Art Accordingly Podcast

Send us a Text Message.Hi, BAABIES!! We are back doing live events monthly! Quanice sits down with DeMarcus Akeem Suggs (@demarcusakeem) to talk about a new arts and culture plans position in Memphis, building a thriving Black arts ecosystem, and building collective support in the sector... all while drinking wine!#baabculture #blackartsadminbitch #baabies #antiracism #racialequityinthearts #artsadministration #artsmanagement #raggedvsrealSupport the Show.

REUNITED AND IT FEELS SO GOOD!!!! Quanice sits down with her podcast bestie Joshua Henry Jenkins @joshjenks (formerly of the Art Accordingly Podcast) for a convo to discuss underpaid nonprofit employees, creating an arts administration greenbook, and rest.Links: The Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art is looking for a new director - again: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/05/09/smithsonian-national-museum-african-art-ngaire-blankenberg-resignedBehind the Red Tape: Struggles are Real for Nonprofit Workers: https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/behind-the-red-tape-struggles-are-real-for-underpaid-nonprofit-workers/?fbclid=IwAR1A6OdTKLVSojK8rwk99SWbxYAdt5DTskCIoYEDNzvOC9fJc_gkkykoEEASupport the show

WE BYKE FOR A NEW SEASON, BAABIES!! Quanice sits down with Joey Reyes for a long-awaited convo to discuss the article "BIPOC Leaders in a Syndemic Era", the in-fighting happening in the philanthropic sector, and why it's important to have a village around you. Links:BIPOC Leaders in a Syndemic Era - https://nonprofitquarterly.org/the-call-of-leadership-now-bipoc-leaders-in-a-syndemic-era/Call & Response Episode 2: Bandz To Make Them Dance (Memphis Music Initiative) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4L_f7HPcHsWe Disagree on Many Things but We Speak with One Voice in Support of Philanthropic Pluralism - https://www.philanthropy.com/article/we-disagree-on-many-things-but-we-speak-with-one-voice-in-support-of-philanthropic-pluralismPhilanthropy's Equivalent of 'All Lives Matter' by Vu Le - https://nonprofitaf.com/2023/04/philanthropys-equivalent-of-all-lives-matter/Support the show

Quanice sits down with Karla Estela Rivera (@kestelarivera) to discuss issues happening in the Chicago arts sector, partnering with Lin-Manuela Miranda (@lin_manuel), voyeurism in field, and making sure folks of the global majority protect our necks!  Links:Steppenwolf Theatre's New Arts and Education Center is a ‘love letter to Chicago' - https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/10/31/22744983/steppenwolf-theatre-new-education-art-center-and-theater-buildingA Chicago museum 'fired' its volunteers. Why diversity consultants say it was the right move - https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/10/23/chicago-art-institute-backlash-dismantling-docent-program-equity/6136632001/‘Hamilton' Creator Partners With Posse Foundation to Mentor Arts Students - https://www.wsj.com/articles/hamilton-creator-partners-with-posse-foundation-to-mentor-arts-students-11618536600Directors of Inclusion in Theatre Need to be more than Symbolic Positions -  https://www.onstageblog.com/editorials/2021/10/20/directors-of-inclusion-in-theatre?fbclid=IwAR1WCH3aZ8WNnK9giIf4aD5ye8xUirABZix0fnndn7hJlCtKAstzsmk-UXgMaking Space or Taking Space Report - https://buildingmovement.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/MakingOrTakingSpace.pdf

Quanice sits down with Tellie Simpson (@agirlinamuseumworld) to discuss grown ass adults destroying students' art because they felt “attacked”, archiving family history, and “taking our talents back to south beach”....all while sippin' wine! Links:Groundswell School Incident - https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-ps-295-school-mural-diversity-trashed-20210805-zqg2badfnfav5iudv2m4degy6i-story.htmlRobyne's follow up message - https://myemail.constantcontact.com/The-Mural-Lives-On---.html?soid=1101372656050&aid=yFDPUofSrn0“Guarding the Art” at the BMA - https://baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/bma-security-guards-will-curate-an-exhibit-next-year/Nikole Hannah-Johns Statement to Whypipo: https://www.naacpldf.org/press-release/nikole-hannah-jones-issues-statement-on-decision-to-decline-tenure-offer-at-university-of-north-carolina-chapel-hill-and-to-accept-knight-chair-appointment-at-howard-university/

