Coming Thursday, April 29: An exciting arts education advocacy day in Springfield, Massachusetts. Join us for this upcoming Arts|Learning Symposium!For more details and schedule, as well as registration information, click here. The day will begin with a keynote address by Barbara Schaffer Bacon (please see below for her bio), two performances by local school students, and the unveiling of the new Arts|Learning Advocacy film. This will be followed with detailed training on how to build a core of advocates in your community and time for your team to map out an advocacy plan. We will end the day with a political leader giving thoughts about effective advocacy strategies.
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Barbara Schaffer Bacon, Symposium Headliner
Barbara
Schaffer Bacon co-directs Animating Democracy, a program of Americans for the
Arts that fosters civic engagement through arts and culture. With Pam Korza,
she has written, edited, and contributed to many publications including Civic
Dialogue, Arts & Culture: Findings from Animating Democracy; Case Studies
from Animating Democracy; Animating Democracy: The Artistic Imagination as a
Force for Civic Dialogue, Fundamentals of Local Arts Management and The
Cultural Planning Work Kit. Barbara
worked as a consultant since 1990 and prior to that served as executive
director of the Arts Extension Service at the University of Massachusetts. Her consulting work includes program design
and evaluation for state and local arts agencies and private foundations
nationally. An arts management educator, she has served as a primary instructor
for the Fundamentals and Advanced Arts Management seminars. Barbara
recently concluded 14 years of service on her local school committee. She is a board member of the Fund for Women
Artists. Barbara serves as an advisor to the Hampshire Education Collaborative-based
ArtsInFusion Coalition, a partnership of juvenile justice, arts, and education
leaders working for court-involved youth and as president of the Arts Extension
Institute, Inc. at the University
of Massachusetts.
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About
Americans for the Arts and
Animating Democracy
With nearly 50 years of service to the field, Americans for the Arts seeks to
represent local communities and to create opportunities for every American to
participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts. Its work is in five core areas: research,
policy, advocacy, professional development, and visibility. Animating Democracy has invested new energy in efforts to: 1) demonstrate the public
value of creative work that contributes to social change and 2) inform public
and private-sector leaders about this work as part of a larger endeavor to
influence the development of policy that advances the role of the arts in civic
engagement.
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