ArtsLine: Fall 2017

Cultural Questions Drive Faculty-Student Collaboration
Advocating For the Arts in America 
Interview with our Rankin Scholar Emiko Ono
VIDEO: Arts Leadership -- A Changing Landscape. "Moving Arts Forward" talk by Emiko Ono
Fall Quarter City Highlight: From Philly to....Barcelona!

Letter from the Editor

Jade Cintron, ArtsLine Editor 2017-2018

Welcome to ArtsLine’s Fall Quarter Newsletter.
My name is Jade Cintron and I am thrilled to be the Editor for ArtsLine 2017-2018.  As every editor before me, I want to not only provide interesting and relevant content from our field, but also to connect our readers with what is going on with our faculty, our students and with our alumni as well.
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In addition, my personal goal for ArtsLine this year is to look outwards to better understand who we are. Although I am a born and bred North Jersey girl, I am of Puerto Rican and Cuban heritage and I just spent the last 8 years post-undergrad living and working abroad in Barcelona, Catalunya (Spain) where my appreciation for the magnitude of differences and diversity within arts & culture worldwide really grew. I traveled from different European city to European city and even to Istanbul, Turkey and Fez, Morocco and experienced so much history, art, and, most impactful for me, perspective after perspective, story after story.

Storytelling unites the world. It is why we are in this business,; it is why we fight to protect it, to encourage others to join us in partaking, why we participate even as artists and art makers and even why we have these newsletters. We want to unite and connect people through passion, and there is no better way than through arts and culture. My hope is that I can help give you a taste of the beautiful, diverse world we have out there from our own backyards to across the globe. In the USA we are so lucky to have a multitude of cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives, and they all stem from other places outside. Let’s look outwards to better understand how we have come to be who we are, why we do the things we do or, at the very least, be exposed to ideas and facts we have never considered.

For the next 3 quarters, I will do my part by offering you a glimpse of another city somewhere in the world and interesting facts in their arts and cultural scene as well as other facts in reference to ours here in Philadelphia. I am beginning with, you guessed it, Barcelona, where I have gathered facts from personal contacts in the field there. I hope that these city comparisons, meant to only be a teaser, titled “From Philly to…” will inspire you to take a deeper look into the artistic practices outside what you know and let it drive your art here.

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Happy trails to you,
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Jade Cintron
ArtsLine Editor 2017-2018
erijade@drexel.edu

Letter from the Program Directors

Jean Brody, Online Program Director

Greetings! As we complete the first quarter of a new academic year (our 44th!), we are thrilled to have another amazing group of graduate students joining our vast network of successful leaders in the arts, cultural, and creative sector. Our sector is dynamic and changing, filled with new opportunities and new challenges. In response, our Arts Administration program’s new curriculum ensures that we address the most critical contemporary issues facing the field. We are also developing new approaches and solutions through our faculty’s groundbreaking research, which is being presented and published globally and recognized for its importance. We see a great future for our field knowing that our students and alumni are leading the way.

Several important initiatives under way this year include a newly reconstituted Alumni Council, with leadership provided by Carly Rapaport-Stein (AADM '15).  Please contact her at carlyrapaportstein@gmail.com to let her know if you'd like to get involved.  If you are know of any alums who may be out of touch with the program, please encourage them to reach out to us so they can reconnect.

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Neville K. Vakharia, Campus Program Director

In addition, we are building a new AADM Alumni Fund that will support Arts Administration students and recent alumni.  One important purpose for this fund will be to help current students and recent graduates attend academic and professional conferences where they can present their research and stay in touch with continuing trends in our field.  Please watch your email and social media for an opportunity to support this fund so your gift can directly support AADM students and recent alums.  Your gift will be part of “The Future is a Place We Make. The Campaign for Drexel” and will directly benefit those who are making the world a better place through their work in the arts and cultural sector. To learn more about the campaign visit future.drexel.edu and keep a look out for more information on how to make sure your gift goes directly to the AADM Alumni Fund.

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Faculty Highlights

Neville Vakharia had a chapter published in the new book, Systems Thinking in Museums: Theory and Practice (Rowman & Littlefield). He presented his research on the development of a new data visualization tool at the Inclusive Museums Research Network in Manchester, England. He was also selected to teach a one-week, intensive course on social innovation for the Mandela Fellows, a leadership training program of the U.S. Department of State for social sector leaders from sub-Saharan Africa, and he was an invited panelist for a Digital Impact roundtable hosted by Stanford University’s Center for Philanthropy & Civil Society.

