Past Webinars
Recommended reading for each webinar can be found at the respective recording link below.
Across the Board is a series of fascinating conversations with BCA board members on art, business, and beyond.
US-China Relations through a Superheroic Lens
Board Presenter: Dr. Dennis Kratz (UTD)
Aired: March 23, 2021
The Art of Collecting Black
Board Presenters: Fern Johnson (PepsiCo), Pamela Zeigler-Petty (PZP BizConnect)
Aired: February 3, 2021
Understanding the First Amendment
Board Presenter: Tom Leatherbury (Vinson & Elkins)
Aired: January 25, 2021
Plein Air Painting
Board Presenter: Dr. Robert Dye (Comerica Bank)
Aired: August 12, 2020
History, Memory and Monuments
Board Presenter: Dr. Dennis Kratz (UTD)
Aired: July 14, 2020
BCA’s Arts & Health program focuses on the multiple ways that the arts enhance health across industries for individuals, within the workplace and in our communities.
The Art of Health Tech
Panelists: Marjorie A. Zielke, Ph.D. & Djakhangir Zakhidov (Center for Simulation and Synthetic Humans, at UT Dallas)
Interviewer: Sonia Azad (WFAA)
Aired: November 17, 2022
Does What We Wear Change How We Feel? (Pt. 2)
Panelists: Roberta Degnore, PhD (Fashion Institute of Technology) and Carolyn Mair, PhD (Carolyn Mair Consulting Limited & University of the Arts London)
Interviewer: Sonia Azad (WFAA)
Aired: May 24, 2022
Does What We Wear Change How We Feel?
Panelists: Roberta Degnore, PhD (Fashion Institute of Technology) and Carolyn Mair, PhD (Carolyn Mair Consulting Limited & University of the Arts London)
Interviewer: Sonia Azad (WFAA)
Aired: November 5, 2021
Music on the Mind
Panelists: Sarah Hoover, DMA (Johns Hopkins) and Alexander Pantelyat, MD (Johns Hopkins)
Interviewer: Sonia Azad (WFAA)
Aired: April 22, 2021
Dance and Wellness
Panelists: Ben Needham-Wood (Redirecting Dance)
Interviewer: Sonia Azad (WFAA)
Aired: October 27, 2022
Literature + Medicine: Words that Heal
Panelists: Dr. Jack Coulehan (Stony Brook University)
Interviewer: Dr. John Harper (Texas Health Resources, Emeritus)
Aired: April 7, 2022
Write On! For Wellness
Panelists: Jonathan Norton (Dallas Theater Center), Lindsay Ripley, MD (UT Southwestern Medical Center), Jaina Sanga, PhD (Author and Scholar)
Interviewer: Sonia Azad (WFAA)
Aired: June 10, 2021
The Brainpower of Do Something NEW™
Panelists: Sandra Bond Chapman, PhD (University of Texas at Dallas) and Bonnie Pitman (University of Texas at Dallas)
Interviewer: Sonia Azad (WFAA)
Aired: November 5, 2020
Why Art Therapy Works
Panelists: Dr. Girija Kaimal (American Art Therapy Association)
Interviewer: Sonia Azad (WFAA)
Aired: February 25, 2021
Creative Interventions for Stress, Anxiety and Depression
Panelists: Madhukar H. Trivedi, M.D. (UT Southwestern Medical Center) and Kevin Turner (Human eXperience)
Interviewer: Syeda Hasan (KERA News)
Aired: October 2, 2020
Artist as Patient
Panelists: Dr. Madhavi Thomas (Texas Institute of Neurological Disorders) and Jerry Skibell (Skibell Art)
Interviewer: Dr. Mark Goldberg (UT Southwestern Medical Center)
Aired: August 20, 2020
Circadian Rhythm: Cultivating Healthy Creative Rituals
Panelists: Andrew Moore-Ede (Circadian ZircLight) and Dr. Joseph Takahashi (UT Southwestern Medical Center)
Moderator: Syeda Hasan (KERA News)
Aired: June 18, 2020
Through a Physician’s Camera
Panelists: Dr. William Dauer (UT Southwestern Medical Center) and Peter Poulides (Dallas Center for Photography)
Interviewer: Gail Sachson (ASK ME ABOUT ART, Inspire Art Dallas)
Aired: July 16, 2020
Leadership Arts Alumni are creating an online forum for learning and discussion of current challenges facing the North Texas arts & culture nonprofit community. For all archived recordings of C4tA please visit the Leadership Arts Alumni page.
Finding Diverse Talent
Presenters: Sam Santiago (Grupo Sant Cobian), JJ Ponce (Business at
Communities Foundation of Texas), and Kathrine Wagner (Business
Council for the Arts)
Moderator: Cathryn McClellan Kelly (American Express)
Aired: August 24, 2022
Enhancing your DEI Work
Presenters: Errika Flood-Moultrie (Dallas Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation) and Katia Delgado (Diversity Crew)
Moderator: Cathryn McClellan Kelly (American Express)
Aired: July 27, 2022
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion on Nonprofit Boards
Presenters: Marta Torres (Dallas Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation) and Patricia Groce (Association of Ecuadorian Women in North Texas)
Moderator: Cathryn McClellan Kelly (Federal Reserve)
Aired: May 5, 2021
Arts, NFTs, and Markets
Presenters: Merrick Porchéddu (Artist Uprising) and Magdiel Lopez (Artist)
Moderator: Randy Colson (Haynes Boone)
Aired: April 28, 2022