Women’s Leadership Forum
Leveraging Leadership: Power and Privilege

While women prominently lead arts institutions and attain various levels of power, they are not immune to the societal systems of patriarchy and white supremacy. So how do female arts leaders view their own relationship to power and privilege? Using a lens of racial and gender equity to help unpack these issues, this day-long forum will provide insights from seasoned leaders in the field, a workshop to help understand the framework of oppression which allows power and privilege to exist, and an open dialogue about what women can do to both mitigate the impact and utilize the advantages of privilege and power to support and encourage one another. Organized and presented by Women of Color in the Arts.

Co-Hosts

Kaisha S. Johnson, Founding Director
Women of Color in the Arts - WOCA

Laura Kendall, Vice-President of Programming and Education
Omaha Performing Arts

Guest Speakers:

Gail W Boyd, President
Gail Boyd Artist Management
Jennifer Tsukayama, Senior Director, Arts Education
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)
Kay Turner, Public Folklorist and Former Folk Arts Director, Brooklyn Arts Council

Facilitators

Nayantara Sen of Art/Work Practice, LLC
Courtney Harge of Fractured Atlas
Shelley Springob Quiala of Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
Beatrice L. Thomas of Beatrice Thomas Consulting

PLEASE NOTE:

You needn’t be registered for the APAP Conference NYC in order to attend this forum, but registration for the FORUM is REQUIRED. WOCA and APAP members may receive a discounted rate of $55 when registering by December 1st. Spaces are limited!

#WOCA members can use discount code: PDI18WOCA
#APAPNYC members use discount code: APAPWLF18

Additionally, while we respect and appreciate all allies, this forum is open solely to those whom identify as women. We encourage all allies to support our work by sharing with your networks and encouraging participation of your colleagues.