Facilitating collaboration, strategic growth, innovation, and cultural impact for the media arts field
What Authentic Storytelling Means for Us
By Brandon and Lance Kramer
Since we started Meridian Hill Pictures in 2010, we have been privileged to participate as relative newcomers in the long tradition of documentary storytellers who have used the medium of film to share underrepresented perspectives, build empathy for people different from ourselves, and facilitate constructive dialogue about the complexities of the human experience.
Youth Media, Collective Action, Dinner, and The Future
A 'blogversation' by Jason Wyman, Myah Overstreet, and Wendy Levy
Introducing the 50-State Dinner Party Project!
Wendy: When I first started at NAMAC a little over a year ago, I had a long conversation with Board Member Kasandra VerBrugghen, the Executive Director of SpyHop in Utah. I was bowled over by the creative energy, solidarity and conviction around NAMAC’s National Youth Media Network programming and the collective desire for growth and change—especially around the inclusion of youth voices at every phase of the process.
The Power of Cultivating a Hospitable Media Landscape
By Abigail Disney
We Americans live in a culture that is stuffed past capacity with media. Barely a second goes by that some ad, some tweet, some gif, or some viral video is not trying to elbow everything else out for our notice.
Why We Need the Academy Awards
By Peter Nicks
In 1988, Eddie Murphy stood on the stage at the Academy Awards to present the award for best picture. He began his introduction as one would expect—cracking a couple of jokes—but quickly changed course to scold Hollywood for its historical snubbing of African American actors.
February 2016 eBulletin—your latest media arts + culture news
Facilitating collaboration, strategic growth, innovation, and cultural impact for the media arts field
My Political Skin
By Keya Crenshaw
As a freelance creative (Theatremaker, Filmmaker, Placemaker, Image Consultant, Development Coordinator...), I know at first hand that steady opportunities do not often present themselves.
Where Is The Humanity?
Ken Burns has recently been "tapped" by the National Endowment for the Humanities to give the Jefferson Lecture--on Race in America. Shame on the NEH. What would it be like if we could rely on our national cultural institutions to be leaders in the struggle to end racism and inequality?
January 2016 eBulletin—your latest media arts + culture news
Facilitating collaboration, strategic growth, innovation, and cultural impact for the media arts field
NAMAC Receives $250,000 Grant from Adobe Foundation for Global Youth Media Initiatives
The National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture (NAMAC) today announces a $250,000 grant from the Adobe Foundation to support NAMAC’s diverse Youth Media initiatives.