Providence , RI NALAC Art Talks Regional Training Workshops

October 10-11, 2014

2014 Evaluation Results

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8 NATIONAL CONFERENCES

14 LEADERSHIP INSTITUTES

25 YEARS ANNIVERSARY

27 REGIONAL WORKSHOPS

31 NLI ALUMNI STATES

35 ADVOCACY ALUMNI

251 INSTITUTE ALUMNI

371 GRANTS

2.5k+ CUMULATIVE MEMBERS

$1.7m+ NALAC GRANTS

The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) is a legacy organization investing in the Latino heritage of this nation. For over 25 years, NALAC has built a strong foundation for the promotion of Latino arts and culture and its advocacy

efforts have advanced issues of cultural equity and raised the visibility and understanding of Latino artistic and cultural expression. The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) is the nation's leading nonprofit organization exclusively dedicated to the promotion, advancement, development, and cultivation of the Latino arts field. In this

capacity, NALAC stimulates and facilitates intergenerational dialogues among disciplines, languages, and traditional and contemporary expressions. NALAC serves thousands of Latino artists and hundreds of organizations representing a national and international community of multiple Latinidades; a network that crosses many cultures across the Latino Diaspora.

170 PARTICIPANTS

140 SCHOLARSHIPS

44 SPEAKERS

18 PERFORMANCES “RISCA PRESENTS”

13 SESSIONS

8 STATES

4 SITE VISITS

3 NEW GENERATION SESSIONS

2 DAYS

2 ART EXHIBITIONS

1 KEY TO THE CITY

NALAC Regional Arts Training Workshops are convened throughout the nation to provide comprehensive professional

development, training and a space for community dialogue among the Latino arts field and other diverse arts sectors. These

opportunities for relationship-building and networking are essential to the advancement of the Latino arts community, and the

nation's art sector as a whole. Workshop presenters and participants are of diverse backgrounds, representing all artistic disciplines,

and a strong ethnic, gender, age, sexual orientation, and economic diversity. By empowering the field and providing new

opportunities, NALAC can reduce economic inequalities, galvanize multigenerational networks and actualize social change in the

realms of racial equity and civic engagement. With 27 Regionals to date, participants deepen their engagement with each other,

with NALAC, and together create, mobilize, and amplify a national Latino arts and cultural agenda that addresses issues of

concern to historically underrepresented and disenfranchised communities. Critical dialogue and creative thinking transpires

through interactive workshops, discussion forums, artistic interventions, technical assistance, and performances.

Partners and Sponsors Providence Regional Arts Training Workshop

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Thank you!

The Providence Regional Arts Training Workshop is made possible thanks to generous support from our sponsors, members and volunteers.

Demographics Providence Regional Arts Training Workshop:

Evaluation Responses

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Which of the following best describes you? Highest Rating: 66.7%

Artist

Advocate

Artist

Board Member of an Arts Organization

Educator

Executive Director of an Arts Organization

Foundation or Corporate Representative

Funder

Staff Member of an Arts Organization

Student

Vendor

Volunteer

Other

Which of the following best describes your discipline?

Dance

Film

Literary Arts

Media Arts

Multidisciplinary

Music

Performance Art

Radio

Theater

Visual Arts

Not Applicable

Other

Highest Rating: 37.3%

Visual Arts

Select one or any combination of the following demographic terms that best represents your race/ethnicity.

Highest Rating: 70%

Hispanic/Latino

American Indian/Alaska Native

Asian

Black/African American

Caucasian

Hispanic/Latino

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

Other

Generations

Largest Age Group rating: 30%

45-54

Under 18

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-over

How would you describe where you live?

Highest Rating: 70.8%

Urban

Urban

Rural

Suburban

What motivated you to attend the Regional? Highest Rating: 51%

Conference Location

I trust the quality of NALAC events

Conference Location

Friend or Colleague

Local/State Arts Agency

Arts Organization Invitation

Mailer

NALAC Alumni Invitation

NALAC E-boletin

NALAC website

Email alerts

Facebook

Twitter

Radio, TV, Print Media

I was able to get a registration scholarship

Other

Quality and Value of Sessions Providence Regional Arts Training Workshop:

Evaluation Responses

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Please rate the value (quality and usefulness) of the Keynote and Sessions:

Highest Rating: 4.77 out of 5

Keynote with Magdalena Gómez

Keynote with Magdalena Gómez

Beyond Hispanic Heritage Month: Museum Practices

New Generations Leading Forward: Living the Future Now

Technology As An Equalizer

Arts & Immigrant Social Justice: Political Analysis of the State of U.S. Immigrants

Decoding Power

Beyond the Canon: Teaching Artist Resource-Sharing

Youth Leading Forward: Capacity Building

Mediating Our Own Image

Youth Leading Forward: Aesthetic Interventions

Policy and Protest

Intercultural Collaborations

Please rate how strongly you agree with the following statements.

