Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance

Join us online for "Cultural Dynamics: Co-Creating a Vision for Philadelphia" on Tuesday, November 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ➡️ Sign up, learn more, and see the full day's schedule: https://lnkd.in/ekxE_QtC We are excited to present three panels on Tuesday, November 19. 🎨 Panel #1 at 10:30 a.m.: The Role of Arts & Culture in Building a Thriving Philadelphia Featuring: ⭐ Prema Katari Gupta, President & CEO, Center City District ⭐ Alba E. Martínez, Esq., Director of Commerce, City of Philadelphia ⭐ Tayyib Smith, Founding Partner and Chief Strategist, The Growth Collective / Legacy Reclaimed: A 7th Ward Tribute ⭐ Isaiah Thomas, Councilmember At-Large, City of Philadelphia ⭐ Laurie Zierer, Executive Director of PA Humanities ⭐ Moderated by Jamie Bennett, Interim Co-CEO, Americans for the Arts 💪 Panel #2 at 1:00 p.m.: Arts, Culture, and Community Power-Building Featuring: ⭐ Jamie J Brunson, Executive Director, First Person Arts ⭐ Vivian Chang, Executive Director, Asian Americans United ⭐ Asali DeVan Ecclesiastes, Chief Executive and Equity Officer, Ashé Cultural Center in New Orleans ⭐ Dave Kyu, Interim Executive Director, Asian Arts Initiative ⭐ Moderated by Aviva Kapust, Co-Director, The Culture and Community Power Fund 🌱 Panel #3 at 2:00 p.m.: Creative & Cultural Pathways to Healthier & Greener Communities Featuring: ⭐ Nadia Malik, Porch Light Program Director, Mural Arts Philadelphia ⭐ Maitreyi Roy, Executive Director, Bartram's Garden ⭐ Susan Slawson, Philadelphia Parks & Recreation ⭐ Clyde Valentin , Executive Director and Founder, One Project, One Nation ⭐ Moderated by Matt Rader, President, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS)

👉 Find your polling place with Committee of Seventy's search tool: https://lnkd.in/eeKVYJDu Remember, polls are open from: ➡️ 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. in Pennsylvania ➡️ 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. in Delaware ➡️ 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. in New South Jersey Cultural Alliance #WeVote! We're proud to partner with Committee of Seventy (C70), a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working to ensure more Americans take part in the democratic process.

Have you checked out the Job Bank recently? There are so many great opportunities from companies like BalletX, Bartram's Garden, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, Inc, PYO Music Institute, PlayArts, Museum of the American Revolution, and more! Learn more: philaculture.org/jobbank

At the Cultural Alliance, we know that the creative community is informed and engaged — and #WeVote! We're proud to partner with Committee of Seventy (C70), a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working to ensure more Americans take part in the democratic process. View the interactive Voter Guide: https://lnkd.in/e-sMQvS6 The 2024 General Election is tomorrow on November 5. C70's Interactive Voter Guide is your place to get informed as you prepare to cast your ballot. With the Committee of 70's nonpartisan Voter Guide, you can: 👉 Explore your ballot. Learn more about every office, candidate, and measure on your ballot based on your address. 👉 Make a plan to vote. Find your polling place with their search tool. Remember, polls are open from: ➡ 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. in Pennsylvania ➡ 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. in Delaware ➡ 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. in New Jersey

The Philadelphia Citizen’s Ideas We Should Steal Festival®  presented by Comcast NBCUniversal returns for its seventh year! Hear from thought leaders and change makers from around the nation sharing powerful ways we can work together to fuel much-needed progress in our city. This year’s #IWSSFest features speakers such as Universal Basic Employment CEO Devin Cotten; professor and author Dr. Michael Eric Dyson; Pulitzer-Winning Author of King: A Life, Jonathan Eig; Newsweek opinion editor Batya Ungar-Sargon, author of Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America's Working Men and Women; MSNBC’s Ali Velshi and Trymaine Lee; producer and director of Punch 9 for Harold Washington Joe Winston, president and CEO of Partnership for NYC Kathryn Wylde; Brookings’ Andre Perry, author of Know Your Price: Valuing Black Lives and Property in America’s Black Cities; and many more! Learn more and use partner code CITIZENFRIEND for $10 off to secure your spot: https://lnkd.in/eeYN4F_G

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The rooftop views at the Annual Meeting & Arts Party on October 15, 2024 were perfectly paired with the signature cocktail 🍹 of the night: "The Creative's Gin Fizz", sponsored by Bluecoat American Dry Gin - Philadelphia Distilling. ➡️ Check out our next big event, "Cultural Dynamics: Co-Creating a Vision for Philadelphia", happening on November 19 at 9:30 a.m. and join us on the Public Livestream. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ekxE_QtC

Did you spot the gorgeous flower arrangements at the Annual Meeting & Arts Party on October 15, 2024? 💐 We want to highlight the amazing company, Vault + Vine, who supplied flowers for the event. This company houses both a cafe and floral shop! ➡️ Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eCGZtNjY 🌸 About Vault and Vine: "People using business as a source of good." 🌺 "Our hope is that Vault + Vine becomes for each person who walks through the door what it has become for us: an urban oasis in the East Falls neighborhood of Philadelphia; an atmosphere of abundance and respite; a space for beauty, whimsy, and rejuvenation."

We invite the public to join us for a livestream of "Cultural Dynamics: Co-Creating a Vision for Philadelphia," an important conversation and a series of community-based meetings that will follow. 🕘 November 19, 2024 starting at 9:30 a.m. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ekxE_QtC 👉 The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance is proud to host "Cultural Dynamics: Co-Creating a Vision for Philadelphia," a groundbreaking convening featuring Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD, Chair, National Endowment for the Arts, with opening remarks from Shawn McCaney, Executive Director of the William Penn Foundation. As we look forward to the enactment of Mayor Cherelle Parker’s new strategies and initiatives, and as we prepare for a landmark year in 2026, Philadelphians will come together to envision how arts policies can foster social impact and economic prosperity. On November 19, 2024, Cultural Dynamics will unite civic leaders, artists, and community members to explore strategies that integrate arts and culture into transformative civic decision-making.

Opportunities like teaching, accounting, and more are abundant on the Job Bank. Check out jobs from orgs like Mad Beatz Philly, Science History Institute, WXPN, Darlington Arts Center, Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA), Settlement Music School, The Clay Studio, and more! Learn more: philaculture.org/jobbank