how to put your personal and professional network to work for the arts in Maryland. EAA is an initiative of Maryland Citizens for the Arts, the statewide arts advocacy organization which has worked to increase public recognition and support of the Arts since 1977 (http://mdarts.org/).
Please RSVP for this Creative Conversation at http://artsactionfund.org/page/event/detail/creativeconversations2011/jjb.
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LINKS OF INTEREST
Emerging Arts Leaders DC
http://emergingartsleadersdc.com/
http://www.facebook.com/EmergingArtsLeadersDC
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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