Washington State Cultural Policy



February 13, 2004 - 1:00pm to 4:30pm

University of Washington, Parrington Hall
Seattle, WA

The conference, held at the University of Washington, was a public discussion of "Mapping State Cultural Policy: The State of Washington," a research study published by the Cultural Policy Center at the University of Chicago. The project was funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts.

1:00-1:10 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS

D. Carroll Joynes, Executive Director, Cultural Policy Center at The University of Chicago

1:10-1:20 OVERVIEW

J. Mark Schuster, Project Director and Editor, Professor of Urban Cultural Policy at Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT)

1:30-2:15 PANEL ONE: WHO IS MAKING CULTURAL POLICY AT THE STATE LEVEL?

Team Moderators:

  • David Karraker, Research Associate (retired), Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine
  • Colleen Grogan, Associate Professor, School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago

Respondents:

  • Colleen Jollie, Tribal Liaison, Washington State Department of Transportation
  • Mary Thompson, President, Washington Trust for Historic Preservation

2:15-2:30 BREAK


2:30-3:15 PANEL TWO: MODELS FOR MAKING AND IMPLEMENTING POLICY

Team moderators:

  • Lawrence Rothfield, Faculty Director, Cultural Policy Center and Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of Chicago
  • Anthony Radich, Executive Director, Western States Arts Federation

Respondents:

  • Jack Williams, Chair State Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
  • Judy Lorenzo, Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Liaison, Washington State Department of Transportation

3:15-3:30 BREAK


3:30-4:15 PANEL THREE: POLICY OPTIONS

Team moderators:

  • Steven Rathgeb Smith, Associate Professor of Public Affairs, University of Washington
  • J. Mark Schuster, Project Director and Editor, Professor of Urban Cultural Policy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Respondents:

  • Jim Kelly, Executive Director, Cultural Development Authority of King County
  • Jack Faris, Vice President for University Relations, University of Washington, Washington Commission for theHumanities

4:30 COCKTAILS AND HORS D'OEUVRES


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