Where we visit
Outreach and community building

Creative Capital makes an ongoing effort to reach as many artists as possible. As part of this outreach, the organization attends conferences, symposia, and other events in the field nationwide. In addition, Creative Capital organizes Open Artists Meetings with local partner organizations in cities across the country. These meetings, which are open to all artists, introduce the foundation to the regional artistic community, and provide a forum for discussing Creative Capital's mission and the application process.

Creative Capital also convenes meetings with local arts organizations and arts professionals to acquaint them with the foundation's goals and to explore areas for partnership. These meetings also assist organizations in determining if the artists they currently serve should apply to Creative Capital.

Check the calendar for future Open Artists Meetings or if your organization would like to host a meeting, email us at info@creative-capital.org.

2007

April 26 – Executive Director Ruby Lerner participated in the panel “New Models of Cultural Production and Distribution” at Symposium C6 - The Art World is Flat: Globalism – Crisis and Opportunity in Chicago, IL.

February 13 – Program Coordinator of Grants & Services Kemi Ilesanmi conducted an informational session on Creative Capital for artists at the College Art Association Annual Conference in New York, NY.

February 5 – Executive Director Ruby Lerner conducted an informational session on Creative Capital for artists at the Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, IL.

January 30 – Director of Grantmaking and Artists Services Sean Elwood attended and participated in the New Jersey State Council on the Arts’ January meeting and Artist Roundtable at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, NJ. Mr. Elwood’s presentation focused on the grant opportunities provided by Creative Capital, as well as other avenues of support for artists.

January 20 – Director of Grantmaking and Artists Services Sean Elwood participated in the panel “Creative Culture” at the annual conference for the Association of Performing Arts Presenters in New York, NY.

January 18 – 24 – Executive Director Ruby Lerner attended the 2007 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT. Ms. Lerner participated in two panels: “Art and Technology on the New Frontier” and the Documentary Film Brown Bag Lunch panel.

January 16 – Executive Director Ruby Lerner conducted an informational session on Creative Capital for artists at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver, CO.

January 16 – Program Coordinator of Grants & Services Kemi Ilesanmi conducted an informational session on Creative Capital for artists at the Fabric Workshop & Museum in Philadelphia, PA.

January 15 – Program Coordinator of Grants & Services Kemi Ilesanmi conducted an informational session on Creative Capital for artists at Women in Film in Washington DC.

January 13 – Executive Director Ruby Lerner participated in and moderated a panel at Arizona State University’s Art Museum as a part of their New American City exhibition. The panel, “Why is Creative Capital in Arizona?”, also featured Creative Capital grantees Liz Cohen, John Leaños, Beverly McIver, and Mark Newport.

January 12 – Program Coordinator of Grants & Services Kemi Ilesanmi conducted an informational session on Creative Capital for artists at Maryland Art Place in Baltimore, MA.

January 9 – Program Coordinator of Grants & Services Kemi Ilesanmi conducted an informational session on Creative Capital for artists at the Bronx Museum of the Arts in New York, NY.

2006

May 25—June 1 — Executive Director Ruby Lerner met with a number of people in Portland and Augusta, Maine regarding the State Research Project (SRP).

April 26–April 30 - Director of Organizational Resources and State-based Programming Celia O’Donnell met with a number of people in the greater Phoenix area and Tucson, Arizona regarding the State Research Project (SRP).

April 6–9 - Executive Director Ruby Lerner served as a juror at the Sonoma Valley Film Festival: Cinema Epicura in Sonoma, CA.

April 3 - Creative Capital hosted a cultivation event at the 111 Minna Gallery in San Francisco, CA. Creative Capital board members in attendance were Sunny Bates, Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, and Louise Velazquez.

March 19–22 - Executive Director Ruby Lerner met with several community leaders and local funders, while visiting the greater Phoenix area in Arizona for the State Research Project (SRP).

March 10–12 - Director of Grantmaking Sean Elwood visits the Armory, Scope, DiVA, and Pulse Art Fairs in New York City.

February 22–25 - Director of Grants & Services Sean Elwood attended The College Art Association (CAA) Annual Conference where he coordinated a special session on the federal Patriot Act and the creative community. During the session, presentations were made by four Creative Capital artists. The CAA conference was held in Boston, MA.

February 16–17 - Director of Grants & Services Sean Elwood attended the New York State Artist Workspace Consortium convening in New York City.

February 9 - Director of Grants & Services Sean Elwood presented at an Art & Science Collaborations, Inc. (ASCI) information session in New York City.

February 8–10 – Director of Grants & Services Sean Elwood attended the Alliance of Artist Communities Northeast Regional Meeting in New York City.

February 2, 2006 - Program Coordinator for Grants & Services Kemi Ilesanmi gives a presentation about Creative Capital as part of the Contemporary Art Society lecture series at the St. Louis Art Museum.

January 25 - Director of Grants & Services Sean Elwood and Program Coordinator of Grants & Services Kemi Ilesanmi met with representatives of the consortium of organizations selected to develop a Young Jewish Artists Fellowship Program, initiated and supported by the United Jewish Appeal of New York.

January 21 - Director of Grants & Services Sean Elwood and MAP Fund Program Coordinator Moira Brennan conducted a grantmaking information session at the Association of Performing Arts Presenters conference in New York City. Also met casually with others while attending the three day conference.

January 19–29 - Communications Director Athena Robles attended The Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT.

January 11, 2006 - Program Coordinator for Grants & Services Kemi Ilesanmi gives a Creative Capital presentation at The Field in New York City.

2005

October 21-22 - Program Director for Visual Arts and Emerging Fields Ken
Chu attended the Games for Change (G4C) Annual Conference in New York City.

