The Rising Tide Summit: Navigating Pay Equity and Arts Worker Care
THURSDAY, MAY 30, 2024
10:00am - 4:00pm
The Alice Rapoport Center for Education and Engagement at Goodman Theatre (170 N Dearborn St. CHICAGO, IL 60601)

It’s time to put pay equity and arts worker care front and center. Join 2nd Story’s Rising Tide Summit: Navigating Pay Equity and Arts Worker Care on Thursday, May 30, 2024 to learn how to make these goals a reality for your organization. 

While artists and arts administrators have passion for their work, it’s an uncomfortable reality that they’ve been systemically underpaid and are often overwhelmed in their jobs. How can we center pay equity initiatives across our organization? How do we convince others in our organization who may be apprehensive to change? How can we take care of our people, no matter our budget?

Get started, or keep moving forward, with pay equity and arts worker care at your organization when you participate in 2nd Story’s The Rising Tide Project: Navigating Pay Equity and Arts Worker Care.

Background

In 2018, 2nd Story began a long, deliberate, and ultimately fruitful journey towards achieving pay equity and increasing arts worker care at our organization. As part of that work, we launched the Rising Tide Project. The Rising Tide Project takes a multi-pronged approach to furthering worker care across the sector, including establishing small cohorts of arts organizations to support their own internal efforts and a series of public events to share learning, cultivate community, and build momentum around pay equity and arts worker care. 

This day-long summit is our first in-person public offering. 

WHAT TO EXPECT

The day will kick off with a full group workshop, followed by breakout sessions in the afternoon, where participants will choose their own path for learning, based on their own needs and interests. 2nd Story will also share highlights (and challenges) from our journey as a case study to provide attendees with tools, techniques, and insights. 

Lunch and snacks will be provided. Please include any dietary restrictions and access needs via the registration form. 

Please note that The Rising Tide Summit is in-person. We are not able to offer a hybrid or virtual option, and the sessions will not be recorded. 

REGISTRATION

Registration fees help us to offset the cost of food, venue, and paying our facilitators. 

In order to increase financial access, we have created a tiered structure for registration fees. Please choose the level that corresponds to your financial ability. If the lowest tier is prohibitive for you, please reach out to us at info@2ndStory.com. We will not turn anyone away for lack of funds!