Jean Brody recently organized Emiko Ono’s campus visit as a Rankin Scholar, and is participating in the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative.
 





Julie Goodman presented research on the link between program evaluation and arts advocacy at the Social Theory, Politics, and the Arts conference in Minneapolis in October.

Andrew Zitcer published an article called “Planning as Persuaded Storytelling” in the journal Planning Theory & Practice, based on field work he did in West Philadelphia’s arts community with Neville and Julie a few years ago.

Student & Alumni News

Madeline Bell (’17) is now Marketing Coordinator for the Mann Center
Sarah Braverman (2nd year & former ArtsLine Editor) is now Manager of Short Stories Bookshop & Community Hub
​Jamie DeAngelis (’14) is now Client Service Associate, Endowments and Foundations, at the Glenmede Trust.
Flo Gardner (’10) is now Executive Director of the Mendelssohn Club Chorus
Filiz Leigh (O’Brien) (’11) is now Associate Director of Individual Giving at the Curtis Institute of Music
Meghan Randolph ('16) has published two articles based on her thesis research.
Laura Sancken (’14) is now Assistant Director of Board Engagement at the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Brittanie Sterner (’15) is now Director of Programming, One Book, One Philadelphia at the Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation​

Want to contribute to the Winter Quarter of ArtsLine or have news you'd like to share? Email the editor, Jade at erijade@drexel.edu and as always, feel free to stop on by the department or drop us a line!

We wish you warmth and a wonderful holiday season full of arts, culture, expression and happiness.  

ArtsLine: Spring 2017

Arab American Heritage Month in Houston
Exploring Arts Administration in Abu Dhabi
Urban Strategy and Founding Energy
Student, Faculty, & Alumni News - Spring

Letter from the Editor

Hello, ArtsLine Readers!

It has been a pleasure to serve as the Editor of ArtsLine for the 2016-17 academic year.  I'm excited for you to meet next year's administrative graduate assistant and editor, and for us to continue the conversations that connect Dragons, arts administrators, and members of the ArtsLine community.

The themes for the quarter's ArtsLine are newness, entrepreneurship, and innovation.  In this issue, you'll from faculty and alumni and learn about their experiences developing a new degree program, curating a heritage festival, and studying arts administration abroad.

Many thanks, again, to all you attended this year's art auction in April and who contributed to the AAGA and the Arts Administration programs.  There are incoming students stepping up to serve on next year's AAGA board, and I'm sure they're looking forward to developing new and innovative ways to serve our students, alumni, and greater community.

As always, I invite you to continue to help shape ArtsLine in the quarters to come, and all of us in the Arts Administration programs welcome your insights and contributions. ​

​Warmly,

Sarah Braverman
Graduate Assistant
sarahbraves@drexel.edu

Letter from the Program Directors

Jean Brody, Online Program Director

Julie Hawkins, Campus Program Director

Hi everyone -- it's finally sunny here in Philadelphia, and we have much news to share.

First, congratulations to AAGA on another successful Art Auction, the program's 14th annual.  Many alumni, friends, and family gathered at the URBN Center in late April for the fundraiser, which supports first-year students' travel to Washington D.C. to participate in National Arts Advocacy Day.  This year, nine students made the trip.  Special thanks are due to Bridget Lynch and AADM alum Danielle Swan, who served as advisors for AAGA this year.

Congratulations, too, to the students who won awards at the Art Auctions, including Best Thesis Awards for Lindsey Gearhart Nevin and Leah Hamilton, and Academic Excellence Awards going to Kari Swenson, Salina Almanzar, and Marja Edwardson.  This year, we were also able to present Karen Murdoch Scholarship Awards to Brooke Brehm, Tara Henninger, and Jenna Wilchinsky. 

One more round of congratulations is due to the graduating students who presented their theses during Commencement Week -- Kari Swenson, Pam Green, Chenyu Wang, Lucretia Davis, Scott Giffen, Kay Dusell, Salina Almanzar, Sara Caliva, Emily Morgan, Andrea Herbert, and Demetrius Shields.  We are proud of all of our graduates, and look forward to seeing you continuing accomplishments in your professional lives.

In faculty news, we have accomplishments to celebrate and some role changes to share:
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Faculty Highlights

Andrew Zitcer was named Program Director of Drexel's new Masters in Urban Strategy program.  He will continue teaching in Arts Administration while serving in this role.

