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WELCOME TO THE KNOWLEDGE ISSUE.
Before Covid-19 started to have its way with our lives, the editorial team of Inside Arts was planning our summer issue—also called the Knowledge Issue.
We developed the idea for the annual theme a few years ago to feature arts industry and related stories that had been published elsewhere in the last year or so and that had some staying power. Each year, we engage a new set of curators from the field and the membership to submit stories that resonated with them. Each year, these stories have resonated with us and with readers as well.
Now, back to the timeline of Covid-19. Our editorial process was well underway when we dispersed from our offices, began working at home and quarantining ourselves and our mail. With all that in mind, we knew a print publication might not be the most prudent way to proceed. But we knew we had to proceed. What you are reading now is the first digital-only version of Inside Arts.
MEET OUR GUEST CURATORS
SARAH FRANKLAND HEAD OF ARTS
British Council
Read more about Sarah HERE.
MICHELLE RAMOS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Alternate ROOTS
Read more about Michelle HERE.
In preparing the pieces in this issue, I was struck by how the topics—self-love, climate change, mental health and the work of REDI (race, equity, diversity and inclusion) particularly in the realm of Native land—carried over
to the age of a pandemic. These issues were important previous to the pandemic, and they are even more important during preparation for a world and industry in a powerful cycle of adaptation—not to mention the personal and professional losses to our community.
Our curators are experts in their fields, and we
are grateful for the knowledge they have provided to
our hearts and minds for this issue. We hope you find instruction or comfort or both in this selection of stories. Our stories, after all, are what keep us connected and driven toward a better, safer, kinder world. That is an ageless and timeless goal.
—Alicia Anstead, Editor
T. LULANI ARQUETTE PRESIDENT AND CEO
REUBEN TOMÁS ROQUEÑI DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL ARTIST FELLOWSHIPS
Native Arts and Cultures Foundation
Read more about Lulani HERE and Reuben HERE.
JON CATHERWOOD-GINN ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING
Moss Arts Center
Read more about Jon HERE.
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