Changing Arts with Tom O'Connor

Tom talks with Former SPACE on Ryder Farm Executive Director Emily Simoness*, Consultant and Co-Facilitator Edie Demas, and playwright and SPACE Strategic Plan Working Group member Deepa Purohit. Tom and this trio of panelists talk about the ways in which SPACE approached and developed their 2021 Strategic Plan (which Tom co-facilitated) through the lens of DEIA and Anti-Racism, and suggest approaches and resources to combat common challenges, as well as anticipate resistance from funders and stakeholders. Tema Okun's piece on white supremacy culture is referenced several times in the conversation and can be found through the link. The full SPACE on Ryder Farm Strategic Plan can be found here.

Welcome to Changing Arts from Tom O'Connor Consulting Group. The arts industry has had its share of challenges since the start of 2020, and the resulting changes are still unfolding--and some of them are long overdue. In this podcast, hear from people on the ground in the arts business who are making change happen in their own ways, large and small. Tom is the President of Tom O'Connor Consulting Group--a strategy, marketing consulting, and executive search firm exclusively serving the arts and culture fields. In addition to being a strategist and marketer, he is also a trained educator and social worker and will speak with a wide array of guests about bringing change to the arts. For more on Tom O'Connor Consulting Group, visit www.tomocgroup.com.