The ARTL Beat: April 25th, 2022 No images? Click here The ARTL BeatARTL Beat is posted weekly. Students, alumni, and faculty are highly encouraged to submit community news and events. Email our Program Coordinator Cay Lane to share your news, job postings, and events in the ARTL Beat! Welcome James Miles to the Arts Leadership Team! After a national search, the Arts Leadership program is pleased to welcome James Miles as our newest full-time tenure-track faculty member. We are excited for him to join our team! Special thanks to the Arts Leadership faculty search committee: Kevin Maifeld, Chair; Prof. Roxy Hornbeck, Prof. and Department Chair, Harmony Arnold, and Senior Instructor, Noreen Elbert from the Nonprofit Leadership Program. James has asked that we share this information with you: James Miles is excited to join the faculty of Seattle University, after having served as the Chief Executive Officer at MENTOR Washington, and the Executive Director of Arts Corps. Originally from Chicago, by way of New York City, Miles was inspired to foment change after seeing so many children that looked like him, get disregarded and treated like criminals by our educational systems. His acclaimed TedX Talk focuses on his mission to narrow achievement gaps using the arts as a tool to navigate inequitable educational systems. Miles is a Mayoral Appointee to the Seattle Arts Commission, a Trustee on the Board of the Frye Museum and MoPOP, and on the advisory board of SXSW EDU. A former accountant, model, actor, and adjunct professor at NYU, Miles has facilitated workshops and designed curriculum for the New Victory Theater, Disney Theatrical Group, Village Theatre, Arts Impact, Denver Performing Arts Center, Impact Schools, and others. A graduate of Morehouse College and Brandeis University, James has presented at SXSW EDU, NYU Shanghai, Harvard GSE, EdTechXEurope, Google, UAEM North America, UAEM Europe, National Guild, ITAC, and provided professional development to teachers and leaders across the world. His work has been featured by Complex Magazine, National Guild, Seattle Times, KOMO, KEXP, Pie News(Australia) NPR, CBS, NBC, US Department of Education, and ASCD. James is a consultant with Continua Consulting, and is the co-founder of LeadersDontLead.com, a leadership coaching agency. Learn more about James Miles and his work at www.freshprofessor.com Listen Now! 4Culture & Coping 101’s Artist Mental Health Stories Coping 101: DANCE w/ David Rue, MFA'17, is part of a student-hosted series capturing Artist Mental Health Stories. Listen and learn as Seattle-based dance artist David Rue discusses dance and its relationship with mental wellness, and the skillset it’s helped him develop outside of the studio. The Liberia-born arts advocate shares how his background and gender identity authentically inform his creative work centered around equity, excellence and joy. Organizational opportunities can now be submitted through this easy form! Community Events Embodiment: Gender in the Expanse Opening Reception presented by Hedreen Gallery curated by Arielle Simmons, MFA'22 With vulnerability and empathy, artists Natalie Krick, Barry Johnson, Hanako O’Leary, Rafael Soldi, Kali Spitzer and Anthony White explore the expanse of gender with their practice. Expectations of gender and sexuality shape our social landscape. Acknowledging that gender is performative, rather than anatomical, how does our physical embodiment contribute to our gender identity? 10 Reasons to Support the Arts by Americans for the Arts With the arts advocacy season fully upon us, join Randy Cohen, Americans for the Arts VP of Research, to discuss the latest updates to the top “10 Reasons to Support the Arts” and get 10 case-making arrows to include in your arts advocacy quiver to convince anyone to support the arts. this is concrete II presented by Alice Gosti | MALACARNE MALACARNE and choreographer Alice Gosti present the world premiere of “this is concrete II,” a new performance staged within the Georgetown Steam Plant. “this is concrete II,” will mark the performance ensemble’s return to in-person, site-responsive performance and celebrate Georgetown's rich history. Artful Solidarity for Arts Education with the Creative Advantage presented by Seattle Art Museum After two long and challenging years, how can the community come together to better support arts educators and arts education? The Creative Advantage is carving out space for teachers and arts partners to reconvene and reboot. This in-person event at the Seattle Art Museum is a celebration of creative resilience, a call to action, and a time to seed new possibilities. Engage in collective learning, then tour the museum on your own time. Winnie The Pooh presented by StoryBook Theater Join Winnie the Pooh (performed by Buddy Todd, MFA'21) and his forest friends as they explore, experience and exclaim the importance of friendship and how to work together in the Hundred Acre Wood. #DoTheWork Don't forget to join the LinkedIn Group for early and immediate access to arts leadership job postings! New positions:
Still Available Positions - Local (Washington and Oregon)
Still Available Positions - National
Don't forget to check out the following organizations for SEVERAL open positions! Local (Washington and Oregon) Listings
National Listings
Arts Leadership Formation Part of our commitment, as Arts Leaders, is to remain open and teachable in the formation of our leadership posture and approach. None of us have gotten where we are alone and there is always more we can learn. To help support our continued learning, check out these opportunities.
Current ARTL Students: If an opportunity listed is of interest to you for possible practicum or internship work, please check in with your Advisor to discuss it further. And don't forget to regularly check SUArtsLeadership.com for open organization-based practicum listings! Open Calls & Opportunities Artist Calls & Juried Competitions (with Awards)
New Grant Cycles
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