Events
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DC Virtual Career Fair
The District of Columbia International School hosted a DC Virtual Career fair for the international baccalaureate student body in DC. Alison was invited to speak about entrepreneurship and careers in the arts.
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Forming a Cultural Konbit
Presenters: Mina Matlon, Alison McNeil, Kaitlyn Wittig Mengüç Drawing inspiration from the West African concept of konbit, unprogrammed Quaker meetings, and scholastic traditions of artistic critiques, Forming a Cultural Konbit will harness the collective work and wisdom of session participants in order to offer feedback and support on key issues or questions participants are struggling[...]
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Partnering with Culture Funders to Advance Equity in Evaluation
The Cultural Research Network and American Evaluation Association are hosting a 3-part webinar series entitled Equitable Evaluation Practice in Cultural Organizations. Alison has been invited to share how funder/evaluator partnerships can advance (or inhibit) equity in evaluation.
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Coaching and Giving & Receiving Feedback
Alison has been invited back for the 3rd year in a row to speak with the graduate students enrolled in Sherburne Laughlin's American University's arts management class. Alison will conduct an interactive class about the effective frameworks used to deliver and receive quality feedback. Students will engage in dialogue and role play to apply concepts[...]
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Reimagining Performing Arts Organizations in the 21st Century
Alison McNeil was invited to serve on a panel alongside Nigel Campbel, Dr. Antonio Cuyler, Ruby Lopez Harper, and Donna Walker-Kuhne during Dr. Durrell Cooper's graduate level course entitled Reimagining Performing Arts Organizations in the 21st Century. Alison was asked to share her thoughts from her experience as an executive recruiter and evaluator in the[...]
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Joys & Pitfalls of Conducting Program Evaluations in the Arts & Culture Sector
Program evaluation is a multidisciplinary, rapidly expanding, global field. Guest speakers from a variety of disciplines have been invited to the University of North Carolina, Wilmington (UNCW) to host events that will broaden student understanding of how evaluation is applied in diverse, real-world contexts. Alison has been invited to speak with graduate students enrolled in[...]
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A Conversation About Careers in the Arts: Artist Expose
Alison has been invited by the Zeta Chi Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. to speak about her career in the arts. As part of the sorority's national initiative, Alpha Kappa Alpha chapters around the world are hosting events that expose students to arts enrichment and culture by focusing on visual and performing[...]
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Exploring Executive Search
Alison McNeil was invited to serve on a panel alongside David Mallet (Management Consultants) and Geoff Chang (Arts Consulting Group) during Linda Shelton's graduate level Governance and Trusteeship in Performing Arts Organizations class. Alison will share her philosophy and approach on conducting human-centered executive searches and finding quality talent to help shape the future of[...]
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FamILI Dinner: ILI’s COVID Relief Impact w/Alison McNeil
In the midst of the global pandemic, arts leaders around the United States quickly rallied to design processes that could facilitate a swift dissemination of emergency funding to artists and arts organizations. While many of the standard application procedures and fund administration efforts for these funding programs weren’t as stringent as standard philanthropic practices, the[...]
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Pirate Tank
The Kapex Foundation is hosting Pirate Tank in conjunction with the Hampton University School of Business. Pirate Tank will consist of a panel discussion on entrepreneurship and a pitch contest. Alison was invited to be a panelist and a judge for this event. Modeled after Shark Tank, Pirate Tank creates the space for Hampton University[...]