SAIC Arts Administration and Policy

Promoted to Associate Professor, Adj. in the department of SAIC Arts Administration and Policy

Friends,
My department at SAIC is seeking to hire a tenure-track assistant professor. Please consider applying or sharing! We are a small but mighty department and our students are amazing.

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The Arts Administration and Policy Dept is searching for a full-time faculty member!

The application deadline is January 9, 2023.

Find out more here:https://www.saic.edu/sites/default/files/Full-Time%20Tenure-Track%20Faculty%20Position%20in%20Arts%20Administration%20and%20Policy.pdf

Not to be missed.

Artists as Arts Administrators (Virtual Panel) Hosted by curator, Tracie D. Hall, this virtual conversation features zakkiyyah najeebah dumas o’neal , Faheem Majeed & Theaster Gates

We are excited to see this news! https://www.arts.gov/about/news/2021/dr-maria-rosario-jackson-confirmed-chair-national-endowment-arts

Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson Confirmed as Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts The U.S. Senate today voted to confirm Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson as the 13th chair of the National Endowment for the Arts.

It's now easier to send SAIC Arts Administration and Policy a message.

Arts Administrators of Color Professional Development Fund IN SPANISH: https://forms.gle/Q4m1ebwPnaistD6N7 This fund helps to advance the careers of Black, Brown, Indigenous, Asian American, and Pacific Islander individuals working in the arts industry. Eligible arts administrators, which we define very broadly, can request funding up to $2,500 for professi...

Many SAIC Arts Administration and Policy students in our Management Studio course have contributed to this ongoing work. This Chicago-based project continues to broaden and deepen its network and a legacy of community collaboration. Congratulations to all the involved partners, and big cheers to our students. Wonderful to see this project continue to grow.

Cultural Asset Mapping Project creates a 'braided web' - Chicago Reader The city's Cultural Asset Mapping Project (CAMP) uses creative storytelling, data visualization, and many other collaborative tools to build arts engagement on the south and west sides.

Deadline extension for Wallace Foundation Initiative shared by AAAE:
https://www.wallacefoundation.org/.../arts-initiative...?
When facing strategic challenges, how can and do arts organizations of color leverage their experience and histories of community orientation to increase their resilience, while sustaining their relevance?
1. We are currently seeking eligible arts organizations of color* to join us in a new initiative that will explore this question​. We are also seeking researchers to study the organizations' efforts.
2. We are also seeking researchers whose experience would​ be a good fit for this initiative. Read the research RFP​ for complete details. Letters of intent are due by August 20, 2021, and full proposals are due by October 4, 2021​.

A New Initiative in the Arts The Wallace Foundation is launching a five-year, $53 million initiative focused on arts organizations of color.

The Catalyst and Preservation of Cultural Institutions.
Thursday, May 27, 2021 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CDT

Representatives from Chicago-based, culture-specific arts institutions discuss how such institutions are uniquely positioned to take on the role of culture keepers and enable communities of color to find power in their collective identities. Leading the roundtable conversation are Debra Yepa-Pappan, artist and Native Community Engagement Coordinator for the Native American Exhibition Hall at the Field Museum; Cesareo Moreno, Visual Arts Director and Chief Curator at National Museum of Mexican Art; and Carla Stillwell, Executive Director of the Stillwell Institute for Contemporary Black Art.
The conversation will be moderated by Pascale Ife WIlliams. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-catalyst-and-preservation-of-cultural-institutions-tickets-150591323703

This event is organized by the Hyde Park Art Center, as part of Faheem Majeed's exhibition.

The Catalyst and Preservation of Cultural Institutions Join us for a roundtable conversation with Chicago based culturally specific arts institutions.

Hito Steyerl and Peter Osborne. https://www.hku.nl/en/study-at-hku/hku-college/pre-phd-programme/the-postresearch-condition "This talk will reflect upon the contradictions between the intellectually substantive and the purely administrative and legitimating functions of discourses of artistic ‘practice as research’, and how they might be mediated and negotiated by practitioners."

