Art Leaders of Color Network - ALCN
ALCN's vision is to become a 'go-to' authority and platform where ALCN members (founders & friends) are recognized as tastemakers on the cutting edge of innovative cultural production---within the Chicago art world in general but within Chicago's marginalized art world(s), in particular. ALCN's mission is to deliver critical presentation insights and initiatives that enlighten and empower artists/ audiences/ critics/ producers/ venues/ donors & funders to seek and support boundary-pushing arts programming by creatives of color.
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"We need to evaluate our industry and ask why the arts—a disciplinary field known for attracting sensitive and empathetic souls—has devolved into a business where our basic human needs can be unmet and we’re supposed to remain silent about it."
https://www.theatreartlife.com/technical/performing-arts-overworked-staff/?fbclid=IwAR1DXAcwnv48WJbu1E3aRsFD_nw6pouIhHZk0ZMqVlbnwOQmWTOLIgOTL7c
https://www.theatreartlife.com/technical/performing-arts-overworked-staff/?fbclid=IwAR1DXAcwnv48WJbu1E3aRsFD_nw6pouIhHZk0ZMqVlbnwOQmWTOLIgOTL7c
Performing Arts and Overworked Staff: Let's Not Pretend We’re Okay
Josh Loar talks about the perils of overworked staff in the performing arts industry. He says it's time to stop pretending that working like this is ok.
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Save the Date! The POWER Project V.3 is happening at Comfort Station Logan Square September 2019! Stay tuned for exciting news about the programming!
"Salaries are not the only disproportionate inequality in theater. My career in theater has been an arduous journey. As a Black woman director with integrity, I find that it takes women like me longer. We are often overlooked and offered work beneath our skill level. The industry can be selective in supporting “unknown” artists because of the proximity to or away from certain higher institutions. For me, the idea is to constantly create. I take the opportunities that will serve my spirit and my creativity. But I never wait, I create my own work, find ways to connect to my community, and stay true to my mission of serving Black women, young ladies, and girls. Money can only do so much for you—it can’t teach you how to love, nurture, and mentor the ones coming behind you."
Cause if you liked it, then you should have been inclusive with it!
Beyoncé reportedly walked out of Reebok meeting due to lack of diversity
Adidas wasn’t the only brand in the running for a partnership with the pop icon.
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"With public appreciation have come demands to attend openings, lectures, interviews and panels at a time when travel can be onerous, or when artists prefer to be in the studio. Those whose work was never political or didactic are apprehensive about being framed as black artists, rather than as just artists."
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/23/arts/design/black-artists-older-success.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage§ion=Art%20%20Design
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/23/arts/design/black-artists-older-success.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage§ion=Art%20%20Design
Is the future more Black Panther or Black Mirror? Guest correspondent Sasheer Zamata investigates Afrofuturism and the journey to make Snapchat filters actually work.
Black Future Month | March 20, 2019 Act 3 | Full Frontal on TBS
Is the future more Black Panther or Black Mirror? Guest correspondent Sasheer Zamata investigates Afrofuturism and the journey to make Snapchat filters actua...
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