Robert and Christen discuss investing in Louisville’s cultural future, building capacity within our arts organizations, and evolving local philanthropy towards more inclusive and relevant support.

Christen Boone is the President & CEO of the Fund for the Arts in Louisville. Before that, she held leadership roles at Actors Theatre of Louisville, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, and Cincinnati’s Fine Arts Fund.

📚 References:

Cultural Lou Recovery Campaign: https://fundforthearts.org/culturallourecovery/

Michael Kaiser & DeVos Institute of Arts Management: http://devosinstitute.umd.edu/

Fund for the Arts’ Black Artists Fund: https://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2020/07/15/fund-for-the-arts-launches-programs-for-black-arti.html

Actors Theatre of Louisville: https://actorstheatre.org

https://www.facebook.com/ActorsTheatreofLouisville

📷 Instagram: @actorstheatre, @robertbarryfleming

🐦 Twitter: @atlouisville, @flemingrobertb3

Produced by Kathryn de la Rosa and Elizabeth Greenfield

Audio Engineer: Lindsay Burdsall

Edited by Paul Doyle

Cover art by Mary Kate Grimes

Original music by Omega Latham III

Opening song written & performed by Erica Denise