art'ishake e-magazine
art'ishake e-magazine addresses interdisciplinary, cross-cultural and intersectoral issues in tandem with arts and development. The purpose with 'art'ishake' is to provide creative and development sector related information, share opinions, present 'how-tos' through the exchange of best-practice examples, inspire, and add 'knowledge-based' value to the positive-creative change process!
art'ishake covers stories, projects, artworks and issues from across the globe that focus on Millennium (now Sustainable) Development Goals with arts / creativity (from environmental challenges, youth empowerment, conflict resolution to global HIV/AIDS pandemic, and more).
Interested in receiving 'art'ishake' publication? Interested in contributing your work? We welcome contributions. Contact us if you would like to publish your paper, share arts, announcements, or any other related material you think fits art'ishake. The latest artishake no 11 on RurbanArts'tructions is out! If you wish to receive a complimentary issue please send us an email.
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art'ishake learning series | Art4Development.Net's educational events
Art4Development.Net participates at events that align with its mission and communicates its interdisciplinary and creative approaches to development. If you are interested in inviting us to your events for speaking engagement, workshops and/or exhibitions please contact us at info(at)art4development(dot)net.
- Creative Entrepreneurship and Education in Cultural Life Conference, of the Arts, Entertainment and Media Management Department and the Arts Entrepreneurship Center of Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, USA, (July '09)
- 15th International Conference of the Association for Cultural Economics International, Boston, USA (June 08)
- Global Youth Microenterprise Conference (YME), Washington DC (September 07)
- International Humanitarian Aid and Development (DIHAD) Conference, Dubai, UAE, (April 07)
- University of Maryland, Dangerous Places; Potential Spaces Conference, College Park, MD, USA (May 06)
- Global Health Council, 33rd Annual International Health Conference, Washington DC, USA (May 06)
- Salvation Army, Rotaract Club, Washington DC, USA (April 06)
- University of North Carolina, Creative Action Conference, Greensboro, NC, USA (March '06)
- Kings College, UK's Social and Economic Research Council, Social Marketing Seminar Series, London, UK (December '05)
- 6th Global Leadership Forum, Istanbul, Turkey (June 04)
The Global Leadership Forums are dedicated to promoting a multi-disciplinary approach to fostering a dialogue among civilizations following a synthesis of the Harvard University Model of Organizational Change, The Center for Creative Leadership Personal Psychology Model for Effective Management, and the United Nations Public Affairs Model. These forums bring together delegates from over 100 countries. Art4Development.Net founder and president Nil Sismanyazici Navaie was invited to her the "Creative Capacity Building: A multidisciplinary and multisectoral approach in development with arts" paper at this forum. The presentation, based on the Soceital Arts Marketing chapter written by Navaie and published by Elsevier, provided a glimpse on the arts and development issues and their correlation. It also captured the importance of the arts and partnerships in sectors at local and global settings by providing sound international examples. Art4Development.Net's goal at this forum was to create awareness on complementary creative thought and action methods in fighting underdevelopment, poverty, illiteracy, children and youth at risk, gender inequality, ethnic conflicts, and ecological complexities, particularly in attaining the Millennium Development Goals.
Art4Development.Net facilitates educational panel discussions and guest speaker engagements as part of the art'ishake learning series. Those listed below are some of these events.
Panel:
"Women Crossing Borders and Engaging Creativity for Empowerment" (March '07)
Ruth Freedom Pojman, Senior Anti-trafficking Advisor, Europe and Eurasia (E&E) Bureau of USAID
Teresa Genta-Fons, Lead Counsel, Latin American and Caribbean Practice Group, World Bank
Suzanne Jackson, Professor of Law, the George Washington University
Laurel Victoria Gray, Artistic Director, Silk Road Dance Company
Adyline Waafas Ofosu-Amaah, Sr. Gender Specialist, Gender and Development, World Bank
Ricki Weisberg, Strategic Initiatives Manager, Women for Women International
Panel:
"Creative Diversity–Diverse Creativity: A Dialogue on Arts, Cultural Exchange, and Social Development" (May '07)
Guest Speaker: Felix Angel, Cultural Center Director, Inter-American Development Bank
Dr. Mark Jacobs, Assoc. Prof. of Sociology, George Mason University
Dorinda White, President, Women in Film and Video
Patrick Madden, Executive Director, Sister Cities International
Timothy Davis, Owner and Director, International Visions Gallery
Elizabeth Murray, Program Development Manager, VSA Arts/Kennedy Center
Local Artists' Talk:
"TreasurePostcards - An International Arts Project on Women's Issues" (May'08)
Helina Metaferia, Community, Healing, and Visual Artist
Patricia Correa, Economist and Mixed-media Artist
Patricia Ortman, Executive Director of the Girls Gotta Run Foundation, Inc.
Holly Stone, Visual Artist
Sally Tsou, Arts Educator for Montgomery County Public School
CreativeChange:
The Sound, Visual Arts, Movement and Dance Workshop (2008)
Nejla Yatkin, Associate Professor of Dance, University of Maryland and Artistic Director of NY2Dance
Helina Metaferia, Community, Healing, and Visual Artist
Binahkaye Joy, Indigenous Open Space Performing Artist
Panel:
"Rejuvenating Communities with Creativity: A Dialogue around Arts Therapy, Socio-economic and Gender Specific Development" (March'09)
Paula Howie, Former President of American Art Therapy Association & Associate Professorial Lecturer at George Washington University
Yildiz Yagci, President and CEO of Anatolian Artisans
Deborah Riley, Director of Dance Place
Joy Ford Austin, Executive Director of Humanities Council of Washington DC
Panel:
"Rejuvenating Communities with Creativity: A Dialogue around the Arts, Environment, and Sustainable Living" (May'10)
Dr. Kristin M. Lamoureux, Director, International Institute of Tourism Studies, School of Business, The George Washington University
Sandra Leibowitz Earley, AIA, LEED AP from Sustainable Design Consulting, LLC
Dr. Jamie Reaser, Environmental Consultant
Jen Athanas, Recycle Fashion Designer
Featured Speakers:
- Beatrice Spadicini, Communication Director, CARE International (talked about HIV/AIDS, September '05 )
- Carol Welsch, US Coordinator for the UN Millennium Campaign, UNDP (talked about the MDGs, December '05)
- Natasha Marks, Global Leadership Institute Director, Vital Voices (talked about Women and Gender issues, April '06)
- David Waskow, International Program Director, Friends of the Earth (talked about Environmental Challenges - global warming and climate change, June '06)
- Yildiz Yagci, CEO and President of Anatolian Artisans (talked about artisanship, micro-enterprises, economic development and poverty alleviation, November '06)
- Sandra Macías del Villar, Program Officer, The Global Fund for Children (talked about "Investing in Girls around the World for a Brighter Future", October '14)
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Roger Thurow, Author/Journalist and Senior Fellow, Global Food and Agriculture, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs (RurbanArtstructions 2016)
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Meredith Sheperd, Founder of Love and Carrots, recipient of the 2013 DC Mayor's Sustainability Award and 2014 Green America Award (RurbanArtstructions 2016)
- Dr. Jerry Glover, National Geographic Society Explorer, Public Engagement Fellow with the Leshner Leadership Institute, and Senior Sustainable Agriculture Advisor with the USAID (RurbanArtstructions 2016)
- Denise Hicks, Founder and CEO of Postmodern Foods, Inc. (RurbanArtstructions 2016)
