PACE WEBINAR – CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND THE ARTS: RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE 2008 NATIONAL ARTS POLICY ROUNDTABLE
PACE invites members and network affiliates to Civic Engagement and the Arts, a webinar offered in cooperation with Americans for the Arts on Friday, May 8, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. (Eastern). The webinar shares highlights and recommendations from the 2008 National Arts Policy Roundtable, an annual forum of Americans for the Arts and the Sundance Preserve. Chris Gates, PACE’s Executive Director, and John Esterle, PACE Board Chair, participated on behalf of PACE along with thought leaders in philanthropy, government, education, business, media, and the arts.
The arts are increasingly recognized and being called upon for their unique capacities to foster diverse participation and bring forth new ways to view an increasingly complex world. With intention, cultural organizations and artists are extending creativity into new civic settings—neighborhood associations, human service and community development agencies, planning—as well as pursuing civic and social change through their own cultural offerings and spaces. The Roundtable examined important and timely opportunities for the arts to promote civic engagement toward building healthy communities and a healthy democracy.