Why this series?
"Where Art Meets Impact"!”
Season Two of our State of Our Arts & Culture Organizations Series
In 2023, with support from the Peaceful World Foundation and the Zellerbach Family Foundation, and in partnership with Arts for a Better Bay Area, we launched season one "The State of Our Arts & Culture Organizations A Community Dialogue." This series became a vital platform to discuss the Covid-19 pandemic's impact on the arts sector.
Continuing this momentum, Voices of the Community and BAVC Media, in collaboration with California for the Arts, present "Where Art Meets Impact" featuring the wonderful content from their 2024 "CA Arts & Culture" summit. Our second season, spotlights the summit theme "Art Work is Real Work," through delving into pressing issues such as arts and health, economic justice, climate change, and cultural equity. We highlight the essential role artists play in our economy and well-being, advocating for stronger public policy support. This season dives into the critical public policies needed to support our creative industries, emphasizing the arts' pivotal role in California's economic and community health.
Watch and Listen: Discover how art is healthcare and the essential contributions of the creative workforce.
Get Engaged: Support your local arts and cultural organizations.
Join us in celebrating and advocating for the arts. Tune in to "Where Art Meets Impact” and be part of the movement to support the arts in your community.
Episode 1: CA Arts & Culture "Summit Opening Ceremony & Keynote Speaker”
Welcome to the kickoff of our second season! This episode features highlights from the second annual California Arts & Culture Summit, organized by our partner, California for the Arts. The theme, "Art Work is Real Work," emphasizes the crucial role artists play in our economy and well-being, often without the support they deserve.
Join us as we hear from leading voices on topics such as arts and health, economic justice, climate change, youth engagement, and the public policies needed to support our creative industries.
Episode 2: CA Arts & Culture "Summit Arts and Health"
Explore the powerful intersection of art and health in our exclusive interview series with California for the Arts and their State of the Arts Summit. Join moderator Deborah Cullinan, Vice President for the Arts at Stanford University, as she delves into the transformative power of art on prescription with panelists Chris Appleton (Art Pharmacy), Tasha Golden, Ph.D. (International Arts and Mind Lab), and Indre Viskontas, Ph.D. (Neuro Arts Blueprint Initiative).
Episode 3: CA Arts & Culture Summit - “Economic Justice: Unveiling the Power of Arts and Culture”
The panel discussion on Achieving Economic Justice Through Community Placekeeping, featuring Miss Tee, Nikko Kimzin, Arianna Paz Chávez, Heather Heslep, and Roshaun Davis, explores the challenges faced by marginalized communities in the arts and the importance of placekeeping, ownership, and wealth redistribution. The panelists emphasized the power of art as a tool for community empowerment and social change.
Episode 4: CA Arts & Culture Summit - “Discover the Future of Creative Work”
In this episode, our panelists explore the future of creative work, addressing key issues such as fair compensation, the impact of AI, and the evolving job market. They discuss how the undervaluing of creative professionals and the persistent “starving artist” myth continue to affect artists’ livelihoods.
Episode 5: Casemaking for Collaboration Building Better Bridges
Welcome to the "Casemaking for Collaboration: Building Better Brides in the Arts Economy" panel discussion, where we explore the intersection of arts advocacy, economic development, and urban planning.
Episode 6: Policy Wins, Updates & Visions for the Future!
In this dynamic panel, arts leaders share transformative wins in advocacy, equity, and cross-sector partnerships, highlighting groundbreaking initiatives like creative workforce programs, cultural planning, and arts funding reforms. These stories showcase the power of creativity to drive community impact.
“Together we can create a world where arts and culture are recognized and invested in as essential to society, embedded in community life, and intersecting with broader policy change to reshape systems towards equity and justice.”
Thanks to our Sponsors
Voices of the Community is supported by a grant from the Zellerbach Family Foundation, whose Arts and Culture grants ensure vibrant work is created, new voices are celebrated, and artists and audiences inclusive of the Bay Area’s diverse communities and cultures have opportunities to thrive. Find out more at ZFF dot org
Voices of the Community is supported by a grant from the Peaceful World Foundation dedicated to fostering a culture of global peace through the promotion of hosted conversations and education. You can learn more at peaceful world foundation dot org.
Thanks to our CoProduction Partner
BAVC Media is a community hub and resource for media makers in the Bay Area and across the country, serving several thousand freelancers, filmmakers, job-seekers, activists, and artists every year. BAVC Media provides access to media making technology, storytelling workshops, a diverse and engaged community of makers and producers, services and resources. Get Training, participate in the MediaMaker Fellowship, become a member and produce shows through the SF Commons program.
Thanks to our CoProduction Partner
We’re helping every Californian become an advocate for the arts – from raising awareness on why the arts are so important, to providing programs and services that make our state’s creative sector stronger than ever. Learn How the arts advance our economy and society.
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