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Posts Tagged: Artists as Change Agents

AnnouncementsProject Updates

EmcArts Community and Artist Change Workshop Update!

By ArtsFwd
Apr 15, 2019

In 2018 and 2019, EmcArts has been proud to partner with eight communities across the United States to offer two … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Community Connectedness: An Interview with Becky Kendall of the Anchorage Concert Association

By Ben Sachs-Hamilton
Jun 27, 2018

The Anchorage Concert Association (ACA) is the largest nonprofit presenting organization in Alaska, presenting everything from Broadway shows to Americana to spoken word. In 2014, ACA … Continue reading →

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Announcing Host Sites for EmcArts Community Change Workshops!

By ArtsFwd
Jun 26, 2018

EmcArts is delighted to announce the first three locations for our two new workshop programs in pursuing community change through … Continue reading →

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Community Innovation through the Arts — Two New Capacity-Building Programs in 2018-2019!

By Liz Dreyer
Mar 6, 2018

Expanding on the system change work begun through our Community Innovation Labs, EmcArts is excited to announce two new workshop … Continue reading →

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The Artistry of Systemic Change

By Richard Evans
Oct 13, 2017

EmcArts is pleased to share our newest article, which has just been published in the GIA Reader, Vol 28. No … Continue reading →

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Rooting the Community Labs Locally + Announcing Our Artist and Facilitation Partners!

By Karina Mangu-Ward
Nov 25, 2015

This is the fifth post in a series that chronicles the journey of the Community Innovation Labs from conception to design through piloting. This post documents our process, strategies, and takeaways from rooting the Labs locally in Winston-Salem and Providence, and announces our six selected local artist and facilitation partners.

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Tidelines: Experiments in Community Storytelling in Alaska

By Peter Bradley
Oct 1, 2015

This post is the second in a series of four by Peter Bradley, Executive Director of the Island Institute in Sitka, Alaska, which is an organization participating in EmcArts’ New Pathways and Incubating Innovation Alaska program.

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