EmcArts Community and Artist Change Workshop Update!
In 2018 and 2019, EmcArts has been proud to partner with eight communities across the United States to offer two … Continue reading
EmcArts Community and Artist Change Workshop Update!
In 2018 and 2019, EmcArts has been proud to partner with eight communities across the United States to offer two … Continue reading
Creative Visions of Food and Community: The Story of the Dallas Community Innovation Lab (Part 2)
ENSEMBLE EXPERIENCE In the second phase of the Lab, three “ensembles” were formed to carry out prototypes that would test … Continue reading
Creative Visions of Food and Community: The Story of the Dallas Community Innovation Lab (Part 1)
What role can artists and arts agencies play in addressing the persistent challenges facing communities today—challenges relating to race, class, poverty, and power that are so … Continue reading
In Search of Radical Openness
STREB, founded in 1979 by choreographer Elizabeth Streb, is an organization dedicated to bringing audiences and communities into the artistic … Continue reading
Podcasts , Typewriters & Happy Hours: An Interview with Krupa Parikh of Inprint (Part 2)
In Part 1 of my interview with Krupa Parikh of Inprint, we discussed the organization’s participation in the New Pathways … Continue reading
Podcasts , Typewriters & Happy Hours: An Interview with Krupa Parikh of Inprint (Part 1)
Inprint, a literary arts nonprofit based in Houston, Texas, operates a number of programs to promote creative writing and reading. … Continue reading
Adventures in Community Connectedness: An Interview with Becky Kendall of the Anchorage Concert Association
The Anchorage Concert Association (ACA) is the largest nonprofit presenting organization in Alaska, presenting everything from Broadway shows to Americana to spoken word. In 2014, ACA … Continue reading
Announcing Host Sites for EmcArts Community Change Workshops!
EmcArts is delighted to announce the first three locations for our two new workshop programs in pursuing community change through … Continue reading
Community Innovation through the Arts — Two New Capacity-Building Programs in 2018-2019!
Expanding on the system change work begun through our Community Innovation Labs, EmcArts is excited to announce two new workshop … Continue reading
More than a Great Date: Sustaining Innovation at the Alutiiq Museum
In February 2017, we profiled the efforts of Alaska’s Alutiiq Museum as it worked to reach beyond its core group … Continue reading
Finding Creativity in the “Shadow System”: An Update from the Northern Alberta International Children’s Festival
A signature cultural event for its region for over three decades, Canada’s Northern Alberta International Children’s Festival found itself facing … Continue reading
How to Embed Developmental Evaluation in Your Work
This post builds on other resources available on ArtsFwd. First, my post from earlier this month explores why developmental evaluation … Continue reading
Learning in Complex Contexts: Why Developmental Evaluation is a Promising Approach
At its core, evaluation is about learning. Learning can be defined as knowledge that supports one’s capacity to address emerging … Continue reading
The Artistry of Systemic Change
EmcArts is pleased to share our newest article, which has just been published in the GIA Reader, Vol 28. No … Continue reading
Building a Developmental Evaluation Framework for the Community Innovation Labs
Developmental evaluation mixes the critical thinking typical of evaluation with the creative thinking necessary for innovation. Previously, Jamie Gamble of … Continue reading