Events
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Paving the Way: Entrepreneurship in the Arts
Arts Administrators of Color-DMV (AAC-DMV) is committed to empowering artists and arts administrators in the Washington, DC metropolitan area by advocating for access, diversity, inclusion, and equity in the arts. On September 29, 2018, AAC-DMV will host is annual convening bringing together artists and arts professionals across the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Alison McNeil will[...]
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Implementing Racial Equity Principles in Your Arts & Culture Organizations
National Arts Strategies convened 50 arts & culture leaders from across their alumni networks to work together to explore how biases affect organizational culture, how to lead through adversity to create lasting change, and ways to implement racial equity principles in arts and culture organizations. Alison was pleased to be invited to facilitate the dialogue[...]
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FRESHH 2019 Season Launch and Awards Ceremony
FRESHH Inc. is a nonprofit grassroots theatre company and incubator committed to celebrating and cultivating the voices of Black Women and girls in theatre. FRESHH centers it’s work on four pillars: Bold, Powerful, Brilliant and Resilient. Alison received FRESHH's Resilient award. She was recognized for her “relentless support and contributions” in support of Black women[...]
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Managing Change and Innovation
The Downtown Brooklyn Arts Management Fellowship is a paid 6-month opportunity for a cohort of young people to gain experience and skills for careers in arts management. The program aims to increase the diversity of staff in cultural organizations, by creating a route into arts management without unpaid internships or master’s degrees. It is sponsored[...]
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Strategic Thinking & Planning
Alison will be participating as a faculty member for the 2019 Chorus Management Institute (CMI). CMI is a three-day intensive workshop hosted by Chorus America that gives participants tools, strategies, and a professional network they can put to immediate use back at their arts organizations.
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Telling My Story & Securing Funding for My Art
FRESHH Inc. is a nonprofit grassroots theatre company and incubator committed to celebrating and cultivating the voices of Black Women and girls in theatre. Through its varied programming, FRESHH creates space and opportunities for Black women and girls to thrive in theatre. Alison has been invited to conduct a workshop for the members of FRESHH's[...]
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Inspired Women are Empowered Women
George Mason University's (GMU) Office of University Life hosts its Pizza & Perspectives series to create a space for students and the surrounding community to discuss topics that relate to personal and professional growth. Alison has been invited to share her journey to leadership, the adversity she faced along the way, and the support she[...]
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How Do I Measure and Track the Impact of My Art When Standard Evaluation Methods Feel Limiting?
Each year over 500 individuals associated with the professional dance field join Dance/USA for the Annual Conference. Attendees include independent artists, dance presenters, agents and artist representatives, education and service providers, executive directors, artistic directors, company managers, fundraisers, presenters, development and marketing staff, and more from across the country and around the world. Session Description:[...]
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Consulting in the Creative Economy
The DC Department of Employment Services hosted its inaugural Young Women in the Workforce Intensive to allow young women (ages 19-24 years old) in Washington DC to gain exposure, resources, and other tools needed to confidently pursue their ambitions in the workforce. Attendees included young women from Washington DC enrolled in the Summer Youth Employment[...]
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Creatively Exploring Health Equity
In 2017, Richmond Memorial Health Foundation (RMHF) began exploring notions of health and equity as understood by Richmonders by funding eight artists and artist collectives to consider the following questions in tandem with their creative works. (1) What does it mean to be well? (2) How do aspects of identity, such as race, ethnicity, gender,[...]