Welcome to At The Mic, a podcast brought to you by Arts Consultants Canada, association des Consultants canadiens en arts. ACCA is Canada’s national association of professional consultants dedicated to supporting a vibrant and sustainable arts and culture scene.
Nous vous souhaitons la bienvenue au balado Au Micro ACCA. Quelques épisodes seront en français et nous vous offrirons un service de traduction des transcriptions afin de ne rien manquer!
At The Mic/ Au micro covers contemporary issues and ideas about our current arts and culture ecology. In every episode we will feature an ACCA member who specializes in one of those issues in conversation with a guest moderator. Featured topics will include everything from leadership coaching to governance, new business models and equity in the arts. There will be a new episode of 30 minutes or so over each of the next ten months and we encourage you to check out those of value to you and your organization. We are here to give you a hand as we all navigate the changing world in which you operate.
ACCA acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts for this podcast series. / L’ACCA remercie le Conseil des Arts du Canada pour son soutien à cette série de balados.
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Welcome to At The Mic, a podcast brought to you by Arts Consultants Canada, association des Consultants canadiens en arts. ACCA is Canada’s national association of professional consultants dedicated to supporting a vibrant and sustainable arts and culture scene.
Nous vous souhaitons la bienvenue au balado Au Micro ACCA. Quelques épisodes seront en français et nous vous offrirons un service de traduction des transcriptions afin de ne rien manquer!
At The Mic/ Au micro covers contemporary issues and ideas about our current arts and culture ecology. In every episode we will feature an ACCA member who specializes in one of those issues in conversation with a guest moderator. Featured topics will include everything from leadership coaching to governance, new business models and equity in the arts. There will be a new episode of 30 minutes or so over each of the next ten months and we encourage you to check out those of value to you and your organization. We are here to give you a hand as we all navigate the changing world in which you operate.
ACCA acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts for this podcast series. / L’ACCA remercie le Conseil des Arts du Canada pour son soutien à cette série de balados.
We are back with a new season of At the Mic / Au micro, ACCA’s podcast available now on our YouTube Channel and your favourite podcast platform. We are delighted to kick off this season with a very special guest, Alex Sarian, as he is about to launch his new book, ‘The Audacity of Relevance: Critical Conversations on the Future of Arts and Culture. ‘
ACCA recognizes the generous support of Unity Design Studio for sponsoring this podcast! Unity Design Studio is a high-ranked B Corp architecture firm with over 50 years experience designing many arts and culture venues, including the new Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough. You’ll hear more about them in the next podcast!
In this timely and valuable conversation, our guest Alex Sarian shares some of his wisdom on making arts organizations relevant today gained from his personal experience and that of others. Alex joined Arts Commons as President & CEO in 2020 after seven years of leadership roles at Lincoln Center. In addition to overseeing this major facility in downtown Calgary, he also leads the largest cultural infrastructure project in Canadian history, the Arts Commons Transformation. His new book, The Audacity of Relevance: Critical Conversations on the Future of Arts and Culture to be released later this month is already being praised as a “manifesto for the arts in times of crises.”In this episode of At the Mic, Au Micro, presented by Arts Consultants Canada, we explore how arts and cultural organizations can stay relevant in today's rapidly changing landscape. Guest Alex Sarian, President and CEO of Arts Commons, shares his insights from leading major arts projects in Calgary and his experience with global arts institutions. We dive into Alex's book, 'The Audacity of Relevance,' and discuss critical conversations about the value proposition of the arts, community engagement, and new business models. Don't miss this inspiring talk about the future of the arts in a post-pandemic world.
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Alex Sarian was appointed as President and CEO of Arts Commons in Calgary in May 2020. He is noted as being the youngest executive to oversee a major performing arts centre in North America. Prior to joining Arts Commons, Sarian held leadership roles in New York City for nearly two decades. He was previously an executive at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, where he led grant-making, global consulting, community engagement, education, and artistic programming for young audiences and families.
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At The Mic / Au micro
Welcome to At The Mic, a podcast brought to you by Arts Consultants Canada, association des Consultants canadiens en arts. ACCA is Canada’s national association of professional consultants dedicated to supporting a vibrant and sustainable arts and culture scene.
Nous vous souhaitons la bienvenue au balado Au Micro ACCA. Quelques épisodes seront en français et nous vous offrirons un service de traduction des transcriptions afin de ne rien manquer!
At The Mic/ Au micro covers contemporary issues and ideas about our current arts and culture ecology. In every episode we will feature an ACCA member who specializes in one of those issues in conversation with a guest moderator. Featured topics will include everything from leadership coaching to governance, new business models and equity in the arts. There will be a new episode of 30 minutes or so over each of the next ten months and we encourage you to check out those of value to you and your organization. We are here to give you a hand as we all navigate the changing world in which you operate.
ACCA acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts for this podcast series. / L’ACCA remercie le Conseil des Arts du Canada pour son soutien à cette série de balados.
