June Arts Leadership Newsletter
Dr. Jasmine Mahmoud
Published in Canadian ArtAssistant Professor of Arts Leadership Jasmine Mahmoud's recent essay, To Salvage an Archive,
examines the work of Canadian artist, Deanna Bowen. Bowen's work tackles the issue of gentrification and the absence of Black community in her home town of Vancouver.
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Leigh Ann Gilmer is Cascadia Art Museum's newest Executive Director Cascadia Art Museum recently appointed MFA '12 Leigh Ann Gilmer as their new Executive Director. This quote from Cascadia Art Museum President Lindsey Echelbarger in My Edmonds News says it
all: "we are confident that Leigh Ann Gilmer will lead us on to even greater achievement in the future."
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Spring Quarter/End-of-Year Student Recognition As the academic year comes to a close, many Arts Leadership students receive nominations and awards from the university and the College of Arts & Sciences. Congratulations to all! Undergraduate Arts Leadership
Allison Alderman, Alpha Sigma Nu inductee
Erin Phelps, 2019-20 Naef Scholarship
Thea Mercer, Seattle University Undergraduate Research Journal (SUURJ) Editor
Margaret Thompson, 2019 Buhr Award MFA Arts Leadership
Ana Rusness-Petersen, Alpha Sigma Nu inductee
Multiple Wins for National Disability Theatre In addition to the well-deserved Tony award for Broadway star and National Disability Theater Adviser Company Member Ali Stroker, National Disability Theatre continues to make
waves this spring with their recent $50,000 grant from the Ford Foundation. The company's co-executive directors, Mickey Rowe, MFA '20 and Talleri A. McRae, will serve as Artists-in-Residence at La Jolla Playhouse for their 2019/2020 season. Congratulations to Ali, Mickey, and National Disability Theater!
MFA in Arts Leadership 2019
Summary Project Presentations
Each interactive presentation is 20 minutes long. The presentation schedule will be posted in late May. This event is free and open to the public. Join us for all or part of the day!
Saturday, June 15, 2019, 9 AM - 4:40 PM
Pigott Building (PIGT) 102, 103, & 105
Seattle University Join the MFA Class of 2019 for a day of interactive capstone presentations led by Asst. Prof. Hornbeck and Asst. Prof. Mahmoud. Through applied research methods, each project is a culmination of a student’s inquiry into an arts field of practice. This includes projects rooted in cultural equity, creative placemaking, teaching artist pedagogy, audience and field analysis, strategic business plans, resistance activism, youth engagement and education, community storytelling and journalism, digital design and influence, and formation of new artistic
works and spaces. Full program details can be found on Facebook.
The 2019 Summary Project presentations are grouped by the following topics:
Media, Space & Story; Ecologies of Artistic Work; Strategies for Artistic Representation; Youth Engagement & Teaching Artist Pedagogy; (RE)framing Institutions; Community & Aesthetic Practices; and Cultural Equity in Action.
Here's a sampling of the many inspiring presentations taking place on Saturday.
Media, Space, & StoryTurn Up the Volume: Exploring the Phenomenon of Social Media Influencers (SMIs) to Test Collaboration with Small Arts Organizations
Rui LiThink about how long you spend browsing social media platforms each day. Have you ever been inspired by a video, article, photo, or even a short post? Because of social media development, the impact of Social Media Influencers (SMIs) on the choices made by people to attend events, purchase products, or even make life decisions has continued to increase. Could we bring this theory of influence into arts organizations in order to increase their visibility within the world of social media? This project explains how SMIs and arts organizations might benefit from marketing collaboration. It also attempts to predict what role SMIs might hold within the broader
field of arts marketing. Finally, it provides appropriate suggestions about how arts organizations can collaborate with SMIs.
Ecologies of Artistic Work Death by Dinner: Art Consumption Explored through a Methodology of Food Performance
David Kisan This study examines our and other food performance events, and asks the questions: How can food be used to explore art? How can art be used to explore food? What are the effects of food performance within cities we call home? In collaboration with Chef Danny Currier of Danny Brown’s NYC, Producer Robert Underwood of Triwood Real-Estate, and David Kisan of The Seattle Design Festival, this summary project investigates the motivation, development, and subsequent impact of these unique happenings of food performance events on the Seattle arts ecosystem.
