A Framework for Reclaiming Aesthetics: A Preview of Coming Attractions! Pam Korza In 2014, ACSJN partnered with Animating Democracy, a program of Americans for the Arts and the Nathan Cummings Foundation to launch the Evaluation […]
The arc bends slowly but surely – Judi Jennings
Can cultural work and arts philanthropy address structural racism, advance economic equity, and contribute to what Dr. King described as the slowly bending arc of the moral universe toward justice? Today, thousands, if not […]
Intimate Interlude #4 Michelle Ivette Gomez & Sharbreon Plummer
Michelle Ivette Gomez and Sharbreon Plummer discuss soul feeding work, self-care, blackness and the importance of connecting locally and globally to movements of resistance. Both of you wear so many hats, what are you […]
Intimate Interlude #3 Taja Lindley of Colored Girls Hustle and Leah Song of Rising Appalachia
Leah Song and Taja Lindley talk inspiration, instigation and the importance and necessity of being directly connected to community in creation of their work. TL: What issues burn hot for you and how do […]
Intimate Interlude #2 Margo Miller & Arlene Goldbard
Rebecca Mwase asked new ACSJN Leadership Team member Margo Miller, Executive Director of Appalachian Community Fund to have a quick chat with Chief Policy Wonk of the U.S. Department of Arts & Culture, Arlene Goldbard. […]
Intimate Interlude #1: Jeri Hilt and Natalie Sablon
An intimate interlude between Jeri Hilt and Natalie Sablon What work are you currently doing that’s feeding your artistic soul? Who are your people/where are you from? How does your ancestry (people, place, spirit) impact […]
Rural Arts & Culture: Powerful Forces for Positive Change
Rural Arts & Culture: Powerful Forces for Positive Change Judi Jennings, ACSJN Leadership Team, & Bob Reeder, Rural LISC Rural arts and culture transcend challenges and enrich communities across our country every day. At the […]
Intimate Interludes
Hello netizens, I’m writing to invite you participation in a new blog post series for ACSJN. The series is called Intimate Interludes and are peer interview styled posts inspired by “Planning the Revolution Over Collards”, […]
Inviting You to the Evaluation Test Kitchen!
Preparing a Values Guide to Evaluating Arts & Social Change and Aesthetic Characteristics for Social Justice-Oriented Art. By Pam Korza. At the October Grantmakers in the Arts (GIA) conference, artist Rosten Woo described the Vendor Power! […]
Reflections from the Movement for Black Lives Convening in Cleveland
Our culture and art is our tool, medicine, and our weapon. ACSJN Leadership Team members, Tufara Waller Muhammad and Carlton Turner attended the Convening for Black Lives held in Cleveland, OH from July 24-26, 2015. […]