As part of the Campaigning for Culture seminar series, Advocates for Cultural Engagement (ACE) will host a dynamic discussion with four leading arts advocates of the One Percent for Culture campaign, including Norma Munn, Heather Woodfield, Richard Kessler, and Sheila Lewandowski. DATE: Friday, February 24th TIME: 6–7:30pm, Reception to follow PLACE: NYU/ 34 Stuyvesant Street, [...]
Gallery Tour & Panel Discussion This spring marks the centennial of the infamous Triangle shirtwaist factory fire, which took the lives of 146 workers, mostly young immigrant women, and galvanized a movement for social justice. For members of the public service community, the legacy of the Triangle fire is especially significant. The tragedy influenced a [...]
Image: TreeHouse by Benjamin Jones for Figment In recent years, New York City has become a major locus for exploring the role of art in public spaces, art as public space, and the art of public space. These valuable initiatives represent not only a means for engaging and developing vibrant communities, but give us new [...]
Culture as a Tool: Diplomacy and International Exchange in the 21st Century Thursday, March 25th, 2010 8:00am – 9:30am Free and Open to the Public Invitation: http://www.nyu.edu/brademas/email/sneac3.25.10.html Presented by NYU’s Student Network Exploring Arts and Culture (SNEAC) in partnership with the John Brademas Center for the Study of Congress this panel will examine the motivations, policies [...]