Strategies for Artistic RepresentationsShattering the Glass Curtain: Crafting Effective Mentoring Networks for the Creative and Professional Advancement of Women in the Theatre
Rebecca Pugh Parker O'NeilTheatre is an artistic field that is particularly dependent on relationships. Jobs are handed out based on who you know and how well they know your work. Artistic directors, a position still dominated by white men, most often hire people within their network. This accepted tendency increases the already high gender inequities within theatre, especially for women working as directors, playwrights, and designers of anything but costumes. The Shattered Glass Project applies the research findings of this project in order to craft new networks and create effective mentoring relationships for and among women theatre
artists.
Youth Engagement & Teaching Artist Pedagogy Moving Toward Justice: a Guide to Creating Effective Social Justice Dance Programming and Curricular Integration
Andrew (Andrés) Richard Artega The integration of social justice issues within middle and high school curricula is imperative for both students and the success of social justice work. This integration builds greater social and self-awareness, develops identity, and inspires a desire for social change/action. However, these lessons and conversations can cause discomfort for faculty and students. In this project, Andrés looks at the arts, specifically dance, as a solution to this barrier. He
posits dance as a powerful tool that eases students and teachers into dialogue, growth, and deeper reflection. Through literature review and the development of social justice dance curricula at Villa Academy, Andrés presents examples of effective dance programming; he also presents a rubric that can be used to guide the creation of such effective programming/lessons.
Virginia Easthope, MFA '19
(RE)framing InstitutionsBuilding From the (Under)ground Up: DIY Music Spaces after the Ghost Ship Fire
Virginia EasthopeFor as long as there has been culture–there has been sub-culture. This Newtonian reflexivity found roots in early 60’s punk, slowly evolving into the modern (D)o (I)t (Y)ourself music scene. DIY represents the spaces and community created for and by those whose identities and creative pursuits are often excluded from mainstream ideology and industry. Despite existing all over the world, these spaces are rarely discussed or recognized as legitimate arts infrastructure. The objective of this project is to understand the DIY underground and the challenges it
faces–especially in the wake of the tragic Oakland Ghost Ship fire. How can we better protect the young people making art in alternative venues, and how can we embolden them to better protect themselves?
Community & Aesthetic Practices Arts Equity: At the Intersection of Trauma and the Creative Arts
Theresa Gurrero From turbulent times for some to traumatic times for most, our world is quickly changing and exposing us to a constant flow of trauma filled realities in our quest to thrive or struggle to survive. While research on the social impact of the arts is limited, a growing area of research and practice explores the neuroscience of trauma and the power of the creative arts to unlock healing and ignite individual and community transformation. How can arts leaders better serve art patrons by understanding the neuroscience of the creative arts? This project aims to provide a framework
for arts leaders to understand the powers of therapeutic creative arts and how impacted communities are leveraging the creative arts for intervention, healing and empowerment.
Theresa Guerrero, MFA '19
Cultural Equity in Action Cheeks in Seats: Building Racially Diverse Audiences in the Regional Theaters of the Puget Sound
Alma Davenport In an effort to be more inclusive and attract more diverse audiences, many theaters have implemented color-blind casting and included more plays written by POC playwrights in their seasons; yet, they still struggle when it comes to attracting and engaging audiences of color. The lack of diversity in audience participation is a hot topic in board rooms, arts marketing departments, and panel discussions. Arts Leaders muse about why this is so, and their reasons for poor attendance by POC range from the perceived high cost of ticket prices to being resigned to the idea that people of color “just aren’t interested in
theater.” This Summary Project attempts to get to the heart of this issue and make specific recommendations to regional theaters within the Puget Sound.
- Jamie Moses, MFA '15, recently joined New York Pops as the Assistant Director of Development. Congrats Jamie!
- The fight for the Showbox is still lives on with the help of soon to be alumni, Shannon Welles, MFA'19! Check out the latest updates here!
- Seattle Office of Arts & Culture's Creative Careers Cohort is now underway. Check out the latest blog post from Erin Burrows, MFA '20.
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