Artivate

Starting today, you can follow all our updates at Levine Music!

We’re thrilled to continue our work of creating inspiring and enriching experiences for communities throughout the region.

Thank you to everyone who has supported us for the last 25 years - here’s to 25 more!

For 25 years, we have served the DMV community by providing culturally diverse arts experiences.

Now, we’ve joined Levine to continue advancing this work. Follow all our updates on Levine Music's social media accounts starting April 15!

We’re thrilled to announce that we’re now part of the Levine Music family!

Starting April 15, you can follow all our updates on Levine’s social media accounts.

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Through Artivate's presenter evaluations, we've learned that 40% of presenters cite budget as a determining factor in their program choices. We encourage all presenters to research and seek funding from outside sources, but most have geographic eligibility limitations.

The Artivate Arts in Education Fund will provide extra support to all of the communities in the region, regardless of their geographic location.

Donate today! http://cfp-dc.org/gHyJ

How does your support help the community?

Donate today at www.cfp-dc.org/gHyJ to support this effort. With support from our communities, we can assure that our communities have resources to support programming in our schools today and in all community spaces in the future.

Support at the levels listed or at any level of your choosing to help us build our fund! Make a longer-term impact and make your donation recurring...monthly, quarterly or annually. More support means more programming reaches your communities.

Artivate is establishing an Arts in Education (AiE) fund to help reduce the cost of programming in communities by Artivate’s professional teaching artists will be offered to presenters in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and northern Virginia.

Starting in Winter/Spring 2023, we hope to begin offering subsidies to cover 25% of artist fees for programming to public, private, and independent schools, preschool through grade 12, in the region, eventually expanding to include a broader array of community sites, including libraries, after the first year.

Donate here - http://cfp-dc.org/gHyJ - to support this effort. With support from our communities, we can assure that our communities have resources we can leverage that support with grantors and corporate partners to build a fund that can benefit all of our presenters.

The Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington asked DC area nonprofits..."What is your vision for abundance in this city?" Check out Artivate's vision and the vision of several other area nonprofits at: https://www.cfp-dc.org/blog/2022/07/26/what-is-our-vision-for-abundance-in-this-city/

What's your vision for abundance in your community?

The dominant narrative of our current economic and political systems centers on scarcity. adrienne maree brown wrote in YES! Magazine that "We are living in an age of immense interlocking crises, from climate to pandemic to race. Although there are massive opportunities to grow and change... erotic power, happiness, and satisfaction are not words I would use to describe our current collective state."

In our latest piece on cultivating an abundance mindset, we lead with some of our nonprofit partners whose missions and work allow our local communities to flourish. We encourage you to engage in their visions and efforts -- read this piece and find links to them & more at: https://www.cfp-dc.org/blog/2022/07/26/what-is-our-vision-for-abundance-in-this-city/

As you read, consider these questions -- What is your own vision for abundance in this city’s present and future? How might you share this with others and be part of a larger ecosystem?

(Thanks to our partners: Artivate, Young Playwrights' Theater, Shepherd's Table, Common Good City Farm, Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, and DC Greens)

As another fiscal year comes to a close for Artivate, we’re excited to share our progress as our new normal comes into view. Working closely with our artists and our programming partners this past year, we’ve been able to deliver – as of today – 398 individual performances and workshops. These programs took place virtually and in-person at schools, libraries, summer camps, and many other community settings, across 17 counties, to more than 37,450 audience members.

Read More....https://www.goartivate.org/reflection-and-renewal/
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We are thrilled to be part of the 2022–23 Catalog for Philanthropy class of critical local nonprofits! It’s an honor to be selected by community advocates across the region based on our impact and work. Your support helps us continue to make a difference, close to home.

For more information about The Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington: www.cfp-dc.org

Claire Marcil Schwadron started her career at Artivate as an outreach coordinator back in 2000, when we were known as Class Acts Arts.

In 2003, Claire became Director of Project Youth ArtReach (PYA), our core program focused on providing visual, performing, and literary arts opportunities for teens and adults inside detention centers. During her tenure, Claire has become a national leader and innovator in arts-in-corrections, expanding PYA programs across Maryland, creating a model for culturally and artistically diverse workshops and community collaborations inside correctional facilities.

Claire became Artivate’s fourth executive director in March 2020 and worked tirelessly to assure that Artivate remained an asset to the community, despite the massive challenge presented to all of us with the COVID-19 pandemic. She was instrumental in transitioning Artivate - and our artists - into the virtual space when in-person programs were not available to our audiences.

This month, Claire's tenure comes to a close as she retires from Artivate. Please join us in celebrating Claire by leaving a message, a photo, or a video on Claire's virtual group card at www.kudoboard.com/boards/zfCHeoij.

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month – a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States.

Check out website for a few ideas from Artivate artists who can provide engaging, interactive performances and workshops during AAPI month!
www.goartivate.org/may-is-asian-american-pacific-islander-heritage-month/

National Arab American Heritage Month (NAAHM) celebrates the history, contributions, and culture of the diverse population of over 3.5 Arab Americans who can trace their ancestry to the countries of the Arab world.

Native Egyptian, Karim Nagi & Arabiqa, specializes in traditional Arabic music and uses this foundation to re-imagine the culture while sharing the unique sounds to instruments, demonstrates dynamic folk dances, teaches vocabulary & geography, and gives and uplifting impression of Arab culture.

Learn more about NAAHM, Karim Nagi and programming opportunities:

www.goartivate.org/celebrating-national-arab-american-heritage-month/

Join Carpe Diem Arts (in person or online) for an evening of music and dance to support relief efforts in Ukraine.

The fundraiser will feature Artivate artist, Gerdan: Kaleidoscope of World Music, comprised of Solomia Gorokhivska on violin/vocals, Andrei Pidkivka on flutes, and Kalin Kirilov on accordion, with world-renowned dancer Roman Mykyta and friends.

Friday, March 18, 2022 - The Avalon Theatre, Easton, MD – 7:00 pm www.bitly.com/gerdantickets

Friday, March 25, 2022 – Sandy Spring Museum, Sandy Spring, MD – 7:30 pm
bit.ly/3MYYwTx

Funds raised during this program will benefit United Help Ukraine —a Gaithersburg-based organization that works with Ukrainian NGOs to meet the immediate needs of Ukrainian children and families.