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13 Feb 2009 NAMACAdmin

Yolanda Hippensteele hired as NAMAC’s 2009 Conference Producer

NAMAC is pleased to announce the appointment of Yolanda Hippensteele as the Conference Producer for CommonWealth, our 2009 Conference taking place in Boston from August 26-2.
28 Jan 2009 NAMACStaff

The New New Deal 2009: Public Service Jobs for Artists?

Author: 
Arlene Goldbard
A whole flock of bright ideas for public-service employment of artists is attracted by that irresistible combination of ingredients: high unemployment, a boundless supply of artistic and social imagination and the intoxicating prospect of a progressive government in Washington.
28 Jan 2009 NAMACStaff

The New New Deal, Part 2 - A New WPA for Artists: How and Why

Author: 
Arlene Goldbard
The prospect of public service jobs for artists has continued to generate unprecedented interest and energy, as well as a flood of questions about how and why a new WPA might come into being.

National Public Lightpath: America’s Next Generation Internet created in the public interest

Submitted by NAMACStaff on January 25, 2009 - 11:54am
Author: 
Jen Gilomen
Designed as a collaboration across the public media, education, and technology sectors, National Public Lightpath (NPL) will create a high-speed fiber optic network to serve the public media and education communities.
25 Jan 2009 Helen De Michiel

The Digital Arts Service Corps Can Build a Public Online Sphere

Author: 
Helen De Michiel

The idea is as bold as it is simple to comprehend: include the digital and media arts in a government backed stimulus package that integrates national service, public digital infrastructure construction, capacity building for nonprofits, and innovative uses of the technological arts in public and community-based organizations.

24 Jan 2009 NAMACStaff

Funder as Supplicant

Blog Author: 
John R. Killacky

Artists and arts organizations are owed the respect from funders to be treated professionally as peers. With candor and directness, I find these conversations to be substantive and informative as potential grantee and grantor learn more about each other’s work.

19 Dec 2008 Dewey Schott

Co-Directors’ Report

Author: 
Helen De Michiel and Jack Walsh
A "year-end" message from NAMAC's co-directors.
19 Dec 2008 Dewey Schott

Radical Relaxation: The Kopkind/CID Film Camp

Author: 
JoAnn Wypijewski
The Film Camp is a way to offer filmmakers a break from isolation, a place to show and discuss their work without competition or stress, a space to think and dream and maybe make a little magic.
19 Dec 2008 Dewey Schott

Conference Report: “The Conversation: The Future of Cinema, Games and Online Video: New Tools, New Distribution, New Rules”

Author: 
Vicki Callahan

A report from this conference that discussed strategies of change and survival in our ever shifting media landscape.

19 Dec 2008 Dewey Schott

Conference Report: Technology in the Arts

Author: 
Gin Ferrara
The Technology in the Arts Conference is a resource for the arts community, sparking dialog around the role of technology in our planning and programming.

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