NAMAC fosters and fortifies the culture and business of independent media arts. Through dialogue, collaboration, research and advocacy, we connect, organize, and develop organizations.
Articles in the Idea Exchange
23 Jun 2009
We Make the Road By Collaborating
Collaboration has moved from the sidelines to the center of how we do business and fulfill our arts and cultural missions. As media arts organizations and practitioners, our context is an increasingly interdisciplinary and participatory culture.
23 Jun 2009
Art Houses Unite!
How do art house cinemas survive in the 21st century with a business model that appears to be quixotic at best and suicidal at worst?
19 May 2009
Survival Strategies for the Arts
There's no question to me but that the arts organizations that have dynamic, interactive, authentic relationships with their constituents, audiences, and neighbors are the ones that will come out of this maelstrom stronger. Here are ten ideas for organizations and a potpourri of options for audience members.
Advocacy and Policy
23 Jun 2009
From Grassroots to Grasstops: NAMAC Advocates on the Hill
“We” are part of government now, and it is our responsibility to make sure our voices can have a once-in-a-generation chance to make a major impact. And for us, it is around what we know best: the arts and media culture.
23 Jun 2009
Charting a Common Arts + Media Movement for the Future
I’ve been referring to the period between the November election and the Obama Inauguration as the “circle of confusion,” a film term describing a fuzzy area caused by the light rays not coming into perfect focus. Such was our post-election state.
23 Jun 2009
Simple Steps to Make Arts Advocacy A Daily Part of Your Work
Here are 7 simple steps to make arts advocacy a daily part of your work.
