Sam Magee, Heath Marlow, Beau Kenyon, Peter Cobb, Rebekah Moore | Fellowship of the Porch

A big shout out to the “Fellowship of the Porch”: Wendy Swart Grossman, Heath, Beau, Peter, Sam and Rebekah. Last spring, Wendy and I hosted a small gathering of thoughtful, socially minded and entrepreneurial colleagues to discuss the intersection of arts, entrepreneurship and social impact. We sat on porch of the late Sidewalk Sam, an artist (and my late father-in-law) who dedicated his life to working at the intersection of arts, entrepreneurship and social impact. “The Fellowship” (as we’ve dubbed ourselves) has a shared interest in the role of the arts to improve and enhance civic life. We also believe in the importance of new funding models that will allow the arts to thrive. One of our first shared projects is to create a database of innovative individuals and organizations that successfully bridge the arts and social impact.

Gathering in June 2019 on Sidewalk Sam’s infamous porch where people go to dream!

A second gathering at the Wash Vault.

Peter Cobb, a consultant at the New York Foundation for the Arts, is now the co-founder of Wash Vault , “a laundry experience rooted in arts and community.”

Longtime arts entrepreneur Health Marlow also serves as the Director of Development for Emmanuel Music.