Centennial Capstone Conversation on Philanthropy, the Arts, and Civic Impact
Centennial Capstone Conversation on Philanthropy, the Arts, and Civic Impact
Description
The Junior League of Los Angeles (JLLA) is excited to present its final Centennial training event at the Los Angeles Music Center on May 30th: a capstone conversation exploring the intersection of arts leadership, philanthropy, and public policy in shaping more inclusive and engaged communities.
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Open to the Junior League of Los Angeles and members of the greater Los Angeles community, the free event will take place in downtown Los Angeles at The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in The Los Angeles Music Center, one of the nation’s largest performing arts centers and a cultural anchor in Los Angeles County.
The conversation will feature dynamic arts leaders Rachel Moore, President and CEO of The Music Center, in dialogue with Maria Rosario Jackson, former Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts. Rachel Moore has led one of the nation’s premier cultural institutions in expanding access to the arts across Los Angeles. Maria Rosario Jackson brings a powerful perspective on how the arts intersect with equity, policy, and community development.
Together, they will explore how arts institutions and philanthropic strategy can expand access, advance equity, and strengthen civic life across Los Angeles and beyond.
Discussion topics will include:
- The role of the arts as civic infrastructure
- Expanding access and equity in cultural spaces
- Philanthropy as a catalyst for community building
- The intersection of arts leadership and public policy
The Music Center convenes artists, communities, and ideas with the goal of enriching the cultural lives of every resident; it serves as the ideal space for the important conversation around expanding access to the arts and cultural spaces.
Guests will be treated to a coffee social followed by a moderated discussion between Rachel Moore and Maria Rosario Jackson. The dialogue will be followed by a question and answer period, which will encourage guests and speakers alike to engage in further conversation.
About the Speakers
Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson has a 30+ year career in strategic planning, policy research, and program design, implementation, and evaluation with philanthropy, government, and nonprofit organizations. Her work is characterized by systems thinking and the convergence of diverse perspectives. Dr. Jackson has written and spoken extensively on quality-of-life measurement, comprehensive community development and urban inequality, support systems for artists and creative entrepreneurs, the importance of “cultural kitchens’ for social inclusion and a healthy democracy and the roles of arts and culture in community health, wellness and resilience. She was appointed by President Biden and confirmed by the US Senate as Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts (2021-2025). She was appointed to the National Council on the Arts by President Obama in 2012. For nearly 20 years, Dr. Jackson was at Urban Institute, a national public policy research organization. For more than ten years, she was senior advisor at Kresge Foundation and other philanthropic organizations. She co-chaired the County of Los Angeles Cultural Equity and Inclusion Initiative and has served on governing and advisory boards of numerous arts and community development organizations. She is University Professor of Creativity and Social Impact at Arizona State University.
Rachel Moore is the president and CEO of The Music Center, Los Angeles’ premier performing arts center and the third largest in North America, overseeing an $80 million operation. She manages The Music Center campus, including four theatres, Jerry Moss Plaza and Gloria Molina Grand Park, on behalf of the County of Los Angeles, which comprise over $3 billion in county assets. Moore is an advocate for arts education for underserved children, diversity and inclusion. She ran Project STEP, an affiliate of the Boston Symphony Orchestra that provides children of color with classical music training; initiated ABT’s Project Plié, which identifies and supports young dancers in minority communities; and launched The Music Center Arts Fund, which offers free and low-cost programming and educational opportunities at Music Center venues.