nalac art talks miami, fl 2015
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Miami, FL NALAC Art Talks Regional Training Workshops January 22-‐23, 2015 EvaluaEon Results
3 Diverse Art Spaces Cycles (DAS) 4 Advocacy Leadership Ins9tutes (ALI) 5 Transna9onal Cultural Remi>ances Cycles (TCR) 5 Advanced Leadership Ins9tutes 8 Na9onal Conferences 9 NALAC Fund for the Arts Cycles (NFA) 14 NALAC Leadership Ins9tutes (NLI) 25 Years (NALAC Anniversaries) 28 Regional Workshops 32 NLI Alumni States 252 Ins9tute Alumni 371 Grants to La9no Arts 2000+ Cumula9ve Members 1.7m Dollars via NALAC Grants
The Na9onal Associa9on of La9no Arts and Cultures (NALAC) is a legacy organiza9on inves9ng in the La9no heritage of this na9on. For over 25 years, NALAC has built a strong founda9on for the promo9on of La9no arts and culture and its advocacy efforts have advanced issues of cultural equity and raised the visibility and understanding of La9no ar9s9c and cultural expression. The NaEonal AssociaEon of LaEno Arts and Cultures (NALAC) is the naEon's leading nonprofit organizaEon exclusively dedicated to the promoEon, advancement, development, and culEvaEon of the LaEno arts field. In this capacity, NALAC s9mulates and facilitates intergenera9onal dialogues among disciplines, languages, and tradi9onal and contemporary expressions. NALAC serves thousands of La9no ar9sts and hundreds of organiza9ons represen9ng a na9onal and interna9onal community of mul9ple La9nidades; a network that crosses many cultures across the La9no Diaspora.
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Miami Regional Arts Training Workshop
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79 PARTICIPANTS
37 SPEAKERS
13 SESSIONS
7 STATES
3 CULTURAL SITE VISITS
3 NEW GENERATION SESSIONS
2 DAYS
2 ART EXHIBITIONS
NALAC Regional Arts Training Workshops are convened throughout the na9on to provide comprehensive professional development, training and a space for community dialogue among the La9no arts field and other diverse arts sectors. These opportuni9es for rela9onship-‐building and networking are essen9al to the advancement of the La9no arts community, and the na9on's art sector as a whole. Workshop presenters and par9cipants are of diverse backgrounds, represen9ng all ar9s9c disciplines, and a strong ethnic, gender, age, sexual orienta9on, and economic diversity. By empowering the field and providing new opportuni9es, NALAC can reduce economic inequali9es, galvanize mul9genera9onal networks and actualize social change in the realms of racial equity and civic engagement. With 27 Regionals to date, par9cipants deepen their engagement with each other, with NALAC, and together create, mobilize, and amplify a na9onal La9no arts and cultural agenda that addresses issues of concern to historically underrepresented and disenfranchised communi9es. Cri9cal dialogue and crea9ve thinking transpires through interac9ve workshops, discussion forums, ar9s9c interven9ons, technical assistance, and performances.
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“Due to the rapid demographic change in the U.S. it is important that La7no ar7sts, and La7nos in general realize the great poten7al we have to shi= paradigms. Therefore, I ask myself: what should the role of La7no ar7sts be? What are we bringing new to the table? How can prac7ces, cosmologies, ini7a7ves from our countries benefit and contribute to the work that we do in the U.S.?”
2015 Regional Par7cipant Tes7monial
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100% yes
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“The Regional provided the opportunity to share with ar7sts, organiza7ons and to have the possibili7es to examine the role of art, ar7sts in society, policy and
social change.”2015 Regional Par7cipant Tes7monial
Advocate
Ar9st
Board Member of an Arts Organiza9on
Educator
Execu9ve Director of an Arts Organiza9on
Founda9on or Corpora9on
Funder
Staff Member of an Arts Organiza9on
Student
Vendor
Volunteer
Other
Highest Ra9ng: Ar9st 63.4%
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Arts Educa9on
Craas
Dance
Design Arts
Interdisciplinary
Literature
Media Arts
Music
Non-‐arts
Photography
Theatre
Visual Arts
Folk/Tradi9onal Arts
Humani9es
Mul9disciplinary
Highest Ra9ng: Mul9disciplinary 31.8%
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American Indian/Alaskan Na9ve
Asian
Black/African American
Caucasian
Hispanic/La9n@
Na9ve Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Other
What I liked most about the Regional was ...“The open, welcome, and suppor7ng environment created by inspiring La7no ar7sts and art supporters, as everyone gathered because of a common passion for the arts.”
2015 Regional Par7cipant Tes7monial
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La9noamericana, Venezolana
My Parents Heritage and My Upbringing
La9na, Hispanic, White
La9negra, Afrola9na, Boricua
Hispanic/ Nuyonduran
La9na
Mes9zo Chicano
Parentage Heritage and Personal Upbringing
Mexican
La9no
La9no/Of La9n American and Carribean Descent
Cuban
Peruvian
Afro Caribeña
Black and Puerto Rican
La9no, Queer
Hispanic
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Under 18
18 to 24
25 to 34
35 to 44
45 to 54
55 to 64
65 and Over
Genera9ons most Represented: 25 to 34 31.8%
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Urban
Rural
Suburban “Coming from the West coast, it seems to me that it's very important to have other regions represented in these mee7ngs. We can inspire each other and gain
perspec7ves that we don't usually see.” 2015 Regional Par7cipant Tes7monial
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Trust the quality of the NALAC events
Conference loca9on
Referral by Friend or Colleague
Local/State Arts Agency Invite
Arts Organiza9on Invite
NALAC Alumni Invita9on
NALAC Ebolejn
NALAC Website
Email Campaign
Twi>er
Radio, TV, Print Media
Other
Highest Ranking Tied Result: Trust in Quality of NALAC events 40.9% Conference Loca9on 40.9%
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“These new friends, connec7ons, and opportuni7es are truly incredible, and quite possibly life-‐changing. I am so grateful to have been able to aUend the Regional Arts Training Workshop in Miami!”
