OUR PROGRAMS

In partnership with WOCA members and their affiliated organizations, this series dissects artistic work from inception to stage through the lens of the artist and arts administrator. Guided conversation with both artists and administrator helps deconstruct the process of artistic creation and development, fundraising, marketing, outreach, production and audience and donor cultivation.

This annual event showcases women professionals, their careers, and their contributions to the field, and is produced in partnership with The Apollo Theater Education Department during Women’s History Month. Past events have included Women in Dance and Women in Hip-Hop.

These intentional community gatherings across the country serve to connect cultural workers of color and ignite dialogue around how women arts administrators can collectively work to strengthen and sustain broad participation of women of color in the arts field. WOCA’s focus lies in community and coalition building and how we can work to harness our collective power and resources as we navigate intersecting inequities like racism and sexism.

This program identifies and illustrates resources and strategies for building successful collaborations and exchanges between African administrators and artists and U.S.-based arts administrators. Expanding on the model and legacy of Africa Exchange, a program started by some of WOCA’s more senior members in the mid-1990s, the objective is to reinvigorate partnerships and cultural exchange between the African continent and The United States through the lens of people of color, and build a sustainable network between arts administrators/cultural workers in Africa and The United States.