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November 21, 2022
Post-Election Update and Peek at 2023
In This Issue: Short-term Priorities for Year-End Legislating, Prepare for 2023 and Beyond, and Odds and Ends
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July 25, 2022
Conference 2022: The Beckmen YOLA Center: How a Public-Private Partnership Driven by Personal Passion is Delivering Community Transformation
The LA Phil’s new Beckmen YOLA Center is a remarkable example of what can happen at the convergence of personal conviction, philanthropy, leadership, and the public good. There are inspiring lessons here for all non-profits embarking or considering embarking on capital projects. In this 2022 National Conference session, LA Phil CEO Chad Smith hosts a fascinating discussion with LA Phil Board of Directors Chair Thomas L. Beckmen, Mayor of Inglewood James T. Butts, Jr., and Los Angeles County County Chief Executive Fesia Davenport, telling the origin story of the project and how it came to fruition.
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July 1, 2022
Sizzling Summer Policy Updates
In This Issue: NEA and Arts Education Funds Increase for Fiscal Year 2022; Continued Calls for Relief as Research Charts COVID-19's Impact on the Arts; League Speaks Up on Travel with Musical Instruments; Charitable Giving and Nonprofit Sector Take the Spotlight in Senate Hearing
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April 13, 2022
Home, Sweet Home
The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s new YOLA headquarters in Inglewood represents a commitment to free music-making for young people in an underserved neighborhood. It arrives as music education is becoming increasingly important for youth orchestras and communities.
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April 13, 2022
Coda: More than a Voice
Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo is broadening the definition of the classical singer to include impresario, activist, organizer, and more.
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February 14, 2022
Latest Arts Policy News
In This Issue: Act Now: ERTC Reinstatement Gaining Support; States Now Processing FEMA Safe Opening Assistance; U.S. Copyright Office Opens Talks on 'Bots'; Shuttered Venue Grants in Action Nationwide; NEA American Rescue Plan Grants to Aid 24 Orchestras; New Engagement by U.S. Department of Education on Arts Learning; Engaging International Artists? Explore Consular Waivers, Confirm Approved Vaccines
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January 14, 2022
Forward Thinking: The Roots of Success
Pianist Lang Lang is an international star—but he forged his career here in the U.S., where he moved as a teenager to study and then performed with American orchestras large and small. It was a formative experience that he still values, as he resumes touring, runs a foundation that connects young people around the world with classical music, and takes on new artistic challenges. League President and CEO Simon Woods interviews Lang Lang.
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December 15, 2021
Engaging the Latinx Community
This 60-minute webinar, led by Arts Consulting Group, explores the changing demographics and opportunities with the growing Latinx community. We look at case study examples from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony, as well as recommendations for inclusive practices and actionable insights from the LatinXperience Study. We also learn about the two mindsets identified by the study for engaging with the arts – the Pride mindset and the Progress mindset.
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November 3, 2021
Coda: Upbeat
Byron Stripling makes concepts like crossover irrelevant. He attended Eastman School of Music to study classical trumpet—and became an in-demand master of jazz trumpet. He played with legendary jazz bands—and guested with scores of American orchestras. He led jazz bands, played with pops stars—and now he’s the principal pops conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
