The Artist As Problem Solver II: Building the Capacity of Artists & Cultural Workers as Civic Leaders
As part of our annual series of convenings to raise awareness around the Joyce Awards in the Great Lakes region, the Joyce Foundation’s Culture Program is pleased to host the second convening,"The Artist as Problem Solver II: Building the Capacity of Artists & Cultural Workers as Civic Leaders," in Cleveland from March 21 to 22.
Co-sponsored by the Gund Foundation, this event is free and open to those actively working or deeply interested in the role of the arts in fostering and preserving equitable communities, neighborhood health and resilience, economic mobility, spatial justice, memory and heritage, and collective civic imagination. In addition to the themes addressed by our roster of national arts leaders, particular attention will be placed on placekeeping and placemaking case studies from Chicago. Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis-St. Paul.
Confirmed speakers include Roberto Bedoya, City of Oakland Manager of Cultural Affairs; Ty Defoe, Native artist; Jamie Hand, Director of Research Strategies, Art Place America; Daniel Gray-Kontar, Founder and Executive Director of Twelve Literary Arts; Esther Grimm, 3Arts; Amanda King, Founder of Shooting Without Bullets; Leonardo Vazquez, Executive Director of the National Consortium for Creative Placemaking; and dozens more.
Download the event program here.