Events
Arlene Goldbard
Arlene Goldbard's Recent Talks in Chicago
On October 27 and 28, Arlene Goldbard gave a series of formal and informal presentations in Chicago as a guest of the Cultural Policy Center. Ms. Goldbard is a writer, lecturer, and arts consultant whose focus is the intersection of culture, politics, and community. She has frequently addressed academic, professional, practitioner and community audiences on topics ranging from the ethics of community arts practice to the need for a paradigm shift in cultural policy.
In New Creative Community: The Art of Cultural Development (2006), she describes the theory and practices of community cultural development as “the work of artist-organizers and other community members collaborating to express identity, concerns and aspirations through the arts and communications media.” Her contributions to the field of cultural policy include books, essays, journal articles, foundation reports, and a widely-referenced blog accessed through her Web site http://arlenegoldbard.com. On her blog is “An Open Letter to President Obama: Repairing Democracy” and a discussion of cultural recovery, based on the “White House Briefing on Art, Community, Social Justice, National Recovery” that brought a group of artists and activists to Washington, D.C. last May.
Art, Politics and Community: Open to Question
On Tuesday, October 27, Ms. Goldbard gave a Social Justice brown bag lunch with students, co-sponsored by the Universtiy Community Service Center and the Cultural Policy Center.
"A New WPA: Why a Sustainable Future Demands Cultural Recovery"
On 10/27, Ms. Goldbard gave a public lecture at the Harris School of Public Policy. A transcript of the talk is available here.
"Community Discussion on "The State of the South Side Arts Community"
On Wednesday 10/28 Ms. Goldbard engaged in a conversation about the importance of the arts for fostering dynamic communities and cultural democracy, presented by the Southside Arts & Humanities Network of the Civic Knowledge Project, in collaboration with the Cultural Policy Center. Issues addressed included how the economy has impacted the south side arts community, what that means for small and emerging arts and humanities organizations locally and nationally, and where to go from here.
Kevin Stolarick at the Demography Workshop November 5
The Arts and Artists – Not Necessarily the Same Thing: New Methodological Approaches towards Understanding the Economic Composition of Arts
Kevin M. Stolarick is Associate Director and Research Associate, The Martin Prosperity Institute, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. For information about this event, contact CPC@norc.uchicago.edu or call 773.256.6320.
For more information on upcoming demography workshops please visit the Population Research Center’s schedule.
Thursday, November 5, noon to 1:20 p.m.
1155 East 60th Street, Room 140C
Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago
Santi Furnari Presents New Research on November 17
The Quiet Revolution of Millennium Park: Why Mr. Gehry Landed Softly in Burnham's Beaux-Arts Garden
Santi Furnari, the CPC Visiting Scholar, will present new research on the planning and development of Millennium Park.
Tuesday, November 17, noon to 1:30 p.m.
Social Science Tea Room (SS 201 in the Social Sciences Research Building)
1126 East 59th Street
University of Chicago