Equitable Access = Entrepreneurial Success
Each week women entrepreneurs from across Winston-Salem come together as a coworking community at vibrant “pop-up” locations provided by … Continue reading
Posts Tagged: Community Innovation Labs
The Echo Effect: How the Community Innovation Lab in Winston-Salem lives on
It’s been nearly four years since EmcArts began collaborating with the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts at UNCSA … Continue reading
EmcArts Community and Artist Change Workshop Update!
In 2018 and 2019, EmcArts has been proud to partner with eight communities across the United States to offer two … Continue reading
Creative Visions of Food and Community: The Story of the Dallas Community Innovation Lab (Part 2)
ENSEMBLE EXPERIENCE In the second phase of the Lab, three “ensembles” were formed to carry out prototypes that would test … Continue reading
Creative Visions of Food and Community: The Story of the Dallas Community Innovation Lab (Part 1)
What role can artists and arts agencies play in addressing the persistent challenges facing communities today—challenges relating to race, class, poverty, and power that are so … Continue reading
Announcing Host Sites for EmcArts Community Change Workshops!
EmcArts is delighted to announce the first three locations for our two new workshop programs in pursuing community change through … Continue reading
Community Innovation through the Arts — Two New Capacity-Building Programs in 2018-2019!
Expanding on the system change work begun through our Community Innovation Labs, EmcArts is excited to announce two new workshop … Continue reading
Photo Essay: A Lab Concludes, But the Work Goes On…
On December 6th, the conveners and participants in the Dallas Community Innovation Lab gathered together to celebrate the conclusion of the … Continue reading
How to Embed Developmental Evaluation in Your Work
This post builds on other resources available on ArtsFwd. First, my post from earlier this month explores why developmental evaluation … Continue reading
Learning in Complex Contexts: Why Developmental Evaluation is a Promising Approach
At its core, evaluation is about learning. Learning can be defined as knowledge that supports one’s capacity to address emerging … Continue reading
Photo Essay: Planting New Seeds to Cultivate Food Security in Dallas
Community Innovation Lab | Dallas is part of the second round of EmcArts’ Community Innovation Labs program, which addresses tough social challenges in … Continue reading
The Artistry of Systemic Change
EmcArts is pleased to share our newest article, which has just been published in the GIA Reader, Vol 28. No … Continue reading
Building a Developmental Evaluation Framework for the Community Innovation Labs
Developmental evaluation mixes the critical thinking typical of evaluation with the creative thinking necessary for innovation. Previously, Jamie Gamble of … Continue reading
Learning from the Community Innovation Lab Pilots: A Revised Framework for Round 2
As we head into Round 2 of Community Innovation Labs in two new cities, we’re pausing to reflect on takeaways from our pilot Labs and to share updates on our revised program design.
Community Innovation Labs: Now Accepting Letters of Inquiry
EmcArts is pleased to announce an open call for letters of inquiry for Community Innovation Labs. We will be launching Labs in two new communities across the U.S in 2016-2017. Read this post to learn more, and submit an inquiry by April 11th, 2016.