Quanice sits down with Ashraf Hasham, Funding Programs Manager and Youth Arts Manager for the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture, to discuss accountability, breaking down barriers in a government arts agency, and the great resignation…all while sipping wine. Links:Anti-Black Discrimination and Toxic Workplaces Are All Too Common in the Arts Administration Field https://news.artnet.com/opinion/paul-rucker-opinion-1973043What It's Really Like to Work at the California Arts Council https://hyperallergic.com/610784/what-its-really-like-to-work-at-the-california-arts-council/Record Label Chief, Theater Director Among Biden's National Council On The Arts Picks https://www.npr.org/2021/06/24/1009781879/record-label-chief-theater-director-among-bidens-national-council-of-the-arts-piEvery new play on Broadway this fall is by a Black playwright https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/every-new-play-on-broadway-this-fall-is-by-a-black-playwright-070221Lin Manuel Miranda Apologises For The Afro-Latinx Erasure Of In The Heights https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2021/06/10526204/in-the-heights-colourism-casting-controversyThanks to our sponsor Blk Girl Big World Sips Wine Club https://www.blkgirlbigworld.com/sips

Quanice sits down with Jen Deerinwater, Founding Executive Director of Crushing Colonialism, to discuss repatriation, capitalism, unity amongst the global majority, and burning this motherf*cker down…all while sipping wine.  Links:Jen Deerinwater's Linktree - https://linktr.ee/CrushingColonialism  Skeletons in the Closet: the Smithsonian's Native American Remains and the NMAI - https://boundarystones.weta.org/2020/05/21/skeletons-closet-smithsonian%E2%80%99s-native-american-remains-and-founding-national-museumUC Berkeley Has Only Returned 20% of Its Native American Artifacts and Remains - https://hyperallergic.com/571779/uc-berkeley-hearst-museum-repatriation-nagpraCanadian museums asked to return First Nation ancestral remains and burial items - https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-museums-association-repatriate-remains-burial-items-canada-1.6033591How residential schools in Canada robbed Indigenous children of their identity and lives – video - https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2021/jul/01/residential-schools-canada-indigenous-childrens-lives-videoU.S. to Search Former Native American Schools for Children's Remains - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/23/us/indigenous-children-indian-civilization-act-1819.htmlMellon Announces $1.5 Million ‘Generation Now' Partnership for BIPOC Playwrights -https://www.americantheatre.org/2021/06/30/mellon-announces-1-5-million-generation-now-partnership-for-bipoc-playwrights/ Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's 2018 990 from Guidestar - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BgDqiJSA9oj6W7u-ddscF4Ar9PW4zznK/view?usp=sharingSpecial thanks go to our sponsor Blk Girl Big Worlds Sips Wine Club - https://blkgirlbigworld.com/sips

Quanice sits down with Garrett McQueen (@garrettmcqueen) from the Trilloquy Podcast to discuss his work being a content creator, being Black in the classical music world, and why we need to need to strive for freedom and liberation. Links:Sound of 13 GarrettMcQueen.comTrilloquyBaltimore Symphony Orchestra rebukes flutist over social media posts pushing conspiracy theories on vaccines, election'God Damn America': Tulsa massacre opera drops Black composer over lyrics**Episode Note: Since the recording of this episode, the piece "They Still Want to Kill Us" has been picked up by presenting organizations around the country. An aria film was also released.

Quanice sits down with Lisa Gold from the Asian American Arts Alliance to discuss divide and conquer tactics within the global majority, seeing one another, and creating your own support line. We need to come together now more than ever!

Quanice sits down with Courtney Harge, Chief Executive Officer of Of/By/For All to discuss revolutionary joy, the harm and gaslighting that occurs in arts and culture institutions, and self care…all while not sipping wine because I had to study afterward. Also, apparently what Quanice says on the podcast is racist to white people… THE CAUCASITY! PHEW CHILE We might have to make an unapologetic episode about that one!Links: Second City fires its night staff and looks to outsource, causing a painful rift. And it loses its president.Marion Grey’s post about "Slavery Saturday" at JuilliardSpecial thanks goes to our sponsor Blk Girl Big Worlds Sips Wine Club

In this unreleased Art Accordingly interview, Quanice and Joshua speak to Dasha Kelly Hamilton from Still Waters Collective about self efficacy, how we view ourselves as creatives, and survive as someone who is drive by mission in an ecosystem that says they are mission-drive but isn't. PHEW CHILE.

