A Convening on Creative Practice and Social Justice

In 2016 the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust, in partnership with The Metropolitan Museum of Art and NEW YORK University Tisch School of the Arts, formed the Collaborative for CREATIVE PRACTICE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. Comprised of twenty-one organizations with distinct projects and a total investment of six million dollars, the collaborative has spent three years exploring the ways arts-based organizations can serve as positive, relevant, and inspiring forces in the daily lives of diverse communities. This culminating event provides an opportunity for the collaborative to share PRACTICES, lessons, outcomes, and tools with the field.Please RSVP by Friday, September 6. If you have any questions, please email alexis.gonzalez@metmuseum.org. This program is made possible by The William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust. Schedule of Events CONVENING ON CREATIVE PRACTICE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE Tuesday, September 10, 2019 9 am–4 pm  Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue 81st Street entrance   9 AM              BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION | CARSON FAMILY HALL _                      Check in, sign up for afternoon sessions, and enjoy a light breakfast._ 9:55 AM          OPENING PERFORMANCE BY URBAN WORD | CARSON FAMILY HALL _                       Camryn Bruno, New York City Youth Poet Laureate at Urban Word_ 10 am             Performance by Lincoln Center Education Fellows | Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall _                        I Will __Give My Love an Apple_ and _Sailor-Boy_, both arranged by Benjamin Britten _Sofia Baeta, dance, Drake Duffer, guitar, and Peyton Marion, soprano, 2019 William R. Kenan, Jr. Fellows at_ _Lincoln Center Education_ 10:05 AM        WELCOMING REMARKS & FRAMING OF THE DAY | BONNIE J. SACERDOTE LECTURE HALL                        Sandra Jackson-Dumont, Frederick P. and Sandra P. Rose Chairman of Education, _The Met _and Allyson Green, Dean, _Tisch School of the Arts, New York University_ 10:20 AM        LESSONS FROM THE COHORT | BONNIE J. SACERDOTE LECTURE HALL _                       Members of the Kenan Cohort present key learnings and collaborative moments_ ·     Chitra Aiyar, Executive Director, _Sadie Nash Leadership Project _·     Adjoa Jones de Almeida, Director of Education, _Brooklyn Museum _·     Rob Fields, Executive Director, _Weeksville Heritage Center _·     Jamaica Gilmer, Founder and Executive Director, _The Beautiful Project _·     Shanta Lawson, Education Director, _The Studio Museum in Harlem _·     Traci Lester, Executive Director, _National Dance Institute _·     Moderator: Allyson Green, Dean, _Tisch School of the Arts, New York University_ 11 AM              INVESTING IN THE ECOSYSTEM OF SOCIAL JUSTICE ART | BONNIE J. SACERDOTE LECTURE HALL                         Philanthropic leaders and grant recipients discuss the field’s support for art, artists, and institutions working in and with communities. ·      Rashida Bumbray, Senior Program Manager of the Arts Exchange, _Open Society Foundation _·      Michelle Coffey, Executive Director, _Lambent Foundation _  ·      Suzy Delvalle, President and Executive Director, _CREATIVE CAPITAL _·      Tom Finkelpearl, Commissioner, _NEW YORK City Department of Cultural Affairs _·      Douglas C. Zinn, Executive Director, _The William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust __·      _Sandra Jackson-Dumont,_ Frederick P. and Sandra P. Rose Chairman of Education, The Met_ 12 PM             LUNCH | CARSON FAMILY HALL 1 PM               PERFORMANCE BY THE AILEY SCHOOL __| BONNIE J. SACERDOTE LECTURE HALL 1:05 PM          INTRODUCTION TO THE AFTERNOON SESSIONS | BONNIE J. SACERDOTE  LECTURE HALL 1:05–1:45 PM THE WAY WE WORK: BREAK OUT SESSION 1 | MULTIPLE VENUES ACROSS THE URIS CENTER FOR EDUCATION _                       Cohort members discuss work being done around the cohort’s essential questions.  _ __1.           COVENANT BUILDING: WHAT ARE THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT THAT FOSTER COLLECTIVE SUCCESS?               Art Study Room                Led by: Coco Killingsworth, Vice President, Education and Community Engagement, _Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)_/ Alex Sarian, Acting Executive Director, _Lincoln Center Education_/ Adjoa Jones de Almeida, Director of Education, _Brooklyn Museum _2.         Relationships: What are the conditions and resources required/needed for reciprocity between the             cohort ORGANIZATIONS AND THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE?             Seminar Room             Led by: Jamaica Gilmer, Founder and Executive Director, _The Beautiful Project_/ Keonna Hendrick, School Programs Manager, _Brooklyn Museum_/ Sofia Snow, Executive Director, _Urban Word _3.         SUSTAINABILITY: WHAT ARE THE RELATIONSHIPS NEEDED TO SUSTAIN A COLLECTIVE PRACTICE AMONG OUR COMMUNITIES?             Studio             Led by: Maricelle Robles, Educator in Charge, Public Programs and Engagement, _The Met_/ Traci Lester, Executive Director, _National Dance Institute _4.         JUSTICE AND EQUITY: WHAT IS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT OUR WORK IS GUIDED BY JUSTICE AND EQUITY?             North Classroom             Led by: Chitra Aiyar, Executive Director, _Sadie Nash Leadership Project_/ Kemi Ilesanmi, Executive Director, _The Laundromat Project_/ Philip Courtney, CEO, _Urban Arts Partnership _5.         SOCIAL IMPACT: HOW CAN WE BETTER UNDERSTAND AND LEVERAGE EACH OTHER’S VALUES REGARDING SOCIAL IMPACT?             Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall             Led by: Nicole Delgadillo, Program Coordinator, _Center for Justice at Columbia University_/ Shanta Lawson, Education Director, _The Studio Museum in Harlem_/ Yamilée Toussaint Beach, Founder and CEO, _STEM__ From Dance_ 1:50–2:30 PM       THE WAY WE WORK: BREAK OUT SESSION 2 | MULTIPLE VENUES ACROSS THE URIS CENTER FOR EDUCATION         _                             Repeat of Session 1_ 2:35 PM                CLOSING PERFORMANCE BY HARLEM SCHOOL OF THE ARTS __| BONNIE J. SACERDOTE LECTURE HALL                              Franklin Rankin,_ guitar, Harlem School of the Arts alumnus_ 2:45 PM                 CLOSING REMARKS AND CALL TO ACTION | BONNIE J. SACERDOTE LECTURE HALL                               Dorian Burton, Assistant Executive Director, _The William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust_ 2:55 PM                CONVENING CONCLUDES 3–4 PM                  RECEPTION AND TOAST | URIS CENTER FOR EDUCATION