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Community Call 1: Beginning to Work Open

EmcArts is committing to a “working open” approach and sharing learning about innovation projects in real-time. Last week, we held our first Community Call with a group of arts leaders interested in exploring these ideas together.

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Working Open at EmcArts: An Introduction

How can the arts and culture field learn from the values of the Open Web movement? We’re committing to a “working open” approach and sharing learning about innovation projects in real-time.

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How Visual Metaphors Are Powerful Tools for Change

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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Announcing the Innovation Lab for Arts Development Agencies

Welcoming three grantees to EmcArts’s new pilot Lab: Alternate ROOTS, Dance/USA, and Theatre Communications Group.

So You Think You Can Dance?

Carlton Turner speaks about success and failures in collaborative endeavors from the perspective of an artist, organizer, and leader in the field of arts and social justice.