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diverse cultures track
This track highlights the leadership of people of color and the work of culturally specific organizations. Diverse Cultures sessions are cross-listed to ensure that expertise about diversity communities is included in all convention activities. The Diverse Cultures track began at the 2008 convention in Philadelphia through an extraordinary collaboration with the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.
Young Artists, Community Perspective, and Civic Action in South Park
Thursday, June 18, 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
South Park PhotoVoice, a program of Youth in Focus in Seattle, presents community members’ daily lives and needs through photography and writing in order to strengthen community and generate dialogue on local issues. Learn about the PhotoVoice process and how local youth have used it to advocate for investment in their community to community members, service agencies, and key decision-makers.
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Authenticity, Representation, and Complexity in Native American and Alaska Native Art
Thursday, June 18, 4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Complex issues for Native artists lie in an intersection of culture; commerce; and federal, state, and tribal laws. Representatives from the Alaska State Council on the Arts and the Longhouse Education and Cultural Center will discuss changing demographics, restrictions in accessing natural materials, and other challenges along with opportunities available through authentication and marketing programs.
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Diverse Cultures Innovator: Luis J. Rodriguez
Thursday, June 18, 4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
With 10 nationally published books in memoir, fiction, nonfiction, children’s literature, and poetry, Luis J. Rodriguez has emerged as one of the leading Chicano writers in the country. Luis’s poetry has won a Poetry Center Book Award, a PEN Josephine Miles Literary Award, and Foreword magazine’s Silver Book Award, among others. His two children’s books have won a Patterson Young Adult Book Award, two Skipping Stones Honor Awards, and a Parent’s Choice Book Award, among others. His novel, Music of the Mill, was published in spring 2005 by Rayo/HarperCollins; his poetry collection, My Nature is Hunger: New & Selected Poems, 1989–2004, was released in fall 2005 from Curbstone Press/Rattle Edition.
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Wing Luke Asian Museum: The Leading Edge of Community Cultural Development
Thursday, June 18, 4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
The Wing Luke Asian Museum is recognized within the field as a model of community arts programming and engagement for their long-term commitment to exploring issues related to the culture, art, and history of Asian-Pacific Americans. Through presentations and interaction with staff members, artists, and community members from the museum, participants will learn about and experience the museum’s approach to community sustainability through its exhibition and program models.
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Local Talent, Local Funding: Sustainable Arts Programming
Saturday, June 20, 1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Seattle nonprofit organizations ACRS and SEED integrate public art within their facilities and programming. Residency programs like SoWaAiR, Portland, OR, secure funding through local sources and originate venues to showcase local and regional talent. Presenters from these organizations will describe their public art and sustainable arts programs that respond to and encourage community participation.
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Family Engagement: The Continuum from Education to Advocacy
Saturday, June 20, 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Building a broad, dedicated group of supporters is critical to creating and sustaining change, particularly in a time of fiscal challenge and shrinking resources. In this dynamic session, learn how Thriving Minds, an urban arts learning program, is employing strategies that engage grassroots stakeholders to build neighborhood coalitions. From program planning to advocacy, from instruction to participation, hear real-world examples and learn practical tools for getting urban families and neighborhood leaders involved in your entire program.
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Land, Buildings and People: Arts Organizations Based in Communities of Color Contribute to Sustainability
Saturday, June 20, 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
How do organizations in communities of color teach and reach sustainability? This session will offer strong tools to dealing with varied issues from media skills for Native American youth to dealing with gentrification of African-American communities, from recycling Chinatown buildings to involving immigrant youth in nature conservation projects. Join four great women leaders discussing what sustainability means to them.
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