Emerging Arts Leaders

Emerging Arts LeadersEmerging Arts Leaders/LA (EAL/LA) is a network of arts advocates formed to support and cultivate the next generation of creative leaders in Los Angeles County by providing them with opportunities to expand their peer network, share resources, and improve their job-related skills through professional development.

EAL/LA members are in their early career (generally under 35 and/or with less than five years experience in arts management*) and share a desire to enhance 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.

The Network is an important point of intersection for work already being done in LA County to encourage and engage the next generation of arts leaders. Between the partnership of The Getty Foundation and the Los Angeles County Arts Commission in introducing undergraduate students to careers in arts administration, and the leadership development programs offered by these institutions to executive and artistic directors, EAL/LA provides a critical development area for the next generation to explore its role in the cultural community of Los Angeles.

EAL/LA is a local chapter of the national Emerging Leaders Council initiated in 1999 by Americans for the Arts (www.artsusa.org), the nations leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America.

For more information on how you can get involved in EAL/LA, its annual Creative Conversations, interactive forums and workshops, please contact Camille Schenkkan.

* The term is not exclusive and welcomes all who feel they are still emerging in the field.

Recent Posts

 

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CONGRATS to Letitia Ivins!Dec 16 2009 - 10:58amForum topic
AFTA Emerging Leaders Council Elections!Nov 9 2009 - 2:32pmForum topic
Great Art Well MarketedNov 18 2009 - 2:09pmBlog entry
Report-Out: Emerging Arts Leaders LA's Creative Connections 2009Oct 21 2009 - 12:45pmBlog entry
Emerging Leader Salon, ARTSblogOct 19 2009 - 2:35pmForum topic
Emerging Arts Leaders' Creative ConversationsSep 23 2009 - 12:09pmEvent
Emerging Arts Leaders/LA Monthly MeetingAug 6 2009 - 8:57amEvent
Survey: Give Feedback on EAL/LA's Creative Conversations!Aug 5 2009 - 10:26amForum topic
Dining for Business Event: Register by 6pm on June 18thJun 18 2009 - 8:33amForum topic
Hey EAL-- AB 700 & Arts FundingMay 20 2009 - 10:10amForum topic
EAL/LA Wish ListMay 20 2009 - 10:12amForum topic
What do Emerging Arts Leaders need now?May 7 2009 - 12:17pmForum topic
Emerging Arts Leaders April Meeting: 4/13 @ Arts CommissionMar 31 2009 - 10:25amBlog entry
Keeping the FocusMar 23 2009 - 2:57pmBlog entry
Santa Monica - Malibu School DistrictMar 6 2009 - 12:59pmBlog entry
The New Face of Cultural InfrastructureMar 24 2009 - 6:25amBlog entry
The Chrysalis Blog: Please Take Down That Picture of Me, DudeNov 6 2009 - 9:11amBlog entry
The Chrysalis Blog: Can I Emerge Now?Oct 19 2009 - 9:44amBlog entry
LAUSD ACPN Urgent Action - UpdateFeb 18 2009 - 5:34pmBlog entry
Can the Arts Weather the Recession Tsunami?Jan 20 2009 - 5:55pmBlog entry
Achieving Styles: Sharpening Your Leadership StrategiesDec 10 2008 - 11:27amForum topic
Leadership in Tough Times (CNM Seminar)Dec 18 2008 - 7:57amBlog entry
Join the Community of Advocates: We Need Your Voice!Dec 17 2008 - 5:05pmBlog entry
Artists Mobilize Around MOCA and Bob Baker's Marionette TheatreDec 11 2008 - 12:08pmBlog entry
Reconciling Advocacy with Responsibility to Your Non-ProfitNov 12 2008 - 1:50pmForum topic
Emerging Leaders Launch Professional Advisor ProgramNov 8 2008 - 3:17pmBlog entry
LA Arts Leaders Book SalonOct 30 2008 - 8:32pmBlog entry
2008 Arts Policy Survey: Parks & Ridley-ThomasNov 4 2008 - 7:31pmBook page
Budget HearingOct 13 2008 - 1:55pmEvent
Creative Conversation Hub Meeting Notes from Aug. 20, 2008Oct 24 2008 - 4:59pmBlog entry
Fill out the Irvine Foundation's New Survey!Aug 13 2008 - 11:23pmBlog entry
Arts Ed Job OpeningsSep 15 2008 - 9:42amForum topic
Emerging Arts Leaders Train 120 Arts Advocates!Dec 24 2008 - 5:47amBlog entry
The Power of the Arts for Community EngagementJul 8 2008 - 9:06pmEvent
Emerging Arts Leaders MixerJun 12 2008 - 2:41pmEvent
What's wrong with standards-based arts education?Aug 15 2008 - 2:23pmForum topic