Recap: Mindshare Picnic
By Sinjin Jones, SVCREATES Director of Programs
There is something magical about artists and arts leaders meeting around a shared purpose.
On July 18, alumni of SVCREATES’ Mindshare program met for the 7th annual Mindshare Reunion. This year, we met for some casual connecting and fun in the sun at Los Gatos Creek County Park for a Mindshare Picnic.
The Mindshare Reunion is an opportunity for the 75+ Mindshare alumni to reconnect with the group, share new ideas and experiences, learn more about what is happening for SVCREATES, and grow their personal network. It is an opportunity to relax and reflect, and figure out what comes next.
In and amongst the uncertainty of the arts industry nationwide, these leaders took an afternoon to put their leadership and values first. Leaders got to know each other by identifying themselves with the animal that they felt most represented them (fish, owl, lion, or rabbit), and by playing a version of Bingo that encouraged them to learn information about their peers to get a Bingo (or in our case, a “CREATE”).
After brief remarks from CEO Alexandra Urbanowski, Director of Programs Sinjin Jones, and Mindshare Visionary Alyssa Byrkit, the alumni enjoyed catering from LUNA Mexican Kitchen while creating leadership-centric art together and discussing the challenges faced by leaders here in the Bay Area. Additionally, alumni were asked to share ideas about how to further activate this incredible network of leaders and what Mindshare Reunions might look like in the future.
As a values-based leadership community program, SVCREATES Mindshare has been building a strong community of leaders for the last seven years.
We are now recruiting for our 8th Cohort! If you are a Bay Area arts non-profit leader with a passion for community and you want to explore the power of values-based leadership, check out the SVCREATES Mindshare page for more information before Friday, August 8 to submit your application!
