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Steven D. Lavine

· June 21, 2021 · Leave a Comment

In 2017, Steven D. Lavine stepped down after 29 years as President of the California Institute of the Arts, becoming President Emeritus and an Honorary Doctor of the Arts. He was appointed as Founding Director of the Thomas Mann House in Los Angeles, with the mandate to establish a residency and public presentation series bringing together scholars and other innovative thinkers from Germany and the United States to address pressing contemporary issues, particularly the future of democracy. With that program now launched he has become Chair of the Advisory Board of the Thomas Mann House.

At CalArts, Steven oversaw a sustained period of growth in programs, enrollments, reputation, and financial stability. Among his proudest accomplishments at CalArts are the rebuilding of the campus after the devastation of the Northridge Earthquake in 1994; the national and international diversification of the CalArts student body (which today includes approximately 50% US students of color and 18% international students) with a special focus on Latin America; the building of the Community Arts Partnership, which each year brings CalArts students together with thousands of underserved youth from across the Los Angeles basin for education in the arts and creativity; the establishment of REDCAT—the Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater- in the Walt Disney Concert Hall complex in downtown Los Angeles as an internationally recognized presenter of new work across the arts; the tripling of the CalArts annual budget and quadrupling of the endowment; and, above all, the maintenance at the center of all CalArts activity of creative and interdisciplinary exploration in the arts.

Before coming to CalArts, Lavine served as an Assistant Professor of English and American Literature at the University of Michigan (1974-1981) and as Assistant and then Associate Director of Arts and Humanities at the Rockefeller Foundation (1981-1988). Out of his work with museums and diversity at the Rockefeller Foundation came two influential co-edited volumes: Exhibiting Cultures: the Poetics and Politics Of Museum Display (1991), and Museums and Communities: the Politics of Public Culture (1993), both published by the Smithsonian Institution. Lavine did his undergraduate study at Stanford University (1969) and received is MA and PhD from Harvard University (1970, 1976).

Steven has been an active participant in the Los Angeles and national cultural and educational communities, serving at various times on the boards of the American Council on Education, the American Council on the Arts, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, the Operating Company of the Los Angeles Music Center, KCRW-FM Public Radio, KCET Public Television, the Idyllwild Arts Academy, the Villa Aurora Foundation for European American Relations, and the Visiting Committee of the J Paul Getty Museum. He currently is a Board member of the Los Angeles Review of Books, the American University in Rome, and the Cotsen Foundation for the Art of Teaching.He has also been consulting with not-for-profit organizations including, among others, the Children’s Defense Fund Los Angeles, the Rand Corporation (a not for profit global policy think tank) and the Otis College of Art and Design. He has been honored with the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, and Mexico’s Othli Award.

In Conversation with Amy MacDonald

· June 14, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Amy McDonald, Founder and CEO of Headtorch, is dedicated to prioritising mental health at work. With a background in drama, education, business, mediation and coaching, Amy fuses her skills to create dramatic learning & development that reflects delegate experience. 

“I love breaking stigma; watching the penny drop; reversing injustice; enabling people to steer cultural change; creating organisations where support is everything; and doing nothing is not an option.” 

Headtorch enables and promotes a positive mental health culture in the workplace. It delivers solutions across all levels of an organisation, demystifying mental health and creating confidence to have supportive conversations. 

www.headtorch.org

info@headtorch.org

Veronica Lysaght

· May 31, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Veronica Lysaght

Founder of Leading with Humanity

Veronica believes that courageous, compassionate and inspiring leadership is needed to deal with the crises we face in the world at the moment, and that this style of leading is something we can all achieve. Her mission is to play her part in making leading with humanity an everyday reality.

She has a background in business, journalism, counselling and association management. She is an ICF certified Integral coach and has more than 20 years’ experience coaching.

https://leadingwithhumanity.org/

Gill Crawshaw in Conversation

· April 15, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Gill Crawshaw

I draw on my experience of disability activism to organise exhibitions and events which

highlight issues affecting disabled people.

Exhibitions have addressed representation (Possible All Along, 2020), charity (Piss on

Pity, 2019), cuts to welfare and public spending (Shoddy, 2016) and access (The

Reality of Small Differences, 2014).

I am also interested in the intersection of disabled people’s lives with textile heritage in

the north of England, as well as contemporary textile arts. I have a degree in Textile

Design.

I completed an MA in Curation Practices at Leeds Arts University in 2018.

Curating is a recent change of role. Before this, I was a local authority disability equality

officer, then I worked in Leeds’ third sector health and care network.

gill.crawshaw@gmail.com

https://shoddyexhibition.wordpress.com/

https://pissonpityexhibition.wordpress.com/

https://possibleallalong.co.uk/

DAN – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disabled_People%27s_Direct_Action_Network

Beth Terrence in Conversation

· March 31, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Beth Terrence is a Shaman, Holistic Health & Wellness Facilitator, Recovery Coach, Speaker and Writer. She has been working in the field of Holistic Health & Wellness and Transformation for over 25 years by offering an integrative holistic approach that incorporates education, self-exploration and experiential practices. Major modalities that form the core of her practice include Shamanic Healing, Meditation & Mindfulness, Zero Balancing, Bach Flower Remedies and Restorative Practices. Beth views connection as the most potent “medicine”, and is passionate about supporting individuals and communities in engaging in practices and tools that support reconnection, well-being and wholeness. Annually, she convenes May Is For Metta: 31 Days of Loving-kindness Practice as well as an array of experiential workshops and programs that support transformation and healing on all levels – body, mind, emotion and spirit.

Website: bethterrence.com

Twitter: @bethterrence

LinkedIn: bethterrence

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