Emerging Arts Leaders DC September 2012 Newsletter
Emerging Arts Leaders DC
September 4, 2012
Volume 4, Issue 1
UPCOMING EVENTS
First Friday Lunch*
Friday, September 7, 12:00 –1:00 p.m.
1423 P St
NW
Washington, DC 20005
Nearest Metro: McPherson Square (orange/blue line) or U Street (green/yellow line)
Join us for our monthly networking lunch, hosted by Tim Mikulski, Communications and Content Manager, Americans for the Arts.
*This event is already SOLD OUT! Please join us for FFL in October.
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OTHER NEWS & EVENTS (non-EALDC items of interest)
Look Who's Talking - Social Media, Theatre and the Arts in Washington
September 11, 6:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Busboys and Poets at 5th and K Streets, NW
As Washington
celebrates its extraordinary arts and cultural offerings during the month-long
Art4All DC celebration, theatreWashington and the Social Media Club of DC will
combine forces for an evening about loving and living with social media - and
the leading role it now plays in theatre and arts communities. To register,
visit http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4191649336/.
Board Member Institute - New Board Member Orientation
October 6, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Mason Enterprise Center, Fairfax
The Arts Management Program at George Mason University is offering a registration discount for EALDC members for its upcoming Board Member Institute. The session is for new board members with six or less months of experience. The registration fee for EALDC members is only $25 per person. For more information and to register visit http://artsmanagement.gmu.edu/board-member-institue/.
2012 WALA Creative Entrepreneur Series at THEARC
Presented by Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts, Legal Issues for Creative Entrepreneurs is a series for creatives of all kinds who want to take the next step in their professional careers. Explore the basics of forming a business for creative endeavors, copyright and trademark, contract and negotiation skills, taxes, and leases. Sessions start September 4 and run through October 9. This series is free for WALA and THEARC Theatre members and $30 per workshop for non-members. For more information, please visit the Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts Website: http://waladc.org/event/wala-creative-entrepreneur-series-at-the-arc/
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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: Tim Mikulski, Americans for the Arts (co-chair); Sunny Widmann, National Arts Strategies (co-chair); Corinne Baker, WPAS; Ellen Chenoweth, Dance Exchange; Chelsey Christensen, Imagination Stage and Forum Theatre; Ethan Clark, Independent Arts and Arts Education Consultant; Helen Gineris, Cultural Tourism DC; Angela Goerner, Hamiltonian Artists, Inc.; Megan Pagado, Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County; J.R. Russ, Class Acts Arts and Artists’ Bloc; Emily Travis, Association of Performing Arts Presenters. See bios for steering committee members here.
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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