The annual report for the local arts agency for Sacramento County.
Civic Engagement/Community Development
Creative Industries: Business & Employment in the Arts (2011)
Creative Industries: Business & Employment in the Arts reports continue to offer a research-based approach to understanding the scope and importance of the arts to the nation’s economy using Dun and Bradstreet data. While most economic impact studies of the arts have focused on the nonprofit sector (such as our own Arts and Economic Prosperity studies), Creative Industries is the first national study that encompasses both the nonprofit and for-profit arts industries. Reports available for US Congressional districts, states and in customized formats.
ON DEMAND WEBINAR: Leadership in Tough Times
Leadership in Tough Times
Originally recorded on December 10, 2008 (90 minutes)
In this 90-minute webinar, Americans for the Arts President and CEO Robert L. Lynch will moderate a discussion on the strategic questions that savvy arts leaders consider when facing a major challenge–changes in the economy, content controversy, funding crises, and more.
This is a good session for professionals who want to strengthen their strategic response skills as they prepare to face the inevitable challenges that accompany leadership.
Free for both Americans for the Arts members and non-members.
ON DEMAND WEBINAR: Leadership Succession in the Arts
Leadership Succession in the Arts
Originally recorded on October 15, 2008 (90 minutes)
Every arts organization will one day face a change in leadership–with or without advance notice. When that change comes, you and your board can confidently face the transition with a solid leadership succession plan.
Relevant whether your organization is facing an imminent transition or has ample time to prepare, this 90-minute webinar will walk board members and all levels of staff through the process of developing a succession plan that engages key stakeholders, answers critical questions, and addresses your organization’s unique planning needs.
Available free to both Americans for the Arts members and non-members.
ON DEMAND WEBINAR: Public Art 50/50
Public Art 50/50
Originally recorded on September 15, 2010 (90 minutes)
Wave Hill Director of Arts and Senior Curator Jennifer McGregor presents 50/50: Important, Impressive, Influential, Personally Pivotal Public Art of the Last 50 Years, a retrospective look at the field of 50 public art over the last 50 years. She first delivered this talk at the Americans for the Arts 2010 Half-Century Summit in Baltimore, Maryland in June, 2010.
Presenter: Jennifer McGregor, Director of Arts & Senior Curator, Wave Hill, Bronx, NY
Moderator: Liesel Fenner, Public Art Program Manager, Americans for the Arts, Washington, DC
Free to members of Americans for the Arts; not available to non-members.
ON DEMAND WEBINAR: Public Art 101 for Administrators
Public Art 101 for Administrators
Originally recorded on October 22, 2008 (90 minutes)
Through case studies and project examples, participants will learn the nuts and bolts of creating public art for their communities. The 90-minute webinar will discuss the context of placing artwork in the public realm including the politics of building a stakeholder base, agency partnerships and advocacy strategies. Instructors will explore different funding and program structural models, including percent-for-art ordinances, master plans, and artist selection processes.
Discussion will include temporary and permanent works, art and design collaborations, artist initiated projects, as well as maintaining and conserving artworks. The webinar is suited for administrators establishing new public art programs, and/or restructuring or expanding an existing program.
Instructor: Barbara Goldstein, Director of Public Art, San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs and Editor of Public Art by the Book
Instructor: David Allen, Director, Arts in Transit – Metro
Available free to both Americans for the Arts members and non-members.
