Emerging Arts Leaders Los Angeles Announces Creative Conversations Conference on Saturday, October 23, 2010
On Saturday, October 23rd, Emerging Arts Leaders/Los Angeles (EAL/LA) will host a day-long Creative Conversations conference at the J. Paul Getty Museum’s Getty Center (getty.edu). The day’s events will start at 10am and conclude at 4pm and will include keynote speaker Nik Honeysett, Head of Administration at the J. Paul Getty Museum. Tickets are $15 and will include lunch. Event starts at 10:00am and goes until 4:00pm; please see detailed schedule below.
Speakers to include Nik Honeysett of the J. Paul Getty Museum and Joan Cumming of the Autry National Center for the American West Country-wide Movement in Honor of National Arts & Humanities Month.
EAL/LA’s 2010 Creative Conversations, entitled Turning Points: Strategies for Success in the Arts During Times of Transition will focus on the transitory nature of arts administration, as well as the uncertainty that individuals and organizations in the field face during this time of economic instability, and what steps and decisions professionals should take to ensure a successful career. A series of five speakers, including Mr. Honeysett; Joan Cumming, Senior Director of Marketing and Communications at the Autry National Center for the American West; Shana Nys Drambot of Flavorpill; Paige Simpson, Director of the Balboa Park Learning Institute; and Robert Sniderman, Consulting Associate, Interchange Group, will discuss the various implications of this topic, such as, creating upward mobility within an organization, establishing collaborations to improve networking, what type of leaders are needed in the current market for arts organizations to thrive. For a complete list of speakers’ topics and events, please refer to the list at the end of this release.
Established in 2004 by Americans for the Arts, Creative Conversations are local emerging arts leaders gatherings across the country intended to raise the profiles of the arts in the United States during National Arts and Humanities Month. Each year, emerging arts leader groups choose a topic of particular relevancy and/or interest to their local arts community to address, either through speakers, workshops, or round-table discussions. The organization of these events varies, but the intent remains consistent: to bring awareness to the arts and the importance of their roles in communities across the United States.
The 2010 EAL/LA Creative Conversations encourages arts administrators from all fields to attend, as well as creators, performers, and funders. The day-long event will include opportunities to mingle and to discuss the event’s topic in an open forum with the speakers. To further encourage the concept of artistic exchange, the afternoon will include two docent guided tours of the museum’s permanent collections. After Creative Conversations has concluded, EAL/LA invites all attendees, and those who cannot attend the main event, to join them for a happy hour at The Glendon Bar and Kitchen in Westwood (glendonla.com). Conveniently located just minutes away from the museum, the bar and eatery will host an open and public forum for discussion and exchange of the afternoon’s topics, as well as further networking opportunities for those interested in contributing to their own career “turning point.”
Parking at the Getty is not included in the cost of the event ticket. Attendees are encouraged to carpool, or to take public transportation (metro.net).
To purchase tickets today, please visit: http://emergingartleaders.kintera.org/ecommerce and select “EAL/LA Workshops.”
For up-to-date information and news, visit Creative Conversation online at creativeconversationsla.blogspot.com, or follow EAL/LA on Twitter (username: EAleadersLA).
2010 Creative Conversations Speakers and Topics
Joan Cumming
Senior Director of Marketing and Communications, Autry National Center for the American West
Growing Your Audience: Branding, Does It Still Matter?
Shana Nys Drambot
Flavorpill
What Type of Leadership Models are Needed for Arts Organizations In Order to Survive and Thrive
Nik Honeysett
Head of Administration, J. Paul Getty Museum
Knowing When to Move Up or Out and Knowing How to Move Up in Your Organization
Paige Simpson
Director, Balboa Park Learning Institute
Using Organizational Collaboration to Develop Programming and Encourage Professional Development
Robert Sniderman
Consulting Associate, Interchange Group
Topic to Be Announced
2010 Creative Conversations Program of Events
Note: All events to take place at the Getty Center. This schedule is subject to change up until the day of the event.
10–10:30 Registration 10:30–10:45 Welcome
10:45–11:25 1st Presenter, Key Note Speaker
11:30–12:10 2nd Presenter
12:15–1:40 Lunch
1:45–2:25 3rd Presenter
2:30–3:10 4th Presenter / 1st Gallery Tour
3:15–3:55 5th Presenter / 2nd Gallery Tour
Happy Hour
Joan Cumming is currently the Senior Director of Marketing and Communications for the Autry National Center of the American West. Previously, she served as the Interim Managing Director for La Jolla Playhouse. Mr. Cumming’s thirty year career has focused on marketing and public relations in the not-for-profit arts world, including working as the Vice President for Marketing and Communications for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association from 2000–2007 where she was responsible for all of the communications, public relations, and tickets sales for the opening of the Frank Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert Hall in October of 2003 as well as all marketing and ticket sales for the Hollywood Bowl. Prior to her tenure with the LA Philharmonic, Joan worked as the Managing Director for LaPlaca Cohen, the Director of Marketing for the Los Angeles Opera, and the Associate Director of Marketing for Boston Ballet, as well as Executive Director of the Los Angeles Master Chorale and the Chamber Music Society of Rhode Island. She has served on the Advisory Board of the Los Angeles Convention and Visitor’s Bureau and on the Board of the Association of California Symphony Orchestras and Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock, CA. Nik Honeysett is Head of Administration for the J. Paul Getty Museum and currently serves on the American Association of Museum's Board of Directors. Prior to his current role, he managed the Getty’s Web Group, responsible for all aspects of their main website and intranets. Since joining the BBC’s Interactive Television Unit in 1988, he has spent his career developing or managing media and technical projects, now manages people and money. Before moving to Los Angeles in 2000, he spent 12 years at Cognitive Applications, a UK-based consultancy building interactive kiosks, CD-ROMS, and websites for museums and galleries. His hobbies include writing short summary paragraphs about his career and referring to himself in the third person.
A consultant associate with the Interchange Group, Robert Sniderman is a renowned executive coach and facilitator specializing in demographic shifts and their impact on workforce planning and human resource management. Mr. Sniderman has extensive experience in the development and design of on-line applicant tracking, recruitment, selection, and retention programs for various industries. An accomplished speaker, published researcher, and teacher at the university level, Mr. Sniderman wrote, “Considering Generations: A Generational Primer”. He earned his Doctorate degree in Organizational Development from California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP-LA) and his B.A. in Biology from UCLA. He is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and has been providing services to the business and human resources community since 1976. Robert is also a long-standing member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
Emerging Arts Leaders /Los Angeles, a project of Community Partners and a local chapter of Americans for the Arts – Emerging Leaders Council, is a network of emerging leaders in the field of arts administration whose purpose is to grow and support the next generation of creative leaders in Los Angeles County. Members conceive of programs designed to expand their network, share resources, and enhance their professional development. This mission of Emerging Arts Leaders/ Los Angeles is to ensure sustainable innovation in arts leadership by facilitating and providing a forum for preparing, educating and inspiring emerging arts professionals to assume the next generation of arts sector leadership positions.
EAL/LA members are in their early career (under 35 and/or with less than five years experience in arts management) and share a desire to deepen their leadership capacity by developing innovative, effective, and responsible management practices. They represent organizations from all arts disciplines, in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors, and include artists, administrative coordinators, managers, and directors, arts funders, patrons, and consultants.
Press Contacts
Alyssa Conrad, Creative Conversations Committee
562-277-6631/amconrad@gmail.com
Megan Powers, Creative Conversations Committee
908-461-6051/powers.megan@gmail.com
