Unfettering Artists' Productivity and Impact
On January 23, 2017, we convened artists, arts workers, arts educators, creative entrepreneurs, independent designers, and creative thinkers to envision the future of the arts. From the emerging to the established, we heard from artists and arts professionals of all experience levels and cultural backgrounds, across all disciplines and sectors, representing every part of the state and beyond.
"FAF was the first "future-centered" convening that many of us have attended where the focus wasn't on "how can artists get more?," but rather "how can the future be more inclusive, equitable, and just; and how are arts and culture a part of that?" This frame is such an important shift that all of us working in the arts can take back into the work we are doing. Centering the youth voice and holding it to the same level of respect and inquiry as the others in the room is empowering for all involved."
-Participant Cristina Ibarra
Generational, cultural, and economic changes are impacting the arts. How will the field respond to these and other trends to create vibrant new pathways to participate in for-profit, nonprofit, civic, and social projects as a way for those in the arts to not only sustain themselves but to thrive?
Using a futurist-oriented convening format, we considered what we know about the past and the present to generate long-term scenarios for the future. Thoughts and ideas will be shared on this site through a documentation report in order to influence policies and strategies.
Together, we explored three broad topics:
Videography by Studio Vism. Click for a downloadable PDF transcript.
A project of the Center for Cultural Innovation, in collaboration with Arizona State University and Bennington College, June, 2017
Made possible with support from:
The nature of Future Arts Forward is to imagine long-term possibilities. Convening participants were asked to review the videos and read the resources in preparation for a collective futurist envisioning. But, anyone, anywhere, can use these same materials to question why things look they way they do now and explore possibilities for a different kind of future. We share these videos, articles, and references publicly to encourage thought and instigate discussion. In other words--we share these resources for anyone to start a local arts-based, activist book group. The viewpoints expressed in these writings and videos may, at times, conflict with one another; this is intentional and meant to provoke questions.
In the near future, we will also post documentation of what surfaced and new ideas that came out of our January 23rd convening. Please stay tuned; better yet, sign up for CCI emails to be notified.
Compilation presented at the FAF convening, January 23, 2017. By Studio Vism
visiting artist and social entrepreneur, University of Chicago Booth School of Business and UChicago Arts
farmer, artist, and leader, Masumoto Family Farms
artist and assistant professor in arts entrepreneurship, San Jose State University
senior research associate and field manager for the State of Oregon, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
program officer, San Francisco Arts Commission
author and executive director, Institute for Diversity in the Arts, Stanford University
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