Annotated Agenda People of Color Affinity Group Meeting

Wednesday, February 10, 2021 4:00 – 5:00pm EST

Zoom Call Instructions https://zoom.us/j/91305801276?pwd=cEI3Um9jK3FYdTNvU0RFVUlBMnBSZz09&from=addon Meeting ID: 913 0580 1276 Passcode: 571877 Call-in number: +1 301-715-8592

I. Welcome and Land Acknowledgement – 4:02pm Pam Breaux, President and CEO, NASAA • Welcome the group members • Possible land acknowledgement:

I want to call attention to the lands we call home and their complex and layered histories. NASAA does this at the outset of every convening to convey respect and appreciation for the original people, places, and cultures of this country.

Please join me in a moment of reflection to honor the lands we occupy and the histories of their Indigenous peoples. As we acknowledge the taking of their lands and their lives, let us commit to responsible stewardship of the land and respect for the First Nations who remain part of the past, present, and future of places we call home. Today, we must also acknowledge the people who were forcibly taken from their ancestral lands in Africa, uprooted from their cultures, and enslaved to build the economic infrastructure from which this country now benefits.

• Hand off to Carla

II. Introduction of Past National Youth ’s Inauguration Poem “ We Climb” – 4:05pm Carla Du Pree, Advisor, PoC Affinity Group • Thank you, Pam

• Below are a few talking point ideas:

• Unity With Purpose: Amanda Gorman and Discuss Art, Identity and Optimism

• Amanda Gorman is the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, as well as an award-winning writer and cum laude graduate of , where

she studied Sociology. She has written for and has three books forthcoming with Penguin Random House.

• Born and raised in , she began writing at only a few years of age. Now her words have won her invitations to the Obama White House and to perform for Lin-Manuel Miranda, , Secretary , , and others. Amanda has performed multiple commissioned poems for CBS This Morning and she has spoken at events and venues across the country, including the and Lincoln Center. She has received a Genius Grant from OZY Media, as well as recognition from Scholastic Inc., YoungArts, the Glamour magazine College Women of the Year Awards, and the . She has written for the New York Times newsletter The Edit and penned the manifesto for Nike's 2020 Black History Month campaign. She is the recipient of the Poets & Writers Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award, and is the youngest board member of 826 National, the largest youth writing network in the United States.Ha

• Que the video

III. “” (video) – 4:08pm Amanda Gorman, Past National Youth Poet Laureate (April 2017 – April 2018)

IV. Meeting Torrie Allen – 4:15pm Speaker Introduction: Encarnacion Teruel, Co-chair, PoC Affinity Group 4:15pm Guest speaker: Torrie Allen, President and CEO, Arts Midwest 4:20pm

• Below are a few talking point ideas:

• NEA article re Torrie Allen: Building Community and Inspiring Creativity

• End of the Year Message from Torrie Allen re Arts Midwest

• Torrie Allen has more than 30 years of wide-ranging experience in national, regional, and local arts leadership including executive and artistic management, fundraising, marketing, policy, adjudication, grantmaking, and international performance. He has appeared as keynote speaker for international, national and regional conferences, and a guest lecturer at University of Pennsylvania, Yale, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, and other schools.

• In 2019, he succeeded David Fraher as the new president and CEO of Arts Midwest. From 2016 to 2019, he presided over all philanthropic activity at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He was chief officer of development and marketing at Alaska Public Media from 2012 to 2016 and executive and artistic director of Anchorage Opera from 2006 to 2012. Prior to joining Anchorage Opera, he was the director of the National Patrons Council at Americans for the Arts.

• Allen has served as a grants panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts and the Wallace Foundation. He currently serves on the board of National Arts Strategies, VocalEssence, NIVA Foundation, and AIR Institute. He has provided commissioned and volunteer service for the National Endowment for the Arts, Americans for the Arts, World Affairs Council, University of Alaska Advisory Board, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Community Commander Program, Arts & Business Council of New York, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and Alaska State Council on the Arts.

• Creative Ventures Prior to his career in nonprofit leadership, Allen spent a decade traveling the world as a professional concert and opera singer. His professional performance credits include Opéra National de Paris; Teatro Real ; Bregenz Festpiel. Austria; Rudolfinum, Prague; Carnegie Hall; St. Petersburg State Symphony, Russia; Metropolitan Opera and the Aspen Music Festival.

• Education Allen holds degrees from UCLA and the Boston Conservatory. He is a Fellow of the National Arts Strategies Chief Executive Program through Harvard Business School, University of Michigan, and University of Texas at Austin.

V. Q & A and Group Discussion – 4:40pm Lead by Abigail Gómez, Co-chair, PoC Affinity Group • Thank you, Torrie • Open the floor up to the group members for questions and comments. Group members can also place questions in the chat. Marisa will be paying attention to the chat and notify you if a question pops up. • If the group is shy, Pam will have a few questions lined up. • Hand off to Marisa

VI. Closing and Next Steps – 4:55pm Marisa Summers, Assistant to the President and Board Administrator, NASAA • Thank you, Abi • Thank the group members for attending • As a gentle reminder, we would like to include a reading list as one of the resources on the web page. Please feel free to suggest publications that you feel would be beneficial for the group. • The recording for this meeting will be uploaded to the PoCAG webpage by the end of the week. • Our next meeting will take place in May. Be on the lookout for an email with possible dates.

Resources Arts and Creativity Strengthen Our Nation: A Narrative and Message Guide A new messaging guide that is custom-made for our field which contains messages proven to be effective in motivating your elected officials—whether progressive, centrist or conservative—to support public funding for the arts.

The Arts And Culture Sector’s Contributions to Economic Recovery and Resiliency in the United States Highlights from Douglas S. Noonan, professor at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis empirical study to explore how the arts economy fares through economic downturns and its influence on economic trends.

BIPOC Surviving Predominantly White Institutions A series created by Black, Indigenous, People of Color for Black, Indigenous, People of Color who survived and are surviving Predominantly White Institutions.