Neville Vakharia will serve as Program Director for Arts Administration's campus program beginning in July, becoming the program's fourth Director after Dr. Edward W. Arian, Cecelia Fitzgibbon, and Julie Goodman Hawkins.
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Julie Goodman Hawkins received tenure and a promotion to Associate Professor.

Neville Vakharia, Julie Goodman Hawkins, and Arts & Entertainment Enterprise Department Chair Larry Epstein recently returned from presenting their work at the Association of Arts Administration Educators (AAAE) annual conference in Edinburgh, Scotland. (And yes, they all tried the haggis).

Here's hoping your summer is filled with all the rest and relaxation you so richly deserve. Come visit us when you can, and stay tuned for more news from ArtsLine next Fall.

ArtsLine: Winter 2017

Do No Harm; Do Good
The Grants Panelist Experience
When the Arts Meet Activism
Student, Faculty, & Alumni News

Letter from the Editor

Hello, ArtsLine Readers!

I feel as though years have passed between the release of ArtsLine’s fall issue and now instead of mere months. My personal news consumption has become an exhausting but necessary daily task, and admittedly, I’m still working to seek the balance between “work and play” that I discussed in the fall. I now feel an added pressure to engage more in my communities and be more politically active.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, another theme emerged while developing ArtsLine this quarter: activism and advocacy. In this issue, you’ll learn about what it’s like to serve on a grants panel, how the Artistic Rebuttal Project was born, and why a musician is so passionate about world peace.

I’m also excited to let you know that nine members of the Arts Administration Graduate Association (AAGA) are attending Arts Advocacy Day in Washington D.C. this month! Later in April, AAGA is hosting its annual Arts Auction. Funds raised from the event will enable us to continue to underwrite the costs of sending our students to Arts Advocacy Day annually so that our students may engage in this important experience for free.

This year’s auction will be held on April 28th, 2017 at the URBN Center, and we are currently soliciting donations from artists and organizations. Many thanks to those who have contributed thus far. I hope to see many of you at the auction!

As always, I invite you to help shape ArtsLine, and I welcome your insights and contributions. ​

​Warmly,

Sarah Braverman
Graduate Assistant
sarahbraves@drexel.edu

Letter from the Program Directors

Jean Brody, Online Program Director

Julie Hawkins, Campus Program Director

Dear AADM Students, Alumni and Friends:

We write during an exciting time for the program, but a challenging time for all of us who care about the arts.  While Arts Administration at Drexel is thriving, the arts and cultural sector faces real threats from the current administration, which is currently considering either reductions in funding or complete elimination of several government agencies that support our work: the NEA, the NEH, IMLS, and public broadcasting are all potentially on the chopping block. In addition, charitable tax deductions may be under threat as part of a broader tax reform bill. If there was ever a time to raise your voice as an arts advocate, it’s now!

As usual, we will be sending a strong contingency to Arts Advocacy Day from the Arts Administration program. Faculty members Julie Hawkins and Jean Brody will be joined by 9 current students in Washington DC this March 20-21, including Signe Carlson, Felicia Knise, Elizabeth Marlowe, Sarah Braverman, Jiaqi Teng, Xiaoyi Cao, Xiaomeng Xiong, Danhong Chai, and Brooke Brehm. We’ve heard from a few alums who are planning to attend as well. If you’re planning to be there, send us a note to jrg462@drexel.edu and jeb327@drexel.edu.

If you can’t attend, please take a look here or check out your own state’s arts advocacy organization, and speak out for the arts!
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Faculty Highlights

Andrew Zitcer - Andrew, Julie, and Neville were invited to submit an essay to the international urban affairs website Metropolitics, on the importance of community based arts and culture. Based on their research in West Philadelphia in 2013-14, they underscore the importance of considering equality of opportunity, distributing funding to areas that need it most, and validating the work that arts does to support a well-rounded urban life. Read more at: http://www.metropolitiques.eu/The-Arts-as-Fundamental-and.html

Neville Vakharia - Neville Vakharia was awarded a $25,000 research grant from Stanford University’s Center on Philanthropy & Civil Society, and funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He will conduct field research on nonprofit data sources and develop a prototype tool to assess how nonprofits and philanthropies can leverage community indicators and data as a means to enhance their programs and explore collaborations. This was a highly competitive grant program, and he was one of just seven grantees selected nationwide.
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Julie Hawkins - Julie will moderate a panel for Mural Arts Philadelphia on Tuesday, March 21st from 6 - 8:00 p.m. Part of a series of conversations and workshops this Spring in response to the current political climate, the panel continues Mural Arts Philadelphia’s dialogue with artists and activists. Visit https://www.muralarts.org/events/ for more information.