2015 Regional Par7cipant Tes7monial
Keynote with Dr. Arlene Davila
Working Together as Agents for Change
The Edge of Contemporary and Tradi9onal
New Genera9ons Leading Forward
Cultural Space Stewardship
Decoding Power
Dual Ar9st Economies
Intercultural Collabora9ons
Technology and the Arts
Arts and Immigra9on
Keynote with Dr. George Yudice
“The experience was thoughYully curated and enriching. It was a great opportunity to connect with na7onal colleagues
in an inspiring environment.”
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¡ Oscar Fuentes Performing Fishhooks
¡ Nu Flamenco Collabora9ve with Niurca Marquez and Jose Luis Rodriguez
¡ Teo Castellanos preview Performance of Third Trinity
“The final session was excellent star7ng with "Arts and Immigra7on" panel, Dr. Yúdice's talk and finally Teo's performance! Wow!”
2015 Regional Par7cipant Tes7monial
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¡ I lea the Regional feeling inspired.
¡ I had an opportunity to learn something new.
¡ As a result of this Regional feeling more connected to our greater arts community.
¡ I met new friends and poten9al partners at the Regional.
¡ The Regional was well organized.
¡ The Regional Arts Training Workshop staff was helpful and courteous.
100% of survey respondents agreed or strongly agreed with all statements
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“I truly loved the conference and came out inspired. Kudos to your great team, thank you.” Pa7 Vargas, Viernes Culturales
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¡ Discussions on power and the role of ar7sts in the community.
¡ Great networking opportunity and the talks were great.
¡ New topics, programma7c approaches done by many presenters, met many new people.
¡ That it was very well organized, the staff was very friendly and helpful.
¡ Dr. George Yudice’s presenta7on was great!
¡ The honesty with which the issues and presenta7ons I aUended were done.
¡ Mee7ng colleagues, opportunity to discuss and exchange informa7on.
¡ Environment.
¡ THE LUNCH TIME ROUND TABLE TOPICS!!! AMAZING IDEA
¡ The venue very relaxed and inspiring, everybody was very friendly.
¡ Diversity of opinions.
¡ The 7me to meet with panelists a=er their talks.
¡ The networking and the conversa7ons from the panel discussions.
¡ The loca7on and the diversity of the panels.
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¡ Possibili7es of showing in a gallery, exchanging info about projects related to cancer, invita7on to take Afro-‐Brazilian dance and to provide info to others....
¡ I got in contact with Laura Quinlan and inquired about doing an internship with the Rhythm Founda7on. I'm also working on a project to develop a play to inform communi7es on DACA and DAPA and will be reaching out to actors I met at the training.
¡ a) The possibility for exhibit space for the art students b) The connec7on with the Miami Dade Community college Art Department to collaborate with our programs
¡ Possible exhibits in the Viernes Culturales art gallery: Juana Valdes & EnFamilia.
¡ I was fortunate enough to meet Adriana Herrera, of Aluna Art Founda7on, who asked me to contact her regarding a possible show in the future, featuring young painters…I was also very fortunate to meet Alma Herrera-‐Pazmiño, of Loco Bloco….I also made a new friend in Oscar Fuentes. He was kind, gracious, and a=er hearing about my MFA thesis project (based on landscapes of Cuba)…
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¡ Keep researching, keep learning, keep making art... I am encouraged to
possibly look into con7nuing my research through a PhD program,
incorpora7ng a studio art applica7on with the disserta7on…I also am
applying for the NALAC Leadership Ins7tute. I have been le= so inspired…
¡ My favorite was learning what people are doing in my own community.
Also, this was my first introduc7on to NALAC.
¡ That we, La7nos, can work in collabora7on with other ins7tu7ons or
people without risking our own business.
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¡ To partner with art ins7tu7ons in Europe to exchange ar7sts' residencies,
and to expose our members (ar7sts) to that market.
¡ Addi7onal emerging leaders or collabora7ons, remote connec7ons.
¡ Performance art workshops would be interes7ng. As well as wri7ng for the
stage.
¡ If you do not already have it a you tube channel that gives highlights of
workshops and can have informa7onal tools for ar7sts and arts
organiza7ons
¡ We should begin to address the changes to Cuban art, and Cuban ar7sts
development, and the art movement, in light of the changes that are
occurring between the two countries. A good topic to take the lead on...
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¡ I admire and follow the work of many private funders. As a
government funder, we face many legal issues and hurdles, with the
distribu7on of funds. It might be a good area to explore.
¡ My spouse and I were very glad to aUend this workshop. We learned
a lot of important things and had the opportunity to meet very nice
people. Kudos to Maria Lopez de Leon! NALAC must be so proud of
having her as its Execu7ve Director.
¡ 1) The concept of power rela7ons and art, need to be expanded. 2)
Re-‐evaluate how NGO’s could see beyond grants to understand the
role of poli7cal alliances to transform society. 3) Avoid having
presenter/s use their personal experience to evaluate the experience
of the whole society.
¡ LOVE NALAC!