20UNDER40

Author Casey Lynch to Speak at SECAC’s 2011 Conference

admin — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:29:04 +0000

On November 10, 2011 20UNDER40 author Casey Lynch will be presenting a truncated though updated presentation of his book chapter CTRL C + CTRL V at the Southeastern College Art Conference in Savannah, GA. Make sure to check out Casey to hear more about his discussion, especially his idea that if we cannot trace a work back to its origins, how can we call it original?

Author Andrea Sachdeva to Speak at National Guild Conference for Community Arts Education

admin — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 11:07:53 +0000

Don’t miss 20UNDER40 author Andrea Sachdeva when she speaks about her experience employing Project Zero’s Qualities of Quality approach to practice at the 2011 National Guild Conference for Community Arts Education.

Editor Edward P. Clapp to Present a Paper on Omni-Directional Mentorship at the 2011 Mentoring Conference

admin — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 11:01:56 +0000

Catch 20UNDER40 editor Edward P. Clapp when he presents a paper and workshop session based on the concept of Omni-Directional Mentorship at the 2011 Mentoring Conference hosted by the Mentoring Institute of the University of New Mexico.

20UNDER40 Authors at the AiE Continuing the Conversation Conference

admin — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 10:56:32 +0000

Catch a host of 20UNDER40 authors including Andrea Sachdeva, Eric Oberstein, and Edward P. Clapp at the 2011 Arts in Education Continuing the Conversation Conference. There will be a special session on 20UNDER40 at the conference, and editor Edward P. Clapp and Foreword author Eric Booth will lead a special interactive “lab experiment” on 21st Century mentorship. Check it out!

Anthology Reflection: “A Poor Player”

admin — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 22:34:51 +0000

About two days ago I finished reading 20UNDER40, the collection of 20 essays on the topic of creating change in the arts sector written by people under 40 years of age.… It’s an important contribution to the conversation about where the arts are going, and I don’t think anyone should question that.… I’m truly pleased to see that people under 40 are getting their say in this book. I was never in the least concerned that people over 40 were not invited; that’s a good thing. If I could financially swing retirement tomorrow, I would gladly step aside for these people (ah, there’s the rub). They would then have the time they need to effect their changes. And I do recognize that the editor and the writers recognize that their collection has its limitations – it’s a start at the very least. Dissemination of these ideas across demographic boundaries will be key. I only hope they will have the time it takes in this fast-paced society we have created to achieve their goals.

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Chapter Mention: Boston Globe

admin — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 13:56:55 +0000

Is the imaginative child an endangered species? In a provocative new book, Bridget Matros, cocreator of the Art Studio at the Boston Children’s Museum, asks that question and suggests ways to address the creativity deficit she sees in children and adults. Her essay appears in the anthology “20Under40: Re-Inventing the Arts and Arts Education for the 21st Century” (AuthorHouse).… In “Handprint Turkeys and the Cotton Ball Snowman: Is There Hope for an Artful America?” Matros writes about young children who, when asked to suggest an alternative use for an egg carton, “struggle to imagine. This, to me, is astounding, and gravely problematic.” She points a finger at adults who teach children that art should conform to a narrow set of rules.

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Book Review: Stanford Social Innovation Review

admin — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:51:58 +0000

Reinventing the arts and arts education is not just about new business models. In the collection, there are punchy essays about the way art school students are graded, why contemporary dance is losing its expressive power, and why 21st-century arts educators should teach computer programming…. Although much of the book is dedicated to expressing frustration with the status quo, there is a high level of optimism about the future. That optimism is grounded in a faith that technology can be used much more creatively; that nonprofit and for-profit business models can be successful; and that Gen Xers and Millennials are going to get their art fix with or without established arts organizations…. 20Under40 puts new ideas from younger professionals on the table. Now the question is: Who will pick them up?

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Clyde Fitch Interview Series Part 3: David J. McGraw

admin — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:18:19 +0000

Now we move to the second chapter, “The Epoch Model: An Arts Organization with an Expiration Date,” by David J. McGraw…. The abstract for the chapter should raise eyebrows — in a most exciting way. It challenges the received wisdom that nonprofit arts organizations last (and should last) eternally. How this became the prevailing wisdom is [an] important question, perhaps only answerable by future cultural historians. Certainly a nonprofit business model that prizes sustainability over effectiveness is one factor. As McGraw indicates, [there] may be other factors as well.

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Chapter Mention and Author Interview: UA News

admin — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:03:07 +0000

“The undergraduate and graduate students involved in Marissa McClure’s service-learning course not only volunteer with a local nonprofit but also act as extensions of the organization. The University of Arizona class, “Community, Culture, and Art Education,” is unconventional and unique in nature – a collaborative effort to inform and engage students in community-based art education.… McClure recently co-authored a chapter with students who have taken the course that was published this month in a new book, 20UNDER40: Re-Inventing the Arts and Arts Education for the 21st Century.“

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Chapter Review and Author Interview: Press-Citizen

admin — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 04:06:45 +0000

“David McGraw, theater arts lecturer and production stage manager at the University of Iowa, knows firsthand what it’s like to be a part of a dying arts organization.… While in college, the theater company he was involved with for two years suddenly closed.… So McGraw, 38, created a new concept for arts organizations that he believes will cure the common cause of death for many venues nationwide.… ‘When an arts organization closes, you think the community stopped supporting the arts,’ he said. ‘That’s not true…. It’s just that the arts organization ended its life cycle…’”

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