Quanice sits down with Cori Dioquino, co-executive director of the Baltimore Asian Pasifika Arts Collective to discuss tokenism, cross-community solidarity, and the formula used by the media that pits folks from the global majority against one another... all while drinking wine.Special thanks goes to our sponsor Blk Girl Big WorldLinks:A Dr. Seuss Expert Cuts Through the Noise on the Cancel Culture ControversyArts & Science Council Cultural Equity ReportAfter Controversial Flier, Community Calls on Conservatory to Do BetterBAM Helped Buy Its Boss a New Home. She Left in Under 6 Years.Janaya Khan, Black Lives Matter Ontario Founder

In this unapologetic (bonus) episode, Quanice sits down with Ahava Silkey-Jones (@ahavasilkeyjones) of Davinci Academy of Arts and Science, Jenna Gabriel (@jennaegabriel) of Virginia Commonwealth University, and Michael Jones of Professional Theater and Dance Youth Academy to discuss the "Equity in the Arts Can't Wait" letter and what larger arts institutions need to do to truly make change in this new world.

Welcome to the premiere of BAAB! This month's special guest is Durell Cooper from Cultural Innovation Group. In this premiere episode, Quanice and Durell talk Emily Johnson, spirit-murdering, and cancel culture all while finishing a bottle of wine.Special thanks goes to our sponsor Blk Girl Big WorldLinks:NYT: Is NY Arts Diversity Plan Working?Emily Johnson Letter of Solidarity

The BAAB Premiere episode is coming out on Tuesday and I had to do an unapologetically impromptu episode today.  Mercury is definitely in microbraids! This is not a full episode but a random impromptu episode where I talk about things that all happened on February 13th - TODAY and it's only 5:00pm!

Learn more about the podcast, the host, and what's to come. Be sure to follow us on social media and subscribe to our podcast!!Instagram @baabculture Like our Facebook page:  BAAB CultureEmail Us info@baabculture.comWebsite: www.baabculture.com

Quanice and Josh start the new year off right and chat with Miguel Maltos Gonzales (Curator and principal artist, LTNX artes) to talk about his journey in the arts, the unique relationships across Washington state, and creating community for folks who are underrepresented.The thoughts/views expressed by the co-hosts of Art Accordingly are their own and not on behalf of the Arts Administrators of Color Network or any other organization or person.

Quanice and Josh update folks on the Lena Horne prize, talk conference diversity in a box, "Slave Play" drama, and so much more. They then chat with Durell Cooper (CEO of Cultural Innovation Group) to talk about his journey in the arts, the problem of privilege, and his work to tell the stories of the folks of color changing the game.The thoughts/views expressed by the co-hosts of Art Accordingly are their own and not on behalf of the Arts Administrators of Color Network or any other organization or person.

Quanice and Josh sit down with Jada Wright-Greene to talk about her journey in the arts, her work in preserving Black museums around the country, and how we can all do the same. Quanice and Josh also dive deep and talk the AAC Annual Convening, follow up on both PBS and MoMa, creating space for POCs and non-POCs showing up, and go off on folks giving monetary awards that don't award artists money.The thoughts/views expressed by the co-hosts of Art Accordingly are their own and not on behalf of the Arts Administrators of Color Network or any other organization or person.

"The field has not embraced the idea of deconstructing itself. If it deconstructs itself it would reconstruct itself as something even greater.” Quanice sits down with Lecolion Washington to talk his journey in the arts, thoughtful disruption, and both finding AND creating composers of color.

"The arts are not just enrichment. The arts are not just a vehicle by which kids are going to achieve better. It’s part of the human experience.” Quanice sits down with Sofia Fojas to talk about her journey in the arts, building bridges between teachers and teaching artists, and incorporating social justice in education. Quanice and Josh also dive deep and talk micro-naming, PBS, and the challenges with conference pricing and professional development.The thoughts/views expressed by the co-hosts of Art Accordingly are their own and not on behalf of the Arts Administrators of Color Network or any other organization or person.

Quanice and Josh wrapped up season one of Art Accordingly live at Smith Public Trust in Washington, D.C.! Our special guests for this live season finale episode were Shruthi Mukund (Group Sales & Grassroots Marketing Manager at Strathmore) during our round table discussion and our Social Justice Warrior in Action, Ruby Lopez Harper (Director of Local Arts Services at Americans for the Arts). Ruby opens up about her journey in the arts, how she helps push the work forward in local communities nationwide, and the necessity of remembering who we are.The thoughts/views expressed by the co-hosts of Art Accordingly are their own and not on behalf of the Arts Administrators of Color Network or any other organization.

