The University of Chicago Future of the City: The Arts Symposium

Breakfast and Registration
G.A.R. Rotunda (2nd Floor)

Welcome Address and Conference Introduction
G.A.R. Rotunda (2nd Floor)

Robert J. Zimmer, President, University of Chicago

Joan Shigekawa, Senior Deputy Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts

Colm O'Muircheartaigh, Dean and Professor, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago; Senior Fellow, NORC

Opening Session: Valuing Culture in the Global City
G.A.R. Hall (2nd Floor)

Cultural policy expert John Holden frames the symposium, offering insight on how to think about different modes of valuing arts and culture in the modern city. He is joined by key experts to discuss strategies for assessing and enhancing the cultural life of global cities, including Chicago.

Introduction by Betty Farrell, Executive Director, Cultural Policy Center at the Harris School of Public Policy Studies and NORC; Senior Lecturer, Irving B. Harris School of Public Policy Studies

John Holden, Associate, DEMOS; Visiting Professor in Cultural Policy and Management at City University, London; Writer and speaker

Alan Freeman, Principal Economist, Greater London Authority; Visiting Research Fellow, University of Manitoba; Author, Creativity: London’s Core Business and London: A Cultural Audit

Carol Coletta, Director, ArtPlace

Moderated by Sunil Iyengar, Director, Office of Research & Analysis, National Endowment for the Arts

Break

Cities and Their Citizens: Fostering Civic Engagement through the Arts
G.A.R. Hall (2nd Floor)

Governments, universities, nonprofits and others have turned to the arts to navigate complex conversations about social cohesion, race and class, education and participation, and civic identity. This panel focuses on the invaluable role of arts in civic life.

Deborah Rutter, President, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association

Walter Massey, President, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Marina Peterson, Assistant Professor of Performance Studies, School of Interdisciplinary Arts, Ohio University; Author, Sound, Space and the City: Civic Performance in Downtown Los Angeles; Co-Editor, Global Downtowns

Mark J. Stern, Professor and Director of the Social Impact of the Arts Project, University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice

Lisa Lee, Director of the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, Professor of Gender and Women's Studies faculty at the University of Illinois at Chicago

Moderated by Jim Warren

Break

Lunch and Keynote Conversation
Yates Gallery (4th Floor)

Lunch and Keynote Conversation: Art and Urban Drama

Wendell Pierce, Actor, The Wire and Treme; President, Pontchartrain Park Community Development Corporation

David Simon, Author, Journalist, and Writer/Producer; Creator of The Wire and Treme

Introduction and moderation by Ann Marie Lipinski, Vice President of Civic Engagement, Senior Lecturer, University of Chicago

Break

Art Influences Lives: Why Participation Matters
G.A.R. Hall (2nd Floor)

Leaders at the forefront of participatory strategies draw upon research and exemplary video evidence to show how art experiences directly impact individuals and communities. Both quantitative and qualitative research suggests that engaged participation in the arts is instrumental in social health and vitality.

Alan Brown, Principal Researcher and Nonprofit Arts Consultant, WolfBrown

Maria Rosario Jackson, Senior Research Associate and Director, Culture, Creativity and Communities Program, Metropolitan Housing and Communities Center, The Urban Institute

Nick Rabkin, Senior Research Scientist, Academic Research Centers, NORC

Moderated by Marj Halperin, Marj Halperin Consulting

Break

Art, Architecture and Design: Transforming Place in Global Cities
G.A.R. Hall (2nd Floor)

The built environment—whether individual buildings or city-wide projects that include arts districts and public spaces—affects livability and the cultural and social vitality of cities. Practitioners, civic leaders, and researchers discuss the ways in which arts and artists transform place, activate new cultural spaces, and regenerate cultural vitality.

Scott Burnham, Creative Director and Strategist; Author, Finding the Truth in Systems: In Praise of Design Hacking

Susan Chin, Assistant Commissioner, Capital Projects, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs

Theaster Gates, Artist and Urban Planner; Creative Director and Founder, Rebuild Foundation; Director of Arts Program Development, Office of the Provost, University of Chicago

Damon Rich, Designer and Artist; Founder, Center for Urban Pedagogy; Urban Designer and Waterfront Planner, City of Newark, New Jersey

Moderated by Lee Bey, Executive Director, Chicago Central Area Committee; Writer, Photographer, and Architecture Critic

Cocktail Reception
G.A.R. Rotunda (2nd Floor)