http://www.theshunpike.org/eal Connecting the Puget Sound region's emerging arts leaders through peer networking, educational opportunities, and advocacy Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:32:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Below is the full 22-minute video by Nonfiction Media that was shown at the event on November 10. Watch it and share it! Click here to view the video. http://www.theshunpike.org/eal/2007/10/20/taking-stock-the-video/ Thanks to all who came to the Taking Stock event on October 10. If you weren't able to attend, you can download a PDF of our recommendations for further conversation here: Taking Stock - Download Here http://www.theshunpike.org/eal/2007/10/15/taking-stock-follow-up/ http://www.theshunpike.org/eal/2007/10/02/taking-stock-october-10/ The “informal arts” are chock full of agency, which is described as the capacity people have to act or make an impact on their community.  Secretly, we all want to be important in affecting our world.  Whether it be the through the mere want of fame like a movie star ... http://www.theshunpike.org/eal/2007/08/16/informal-arts-can-help-to-reform-the-arts/ This region has a long, rich history of innovation in every sector – from the arts, to green building, to technology – and as we continue to experience rapid growth, Young Professional groups like Emerging Arts Leaders are becoming more important than ever. The fact that this region has ... http://www.theshunpike.org/eal/2007/07/16/green-arts-development-or-leeders-of-tomorrow/ Creative Conversations Part III: Creative/Adaptive Space and Facility Models Wednesday July 18, 2007 6:30 - 8:30 pm Georgetown Ballroom - 5623 Airport Way S - Seattle, WA 98108 Featured participants: Cathryn Vandenbrink (Artspace USA) Joaquin Herranz (UW Evans School and Urban Institute) Kathy Nyland (Georgetown Merchant's Association) Susan Shannon (Office of Economic Development) Amy McBride (City of Tacoma Public ... http://www.theshunpike.org/eal/2007/07/01/creative-conversations-part-iii-creativeadaptive-space-and-facility-models/ In case you missed it, there was a great Opinion Leaders Podcast on June 6 with varous arts leaders and the Seattle P-I editorial board. They spend a good deal of time going over the economic impact study that Elly posted about the other day. http://www.theshunpike.org/eal/2007/06/22/creative-conversations-part-ii-advocacy-in-a-changing-market-2/ Arts Advocacy Toolkit  If you missed Creative Conversation: Advocacy in a Changing Market, you missed out on Gretchen Johnson's arts advocacy toolkit document.   Check it out...and go to www.artsalliance.com for more info! http://www.theshunpike.org/eal/2007/06/19/arts-advocacy-toolkit/ Seattle Arts & Economic Prosperity study  Seattle One-Pager Thanks to a recent study by Americans for the Arts, it's clear that the arts mean business in the city of Seattle!  Take a look at the study (click on link).  There's also a Seattle-specific one-pager summary of the study.  The study is ... http://www.theshunpike.org/eal/2007/06/19/the-arts-mean-business/ EMERGING ARTS LEADERS ORGANIZE Creative Conversations Part II: Advocacy in a Changing Market Wednesday May 23, 2007 6:30 – 8:30 pm Langston Hughes Cultural Arts Center 104 17th Ave S Seattle, WA As arts programming evolves in the Puget Sound region, arts advocacy takes on new meanings. “Advocacy in a Changing Market,” Part II of the ... http://www.theshunpike.org/eal/2007/05/14/creative-conversations-part-ii-advocacy-in-a-changing-market/