Arts + Entertainment Resiliency

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Resiliency

Arts, Music + Enterainment

ARTS COUNCIL NEW ORLEANS

Alphonse Smith

PANELIST

CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER + CIVIC THEATRE

Bryan Bailey

PANELIST

AOS INTERIOR ENVIRONMENTS

Rebecca Cooley

MODERATOR

Restaurant at the National WWII Museum. New Orleans Hospitality Industry.

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Friday, July 17 | 11 AM - 12 PM

Join us for a free, virtual panel discussion, featuring five local industry leaders.

As the pandemic continues to spread, organizers have canceled tours and festivals through the end of 2020. Beloved galleries and cultural institutions have been forced to close their doors to fight the spread of the disease.

This month we will take a look at a creative industry in flux—and see where the future may lie for music, arts and entertainment post-pandemic.

PANELIST

Donna Santiago

HYPERSOUL LLC

PANELIST

Reid Wick

THE RECORDING ACADEMY

PANELIST

Tara Hernandez

JCH PROPERTIES+

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Whether it's virtual gallery tours, live stream concerts, adding more online merch and gift shops, or releasing "never before seen footage," we are seeing many artists and venues trying new ways of connecting with their audiences. What kind of impact fo you think this focus on online prescence will have on the industry long term?

For art and design lovers, the experience of living under lockdown for months has given them a new (or reinvigorated) appreciation for museums and the artistic treasures they contain. In what ways do you see these institutions being able to entice visitors back while still adhering to evolving government mandated health and safety protocols?

How do you predict consumer behavior will change post-pandemic?

We are all thinking very hard right now about creating a more equitable, fair and resilient city. What role do you believe arts and entertainment should have in policy, planning and placemaking?

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Known world-wide for the abundant of cultural wealth and the creativity of its community, it is often said that New Orleans' greatest natural resources are its artists.

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Tara Hernandez

PANELIST

JCH PROPERTIES+

PRESIDENT

Tara is the President of JCH Properties+. JCH is a real estate investment, consulting and development company that specializes in delivering urban lifestyle experiences through the conversion of underutilized real estate into “cool”, creative spaces. The company develops multi-family, commercial and special-use projects. Tara is also actively involved in the technology investment community, as an investor, and as the Fund Manager of Reform Ventures, LLC. She spearheaded a regional initiative, (NOME) New Orleans Music Economy, to attract the business side of the music industry to New Orleans, while Chair of Greater New Orleans, Inc, and remains a member of its Steering Committee. Tara is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge MA with a Master of Science Degree in Real Estate Development and a graduate of Loyola University New Orleans with a degree in Finance. She is a Louisiana Real Estate Broker and a member of the Business Council of New Orleans. She holds leadership positions on several not for profit boards, including the PORT of New Orleans and the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad, Second Vice-President of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Foundation, a Board Member of Ochsner Health Foundation, a current Board member and Past Chair Emeritus of Greater New Orleans, Inc. (GNO,Inc), and Board Member of the Idea Village.

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Reid Wick

PANELIST

THE RECORDING ACADEMY

SENIOR MEMBERSHIP + PROJECT MANAGER

Reid Wick has served music communities across the South for many years. He is the Recording Academy’s New Orleans-based Membership & Industry Relations representative, where his responsibilities include membership, advocacy, creating professional development and networking programs across a five-state region. For the two years post-Hurricane Katrina, Wick administered the MusiCares’ Hurricane Relief Fund. Wick served Loyola University’s College of Music as marketing communications manager and instructor in Music Industry Studies. He has served on numerous boards and co-owned an indie record label, STR Digital Records, which produced over 25 critically-acclaimed releases. He currently serves on the board of directors of Folk Alliance International and on the steering committee of Greater New Orleans, Inc.’s New Orleans Music Economy (NOME) initiative. He received the 2018 Cutting Edge Music Conference Lifetime Achievement Award. Wick continues to perform regularly as guitarist with New Orleans favorite local party band, the Bucktown All-Stars.

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Donna Santiago

PANELIST

HYPERSOUL, LLC

PARTNER

Donna Santiago is an attorney admitted to practice in Louisiana, New York and Texas with over 20 years of experience focusing on Arts and Entertainment and Non-profit Corporations. She received a B.A. from New York University and J.D from New York Law School. Ms. Santiago is a partner in Hypersoul LLC a New Orleans based entertainment services firm offering production, event management, booking, programming, and consulting and services. For the past 5 years, Donna has served as Superdome Talent Director for Essence Festival. She was a member of the Board of Directors for the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation since 2005 – 2018 serving as President 2016 - 2018 and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the New Orleans Film Society. Ms. Santiago is the founder and Executive Director of the Backbeat Foundation, Inc. Other credits include, Adjunct Professor Loyola University Music Industries Studies 2013-2016, Associate Producer and Music Supervisor “90 Miles” documentary aired nationally on the CPBS series P.O.V.; and “Dear Talula” a documentary aired nationally on Cinemax.

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Alphonse Smith

PANELIST

ARTS COUNCIL NEW ORLEANS

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

As the Arts Council’s Executive Director, Alphonse works with a talented team that understands the role of the arts in building equitable communities through policy, practices, and placemaking. Their commitment to artists from all backgrounds is to empower them to realize their role as dynamic change-makers and cultural ambassadors. By working together, Alphonse and his team demonstrates the arts’ role in realizing New Orleans’ full potential. Since joining the Arts Council, Alphonse has worked with groups to support cultural exchanges, promote creative economy through education, and create safe spaces for artistic expression among emerging artists. He received degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and the Southern University Law Center, and is an active member of the New Orleans arts and culture community. Recent affiliations include The Salzburg Global Seminar, The Aspen Institute Executive Leadership Seminar, The Campaign for Equity New Orleans, The City of New Orleans Design Advisory Committee, Pass It On New Orleans, and the Dominican Republic Missions Team for Celebrate Church.

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Bryan Bailey

PANELIST

CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER + CIVIC THEATRE

CO-CHAIR OF THE BOARD

A resident of New Orleans since 1998, Bryan's professional endeavors range from filmmaking to real estate development to technology startups. While seemingly spread over many unrelated fields, at the core of every project that Bryan takes on is a desire to create experiences that bring communities together and that enrich people's lives.

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Rebecca Cooley

MODERATOR

AOS INTERIOR ENVIRONMENTS

VP MANUFACTURED INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION

Rebecca Cooley brings over 13 years of industry experience to her role as the Vice President of Manufactured Construction Division for AOS. In this role, Rebecca is disrupting the construction industry, using 21st century technology to bridge the gap between design and construction. She is a passionate advocate of clean, sustainable and rapid construction and collaborates with architects, interior designers, contractors and facility managers. Rebecca joined the DIRTT network in 2010 as a DIRTT Champion for the North Florida area. Prior to DIRTT, Rebecca earned a Bachelor Degree of Interior Design from Louisiana State University and immediately moved to London to work for a retail giant in their Store Development Department. She has been a licensed Interior Designer in Texas, Florida and Louisiana and worked for multiple architecture and design firms with projects ranging from public institutional facilities up to 430,000 square feet to luxury multi-family housing to corporate facilities. She transitioned from Designer to a Business Development role for DIRTT over seven years ago and leads AOS’ Interior Construction Team in Louisiana and Mississippi.

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