Mr. Todd Eric Hawkins
Charting the Future: Why we need new Visionary Ideas, Values, and Models to Propel Communities forward through the Arts
Posted by Apr 18, 2014 3 comments
Mr. Todd Eric Hawkins
When I think about the future, both my own personal future and that of the arts, my mind immediately recalls a quote by Wayne Gretzky. The quote came to me via Ben Cameron, Program Director for the Arts at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. During his keynote at the Emerging Arts Leaders Symposium at American University, Mr. Cameron recited the following:
“I skate to where the puck will be, not where it has been.” – Wayne Gretzky
As emerging leaders we have an opportunity to change the way current arts organizations operate, or create new ones while exploring new ideas, new values, and new models. We, as the next generation of arts leaders, will navigate through the largest generational shifts in decades. Who will our audiences be in twenty years and how will we serve them?
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