Lynne McCormack's guest appearances

Lynne McCormack

The Art of Placemaking Podcast

Artscape

Sheldon Whitehouse

Taylor Mac

Chris Difford

Fraser Smith

George Wein

Laura Zabel

Anne Gadwa Nicodemus

Marshall Sponder

Kip Bergstrom

Jed Pearsall

Ann Markusen

Tina Cane

Kirsten Evans

OwlTail

Last week, Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee named Lynne McCormack as head of RISCA - the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts. She comes to the position with a background in community development and arts administration, including previously serving as the Director of Art, Culture and Tourism for the City of Providence. She talked with Artscape producer James Baumgartner and Morning Host Chuck Hinman about her goals for the organization.

Lynne McCormack, new director of the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts

Placemaking in ProvidenceIn episode # 4 of The Art of Placemaking Podcast, we speak with Lynne McCormack, Director, Department of Art, Culture + Tourism, City of Providence about two sessions that she will be participating in at The Art of Placemaking Conference on November 7 and 8, 2013. Lynne McCormack serves as the director of  for the City of Providence, Rhode Island. In her 14-year tenure as a city arts administrator she has moved through the ranks, from production coordinator to a trusted member of the mayor’s cabinet. Since assuming the director position in 2006, Ms. McCormack has successfully transitioned the department from an office of cultural affairs focused on public programming to a community and economic development agency. She forged a series of partnerships that have resulted in a destination branding campaign, a summer workforce development program for youth, citywide arts festivals and increased funding for artists and organizations through CDBG, HUD, transit and city economic development funds. Recognized as a leader in the field of creative economic development, she is regularly invited to speak about the City of Providence’s cultural infrastructure at conferences across the country, regularly participates in Americans for the Arts Local Arts Leadership gatherings, led a session at the 2013ArtPlace meeting in Miami, and has served on the Local Arts Agency panel for the National Endowment for the Arts.  She is a member of the Mayor’s Economic Development Cabinet and serves on the board of the Providence-Warwick Convention &amp; Visitor’s Bureau. Ms. McCormack earned her BFA from Rhode Island School of Design. Lynne's sessions will be:Panel: What can cities and state governments do to foster creative development?Panel: 20 Years of Creative Placemaking in Providence

Placemaking in Providence<br>In episode # 4 of The Art of Placemaking Podcast, we speak with Lynne McCormack, Director, Department of Art, Culture + Tourism, City of Providence about two sessions that she will be participating in at The Art of Placemaking Conference on November 7 and 8, 2013. Lynne McCormack serves as the director of  for the City of Providence, Rhode Island. In her 14-year tenure as a city arts administrator she has moved through the ranks, from production coordinator to a trusted member of the mayor’s cabinet. Since assuming the director position in 2006, Ms. McCormack has successfully transitioned the department from an office of cultural affairs focused on public programming to a community and economic development agency. She forged a series of partnerships that have resulted in a destination branding campaign, a summer workforce development program for youth, citywide arts festivals and increased funding for artists and organizations through CDBG, HUD, transit and city economic development funds. Recognized as a leader in the field of creative economic development, she is regularly invited to speak about the City of Providence’s cultural infrastructure at conferences across the country, regularly participates in Americans for the Arts Local Arts Leadership gatherings, led a session at the 2013ArtPlace meeting in Miami, and has served on the Local Arts Agency panel for the National Endowment for the Arts.  She is a member of the Mayor’s Economic Development Cabinet and serves on the board of the Providence-Warwick Convention &amp; Visitor’s Bureau. Ms. McCormack earned her BFA from Rhode Island School of Design. Lynne's sessions will be:<br><br>Panel: What can cities and state governments do to foster creative development?<br>Panel: 20 Years of Creative Placemaking in Providence

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