Quanice and Josh presented Art Accordingly live at the Arts Equity Summit in Boston! Our special guest for this bonus episode was Karen Young - community builder, performer, social practice artist and founding director of the Genki Spark (http://thegenkispark.org). She shares her story as a third generation Japanese and Chinese American, reckoning with identity, defining artistry, communicating funding in accessible ways, and amplifying elder voices in Boston. Thank you to the Arts Equity Summit!The thoughts/views expressed by the co-hosts of Art Accordingly are their own and not on behalf of the Arts Administrators of Color Network or any other organization.

Quanice and Josh have some questions and need some answers. In this episode, they talk the lessons we can learn from Amazon's drama and the Steve Harvey/Mo'Nique battle, saying Black when you mean Black, filling in research gaps, and the MoMa's impending summer closure. PLUS, we talk to this month's Social Justice Warrior in Action - Aaron Dworkin (Founder / Sphinx Organization, Professor / University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance, Social Entrepreneur, Performing Artist, Philanthropist) about starting organizations, sustaining organizations, and change management.The thoughts/views expressed by the co-hosts of Art Accordingly are their own and not on behalf of the Arts Administrators of Color Network or any other organization.

This bonus episode of Art Accordingly was recorded live on February 1, 2019 at the SphinxConnect conference in Detroit with special guest Stanford Thompson, Founder/Executive Director - Play On, Philly and Dean of the Sphinx LEAD program.The thoughts/views expressed by the co-hosts of Art Accordingly are their own and not on behalf of the Arts Administrators of Color Network or any other organization.

Quanice and Josh are talking COINS. In this episode, they unpack how Fyre Festival can provide a lesson for all arts organizations, how funders may tend to benefit the same ol' same ol', owning your own racism/bias, and talk about how 2019 is already wearing them OUT. PLUS, we talk to this month's Social Justice Warrior in Action - Eddie Torres, president and CEO of Grantmakers in the Arts - about self-care and what the field needs right now.The thoughts/views expressed by the co-hosts of Art Accordingly are their own and not on behalf of the Arts Administrators of Color Network or any other organization.

This bonus episode of Art Accordingly was filmed live on December 14th at the National Performance Network conference in Pittsburgh with special guests Arielle Julia Brown and Mauricio Tafur Salgado, both of the Remember 2019 project. Remember 2019 The episode has been edited for time and to preserve the privacy of attendees in the room. Remember 2019's work supports and facilitates "local practices of self-determination, memory, and reflection, that are directly related to the mass lynching of 1919 [in Phillips County, Arkansas], the lasting effects of racial terror, and the current and future health of these communities."The thoughts/views expressed by the co-hosts of Art Accordingly are their own and not on behalf of the Arts Administrators of Color Network or any other organization.

Quanice and Josh celebrate the coming of a new year! In this episode, they talk the Whitney's board of directors, "Green Book" and erasure, checks and balances, how Google's got the answers and sweet tea! For our "Social Justice Warrior in Action Segment," Stephanie Johnson-Cunningham (of Museum Hue) joins them to talk about the important and difficult work she's doing to make museums more equitable.

Quanice and Josh are sick & tired of being sick & tired. In this episode, they talk censorship, challenge museums on the ownership of indigenous art, put together a search party for missing salaries on job listings, and wonder what it'd take for organizations who get it wrong to just own up to the foolishness. For our "Social Justice Warrior in Action Segment," Carla Du Pree joins them for a discussion across many topics including when to walk away in fulfillment of an artistic life.

Quanice and Josh are frustrated. Really frustrated. In this episode, they dive into the complexity of white women taking space in culturally specific institutions and then the people of color who co-sign it, white folks who can't stand to watch Black folks just live, the Trump administration and trans erasure, and the critique of white consultants profiting from equity/inclusion work. For our "Social Justice Warrior in Action Segment," Ron Muriera joins them for a discussion around his evolved career as a nonprofit executive director, development director, educator, performing artist, activist, and advocate for children and youth.

