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Arts Policy Center
MISSION
The Center for Arts Policy was established at Columbia College Chicago in 1996 as a think tank for arts and cultural issues. The Center is interested in the ways the arts contribute to building a robust democracy, healthy communities, and individual lives. It advances policy ideas that support these contributions and sustain the arts themselves through research, analysis, and public programming.
HISTORY
The Center for Arts Policy (CAP) was established at Columbia College Chicago in 1996 by J. Dennis Rich, Suzanne Cohan-Lange, and the late Fred Fine as the Chicago Center for Arts Policy. The Center grew from the Democratic Vistas lecture series established through the Arts, Entertainment and Media Management Department in 1993. CAP was a unit of the Office of Academic Research (OAR), and its programs were funded by the College and by external foundations and giving agencies. The Center closed on August 31, 2008.
The Center’s activities included research, public programming, and publications. CAP’s work involved collaborations with departments and organizations within and outside of the college, both locally and nationally. The Democratic Vistas Forums presented leading artists, writers, researchers, and policymakers to stimulate creative, critical thinking about cultural policy. The DV Profiles were a series of literary essays looking at creative individuals who are reimagining the ways the arts and communities interact. The Center published Informal Arts: Finding Cohesion, Capacity and Other Benefits in Unexpected Places (Wali, Severson, & Longoni) in 2002, and Putting the Arts in the Picture: Reframing Education in the 21st Century (Rabkin & Redmond, eds.) in 2004. In 2006, the Center assumed editorial responsibilities for the Teaching Artist Journal (TAJ), a print quarterly that serves as a voice, forum and resource for those working at the intersection of art and learning, published by Taylor & Francis. TAJ continues to be housed under the Office of Academic Research.
The Center grew from the Democratic Vistas lecture series in the AEMM Department, and initially operated from a single office in the 624 S. Michigan Ave. building. In 1998, CAP moved into the 623 S. Wabash building, then to 33 E. Congress in 1999. The offices were relocated to 218 S. Wabash in 2007. The Center closed on August 31, 2008.
J. Dennis Rich, Chair of the AEMM Department, served as Chair of the Center from 1996-2001. Nick Rabkin was Executive Director from 2001-2008. Fred Fine, Director of Public Affairs Emeritus, was Senior Consultant from 1996 until his death in 2003. Norman Alexandroff was Executive Coordinator from 1996-2000. Victoria Malone was Administrative & Program Coordinator from 1996-2001. In 2001, she was promoted to Associate Director, and served as such until the Center’s closing in August 2008. Robin Redmond was Associate Director from 2001-2008. Irma Friedman was Assistant to the Director from 2001-2008. Elena Marcheschi was Project Director/Informal Arts Study from 1999-2002.
The Center for Arts Policy was established at Columbia College Chicago in 1996 as a think tank for arts and cultural issues. The Center is interested in the ways the arts contribute to building a robust democracy, healthy communities, and individual lives. It advances policy ideas that support these contributions and sustain the arts themselves through research, analysis, and public programming.
HISTORY
The Center for Arts Policy (CAP) was established at Columbia College Chicago in 1996 by J. Dennis Rich, Suzanne Cohan-Lange, and the late Fred Fine as the Chicago Center for Arts Policy. The Center grew from the Democratic Vistas lecture series established through the Arts, Entertainment and Media Management Department in 1993. CAP was a unit of the Office of Academic Research (OAR), and its programs were funded by the College and by external foundations and giving agencies. The Center closed on August 31, 2008.
The Center’s activities included research, public programming, and publications. CAP’s work involved collaborations with departments and organizations within and outside of the college, both locally and nationally. The Democratic Vistas Forums presented leading artists, writers, researchers, and policymakers to stimulate creative, critical thinking about cultural policy. The DV Profiles were a series of literary essays looking at creative individuals who are reimagining the ways the arts and communities interact. The Center published Informal Arts: Finding Cohesion, Capacity and Other Benefits in Unexpected Places (Wali, Severson, & Longoni) in 2002, and Putting the Arts in the Picture: Reframing Education in the 21st Century (Rabkin & Redmond, eds.) in 2004. In 2006, the Center assumed editorial responsibilities for the Teaching Artist Journal (TAJ), a print quarterly that serves as a voice, forum and resource for those working at the intersection of art and learning, published by Taylor & Francis. TAJ continues to be housed under the Office of Academic Research.
The Center grew from the Democratic Vistas lecture series in the AEMM Department, and initially operated from a single office in the 624 S. Michigan Ave. building. In 1998, CAP moved into the 623 S. Wabash building, then to 33 E. Congress in 1999. The offices were relocated to 218 S. Wabash in 2007. The Center closed on August 31, 2008.
J. Dennis Rich, Chair of the AEMM Department, served as Chair of the Center from 1996-2001. Nick Rabkin was Executive Director from 2001-2008. Fred Fine, Director of Public Affairs Emeritus, was Senior Consultant from 1996 until his death in 2003. Norman Alexandroff was Executive Coordinator from 1996-2000. Victoria Malone was Administrative & Program Coordinator from 1996-2001. In 2001, she was promoted to Associate Director, and served as such until the Center’s closing in August 2008. Robin Redmond was Associate Director from 2001-2008. Irma Friedman was Assistant to the Director from 2001-2008. Elena Marcheschi was Project Director/Informal Arts Study from 1999-2002.
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