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