The Alliance For Media Arts - Culture Inc

TO FACILITATE COLLABORATION, INNOVATION, STRATEGIC GROWTH AND CULTURAL IMPACT FOR THE MEDIA ARTS FIELD. WE ARE A NETWORK OF NETWORKS; WE EMBOLDEN CREATIVE MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS AND ARTISTS -- AND CONNECT THEM WITH THE WORLD. THROUGH A SUITE OF FORWARD-THINKING AND INCLUSIVE PROGRAMS, WE SUPPORT A DYNAMIC NETWORK OF ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTED TO POWERFUL CREATIVE STORYTELLING AS AN ENGINE FOR SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION AND THE COLLECTIVE IMAGINATION. WE WORK TO PRESERVE AND CELEBRATE DIVERSE CULTURES AND CHAMPION FREE EXPRESSION AS THE COMMON LANGUAGE OF A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY.

ARTS2WORKARTS2WORK IS A CREATIVE WORKFORCE INITIATIVE SPONSORED BY THE ALLIANCE FOR MEDIA ARTS + CULTURE. ARTS2WORK INCLUDES THE VERY FIRST FEDERALLY-REGISTERED NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM IN MEDIA ARTS + CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INCLUDING NEW CAREER PIPELINES FOR MULTIMEDIA PRODUCERS AND DIGITAL VIDEO EDITORS. IT IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE NEW INFRASTRUCTURE, EQUITY AND ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY FOR ARTISTS AND CREATIVE WORKERS, BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITIES AND INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE US. ARTS2WORK PRIORITIZES EQUITY AND INCLUSION WITH SPECIAL OUTREACH TO BIPOC, LOW-INCOME WORKERS, WOMEN, YOUTH, VETERANS AND DISABLED COMMUNITIES. THE ECOSYSTEM OF ARTS2WORK INCLUDES A NATIONAL NETWORK OF CREATIVE STUDIOS AND TRAINING CENTERS, PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDE PAID LEARN-ON-THE-JOB EXPERIENCES, REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP, ADVANCED APPRENTICESHIP LABS AND AN ONLINE LEARNING HUB WITH FREE TUTORIALS, NETWORKING AND ACCESS TO MENTORSHIP FOR ANYONE SEEKING TO BUILD A CAREER IN MEDIA. HTTPS://ARTS2WORK.MEDIA/

INNOVATION STUDIO: THE INNOVATION STUDIO PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF UNIQUE INTERACTIVE DIGITAL MEDIA PROJECTS, PLATFORMS, TOOLS AND APPROACHES TO STORYTELLING DESIGNED TO FOSTER STRONG, RESILIENT CREATIVE COMMUNITIES. WE THINK IN SYSTEMS, BUILD REPLICABLE MODELS, AND TAKE RISKS WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY. OUR TEAMS ARE DIVERSE, INTERGENERATIONAL AND COLLABORATIVE. STRATEGY, DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND PROTOTYPING IN THE ALLIANCE INNOVATION STUDIO IS CUSTOMIZED UNIQUELY FOR EACH PROJECT. WE BRING TOGETHER A TEAM OF CREATIVE AND TECH EXPERTS BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE PROJECT; THE CENTRAL REQUIREMENT FOR INCLUSION IN THE INNOVATION STUDIO IS A COMMITMENT TO SHARING OUT THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS WITH THE FIELD AND MAKING THE PROJECT AVAILABLE FOR REPLICATION IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND CONTEXTS. IN EVERY CASE, WE WILL PUBLISH THE CODE, SHARE THE DATA AND PROVIDE TEMPLATES OR TOOLKITS TO ENABLE MEANINGFUL AND EFFECTIVE ADOPTION. PROJECTS DEVELOPED IN THE INNOVATION STUDIO INCLUDE THE OPEN ARCHIVE INITIATIVE, ALLIANCE XR GALLERY AND FUTURES WE DREAM, A NATIONAL CREATIVE COLLABORATION WITH THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.

GENERAL PROGRAM AND CONFERENCE:UNDER GENERAL PROGRAM SERVICES, WE OFFER A DIGITAL RESOURCE LIBRARY, AN ONLINE SCREENING ROOM, THE STORYTELLING MATTERS BLOG, AND A MONTHLY E-BULLETIN DISTRIBUTED INTERNATIONALLY. WE ALSO OFFER A LIMITED FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM FOR INVITED PROJECTS BY MEMBERS AND PARTNERS THAT ALIGN WITH THE ALLIANCE MISSION. WE ALSO USE GENERAL PROGRAM FOR PILOT PROGRAMS THAT SERVE THE MEDIA ARTS FIELD THAT DO NOT YET FALL UNDER EXISTING PROGRAM HEADINGS. IN 2021, THESE INCLUDED A LOCAL COMMUNITY SCREENING SERIES IN SPOKANE, WA (WHERE THE ALLIANCE FOR MEDIA ARTS + CULTURE IS BASED), AND A NEW INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP WITH COLOMBIA THROUGH THE AMERICAN ARTS INCUBATOR. CONFERENCE EXPENSES FOR THE NATIONAL DAY OF STORYTELLING AND OTHER REGIONAL CONVENINGS CAN ALSO FALL UNDER GENERAL PROGRAM. IN 2020 DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS WE BROUGHT OUR CONFERENCE ONLINE AND HELD A FULL DAY EVENT, THE NATIONAL DAY OF STORYTELLING. HTTPS://NATIONALDAYOFSTORYTELLING.MEDIA/ AND IN 2021, WE HELD A VIRTUAL CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING ON ARTS2WORK AND THE CREATIVE ECONOMY.

YOUTH MEDIA:THE ALLIANCE YOUTH MEDIA NETWORK PROGRAMS CONVENE, CONNECT, NURTURE AND SUSTAIN STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE YOUTH MEDIA FIELD. WE SUPPORT INNOVATIVE AND EMERGING MODELS OF PRACTICE WITHIN THE FIELDS OF YOUTH MEDIA, CREATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AND MEDIA LITERACY. WE DO THIS THROUGH THE COLLABORATIVE PRODUCTION OF A YOUTH MEDIA MAGAZINE, ONGOING COLLECTIVE ACTION WORK, HOSTING NATIONAL VIDEO ROUNDTABLES AND A GLOBAL YOUTH MEDIA SUMMIT, MENTORING A COHORT OF YOUTH MEDIA FELLOWS EACH YEAR, AND SUPPORTING THE LEADERS OF A NATIONAL NETWORK OF YOUTH MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS. ALL OF THE PROGRAMS OF OUR YOUTH MEDIA NETWORK USE AN INTERGENERATIONAL, CO-CREATIVE APPROACH AS A MEANS TO DEMONSTRATE THE POSSIBILITIES AND IMPACT OF A RANGE OF YOUTH AND ELDERS WORKING COLLABORATIVELY AND INCLUSIVELY, INTERROGATING POWER AND PRIVILEGE ACROSS PROGRAM AREAS, WITH THE GOAL OF PROVIDING NEW MODELS AND EMERGING PRACTICES FOR THE FIELD