Are you prepared for the new arts landscape—The New Normal?
This June, join more than 1,100 arts and community leaders from across the nation to learn how your organization can adapt to the shifting economic climate, changing demographics, and prepare your community for the future.
San Antonio is the ideal backdrop to experience how arts and culture can shape a community. From the city’s River Walk and historic museums to its ethnic diversity, you will see how the artistic practices and traditions of the past can merge with—and help redefine—the present and future.
Dig deeper with colleagues during one of our focused preconferences, the Public Art Network Preconference or the Emerging Leaders Preconference, sponsored by American Express, June 7–8.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 2:56pm
Are you interested in the challenges and opportunities of evaluating social impact in the new normal? Drawing from the diverse perspectives of public art veterans, arts educators, researchers, and thinkers from outside of the field, the salon asked the question, (how) can we validate the benefit of the arts and culture in terms of social impact?
Get a jump-start on the conversations in San Antonio by reading through all of these nuanced and insightful responses. Here are some of our favorite highlights:
- Those interested in challenging the status quo for arts education evaluation might want to check out Jason Yoon’s post, Our Approach to Evaluation Should Be Just as Provocative as Our Practice and his co-authored post with Carolina Jimenez,A Brief Conversation on Evaluation, Privilege, & Making Trouble.
- For those looking forward to the PAN Preconference, Katherine Gressel’s blog post, Talking Points: Public Art and the Challenge of Evaluation, provides a good background assessment of where the field is at currently in terms of key challenges and examples of what can and has been measured.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 - 11:14am
Be a part of this once-in-a-lifetime discussion of leaders who are facing today’s most pressing questions: what does it mean to create a sense of place in a community? And how is the role of the arts core to that vision? The Convention Town Hall, set to take place on June 9 during the Americans for the Arts Annual Convention in San Antonio is the place to be for arts and community leaders across the nation.
First, you’ll will you hear from multiple perspectives, ranging from the business community, civic leadership, the foundation world, the public sector, and the local arts field. Later, the tables will turn as you work side-by-side with your peers through in-depth moderated discussions, sharing your personal experiences creating place through the arts.
Be There. Be Heard. Register NOW.
Monday, April 30, 2012 - 1:43pm
Are you planning on attending the Emerging Leaders Preconference, June 7-8? Americans for the Arts is pleased to take applications for the HEB Scholarship until Friday, May 11. The HEB Scholarship gives emerging leaders from Texas colleges and universities a FREE preconference registration, one FREE night at the convention headquarters, and a FREE pass to the first day of the main convention! For full information, eligibility requirements, and to access the application, click here.
Don't delay - the deadline is Friday, May 11!
Sunday, April 22, 2012 - 3:15pm
We tried to fit it into 10, but everything’s bigger in Texas!
1. Enjoy authentic indulgences, BB-Q, scenic watering holes, food trucks, and ice houses: Aguas frescas at Los Valles Produce, Alamo Street Eat Bar, VFW Post 76 at Museum Reach, The Friendly Spot, and Bolner's Meat Market.
2. Explore downtown by the B-cycle or check out the public art as you go down the Museum Reach and Mission Reach of the River Walk.
3. The Texas Folklife Festival, June 8-10, is the perfect way to take in performances, food, and wares from 40+ cultures throughout Texas.
4. Looking for an upscale boutique or Westside chic? Grab a fashionable guayabera at Penner's or Fiesta on Main, then do some shopping at La Cantera.
5. World class museums and galleries! Take your pick from the McNay Art Museum, the Witte Museum, Artpace, San Antonio Museum of Art, and lots of independent galleries such as the David Shelton Gallery .
6. Organic, vegetarian fare and fine cuisine: Green Vegetarian Cuisine & Coffee (and kosher!), Central Market, The Cove, Little Aussie Bakery, Pearl Farmers Market,The Fig Tree, or Biga on the Banks.
7. Southtown: Spend a “Lazy Sunday” having brunch at Guenther House or Madhatters Tea House & Cafe, followed by a leisurely stroll through King William Historic District.
8. Mexican food and flavor: For a festive mariachi-filled experience try Mi Tierra, or the neighborhood favorites Taco Haven and Rosario’s.
9. Cheer on San Antonio professional athletic teams. Whether you’re into soccer or baseball, the San Antonio Scorpions and Missions seasons will be in full swing.
10. Wander down the River Walk for a picturesque dinner spot and cap the night with a Fiesta Noche del Rio performance at Arneson River Theater .
11. Remember the Alamo — and the Missions, plus the beautiful acequias and you’ll never forget!
