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Free online lectures: Explore a world of ideas

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National Alliance for Media, Arts, and Culture

NAMAC was founded in 1980 by an eclectic group of media arts organization leaders who realized they could strengthen their social and cultural impact by working as a united force. Their idea was as bold as it was simple: to create a national organization that would provide support services to its institutional members, and advocate for the field as a whole. Since its founding, NAMAC has worked to raise the profile and influence of the media arts on behalf of its growing and changing membership. NAMAC fosters and fortifies the culture and business of independent media arts. Through dialogue, collaboration, research and advocacy, we connect, organize and develop organizations. NAMAC members include community-based media production centers and facilities, university-based programs, museums, media presenters and exhibitors, film festivals, distributors, film archives, youth media programs, community access television, digital arts and online groups, and policy-related centers. Combined, these organizations serve approximately 400,000 artists and other media professionals nationwide.

http://www.namac.org/

  • Commonwealth: Collaboration and Connectedness

    Fri, Aug 28, 2009
    Artists explore the value of interdependence in their field and discuss how those in the media and arts worlds find wealth in connectedness within their communities, their counterparts in this network, and across the globe. The word commonwealth comes from the traditional meaning of wealth: well being. It suggests that a community of individuals and institutions finds wealth in governing itself collaboratively and for common good. This panel asks what unites artists and how they are investing in the relationships and networks that weave artists into connection.
    Forum Network
    Partner:
    National Alliance for Media, Arts, and Culture

  • Art in Times Like These

    Sat, Aug 29, 2009
    A panel recalls the power of art in challenging times. In the midst of a deep economic recession, arts and media organizations around the country are tightening their belts and struggling to survive these challenging times. And yet it is during times like these when artists' work becomes even more critical. It is artists' ideas, energy, and spirit that provide joy and hope when so many are struggling. It is their inspiration and creativity that lead communities to imagine and achieve a different world.
    Forum Network
    Partner:
    National Alliance for Media, Arts, and Culture