The Postresearch Condition Welcome to the 2021 EARN / NWO Smart Culture conference hosted by HKU and BAK – January 26 – 30.

Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 18 • 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Don't miss a panel with Jaleesa Wells:
12 PM ET. Trusting Black Thought Leaders: Reimagining arts administration curriculum & praxis
https://artsadministration.org/conference/
(free registration option available)

Conference - Association of Arts Administration Educators The Association of Arts Administration Educator's annual conference brings together members and colleagues from across the globe.

The Enrichment Fund Board is hosting a benefit auction of artwork by SAIC BFA and MFA artists and alums. The auction features five emerging artists representing a diverse cross-section of media, subject matters, and genres. All proceeds will be divided between the Enrichment Fund endowment and participating artists.

Your support will allow us to fund future projects by students in the Arts Administration department and artists at a critical point in their career.

Bids can be placed here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeoMJX6rnkLIeJ00XGoAnv2ZLhScF7JLvlw43xY_0yQFBO02A/viewform

BIDDING OPEN UNTIL MAY 14th

The winners will be notified on June 1st.

For any questions, please visit https://www.enrichmentfundsaic.com/ or email the Enrichment Fund Board at [email protected].

MAAAP Enrichment Fund The Enrichment Fund provides financial support for graduate student projects to strengthen research and contribute to the vitality and success of the Master of Arts in Arts Administration and Policy (MAAAP) program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Directed by an advisory board of curre...

The SAIC Department of Arts Administration and Policy invites you to the first edition of the Graduating Arts Administration Student Symposium on Friday, May 14, from 4pm to 6:30pm CST and the social hour from 7pm to 8pm CST.

Hosted by students of the Topics in Digital Arts Administration: Digital Storytelling course, this event will offer studio visits, lectures, workshops, and opportunities for discussion. Click here
https://artsadminsymposium.weebly.com for more information about the event schedule, the graduating students, and their presentations.

RSVP with this link!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-bounds-arts-administration-symposium-tickets-150068768727

Beyond Bounds: Arts Administration Symposium Beyond Bounds: Arts Administration Symposium

This Thursday, April 15th at 6 p.m. CT the National Museum of Mexican Art will present the third Chicago Takes 10 performance.

CNL Projects (assisted by Maura Connors) is thrilled to serve as project manager for Chicago Takes 10, a new, virtual performance series sponsored by the Walder Foundation that supports performing artists and arts organizations who have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The bi-weekly series highlights diverse performance styles throughout the Chicago region, featuring local musicians, performers, and dancemakers. Walder Foundation is also providing $250,000 in grants to 10 nonprofit curating organizations of which $100,000 is restricted for direct support to individual artists.

All performances begin at 6:00 p.m. CT and run 60-90 minutes at www.chicagotakes10.org.

Chicago Takes 10 The series highlights diverse performance styles throughout the Chicago region, featuring local musicians, performers, and dancemakers. With Chicago Takes 10, we hope that artists and organizations will have a new platform to share their work with audiences here in the Chicago region and beyond.

CAMP would like to invite you to our story-telling workshop! This workshop will be led by The School of the Art Institute Arts Administration and Policy graduate students, who have been working closely with CAMP. The Cultural Asset Mapping Project is a big project we’ve been working on in the Arts & Culture Unit. At its core, it is an attempt to tell a rich and inclusive story about creativity in Chicago. It combines current technologies of geo-location mapping with ancient traditions of storytelling, to survey our creative potential in time and space.

During this workshop, we will go over how to tell your story about yourself or your organization and how to submit your story to the CAMP cultural asset map. You can register for the workshop with the link below or you can show up the day of!

REGISTER HERE: http://tinyurl.com/CAMPWS2021

C.A.M.P. + SAIC Workshop Registration Thank you so much for your interest in attending our storytelling workshop! We look forward to seeing you all and building our network of Chicago creatives.

