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Posts Tagged: Artists

Announcements

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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How Visual Metaphors Are Powerful Tools for Change

By John Shibley
Sep 9, 2014

This is one facilitator’s perspective on the power of a visual metaphor to help a group gain clarity during difficult change work.

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Springboard for the Arts Asks: How Do Our Artist Selves Change the Organization?

By Laura Zabel
Apr 23, 2014

What does it mean to be an organization run by artists? How do our creative skills show up in our work?

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4 Perspectives on What Organizations Can Learn From Artists

By Kendra Danowski
Apr 23, 2014

We took a moment to dig into the ArtsFwd archives and revisit four posts from the past two years that focus on the artistic process.

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EmcArts Inc. is a social enterprise for learning and innovation in the arts. We serve as a nonprofit intermediary for many arts funders, and as a service organization for the arts field around innovation. We exist to strengthen the capacities and effectiveness of nonprofit arts and cultural organizations, serving their needs in the design and management of innovative change, and assisting them in building their adaptive capacity. Find out more.

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