September 23, 2005 - In partnership with the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University, Creative Capital convened the “Mandate for Mischief: A Roundtable on the Patriot Act and the Non-Profit Arts.” This event gathered over 50 academics, artists, government officials and lawyers, as well as foundation, non-profit, and arts professionals, to discuss the chilling effects of the Patriot Act on artistic production and funding.

September 14 - Executive Director Ruby Lerner was the guest speaker for
the Media Coalition Networking Salon in New York City.

April 10-12 - Executive Director Ruby Lerner and Development Director Celia O'Donnell attend the HandMade in America conference, Asheville, North Carolina.

April 7-10 – Executive Director Ruby Lerner attends the Full Frame: Documentary Film Festival, Durham, North Carolina.

March 11-14 - Director of Grants and Artist Sean Elwood attends the –scope New York Art Fair, New York, New York.

March 11-13 – Director of Grants and Services Sean Elwood and Program Director for the Visual Arts and New Forms Ken Chu attend the DiVA Fair, in New York City.

March 10-16 – Executive Director Ruby Lerner is a panelist at the New York Underground Film Festival, in New York City. Program Director for the Media and Performing Arts Esther Robinson also attends.

March 11-14 – Director of Grants and Services Sean Elwood attends The Armory Show: The International Fair of New Art, New York City.

February 18 - Director of Grants and Services Sean Elwood speaks as part of the Foundations' Panel for the College Arts Association, Atlanta, Georgia.

February 11-13 – Executive Director Ruby Lerner attends the Berkshire Conference, Williamstown, Massachusetts.

January 20-30 – Executive Director Ruby Lerner attends the Sundance Film Festival, Park City, Utah.

January 13 - Executive Director Ruby Lerner lectures at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.

2004

November 16 - Director of Grants and Artist Services Sean Elwood speaks to the The Youth & Young Adults Task Force, part of the Commission on Jewish Identity and Renewal, one of the four funding Commissions at UJA-Federation. The Task Force is composed of lay-leaders who make decisions on strategic directions for funding, screen proposals, select projects for funding, and oversee grants once they have been funded. The Task Force has decided to spend the year planning a special initiative to engage Jewish young adults (22-30) in the New York area. Specifically, they are focusing on models for support young leaders. This panel will be an opportunity for the Task Force to learn about different models outside of the Jewish community for supporting emerging artists, culture makers and social entrepreneurs.

November 13 - Director of Grants and Artist Services Sean Elwood speaks as part of a panel session of the Radius Professional Practice Series for artists at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum Ridgefield, Connecticut.

October 1 - Program Director for the Visual Arts and Emerging Fields Ken Chu is a visual arts juror for the Wyoming Arts Council in Casper, WY.

August 25 - Presentation by Associate Director Alyson Pou about the Professional Development Workshop Program. Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD.

May 21 - Associate Director Alyson Pou is the keynote speaker for a forum entitled "Tools for Artists: The Business of Creativity" co-sponsored by The Rhode Island Small Business Advocacy Council and Lt. Gov. Charles J. Fogarty.

May 16 - Creative Capital Development Director Celia O' Donnell was on the Resource panel for the First People's Fund's convening of their fellows in Rapid City, SD.

May 11 - Director of Grants and Artist Services Sean Elwood presents a panel discussion at the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York, NY.

May 1 - Director of Grants and Artist Services Sean Elwood facilitated a workshop entitled: Identifying Funding Opportunities for Project-Oriented Artists, (Individuals) at the Urban Artists Initiative’s Toolbox for "Funding" the Arts at the ACES Educational Center for the Arts, 55 Audubon Street in New Haven, Connecticut.

April - Executive Director Ruby Lerner moderates a panel, “Public TV and Independent Film” at WGBH, Boston, MA.

March 10 - Executive Director Ruby Lerner attends the New York Underground Film Festival. Program Director for the Performing Arts and Film & Video Esther Robinson serves as a judge.

March 9 - Executive Director Ruby Lerner presents a workshop at The Field, New York, NY.

February 18–21 - Director of Grants and Artist Services Sean Elwood presents a panel discussion at the College Art Association Annual Conference, Seattle, WA. Program Officer Ken Chu also attends.

January 31 - Executive Director Ruby Lerner is a panelist at The Digital Independence conference, San Francisco, CA.

January 15–25 - Executive Director Ruby Lerner attends the Sundance Film Festival, Park City, UT.

January 6 - Executive Director Ruby Lerner lectures at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.

2003

June 18-22 - Executive Director Ruby Lerner is a Silverdocs Juror, AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival, Silver Spring, MD.

March 27-30 - Executive Director Ruby Lerner lectures "The Performing Arts in a New Era." White Oak Conference Center, Yulee, FL.

April 15 - Director of Grants and Artist Services Sean Elwood presents "Applying for the Creative Capital Visual Art Grant" at the City College of New York, The Camera Club, New York, NY.

February 19-27 - Program Director for the Visual Arts and Emerging Fields Ken Chu and Athena Robles visit the College Art Association, New York, NY.

January 28 - Executive Director Ruby Lerner lectures "Arts Management Program." Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

January 28 - Development Director Celia O'Donnell contribuutes in a panel discussion, "Financial Stabilization and Economic Opportunities." Corcoran School of the Arts, Washington, DC.

January 23-24 - Executive Director Ruby Lerner attends the Fresh Terrain Conference, Austin, TX.

January 12-21 - Executive Director Ruby Lerner is a juror for short films. Sundance Film Festival, Park City, UT.

January 11-14 - Program Director for the Performing Arts and Film & Video Esther Robinson visits the Association of Performing Arts Presenters, New York, NY.