Programs
The Project
The Project pilot is an opportunity designed for and by leaders of arts and culture organizations committed to the deep work of systems change.
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NAS Leadership Coaching
Maximize your personal and professional potential as an arts and culture leader with NAS Leadership Coaching sessions from an NAS Coach. Together, you'll set and achieve meaningful goals, break through barriers, and show up to your work as your best self.
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Creative Community Fellows: New England
Join cultural trailblazers from across New England and learn to use the power of arts and culture to take your project to the next level, driving transformational change.
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Change Network | North Dakota
North Dakota Change Network connects individuals who want to make a difference and prepares them to become strong leaders who will see that change through.
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Change Network | South Dakota
South Dakota Change Network connects individuals who want to make a difference and prepares them to become strong leaders who will see that change through.
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Creativity starts here
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
In creating programs with and for arts and culture leaders, we use the following principles as necessary elements of any design.
Care
The NAS experience goes beyond classroom learning–we design for beauty, nourishment, movement, relaxation, and joy.
Connections
We create learning environments that emphasize connection and cultivate lasting bonds between leaders that nourish robust networks of support and the adaptive capacity to face challenges together.
Diversity
We bring together people with varied identities, perspectives, experiences, and cultural expressions in our vibrant learning environments.
Equity
We reject scarcity thinking and instead focus on abundance, creating and supporting systems where everyone can access what they need to thrive.
Stewardship
We partner with organizations that value our planet, carefully directing our resources to minimize environmental impact through mindful purchasing, reduced consumption, and a commitment to lowering our carbon footprint.
Wonder
We design spaces for leaders to question deeply-held assumptions that often go unchallenged, allowing them to see themselves, their work, and the world around them with a fresh perspective.
OUR STORIES
Stories from Our Community
Suzan Jenkins
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The Union For Contemporary Art
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Brian Eule
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Arab American National Museum’s Al-Hadiqa Heritage Garden
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Celine Elliott
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Samuel Cortez
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Kelli Strickland
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Jim Leija
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Suzan Jenkins
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The Union For Contemporary Art
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Brian Eule
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Arab American National Museum’s Al-Hadiqa Heritage Garden
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Celine Elliott
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Samuel Cortez
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Kelli Strickland
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Jim Leija
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Resources & insights
Learning Out Loud: My Accessibility Journey with NAS and Think Outside the Vox
We have always strived to create spaces where everyone feels welcome,...
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5% to Utopia: 10 Years of Creative Community Fellows
In 2014, NAS invited twenty-five “leaders working at the...
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The Project: Undoing, Redoing, and Shifting Unjust Systems
NAS and our community are launching a pilot program to support...
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Distributed! Shared! Co-leadership! – Oh MY!
A look at NAS’ experience with co-leadership In the past...
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My Sabbatical – 50% what I planned / 100% what I needed
Why I needed it, what I learned, how it shifted my thinking By Gail...
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Online Seminar: Purpose Marketing
This seminar offers a different way to segment the world that focuses...
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Learning Out Loud: My Accessibility Journey with NAS and Think Outside the Vox
We have always strived to create spaces where everyone feels welcome, ..
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5% to Utopia: 10 Years of Creative Community Fellows
In 2014, NAS invited twenty-five “leaders working at the ..
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Meet Mariana, NAS’ New Program Manager
Welcome the newest addition on the NAS team, Mariana Calvo Valdez! ..
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40 Years of NAS: Sharing Lessons Learned Along the Way
Last year, NAS celebrated its 40th anniversary of serving the arts ..
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One Year of ChatGPT: An Interview with AI on its Role in Arts & Culture
Last November, an early demo of ChatGPT was launched and the world ..
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Adopting a 4-Day Workweek: Unlocking Productivity and Well-being
“A four day workweek? That would be amazing! But it could never ..
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The Project: Undoing, Redoing, and Shifting Unjust Systems
NAS and our community are launching a pilot program to support ..
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