Highest Rating: 3.76 out of 4

NALAC Regional Arts Training Workshop Staff were helpful and courteous

I left the Regional feeling inspired

I had an opportunity to learn something new.

As a result of the Regional, I feel more connected to our greater arts community.

I met new friends and potential partners at the Regional

The Regional was well organized.

The Regional Arts Training Workshop Staff were helpful and courteous.

Testimonials Providence Regional Arts Training Workshop:

Evaluation Responses

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Please describe any connections, collaborations, or opportunities that developed as a result of the NALAC Regional Arts Training Workshop and how you plan to follow up on it.

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I met a new friend/artist: Ela Alpi from Chile who became my stylist for my art reception. I have stayed in touch with other people I met and have continued to feel inspired. Also, it inspired me to open a new business and I am now exploring grants. The grant writing workshop came at the perfect time.

I have connected many women from the workshop to Women of Color in the Arts and sent them applications to be mentors and mentees.

I liked the networking aspect of the event. I was able to meet organizations, agencies, individuals that I didn't know locally and abroad, and was able to connect with local arts administrators and leaders who I was able to become more acquainted with. I plan on maintaining and growing my relationship via email follow-up and personal visits to their office and place of business.

I met other local artists that I had not known or connected with before, as well as national artists. I exchanged info with several of them, especially local or nearby, for future collaboration and/or support in projects.

I work for a large arts organization and have recently been tasked with finding new partnerships for various projects. I am not yet at the time to act on these, but because of the NALAC conference I met several people who I plan on inviting into the room on a few projects -- or at least asking if they would like to be involved.

My museum will work more closely with RISCA and the Latino arts organizations in Rhode Island to better represent New England Latino artists in our programming.

Please describe the top idea you gained from the Regional Arts Training Workshop and why it will be important in the future.

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We as Latino artists are in the same position regardless of our geographic location. Working together is a

way of dealing with these difficult issues and creating a cultural family.

Ideas of how to build further equity in the arts field was what I took from the training workshops. This is

important because I live in a highly diverse region that also includes a large Latino population and have

the ability to help create equitable practices for organizations seeking funding.

We are a much stronger force than I imagined...

As an independent arts management consultant I see that there is potential work to be done in the East

Coast area. There's a need in this area for true representation of the arts across ALL Latino cultures and a

more deeply seeded collaboration between the Puerto Rican, Dominican and Mexican communities.

I feel completely connected to NALAC - more than ever before (and I have always loved NALAC) and

feel that I can be helpful on a national level. The leadership of NALAC and I have already begun a

collaboration which I know will resonate deeply throughout our Latin@ communities, opening doors of

thought and action.

NALAC core programs and services include leadership development training, funding, critical advocacy, regional and national convenings, networking opportunities and communications for Latino artists and arts organizations in every region of the country. What are some programs and services you would like to see NALAC develop in the future?

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I think that NALAC currently has a diverse portfolio of programming that is much broader in scope that many other organizations. I think the only place I can think of NALAC creating more training would be regarding the changing field of media and communications and perhaps providing

panels towards that topic.

An executive leadership training program. Something more advanced than the current leadership program. What do we do when Alum from the NLI move up in their positions and

become executives?

Portfolio reviews? Information sessions for artists about applying to residency programs/writing artist statements/presenting their work?

Advance intensives on fundraising, programming, building a board, expansive organizational models.

Please use this space to share any additional comments, observations, questions or ideas:

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I am so grateful for this opportunity. The learning and fun was unstoppable. All of the connections

with different artists and disciplines in the art gave me the inspiration and push to start my own projects in Theater. Thanks to everyone who put together this amazing conference.

Congrats, it was a good workshop. It helped me to see how far can I go, and set new challenges for me. I see the path clearer now. Hope to hear from you all soon. May be next time you can

include an specific meeting for specific disciplines like: Dancers groups, Theater groups, etc. So we can discuss deeper our works and help each other, sharing experiences…Thanks NALAC....

Thank you very much for coming to Rhode Island. Thank you all for your dedication and

enthusiasm...

We don't need to wait for a next Conference to implement the suggestions or to see NALAC directors in our state. I propose more online conferences or more interactive online communication to be close to NALAC programs development.