Jean Brody - Jean is participating this year in the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiative. This initiative is evaluating ways that the Alliance can identify and model best practices, as well as promote best practice amongst its constituencies.

Department News:
After five years as Department Assistant and Grants Manager, Arts Administration alum Danielle Swan has moved on to a new position as Operations Manager for the Lindy Institute, right here in the URBN Center. Thanks, Danielle, for all the great years of keeping all of us on track.

Dr. Andrew Zitcer has been appointed the inaugural Program Director of the new MS in Urban Strategies, an interdisciplinary program that builds on his knowledge of urban planning and the arts. Andrew will continue to teach in Arts Administration next year, while also building his new program. Congratulations, Andrew!
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This year Drexel has added the option of minors for graduate programs. Minors have been approved for both Arts Administration and Museum Leadership, and we are starting to hear from students interested in both. These minors will be available beginning in September, and will add even greater flexibility to students majoring in Arts Administration or Museum Leadership.  
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Market Research. We have been conducting some market research, including a survey and alumni focus groups, in order to determine how best to promote the Arts Administration and Museum Leadership programs. Thanks to Carly Rapaport-Stein for her work on this project, and to all of you who have responded to her requests for participation.

Student & Alumni Research. Arts Administration students are putting their thesis research to work. This fall, Patrick Bailey, Lindsey Gearhart Nevin, and Stephanie Rankin presented their completed theses to the faculty. Leah Hamilton presented her thesis on emergency preparedness for arts organizations at the conference of Social Theory, Politics & the Arts in Montreal, Canada. Brittnie Sterner’s thesis on the organizational and cultural dynamics of First Person Arts, a live storytelling event in Philadelphia, was published in the Journal of Arts Management, Law and Society (Sterner, Brittanie. 2016. The Story Slam Model: Leveraging Autobiography in Participatory Arts for Audience Diversification. The Journal of Arts Management, Law & Society, Vol. 46 Issue 5: 274-281.)

Alumni Connections. This year we are laying the foundations for a more active role for program alumni in supporting the program. An Alumni Council has formed and is developing ways to keep you involved.  If you want to join the Council, please contact Carly Rapaport-Stein at carlyrapaportstein@gmail.com. In the meantime, here are a few things you can do:

• AAGA Auction April 28.  Save the date of April 28 for this year’s AAGA Auction at Drexel’s URBN Center. Plan to be there, bid on the great artwork and arts events, catch up with old classmates, meet the new students and recently minted alums, and generally have a great time while supporting AAGA. If you have a work of art or an arts event that you’d like to donate for the auction, contact Felicia Knise at fk332@drexel.edu.
  
• Alumni Legacy Fund. We are beginning to build a special fund that will support a variety of priorities identified by the program. These priorities include items such as support for travel to conferences for current students and recent alumni, and toward future scholarships. If you would like to help us get this fund started, please send a check in any amount made out to Drexel University, with Arts Administration in the memo line. Mail your contribution to Bridget Lynch, Department of Arts & Entertainment Enterprise, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut St., 71-210, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Thank you for your support!
  
• Connect More Dragons! If you know of other alums who may not be connected to the program, please encourage them to contact us with their current information so we can have up to date information on all alumni contact information as well as current employment. Send updated contact info to Julie at julie.hawkins@drexel.edu.
  

Next Generation of Arts Dragons: Is your family getting larger? Please post pictures of your new arrivals (and growing Dragons) to our Facebook pages. (Rachel Olenick, Danielle Swan, we’re looking at you!)

We’d like all alums to consider ArtsLine a great way to let our community know about your news! Please submit news about new jobs, moves, adventures, and family members to sarahbraves@drexel.edu.

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ArtsLine: Fall 2016

To Perform with a Conviction: An Interview with Square Peg Round Hole
An American in Wiesbaden
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: An interview with Monica O. Montgomery
Makers Among Us: Spotlight on Mike Tanis

Letter from the Editor

Hello, ArtsLine Readers!

