Lessons From Social Entrepreneurs:
How to Add Value to Your Organization and Career
On Saturday, April 21, Emerging Arts Leaders/Los Angeles (EAL/LA) will host a day-long Creative Conversation conference, entitled “Lessons from Social Entrepreneurs: How to Add Value to Your Organization and Career†at the Plaza de la Raza 3540 N Mission Road in Los Angeles
10:15am – 3:30pm. Tickets are $20.
Speakers include keynote Terence McFarland, Chief Executive Office, LA Stage Alliance and panelists Edgar Arceneaux, Executive Director of the Watts Tower Project; Nonprofit Consultant Judy Tatum; Rebecca Ansert, Founder & Principal, Green Public Art Consultancy; and Molly Cleator, Owner/Founder, A Place to Create.
Established in 2004 by Americans for the Arts, Creative Conversations are local Emerging Arts Leaders gatherings across the country that intend to raise the profiles of the arts in the United States during National Arts and Humanities Month.
The April 2012 EAL/LA Creative Conversations encourages creators, performers, funders, and arts administrators from all fields to attend. The day-long event will include opportunities to network and to discuss the event’s topic in an open forum with the speakers.
For tickets and information: www.ealla.org/about-creative-conversations
The 2012 EAL/LA Creative Conversation is supported by a grant from the James Irvine Foundation.
Schedule:
10:15 am-10:30am Registration
10:30-10:45am Opening Remarks
Tara Aesquivel, Executive Chair, Emerging Arts Leaders/Los Angeles
Kelly Christ, Programming Chair, Emerging Arts Leaders/Los Angeles
10:45-11:45am Keynote
Terence McFarland, Chief Executive Officer, LA Stage Alliance
11:45am-12:45pm Lunch & Youth Mariachi Ensemble Performance
12:45-2:00pm Social Entrepreneur Panel
Judy Tatum, Independent Non-Profit Consultant
Edgar Arceneaux, Executive Director, Watts House Project
Rebecca Ansert, Founder & Principal, Green Public Art Consultancy
Molly Cleator, Owner/Founder, A Place to Create
2:00-2:45pm Small Group Discussions
2:45-3:15pm Creative Collaborative Activity
Led by Molly Cleator, Owner/Founder, A Place to Create
3:15-3:30pm Closing Remarks and Announcements
3:30pm Depart for Happy Hour
Barbara’s at the Brewery 620 Moulton Avenue #110 in Los Angeles.
Emerging Arts Leaders/Los Angeles, a project of Community Partners and a local chapter of Americans for the Arts – Emerging Leaders Council, is a network of emerging leaders in the field of arts administration whose purpose is to grow and support the next generation of creative leaders in Los Angeles County. Members conceive of programs designed to expand their network, share resources, and enhance their professional development. This mission of Emerging Arts Leaders/Los Angeles is to ensure sustainable innovation in arts leadership by facilitating and providing a forum for preparing, educating and inspiring emerging arts professionals to assume the next generation of arts sector leadership positions.
