THE WARHOL: MUSEUM AS ARTIST: CREATIVE, DIALOGIC & CIVIC PRACTICE
Be A Creative Home For Civic Action
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Be a creative home for civic action
@jonathanmoscone
@ybca
Hi. I’m Jon.
YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE
ARTS
Our strategic platforms
AdvocacyCitymaking
Incubation Inquiry ConveningsCivic
CoalitionsArt
We believe that culture precedes change.
“Political change is the last manifestation of cultural shifts that have already occurred.”
- Jeff Chang
Our mission: Generate culture that moves people.
To do this, we must engage in civic life.
What San Franciscansthink art & creativity can do…
83% agree
“Creativity is important to imagining the future.”
Source: YBCA Audience Segmentation Study
79% agree
“It will take all kinds of creative thinkers to shape the future of San Francisco.”
Source: YBCA Audience Segmentation Study
68% agree
“Art & creativity can inspire people to improve society and the world.”
Source: YBCA Audience Segmentation Study
92% agree
“Art and creativity will play an increasingly critical role in making our communities better.”
Source: YBCA Audience Segmentation Study
How we engage
AdvocacyYouth Citymaking
2017-18 Highlights
People’sGarden
Healthy Corner StoreInitiative
Field Work
Polling place
Proposition S
• Radically partner.• Aim to sustain.• Listen.
Rules of Engagement
A parting thought.
• There must be a deep desire to do this work.
• There must be an institutional commitment.
• It’s a long game.
This stuff is hard.
If we try, we can reimagine the role that art and creativity plays in our world.
Thank you.
@jonathanmoscone
@ybca