Harnessing the Power of Art as a Force for Change: The Art and Social Change Funders Working Group Strategic Planning Session

Tuesday, October 14, 8:00 am – 11:30 am
Redwood, M1/Street Level

Organized by Claudine Brown, program director, arts and culture, the Nathan Cummmings Foundation. Presented by Claudine Brown; Melinda Weekes, Interaction Institute for Social Change; and Daryl Campbell, Interaction Institute for Social Change.

Arts and social change is not just a funding focus, it also offers strategies for arts funders involved in a wide range of areas including: education, neighborhood development, economic sustainability, civic participation and cultural equity. The arts and social justice working group invites conference participants to an interactive strategic planning session led by Melinda Weekes of the Interaction Institute for Social Change. Please share your skills and experiences as we participate in a variety of innovative formats that will move us forward with an action plan for 2009.