Common Field Farewell & Sunset Social Jam | Jackie Clay, Sarah Williams, Sheetal Prajapati, Mars Avila, Josh Nucci WHAT NOW? concluded on Sunday evening with a Common Field Farewell, a celebration marking the organization’s life and work that invited both online and in-person participants to share their wishes and aspirations for the field, which was […]
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The Art of Gathering: What’s the Future of Festivals? | Renata Bryant, Kelli Faryar, Carolyn Hitt, Roger Maldonado, Julie Chang Shulman With a diversity of new festivals popping up, often curated by and centering historically underserved communities, what lessons can be passed on from seasoned festivals with institutional knowledge to share? As large, corporate festivals […]
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The Art of Conflict | Anjel Newmann, Janay Pina The Art of Conflict was an online program led by Anjel Newmann, Co-Executive Director, and Janay Pina, Youth Director of AS220, a community arts organization in Providence, RI. Movements for Justice are not free from conflict. Competing priorities, a difference in values, scarce resources and unacknowledged […]
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Beyond Self Care: Community Care For Our Collective Liberation | Shelagh Brown, Veronica Johanson-Faison, Nyasha Sarju, LéTania Severe Shelagh Brown, Community Partnerships Director at Seattle’s Creative Justice, facilitated an in-person conversation on how care for community is care for self, spotlighting voices on the frontlines of collective care and mutual aid including Veronica Johanson-Faison of […]
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Creative Workforce Development | Vee Hua 華婷婷, Imani Sims, Jac Smith, Reese Tanimura, Carol Zou A conversation on Creative Workforce Development brought together national voices including the US Department of Arts & Culture’s Carol Zou, organizer of the People’s WPA project, with Seattle-based organizers: Imani Sims of Hope Corps, Jac Smith of The Hydrant, Friends […]
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Hot Seat Sessions & Cyphers | Naudia Miller aka “Just Call Me Nas” Hot Seat Sessions & Cyphers was an invitation to attendees to share about their organizations or projects, recite a poem, share a quick burst of art, or whatever else they wanted to do in three minutes of anything-goes presentations in front of […]
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Beyond Corporations and Nonprofits: What is an Artist-Led Economy? | Julie Chang Schulman, Stella J. Brown, Njuguna Gishuru, and Amy L. Piñon This online conversation was centered on arts entrepreneurship and growing ecosystems of support towards a more human-centered creative economy, asking: How can artists not only survive but thrive while still seeking to transform […]
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Network Mapping | Tony Patrick, Daniel Sharp Saturday’s program kicked off with a Network Mapping workshop facilitated by Tony Patrick and Daniel Sharp, an online participatory event to excavate our shared ecosystem, articulate pre-existing and intangible resources—including each other—and identify aspirations for continued collaboration and relationships post-event.
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Welcome Event | Yingzhao Liu, Ken Workman, Vee Hua 華婷婷, Julie Chang Shulman, Elisheba Johnson, Kristel Baldoz, E. Maude Haak-Frendscho, Sheetal Prajapati, and Chris Tyler The weekend-long gathering, beginning in the afternoon of Friday, Sep 30, opened with a Welcome Program that framed themes of network organizing, introduced partners, and oriented attendees to on-site and […]
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An introduction and preview of the audio series documenting the Common Field convening WHAT NOW? Towards Artist-Led Movements, held in Seattle from September 30-October 2, 2022.
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Here you’ll find past podcasts from our Soundpages, Artist of the Week and Writers Programs. |