Allison Glenn (MAAAP '12) on the Speed Art Museum's "Promise, Witness, Remembrance" exhibition honoring the life of Breonna Taylor.

https://observer.com/2021/03/allison-glenn-breonna-taylor-exhibition-speed-museum/

Allison Glenn, the Curator of a New Breonna Taylor Exhibition, On Responsibility in Art In putting together the exhibition, Glenn made sure to honor the wishes of Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer.

https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/museum-of-contemporary-art-mcaccountable-equity/Content?oid=86890631

‘The Long Dream’ and a labor nightmare The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago’s latest exhibit preaches equity, but behind the scenes artists and former museum employees are demanding real change.

SphinxConnect 2021: Unity Conference

Jan. 28-30, 2021

Due to the ongoing impact of the global pandemic, SphinxConnect 2021: UNITY will offer a dynamic and engaging virtual experience. Register now for the fifth annual epicenter for artists and leaders in diversity. The online convening will celebrate and empower leadership as we welcome hundreds of musicians, industry leaders, educators, funders, diversity advocates, and administrators for this transformative experience!

Fellowships are available for this event and will provide recipients with free conference registration and $75 toward internet costs.

More information on registration and fellowships can be found here:

https://www.sphinxmusic.org/sphinxconnect/

SphinxConnect - Sphinx Organization SphinxConnect Jan. 28-30, 2021 Register now! Conference website the epicenter for artists and leaders in diversity Due to the ongoing impact of the global pandemic, SphinxConnect 2021: UNITY will offer a dynamic, engaging virtual experience during Jan. 28-30, 2021. Register now for the fifth annual....

Mexico Is Under International Pressure to Reform Its Cultural Institutions Citing “draconian austerity measures” and the precarious situation of many cultural workers across Mexico, the International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art is urging the government to take immediate steps to preserve its museums.

The Millennium Park Foundation, partnered with MAAAP students from SAIC, is proud to present the activation of the Boeing Galleries. MAAAP students from Management Studio 1 have collaboratively organized and developed this event throughout the Fall semester.

Join us December 10th at 6:30pm for an evening of artists talks with Edra Soto and Christine Tarkowski, followed by a performance by Ayako Kato and Mabel Kwan. Ayana Contreras will host a Q&A with the artists following the performance.

Register for the event here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/millennium-parks-modern-masters-movement-in-a-time-of-stillness-tickets-130344306329

Millennium Park's Modern Masters: Movement in a Time of Stillness Movement in a Time of Stillness

Forms of Care: Building the Worlds We Need Symposium

"The panels, lectures, and workshops respond to issues of accessibility, support, and mutual aid, promoting interdependence and networks of care outside of the state and nonprofit industrial complex."

https://hyperallergic.com/601125/pacific-northwest-college-art-online-symposium-mutual-aid-community-care/

Pacific Northwest College of Art Hosts an Online Symposium on Mutual Aid and Community Care On November 20 and 21, Forms of Care: Building the Worlds We Need will explore the intersections of art, design, technology, critical race theory, disability studies, and activism.

Congrats to Magdalena Moskalewicz on receiving the 2020 Mary Zirin Prize!

The founder of the AWSS Newsletter Women East-West and an independent scholar, Mary Zirin produced and encouraged fundamental works in Slavic/East European Women's Studies and was instrumental in the development of the AWSS. The Prize aims to recognize the achievements of independent scholars and to encourage their continued scholarship and service in the fields of Slavic or Central and Eastern European Women's Studies.

More info about her work can be found here:
https://awsshome.org/awards/mary-zirin-prize/

Mary Zirin Prize The founder of the AWSS Newsletter Women East-West and an independent scholar, Mary Zirin produced and encouraged fundamental works in Slavic/East European Women's Studies and was instrumental in the development of the AWSS. The Prize aims to recognize the achievements of independent scholars and to...

