Focusing on the establishment of mentorship programs, this guide offers practical advice for institutions looking to implement effective mentoring systems. It emphasizes the essential skills and qualities that make a mentor successful, providing insights that can enhance the mentoring experience for both mentors and mentees.
President Emerita of the Brooklyn Academy of Music Karen Brooks Hopkins' inspiring memoir of 36 years at the world-famous cultural institution. President Emerita of the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) Karen Brooks Hopkins pens BAM…and Then It Hit Me, an inspiring memoir of her 36 years at the iconic cultural institution, America's oldest performing arts center. The book has a sharp focus on concepts such as leadership, innovation, urban revitalization (including the transformation of Brooklyn from Manhattan Outpost to the coolest neighborhood on the planet), as highly successful cultural fundraising played critical roles in the colorful evolution of this world-class cultural juggernaut in the performing arts.
"Mashup the Archive is a reader that expands upon and documents the titular artistic intervention series at Iwalewahaus, Universität Bayreuth. Starting in 2012, the artists featured in this reader completed residencies at Iwalewahaus, where they were invited to interact with its collection. The collection consists of not only contemporary visual art but also artifacts, such as textual documents, music and historical found objects, and the resulting projects ranged from photographs and films to site-specific performances and remixed musical compositions. This volume presents documentation of the artistic projects alongside curatorial texts and roundtable discussions"--Back cover.