I moved to Philadelphia this September, and I have eagerly sought to become involved in as many areas that make my heart sing as possible. I’m a full-time student on campus in the Arts Administration program working as a Graduate Assistant and diving into my studies; I’ve begun to launch my knitting enterprise and am a vendor at this winter’s Go West Craft Fest; and I’ve rekindled my love of dance by joining a company. I’m tremendously excited to be in Philly and contribute to the arts and culture sector, but I’m wary of biting off more than I can chew.

How do I balance my interests with my responsibilities, especially when they overlap? How can I make time to incorporate self-care into my routine, particularly in this tense political and emotional climate? How do I learn to say “no”? I’m willing to bet I’m not the only one with these questions. With this in mind, I’d like to share the personal mission statement I wrote for Julie Goodman-Hawkins’ Overview of the Arts course this quarter:

To seek balance and joy each day while supporting the many communities I am a part of. I will accomplish this in my professional life by working in the arts and being an active member of the greater arts and cultural community, striving to provide transformative experiences reminiscent of those I have engaged in. These values will also be reflected in my personal life as I consciously carve out space to breathe and stay connected to those around me, all while cultivating personal growth.

As an extension of this mission, I’ve elected to incorporate more artists into the content of ArtsLine. I feel strongly about sustaining my own creative practices, in whatever form that my take on, and I challenge other makers and artisans to stay connected to their crafts. The fall issue of ArtsLine is loosely reflecting on the theme of balance, focusing on the dualities of work & play, artists & administrators, and members of the Drexel family & folks beyond that circle.

I’ll be mulling over these musings and more throughout the year, and I invite you to share your insight. It was wonderful to connect with members of our community at the Cocktails, Culture, & Conversation event and through interviews for this issue. I hope to continue these conversations and include updates about your work and experiences throughout the year, and I welcome you to help shape this year's ArtsLine. Keep an eye out for the upcoming winter and spring issues!

​Warmly,

Sarah Braverman
Graduate Assistant
sarahbraves@drexel.edu

Letter from the Program Directors

Jean Brody, Online Program Director

Julie Hawkins, Campus Program Director

We are well into our Fall term now, and it’s an exciting year for us in the AADM programs. We have 20+ new students from across the country and around the world, some who quite literally have one foot in each program. Writing this on the day after the Presidential election, we also feel compelled to note that our commitment to all of you, and to the role arts and culture play in the lives of people and communities, remains ever-strong. The need for the healing and community-building powers of the arts will only grow stronger in the coming years.

Those of you who have been reading Artsline for a while know that your AADM faculty have been involved in a program assessment, followed by a curriculum revision that is being implemented this fall. We are especially excited about the debut of a new course, AADM 520 Creative Enterprise and Innovation, which includes concepts drawn from Neville Vakharia’s Arts Entrepreneurship elective. We believe that entrepreneurship, and an understanding of the various and evolving ways in which arts and arts managers organize themselves, are among the key skills needed by 21st century arts leaders.

This past June, our department hosted the annual conference of the Association of Arts Administration Educators (AAAE). We were thrilled to see so many students and faculty members presenting at and supporting the conference, and to have a chance to show off all of our programs, our college, and many of Philadelphia’s arts leaders. Jane Golden from Mural Arts kicked off the conference, and Thora Jacobson of the Philadelphia Art Alliance offered a Mural Arts tour that closed the conference. Julie Hawkins led a panel reviewing the recent Wallace Foundation study, “Building Arts Audiences” and its use in academic settings.

Last year we also held our first-ever thesis presentations. Adrienne Harding, Brenda Colon, Tanesha Ford, and Hannah Rechtschaffen presented their research and findings on Commencement weekend, kicking off a new tradition for the programs. Stay tuned for an invitation to this year’s presentations which will be held on Saturday, December 10 from 3:30-5pm, location TBD.

Please join us for this year's special events, starting with a December 8 discussion of the new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This event, co-presented with the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, features Arts Administration faculty members John Walp, who has taught our Human Resources for the Arts course for many years, and Sharon Erwin, who originated the Law and the Arts course first for the campus, and later for the online, program. Walp and Erwin will speak about what this law requires, and how local arts organizations are adjusting. RSVP here.

Faculty Highlights

​We are very pleased to be able to announce some great news about Dr. Andrew Zitcer, including his shift to a tenure-track position in recognition of his excellent academic accomplishments.  In addition, he has been working to develop a new interdisciplinary master’s program in Urban Strategy here at Drexel.

