April Newsletter
Dear Friends,
April was a busy month filled with new projects, partners, events and advocacy initiatives! We are grateful to be involved in this meaningful work as we start to rebuild and vitalize our post-pandemic communities through the arts.
The Future of Cultural Diplomacy
This month marked the inaugural launch of The Future of Cultural Diplomacy, a seminar series co-sponsored by TCP founder Carla Canales and the Future of Diplomacy Project at the Harvard Kennedy School. As a Fellow at Harvard University’s Advanced Leadership Initiative, Carla developed FCD to explore the essential yet often overlooked angle of diplomacy through the arts and culture.
This month included 2 thought-provoking seminars in conversation with Ambassador Nicholas Burns (Goodman Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations at Harvard Kennedy School), Nancy Szalwinski, (U.S. State Department Director of Cultural Programs), Ambassador Caroline Kennedy (U.S. Ambassador to Japan from 2013-2017) and Dr. Joe Nye (Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor, Emeritus, former Dean of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government).
The next event in the series, titled “Multilateral Cultural Diplomacy: A Conversation with UNESCO’s Director General Audrey Azoulay” will take place on June 2nd. Please join us in this important conversation with unique insight on cultural diplomacy from one of the world’s largest multilateral agencies. In order to attend, you must RSVP here.
New Partnership: The Global Leaders Program
The Global Leaders Program empowers cultural changemakers to grow organizations that impact communities through an innovative twelve-month Executive Graduate Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship, Cultural Agency, Community Development, Organization Management, Design Thinking & Education Leadership.
This month also marked the beginning of a new partnership with The Global Leaders Program! The GLP is a 360° Ivy league-curated Executive Education for impact-focused Arts Entrepreneurs. In partnership with the GLP, we will be hosting 2021 cohort member Rose Kim to lead an educational workshop, “We are the Children: A Celebration of AAPI identity through music and intergenerational storytelling” in observance of AAPI Heritage Month. Please join us in this celebratory, musical session!
National Arts Action Summit
This year at the Americans for the Arts National Arts Action Summit, Carla Canales spoke at the mainstage event “Facts & Figures To Make the Case for the Arts” with Vice President of Research, Randy Cohen. The session explored the latest data from throughout the sector to make a strong case with decisionmakers on the arts, creative economy, pandemic repercussions, arts education and more. Recorded content is still in the process of editing, but the session will be available soon! Learn more here.
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs International Exchange Alumni
Got 30 minutes? You got a mentor! As a member of the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities Turnaround Arts Program, Carla shares insight on her experience as a U.S. State Department Arts Envoy and the ways arts around the world advocates for stronger communities on local, national and global scales.
WEMU 89.1 Feature
creative:impact - Applying An Operatic Voice To Arts + Creative Advocacy
Carla joined Creative Washtenaw's Deb Polich and WEMU's David Fair to talk about how she uses her voice to advocate for the arts and creativity in the halls of Congress and across the world. You can listen to the entire interview here!
Hear Her Song Album Release
Have you listened to the album debut of Hear Her Song yet? This album symbolizes a major landmark for the Hear Her Song initiative, and we are excited to start planning the next stages of this project.
Stay safe and healthy, and thank you for being a part of the TCP community as we strive to create meaningful programming that celebrates identity and culture.
Warmest regards,
The Canales Project