Emerging Arts Leaders DC April 2012 Newsletter
Emerging Arts Leaders DC
April 2, 2012
Volume 3, Issue 4
UPCOMING EVENTS
First Friday Lunch
Friday, April 6, 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
14th and V Streets NW Washington, DC
Nearest Metro: U Street/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo (green and yellow lines)
Join us for our monthly networking lunch, hosted by Angie Goerner, Development Director, Hamiltonian Artists.
Reserve your spot here: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3215596937
Dine Arounds: 2012 Arts Advocacy Day Emerging Leaders Event
Sunday, April 15, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Neisha Thai and Guapo’s
Nearest Metro: Tenleytown (red line)
Gearing up for National Arts Advocacy Day events? Plan to attend the EALDC Dine Arounds, immediately following the Emerging Arts Leaders Symposium Reception at American University. Join Sunny Widmann from National Arts Strategies at Neisha Thai or Tim Carrigan of Institute of Museum and Library Services at Guapo's.
Please register: http://ealdcdinearounds.eventbrite.com/.
Post-Nancy Hanks Lecture EALDC Reception
Monday, April 16, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Rivers Restaurant
600 New Hampshire Ave NW, Washington, DC (in the Watergate)
Nearest Metro: Foggy Bottom (blue and orange lines)
Join Emerging Arts Leaders DC after the 2012 Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy for a cash reception at Rivers Restaurant. Emerging leaders from across the country will join us for this event on the eve of Arts Advocacy Day!
For more information and to RSVP: http://elpost-hanksreception.eventbrite.com/
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NEWS
Emerging Leaders Blog Salon
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OTHER NEWS & EVENTS (non-EALDC items of interest)
Emerging Arts Leaders Symposium, Keynote, and Reception
Sunday, April 15
Katzen Arts Center at American University
4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
Nearest Metro: Tenleytown (red line)
EALS is an annual meeting for young professionals who work in the arts—organized, executed, and run by AU Arts Management students. It is an opportunity to discuss the issues, unique or universal, that affect all arts organizations. For more information and to register for the EALS, please visit http://eals.eventbrite.com/.
The keynote address of this year’s EALS will be given by Adrian Ellis, director of AEA Consulting, who most recently served as Executive Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. The keynote will be followed by a networking reception that includes light hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. Both the keynote address and reception are open to registered attendees of the Emerging Arts Leaders Symposium, as well as local and national Emerging Leaders, including those attending Arts Advocacy Day. RSVPs are requested: auartsy...@american.edu.
Board Member Institutes at George Mason University
Saturday, April 21, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
The Mason Enterprise Center Conference Room
4031 University Drive, Fairfax, VA
The Arts Management Program at George Mason University is offering a registration discount for EALDC members for its upcoming board member institute. On April 21, 2012, there will be a Board Orientation session about financial responsibilities from 8:30am-12:30 pm at the Fairfax campus. This intermediate training is designed for board members of an arts organization and focuses on the legal and fiscal responsibilities of boards and an understanding of financial statements and the new Form 990 requirements. The registration fee for EALDC members is only $25 per person per session.
For more information and to register: http://artsmanagement.gmu.edu/board-member-institue/.
Exclusive 30% discount to The Music Man at Arena Stage!
May 11-July 22, 2012
Artistic Director Molly Smith tackles five-time Tony Award winner The Music Man staring Tony Nominee Kate Baldwin and Broadway star Burke Moses! Offer not available online and subject to availability, so call 202-488-4380 today! Please use promo code: EALDC. Visit http://www.arenastage.org/shows-tickets/the-season/productions/the-music-man/ to learn more about the show.
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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, Windwalker Corporation; 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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