"Too often when we define #creativity we focus on the work, the product. But creativity is a lived existence." - Monica Kang of @InnovatorsBox at CreativEntrepreneur Capital Summit with socialartandculture at Busboys and Poets #acreativedc #leadership #arts

If you're in the #DMV today it's the last chance to see "Beyond Granite: Pulling Together" on the National Mall, curated by Monument Lab, a truly singular once-in-a-lifetime kind of #art experience that stays with you, lasting. Thanks to @paul_farber for a great tour! #dcarts

Today is your last chance to view the Beyond Granite: Pulling Together exhibition on The National Mall! Thank you to the artists, curators, the Monument Lab staff, exhibition team, & our partners at The National Mall, NCPC , National Mall NPS, & Mellon Foundation.

Democracy needs artists… artists are fundamentally to our democracy! Overheard at Democracy Day National Museum of American History

We love the incredible proposals coming in for Monument Lab Re:Generation 2024! We want more! Get your team’s application in before midnight on October 2nd so we can read it too. Learn more and apply: monumentlab.com/projects/regen…

Sharing this brilliant 2021 essay by Alexandra Chandra for Subvrtmag because still seeing a lot of womens empowerment orgs using TERF language. In 2023. 🙄 subvrtmag.com/about-us/

Grateful for this #BannedBooksWeek talk with artist Xavieria Simmons & curator Rhea Combs at the MLK Jr Library in DC. "#Art asks us to disrupt, to push against the established narrative. To reject the confines."

Very excited to speak on a plenary session about #museums and purpose tomorrow at #maam2023 Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums - MAAM conference! Look, I've had a career and it's been a ride. So this session is gonna get spicy, because I have some things to say 👀

This week in #DC: Bloomberg Philanthropies and The Aspen Institute host #CityLab to explore scalable solutions for #cities. 🗓️ October 18-20 Nicole Flatow Ravi Agrawal Kayleigh Bryant-Greenwell Jerusalem #mayors #policy #innovation #urban #development #Bloomberg #Aspen bloomberg.org/press/bloomber…

Since its launch in 2014, our #PublicArtChallenge has spurred more than $100 million in economic benefits for participating cities and action across a range of civic issues. 🎉 Today at #CityLab2023, we announced the next round of 8 U.S. cities selected to receive $1 million to

Conversations at #CityLab2023 span policing, homelessness, climate, public health and so much more! The future of cities really depends on leadership, connection, and nurturing new ideas.

Well that was a first! Excited to film a piece about the Arts at Aspen with Obi Okolo...in the amazing Presidential Suite at the Waldorf Astoria. Will literally never step foot in that room again in my life, but hey, I did that!

"Public art is the visual representation of the Inflection Point happening in cities." What an honor to speak with DC artist Brandon Hill about his work at the intersections of public art, community, and the cultural moment as we wrap up #CityLab2023

Hurry! You will only have these 2 weeks to wear jackets that do nothing

"The distance between the latest updates of zoning codes and the ways people actually live in cities is over 50 years. We need cities that are responsive to today's reality." -Theaster Gates, recipient of the 2023 Scully Award by National Building Museum

My contribution to this hellhole site for the year. #nonprofit Friends, get ready to laugh: youtu.be/LwWdLR_GiBk?fe…

Happy birthday Oprah Winfrey! Born #OnThisDay in 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi, Oprah Winfrey came of age during an era of profound change in American society. For 25 years, "The Oprah Winfrey Show" dominated daytime TV. #APeoplesJourney

🎨✨ Explore our Arts Program's renewed vision to embed the arts in all public engagement efforts and tackle society's most pressing challenges. Join Kayleigh Bryant-Greenwell & Obiekwe Okolo as they delve deeper into this inspiring vision. #AspenIgnites Watch now: bit.ly/3xpU9xM