Quanice and Josh try to untangle messy situations with Cal State Long Beach's University Art Museum and Afropunk, reflect on intent versus impact, while challenging folks to step up and start walking the walk.They are joined by María López De León, the President and CEO of the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC), to dig into why advocacy and research can help combat funding inequities. #laurenwoods #NALAC #MariaLopezDeLeon #LatinxArts #IntentvsImpact #WalkItLikeYouTalkIt Follow the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures: Twitter: @Nalac_artshttps://www.nalac.org/After Museum Director Is Fired, Artist Shuts Down Her Exhibition on Police Brutalityhttps://hyperallergic.com/461150/american-monument-lauren-woods-kimberli-meyer-california-state-university-long-beach/

In this episode, Quanice and Josh chat it up about unpaid internships, out of office emails, disrespectful theatre-goers, getting Nazis out of D.C., and how words truly mean things. They are joined by Roberta Uno, Executive Director of Arts in a Changing America, to dive into the institutionalization of diversity, equity, and inclusion and getting courageous by getting uncomfortable. #WordsMeanThings #WatchYourLanguage #NoNazisNoKKKNoFacistUSA Follow Roberta Uno & Arts in a Changing America Roberta UnoTwitter: @RobertaUnoArts in a Changing Americawww.artsinachangingamerica.orgTwitter: @artchangeus

Consider this! Join Quanice and Joshua as they talk arts research, "vibrant" arts cities, academia, and language with Dr. Antonio Cuyler, Professor at Florida State University. #WholeFoodsisTrash #VibrantArtsCommunities #ArtsandResearch #ArtsandAcademia #Morals SMU's National Center for Arts Research (NCAR) Releases Fourth Annual List of Most Arts-vibrant Cities in the U.S.: https://www.smu.edu/Meadows/NewsAndEvents/News/2018/180712-NCARsArts-VibrantCities Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists https://caata.net/ Learn more about Dr. Antonio Cuyler!!: http://arted.fsu.edu/antonio-c-cuyler/ Follow us on social media!Facebook: Art Accordingly PodcastTwitter: @ArtAccordingly

Quanice and Joshua unravel what DEI actually is from a decolonizing lens with Annalisa Dias, a macrocasm of creativity. People are still out here #apololying to us! #Theystillapololie #ByeMuny #BeAnAdvocate #SpeakUp #BeStrategic Talking Back: A Protest of Yellowface at the MUNY: https://www.americantheatre.org/2018/06/22/talking-back-a-protest-of-yellowface-at-the-muny/ Theatres of Color Demonstrate Collective Resistance in St. Louis https://caata.net/theatres-of-color-collective-resistance-st-louis/Quanice won an award!!!: https://www.americansforthearts.org/news-room/press-releases/americans-for-the-arts-to-present-american-express-emerging-leaders-award-to-quanice-g-floyd Learn more about Annalisa!: http://annalisadias.weebly.com/ Follow us on social media!Facebook: Art Accordingly PodcastTwitter: @ArtAccordingly

Quanice predicted this episode theme before we even recorded…her spirit was right! Join Joshua and Quanice as they explore what it actually means to have a true commitment to DEI and decolonization in the arts as they speak Step Afrika!’s Founder and Executive Director C. Brian Williams. It’s all about taking risks, boo. #TakeARisk #Apololying #ApologizeLater #WhiteMen Washingtonian's 'I Am Not A Tourist' Campaign Stirs Controversy for Lacking Diversity: http://wjla.com/news/local/washingtonians-i-am-not-a-tourist-campaign-stirs-controversy-for-lacking-diversity Baltimore Museum of Art Earns Millions from Auction of Works by Andy Warhol, Other Masters: http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/arts/bs-fe-bma-auction-20180517-story.html Step Afrika's The Migration: Reflections of Jacob Lawrence - http://www.stepafrika.org/performances/the-migration/ Follow us on social media!Facebook: Art Accordingly PodcastTwitter: @ArtAccordingly

It's episode 2! Quanice and Joshua discuss the DC police department training at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. They also chat with Colby Thornton, Director of Employment Equity and Consulting at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts about the HR (human resources) side of the arts. #WeNeedReceipts #ArtAccordingly DC Police Department Training Article: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/383514-dc-police-departments-requiring-officers-to-visit-african Follow us on social media!Facebook: Art Accordingly PodcastTwitter: @ArtAccordingly

It's the first episode!!! Quanice and Joshua discuss what's going on in the arts world with Denise Saunders Thompson, President and CEO of the International Association of Blacks in Dance, answer some listener questions, and give tips on how to move forward in the work. #DoTheWork #ArtAccordingly Follow us on social media!Facebook: Art Accordingly PodcastTwitter: @ArtAccordinglyEmail us your questions! artaccordinglypodcast@gmail.com

Learn more about our podcast, the hosts, and what's to come. Art Accordingly is hosted by the Arts Administrators of Color Network (www.aacdmv.org). ****** Be sure to follow us on social media and subscribe to our podcast!!****** Twitter @artaccordinglypodcast Like our Facebook page: Art Accordingly Podcast Email Us artaccordinglypodcast@gmail.com