We are excited to announce that applications are now open for the Fall 2020 Enrichment Fund Grant (EFG). The Enrichment Fund exists to encourage creative risk-taking within the Master of Arts in Arts Administration & Policy (MAAAP) program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. It provides financial support for graduate student projects to strengthen and contribute to the vitality and success of the program.

To apply, please complete the PDF application found in the website: https://www.enrichmentfundsaic.com. You can also scan the QR code in the post. To submit please email the application to [email protected] with the subject line “Fall 2020 EFG_LAST NAME." We will be accepting applications through Sunday, November 15th at 11:59pm.

For past grant awardees and more information on the selection process, please visit our website or email the Enrichment Fund Board with questions at [email protected].

Congrats to Asha Iman Veal being named a 2020 Alfred Landecker Democracy Fellow!

Read more about her fellowship project here:
https://www.humanityinaction.org/person/asha-iman-veal/

Asha Iman Veal - Humanity in Action Asha Iman Veal is the 2020/2022 Curato...

'How can artists live with integrity and choose ethical institutions to work with, without missing out on valuable opportunities that others accept?'

https://www.kcet.org/shows/southland-sessions/how-can-i-have-an-ethical-art-career?fbclid=IwAR14-vCG7acgglUVrXzx2KsrvXlxTeAafzsay9Xj-9xiXd19jO1XLhE8nhI

How Can I Have an Ethical Art Career? Artists and institutions make choices every day to live and work with integrity. Columnist Anuradha Vikram talks to artists and arts administrators about...

Take a look at an article on the history of activism and engagement in Austin, Chicago by Dual Degree candidate, Lasondra Kern.

https://www.chipublib.org/blogs/post/guest-blog-honoring-austins-history-of-arts-and-activism/

Guest Blog: Honoring Austin’s History of Arts and Activism Lifelong Austin resident Lasondra Kern, the strategy lead for arts and culture on Austin Coming Together’s Quality of Life Plan Community…

826 National is seeking a Director of Development.

More info can be found here:https://826national.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/826-National-Director-of-Development_2019-final-1.pdf

826national.org

New Blood XIV
November 9th, 11th, and 13th
SAIC’s public facing windows:
37 S. Wabash and 33 E. Washington

New Blood is the annual student festival of performance, live art and time-based work at SAIC.

For the past eight years, New Blood has been produced in partnership with and at Links Hall. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, New Blood XIV will take a new form. Artists have been invited to create performances in SAIC’s public facing windows at 37 S. Wabash in the Sharp Building and at 33 E. Washington the location of the new SAIC Galleries. This reimagined festival will happen Monday, Wednesday, and Friday during the second week of November with durational performance work presented in both windows simultaneously. The festival will feature work by Leila Ghasempor, Sal Moreno, Maria Plotnikova, Keny Sánchez, Anthony Sims and Jess Smoot.

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Schedule:

Monday November 9th, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Mariia Plotnikova, The discipline of being a weapon
33 E. Washington Window

Anthony Sims, Assemblage
37 S. Wabash Window

Wednesday November 11th, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Leila Ghasempor, Inhale, Exhale
33 E. Washington Window

Keny Sánchez, Contornos
37 S. Wabash Window

Friday November 13th, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Sal Moreno, A Space of Our Own
37 S. Wabash Window

Jess Smoot, Until we can party again, i'll be here
33 E. Washington Window

Image Credit: Leilah Ghasempor, Environmental Performance Series, Photo courtesy of the artist

"Are museums providing a safe place for community development? Are museums sharing diverse perspectives that encourage critical conversations?"

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/museum-education-naima-keith-op-ed-1234575112/

Education Is Not Expendable: Naima J. Keith on What Will Be Lost as Museums Continue to Make Cuts Now is a time to bolster and reimagine the role of education within museums and the world beyond their walls.