​Neville Vakharia launched MuseumStat (http://museumstat.org/#/), an online GIS-based mapping tool that provides the museum sector with important data on museums and the communities they serve. Neville has also been appointed to the board of directors of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund, and the editorial board of Artivate: A Journal of Entrepreneurship in the Arts.

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​Julie Hawkins was appointed Chair of the Mayor’s Cultural Advisory Council, supporting Philadelphia’s Office of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy.  

​Jean Brody organized last year’s very successful conference of the Association of Arts Administration Educators.

​Among our many goals for the coming year will be continuing to build closer ties between current students and our extensive alumni network. Jean will be gathering a group of Texas-based alums at the National Arts Marketing Project conference in Austin in November, and we will be continuing to reach out to our alums in support of AAGA and other activities.

Please join us as often as you can!


Student, Faculty, & Alumni News

• Lindsey Crane recently moved to New York City to pursue a new position as Program Officer, Cultural Investments for the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone, a local economic development organization serving the communities of Upper Manhattan including Harlem, East Harlem, Washington Heights, and Inwood.
• Liz McClearn is now the Grants and Corporate Development Manager at Musicopia and Dancing Classrooms Philly.
• Greg Seamon will be the new Programming Manager at the Kimmel Center, beginning December 1, 2016.
• Neville K. Vakharia, Assistant Professor and Research Director, has many recent highlights from his work to share with our community.
  • Neville presented his research on an empirical study of a quantitative model of organizational practices in the performing arts and their correlation to performance metrics at the prestigious European Group for Organization Studies management conference in Naples, Italy.
  • His article, “Creating Space” was published in the GIA Reader, based on my research into developing a new program model for meeting the space needs of performing artists through excess capacity of historic, sacred places.
  • Neville’s research article, “Knowledge-Centric Arts Organizations: Connecting Practice to Performance” was accepted into the International Journal of Arts Management and will be published in an upcoming issue. The article was co-authored with AADM alumna Divya Janardhan (’10).

We’d like all alums to consider ArtsLine a great way to let our community know about your news! Please submit news about new jobs, moves, adventures, and family members to sarahbraves@drexel.edu.

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ArtsLine is the Drexel Arts Administration quarterly newsletter focusing on the program, the arts & culture sector, and the students' perspective!
Editor's Letter: Spring 2015
My grandmother, a dancer and a sculptor, held strong opinions on everything, art included. When I was a freshman in college, she took me to a series of modern art galleries on the lower east side of New York City, a few blocks from her apartment. While I looked at the exhibits with a vague non-comprehension, she walked around the galleries, studying. Her intense gaze as she charted her path around the art, leaning heavily on her cane and unwaveringly connected to the world, is imprinted in my mind's eye.
Later, over lunch, when I asked her what she found gripping about the art, she answered with an opinion that I've since unabashedly adopted. It isn't so much about beauty, she said, but rather, is it interesting? Does it make you think? Do you see the world differently?
At that moment, I did.

It was a comprehension of the "aha" moment, and I grasped it through a combination of the intellectual and the instinctual. I understood my grandmother's artistic "aha" moment, and, at a gut level, knew that it went beyond the artistic, that she was defining the transformative moment of change - that split second when you understand an idea, where it changes your perception of yourself or the world. The idea can be communicated through myriad media - writing, lectures, art, a class, a conversation - but the brain's lightbulb zings with a resonant pop when that change occurs.My brain has been zinging nonstop since my arrival on campus, although I'm certain the "zing" has been helped by my exponentially increased consumption of coffee. Through classes, conversations, endless reading, and participation in the program-wide planning process (the much-mentioned Program Alignment and Review!), my outlook on the arts and, more broadly, on myself, has been wakened, stretched, and re-formed.
And so, for my final issue as the editor of ArtsLine, I decided to reflect on these past months by exploring change broadly - from "aha" moments, to transformative experiences, to forward-looking predictions. This issue contains a conversation with Michael Kaiser, thoughts on arts advocacy, the necessary changes required for music conservatories, ideas about how the arts world will change, and the changes our own students, alumni, and faculty have made as their professional lives soar.
I wish you a wonderful summer, and hope you'll join me in looking forward to welcoming the next editor of ArtsLine in Fall 2015!


Carly Rapaport-Stein
Graduate Assistant, ArtsLine



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