Alison was featured on “The Counter Narrative Show” with other art archivists, curators, art administrators, and collectors. Together they discussed their your unique perspective, challenges, and lived-experiences trying to produce, promote and amplify Black art. Featured Panelists: Alisha Patterson, Managing Director, Afro House Anika Kwinana, Program Manager, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts[...]

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The Sole Defined Live! programming series is the brainchild of Dance Place's 2018 Artist in Residence, Sole Defined. The series is intended to convene dance professionals to discuss topics impacting the dance world. Alison was honored to be invited as a panelist in the session that discussed the realities of being a dance professional in[...]

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The Black Funders of St. Louis hosted a lunch & learn webinar series to celebrate Black Philanthropy Month. These roundtable discussions and educational seminars focused on social justice, racial equity, nonprofit growth, civic engagement, and black charitable giving. Series panelists included the brightest Black nonprofit professionals, activists, elected officials & subject matter experts. Alison was[...]

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The HU Ideas Symposium presents a national conference hosted by the Office of the Provost. The “From Protest to Policy National Conference” will amplify the important social and racial justice work that already happens every day at Howard University in classrooms, in laboratories and research centers, in libraries and archives, and in meetings (both formal[...]

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Alison McNeil was invited to deliver a guest lecture to Dr. Antonio Cuyler's undergraduate level Performing Arts Management class. His students were expected to design their own arts organization as a part of their coursework. To complement their preparation for this assignment, Alison was invited to reflect on her experiences and lessons learned as an[...]

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Alison is excited to be serving on a panel during the 2020 Arts Administrators of Color Network Annual Convening. Session Details: Do you experience fear when using data for organizational decision making? Are you using the appropriate performance measures to demonstrate your organizational success? Can you identify data's value throughout your organization's operations? Do you[...]

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Alison is pleased to be on this conference panel during the 2020 Grantmakers in the Arts Conference. Session Details: This diverse group of Black women will share a brief history of their collaborative work on the Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh Initiative, a 30+ year shared funding program of The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Heinz[...]

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Alison McNeil was invited to deliver a guest lecture to Gregory King's class. She discussed her career as a performing artist, her entrepreneurial journey, and her commitment to equity and justice in the arts & culture sector.

Alison was invited to speak with the graduate students enrolled in Sherburne Laughlin's Seminar in Arts Management class. Alison conducted an interactive class about the effective frameworks used to deliver and receive quality feedback. Students engaged in dialogue and role play to apply concepts taught during the class.

Alison McNeil was invited to serve on a panel alongside Douglas Clayton, Senior Vice President at Arts Consulting Group during Linda Shelton's graduate level Governance and Trusteeship in Performing Arts Organizations class. Alison shared her philosophy and approach on conducting just executive searches and finding quality talent to help shape the future of the arts[...]

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