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2020 transformed the cultural sector with renewed calls for racial justice, institutional accountability, and workers’ rights. On May 27th, Rebecca Carew, Director of Strategic Partnerships & Corporate Relations at the New York Public Library; Alex O’Hanlon, neighborhood organizer and Engagement Coordinator at One Omaha; and Caitlin Osborn, Deputy Director at Amplify Arts will come together for a virtual Alternate Currents panel discussion to reimagine how philanthropy in the arts might match calls for solidarity with meaningful reform.

Moderated by Alternate Currents Working Group Member, Lillian Snortland, Charity or Solidarity: Philanthropy and Cultural Institutions, will open space to consider alternative models of philanthropic giving in the arts and foreground funding strategies that redistribute wealth and power with purpose. 

Join the conversation on Thursday, May 27th at 7pm by registering HERE. You will receive a confirmation email with a link to join the discussion on Zoom after registering. And don’t forget to visit the Alternate Currents blog before the discussion for more on the topic. 

Alternate Currents opens space for conversation, ideation, and action around national and international discussions in the arts that have a profound impact at the local level. Alternate Currents exists both on- and off-line in the form of a dedicated online resource, conversation series, and working group.

Free and open to all. Virtual programming is presented with the support of the Nebraska Arts Council and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment.

About the Panelists:

Rebecca Carew is the Director of Strategic Partnerships & Corporate Relations at the New York Public Library (NYPL). With over 15 years of experience in the field of cultural nonprofit development, Ms. Carew has worked in nonprofit communications, membership acquisition and engagement, fundraising, and in the conceptualization and management of strategic partnerships at a variety of arts, research, and historical institutions including Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) and the Levine Museum of the New South. 

Throughout her career, Ms. Carew has amassed a broad portfolio of integrated collaborations—building bases of support for nonprofit institutions, local communities, and the wider cultural ecosystem. In addition, Ms. Carew has consulted a variety of arts and culture institutions on communication, fundraising, and small business engagement practices, with the objective of developing effective and impactful strategies in New York City and beyond; and, remains actively engaged in the ever-evolving dialogue on the relationship between the arts and corporate funding. Her devoted tenure in the arts and culture sector allows Ms. Carew to fulfill a lifelong passion for art and philanthropy in service of her unwavering belief that art is a major catalyst for social change. Ms. Carew graduated from Appalachian State University, where she majored in Cultural Anthropology. She currently resides in Brooklyn, NY.

Alex O’Hanlon a community leader and neighborhood organizer who is committed to supporting resident-led projects that enhance their quality of life. She’s worked as a Garden Manager for City Sprouts South where she coordinated programs, workshops, and events. Currently she works as Engagement Coordinator at One Omaha. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy/History from UNO and travels to California every fall to harvest olives.

Caitlin Osborn (she/her) is the Deputy Director at Amplify Arts where she does a little bit of everything. After graduating from UNO with a B.A. in History, Caitlin pursued a Masters degree in Public Policy at the University of Minnesota, focusing on Nonprofit Management. Caitlin returned to Omaha and joined Amplify Arts in 2016, and since then has developed and implemented strategy in fundraising, communications, and programs. She is continuously inspired by the arts community here in the metro and believes in its infinite potential.

About the Moderator:

Lillian Snortland, originally from Eugene, Oregon, is a self-taught writer of fiction, poetry, and essays. She has explored themes of fantasy, surrealism, and the imaginative feminine from a young age. At Carleton College, she studied storytelling and material culture of the past—Classical Studies, French literature and media, and art history, and continues to play with a multidisciplinary perspective in her analysis today. She currently works in the nonprofit arts sector to provide opportunities of capacity-building and cultural capital to those in need. Lillian was recently accepted into the Virtual Collaborative Program for Emerging Artists, hosted by Exit 11 Performing Arts Company and Postscript Magazine. Further writing can be found at https://chaimihai.wordpress.com/.