We’ve made up our minds: for our first ELNYA book club meeting of the season, we’ll be reading The Art of Choosing, by Sheena Iyengar. And it turns out that making up one’s mind is a much more intricate process than we ever knew, a revelation courtesy of this brilliant author and renowned sociologist. Choice—what [...]
Please join us in welcoming the inaugural cohort of ELNYA Fellows! As National Arts & Humanities Month winds down, ELNYA is launching its kick-off party to celebrate where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re going. Meet the Fellows, share your stories and ideas, perhaps join an Action Committee. In other words, create conversations. [...]
Celebrate National Arts & Humanities Month. Celebrate leadership. Celebrate relationships. Mark your calendars for ELNYA’s next Creative Conversation, where we will be featuring Executive Directors and Board Members in conversation on leadership relationships. This Creative Conversation, moderated by ABC/NY Executive Director Will Maitland Weiss, will explore the dynamics within arts governance. Engaging select pairs of [...]
Join us October 10th, 6:30 – 8:30 PM for the first ever, monthly Monday Mix Up hosted by the Junior Committee of Dance/NYC (JComm)! A Happy Hour and Networking Event, JComm hosts this standing engagement on the second Monday of each month to bring together young arts leaders, artists, teachers, and administrators from New York [...]
Learn how a NYC-based artist manages her studio practice while collaborating with the private and public art sectors. Having just finished a major installation for the Weisman Art Museum that is in dialogue with Frank Gehry’s work, Sharon Louden opens her studio for a visit to discuss her work, how she manages her career as a full-time, [...]
Sunday, July 24th, was the deadline for applications to the 2011-2012 ELNYA Fellows Program. The ELNYA Board received a slew of great applications and now we’re in the process of making some tough decisions. We’ll announce the Fellows soon and look forward to a year filled with exceptional ELNYA programming. Thank you to everyone [...]
In its inaugural year, the ELNYA Fellows Program will offer young arts professionals and advocates an opportunity to collaboratively shape a season of ELNYA programming and activities. Participants will build their leadership skills and expand their networks, while growing the ELNYA community and advancing the field of arts management. A cohort of 3-5 fellows will [...]
Read about this CC in The Wall Street Journal! Listen to the recording of this CC: DataSexy Leaders in the cultural field have been attracting attention for their innovative use of data and seducing audiences and funders alike while strengthening their impact. In this Creative Conversation, panelists discussed the value of using data as a [...]
Hello all, It’s PHILANTHROCAPITALISM time. I’m really excited about this book and the trend among the world’s wealthiest to give away their fortunes in order to incite social change – and not just to get a little tax break, but to demand results. I am reminded of the essay by Rebecca Potts in the 20UNDER40 [...]