From the Executive Director As June comes to an end, Summer of Storytelling begins at the Alliance. During July and August, we sponsor programs and...
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Wide Angle Youth Media and a Changing Baltimore
By Ben Shaffron-Davis When working in the midst of a turbulent, increasingly oligarchical world, nothing brings more comfort than the realization that one is not...

Summer of Storytelling: Reclaiming Creative Time in a Production-Obsessed World
Summer of Storytelling:Reclaiming Creative Time in a Production-Obsessed World By Saki Bowman There’s something almost revolutionary about slowing down in June. While the industry machinery...

🎙️Your media arts & culture news 📷 ALLIANCE eBulletin May 2025
From the Executive Director My note this month is a mix of protest song, celebration, and call to action. The work of the Alliance for...

PRODUCING THE PODCAST: Behind the Scenes of Arts2Work Conversations Season 2
There’s this moment that happens right before I hit record. A flutter in my stomach, that quick breath, and then—connection. My guest and I lock...

Guidance for NEA Grantees Facing Termination or Withdrawal of Funds
Last updated: May 4, 12:00 pm ET If you’ve received a termination notice or notice of withdrawn funding recommendation from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA),...
🎙️Your media arts & culture news 📷 ALLIANCE eBulletin April 2025
From the Executive Director This has been another month where we have watched the government illegally obliterate research, journalism, culture, art, and science — defunding...

Women Make Movies’ Debra Zimmerman Slams U.S. Grant Cuts at Visions du Réel
Apr 12, 2025 — by Lisa Penderson reprinted from Variety U.S.-based non-profit Women Make Movies is one of thousands of organizations hit by President Donald...

🎙️Your media arts & culture news 📷 ALLIANCE eBulletin March 2025
From the Executive Director “I sing of Black joy in the hour of chaos…Joy is a human right. Spring is for the taking in…” Marc...

My Notes on Networking: the Myth of the Perfect Professional
by Saki Bowman The first time I walked into a film industry mixer, I felt like I was wearing someone else’s clothes. You know that...