Artist Communities Alliance (ACA) is offering two two-day intensive Equitable Capacity Workshops this spring! We invite those in the artist residency field to join us for this programming focused on reimagining and improving your organization's processes, policies and procedures.
April 2 + 3 - Walking the Walk: Equity in Artist Application and Selection Processes
Join us for this two-day intensive, where we will examine the many elements involved in designing a thoughtful invitation, application, and selection process. Learn from field professionals about the approaches that have been most effective and hear directly from artists about their experiences. These sessions will balance presentation, informal discussion, and break-out group exercises so that you can practice and share what you are learning with your colleagues, and develop actionable items to take away.
May 7 + 8 - Anywhere New is Unfamiliar: Re-assessing Access in Residency Artist Support
In this his two-day workshop we will explore the strategies and practices for welcoming, inclusive, and accessible artist residency programs. Learn from field professionals about the approaches that have been most effective in supporting artists of all backgrounds and hear directly from artists about their experiences. These sessions will balance presentation, informal discussion, and break-out group exercises so that you can practice and share what you are learning with your colleagues, and develop actionable items to take away.
Registration is now open! Save 25% when you register for both the April + May Equitable Capacity Workshops as a bundle!
Learn more about these workshops on our Eventbrite page, or our website, www.artistcommunities.org
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About ACA's Equitable Capacity Workshops (ECW):
ECW are nuts-and-bolts intensives designed to provide focused opportunities to:
- Gain insights from industry professionals about strategies and approaches that work to enhance access and equity in your residency programs;
- Identify and understand barriers to success in particular areas;
- Connect with colleagues across the field; and
- Leave the workshop with actionable next steps to accomplish your goals.
This workshop series was created by ACA in alignment with the Five Pillars of a Healthy Residency framework and in response to common challenges among artist residency programs. They are designed to help foster more just and joyful residency experiences for artists, residency operators, and for the field.
