ARTS Redefined

About ARTS Redefined

Angela Meleca, CEO of Meleca Creative Advisors and adjunct at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, specializes in Arts policy and advocacy with extensive experience in policy development and a strong passion for the creative community. She hosts the podcast ARTS Redefined, where she shares her insights and strategic expertise, helping arts leaders reframe their narratives to gain relevance, resources, and revenue. Angela provides strategic advocacy and data-driven solutions to help arts organizations demonstrate their social and emotional impact. By founding the Collaborative Arts Impact Initiative (CAII), she empowers arts leaders with tools to quantify outcomes like empathy, creativity, and community connection—metrics essential for today's funding landscape. Her services include impact measurement tools, funding strategies, and stakeholder engagement frameworks designed to transform Arts impact into sustainable investment.

Publisher

Angela P Meleca

Category

arts · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Aug 2024

Latest episode

28 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

52 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Oct 2025

   What happens when food insecurity and arts funding collide?

   Angela Meleca and Lynnette Shy examine the intersection of food insecurity and arts funding, emphasizing art's vital role in fostering empathy and community resilience during challenging times in this interview.

2. 

   13 Aug 2025

   Stop Selling Your Shortfalls

   Host Angela Meleca interviews arts leaders on shifting their funding pitches from shortfalls to community impact, securing more resources.

3. 

   30 Jul 2025

   Why We Keep Proving the Wrong Case for Arts Funding

   Angela Meleca reveals why conventional methods for securing arts funding are ineffective, urging a shift towards demonstrating the transformative impact of arts programs on confidence, skills, and job readiness.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

78,890

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

86

Social presence

0

YouTube

85

Engagement

0