CCA is partnering with ArtBridge/ArtStorming to convene arts leaders from around Santa Fe and Northern NM to address the critical need for community mobilization, partnerships and collaboration in these extremely challenging and tumultuous times. Through a series of panel discussions, brainstorming sessions, and team building exercises, CCA and ArtBridge will identify needs in the community, resource opportunities, community partners and work to literally connect and match our participants for community-based initiatives, performances and other artistic collaborations. Panels discussions will be recorded for broadcast on the ArtsStorming podcast and have a virtual component on the CCA website to reduce participation barriers and maximize potential impact.

In July, 2025 CCA and ArtBridge will host a series of 4 panel discussions with local arts leaders exploring the significance of the arts in times of uncertainty by focusing on collaboration and community engagement in Santa Fe. The format of each evening will be a panel discussion of about an hour, networking break, followed by a brief performance and, lastly, an additional panel of approximately 90 minutes. Fostering dialogue on the power of and necessity for the arts, especially now, these discussions will highlight collaborative efforts among local arts organizations, identify current barriers to collaboration, develop a list of possible resources attendees bring to the table and/or are otherwise familiar with and engage the community in new and concrete ways. These gatherings will work to Identify innovative methods and strategies to engage communities in the arts and to foster creative participation and collaboration.

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Panelist and Performer Schedule

July 2

Jaime Blosser, MADA
Lisa Keating, SF Gallery Association
Pamela Kelly, VP of Licensing & Brand Management, Museum of NM Foundation
Robyne Robinson, fiveXfive ABQ Public Art

Performance by Judy Tuwalestiwa

July 9

Matthew Chase-Daniel, Axle Contemporary
Brianna Figueroa, Creative Start Ups
Laura Finlay Smith, Former Curator – Tia Collection
Drew Trujillo, IAIA

Performance by Drew Trujillo

July 16

Jennifer Graves, Actors Lab
James Johnson, Make Santa Fe
Roger Montoya, Moving Arts Española
Dylan Tenorio, Little Globe

Performance by Elizabeth Jacobson

July 23

April Cleveland, Exodus Ensemble
Cole Forrest, CCA
Megan Mulry, Santa Fe Literary Festival
Toccarra Thomas, Santa Fe Art Institute

Performance by Exodus Ensemble

Timeline:

The timeline for the evening will be approximately as follows:

  • 6-7PM – Greeting, Introductions, Part 1 panel discussion
  • 7-7:15 – Break
  • 7:20-7:50- Performance
  • 7:50-9PM- Part 2 panel discussion, closing remarks

July 30

No panelists – brainstorm and networking session

  • 6PM – Greeting/Context for evening
  • 6:20: Opening Exercise
  • 7PM – Break
  • 7:20-7:50- Group Discussions
  • 7:50-8:30PM- Group reports/closing remarks
  • 8:30 – 9PM: Networking

Goals:

  • Identify community needs and resource opportunities
  • Foster dialogue on collaboration in the arts
  • Engage the community with innovative strategies for participation

Thanks to our generous funders for this project: City of Santa Fe Department of Arts and Culture