By Alyssa Holcomb
A panel full of creative content connoisseurs shared their insight on the film and television industry in the “Creative Writing Panel | Content, Creativity and Change: The Future of Entertainment.” The event, hosted in the Norris Center, was open to School of Communication students (including the MSLCE cohort) interested in content and the constantly evolving industry.
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By Miya Williams Fayne
Hannah Arata’s childhood was “very saturated in the arts.” She pursued her interest in music by attending musical theatre camp and playing saxophone. She also enjoyed dance, writing and painting classes. These experiences helped lead her to her career interest in arts nonprofits.
“The arts have always been an integral part of shaping who I am,” she said in a recent interview. “So it’s a natural step forward for me to pursue a career path within this field.” (more…)
By Daniel Grambow
Last weekend Chicago brought the world’s brightest talents to the screen at the 54th Chicago International Film Festival. In partnership with The Illinois Film Office, Chicago Film Office and IFP Chicago, the festival hosted Industry Days alongside a myriad of films, documentaries and virtual reality experiences. If you ever wanted to know how to pitch a concept, distribute your film independently, raise your seed money or even explore the worlds of virtual reality, Industry Days was the ticket for you. (more…)
By Tate Glover
When I started working at Lucky Plush Productions at the beginning of this past summer, I was excited to learn more about the inner workings of a nonprofit arts organization. What I didn’t expect was how invested and interested I would become, not only in the well-being of the company, but in the people who support and are supported by the work Lucky Plush produces. (more…)
By Nick Roman
My internship with Lookingglass Theatre Company this past summer was nothing short of amazing. My primary goal with this experience was to reinforce and leverage my professional background in arts education and develop new skill sets by working across several departments of the organization. Not only did I provide administrative support in operations for Lookingglass’ theatre education summer programs serving 300 families, but I also worked on a strategic plan with Marketing, data collection with Development, and observed weekly financial operations with the Business Office.
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By Adrian Alea
This summer, I have had the opportunity to act as the Community Impact Coordinator for The Public Theater’s Public Works production of Twelfth Night which featured a community ensemble of over 100 artists from all five Boroughs of New York City. It’s been beautiful to see how the community ensemble has transformed over the course of a 4-week rehearsal period and 5-week run. I am so grateful to be a part of this community and vision of a unified city.
More Photos from Adrian’s experience below!
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By Nick Roman
This summer, I am honored to serve as the Administrative Intern for the Education & Community Programs department with the Lookingglass Theatre Company in Chicago. Day-to-day responsibilities include providing support for four different theatre education camps over the summer, drafting newsletters and performance programs, audience engagement content, and completing tasks “on the fly”- especially on camp performance days.
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By Danny Bittker
Living and working in Hollywood has presented some amazing opportunities! I’m spending the summer interning for Platform Media Group (PMG), a national public relations, event marketing, production, and media firm. The company represents clients across the film and television industry as well as corporate clients like restaurants, bars, and wineries.
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By Nick Roman
Intelligence quotient (IQ) is always a hot topic of conversation surrounding academic pioneers of society. Heroes of groundbreaking discoveries historically have had a high IQ, but what about their emotional quotient (EQ) or emotional intelligence? Research shows that those with a high EQ tend to be successful leaders in their respective sectors. The impact of EQ was one of many leadership qualities that MSLCE students explored in Dr. Gail Berger’s “Leading Creative Teams” course this spring. Throughout the class, we explored various leadership styles through lectures, activities, improvisation, negotiations, all while working with our student teams, maintaining a team contract, interviewing senior leaders, analyzing notable leadership figures, and developing our own vision of leadership.
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By Tate Glover
This quarter I had the opportunity to take Cultural Nonprofits with Professor Larissa Buchholz. The class walked through the key elements for running and understanding nonprofit organizations, and operated as an introduction to the nonprofit arts sector. Throughout the course we worked with the Hyde Park Arts Center, presenting them with suggestions for a marketing plan as our final project.
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