Creating Access: Defining Neighborhoods As Destinations
Felix Padron I am excited about San Antonio in that it feels like the conversations are finally leading to a collective common ground. For the past ten years or so, San Antonio has had its share of...
View ArticleOscar Winners Thank the Born, Unborn, and Reborn
Kristy Callaway The 84th year of the Academy Awards has been an awesome year for the Oscars! There were representatives and entries from almost every continent and profession. In the many acceptance...
View ArticleThe Arts Ripple Effect Inspires Cincinnati Filmmakers
A poster for "Radius: A Short Film." A fascinating new project out of Cincinnati just recently caught my attention. Filmmakers were inspired by The Arts Ripple Effect: A Research-Based Strategy to...
View ArticleHow Does One Engage a Class of Seventh Grade Students in a Civics Discussion?
Alyx Kellington Okay class, please open your civics book to learn about the United States and its government. Now turn the page and we’ll learn about state and local government. And turn the page to...
View ArticleThe Hunger Games Surprised Stanley Tucci
In this minute-long clip, Stanley Tucci talks about what surprised him most about his new film The Hunger Games, which opens today across the country. This video is the conclusion to his short...
View ArticleHere & There: Social Impact through the Media
Shirley Sneve When is the point in a project’s life that you can say that was success? How do you know you’re making a difference—that your programming touches people’s lives and makes them think? What...
View ArticleStories Have Impact, But How Do We Know?
Jen Gilomen We’ve all had the experience of sitting in a dark theater and being moved by a compelling documentary story. And as documentary mediamakers, many of us have felt that power materialize...
View ArticleWhat Substantive Value Do the Arts Bring?
John Bare That art, in and of itself, may be a good thing is, well, not much of a concern either way these days. Moving past the notion of intrinsic value, professionals are pursuing a different...
View ArticleTRUST: Second Acts in Young Lives
Nancy Kelly On Friday, June 8, I’ll be presenting my award-winning documentary TRUST: Second Acts in Young Lives during the 2012 Americans for the Arts Annual Convention in a session titled,...
View ArticlePart of the Value of Culture (from The pARTnership Movement)
Will Maitland Weiss Last Friday, a couple of Arts & Business Council of New York staff members attended a City Council hearing on how cultural organizations support New York City businesses, to...
View Article‘Imagination Takes You Everywhere’ (from The pARTnership Movement)
Janet Langsam The presidential election is just one day away and American entrepreneurship is on the line. We are told by the candidates that 60% of all jobs come from small businesses. So, I thought...
View ArticleIn This Body – Dreaming Awake
John R. Killacky in “Dreaming Awake” (Photo by Laurie Toby Edison) Sixteen years ago, I had surgery to remove a tumor from inside my spinal cord. Although the tumor was benign, the surgery paralyzed me...
View ArticleDoes Size Matter? (or Welcome to Our Blog Salon on Scaling Up)
Examples of scaling. The notion of scaling up has gained currency as arts organizations, artists, and funders seek greater impact from their efforts and investments. The idea of sharing something that...
View ArticlePower of Storytelling for Social Change (from The pARTnership Movement)
Wendy Hawkins It is hard to imagine a more visceral and impactful medium for connecting to an audience than film. And if our goal is to bring about social change, what better medium for getting people...
View ArticleThe Role of the Arts in the Service of History
Gerard Atkinson An unexpected part of the internship job description—being called upon to be a documentary judge. In addition to my work in the Research Services team at Americans for the Arts, I was...
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