STATE OF ART / DC 2: A CONVERSATION

STATE OF ART / DC 2: A CONVERSATION

What can you imagine for the future of the DC region’s visual arts scene?

STATEMENT

What’s happening now in the DC visual arts scene? What might it be like in 2020?

 

ArtTable has launched a series of discussions about art in the DC region. Come to our second event to learn about and connect with museum professionals, gallerists, creative entrepreneurs, nonprofit executives, artists, collectors, advisors, educators, and even politicians.  STATE OF ART/DC 2: A Conversation powered by PechaKucha, will to create a snapshot of the current visual arts climate and a preview of what is on the horizon. Gain insights, share your thoughts, and immerse yourself in a fast-paced evening of presentations and discussion.

Moderated by Elizabeth Blair, Senior Producer/Reporter, Arts Desk, NPR

Who should attend

Anyone for whom the visual arts are a passion, a living, a dream, or an inspiration.

DATE

Monday evening, February 22, 2016

TIME

5:00-8:30 pm

VENUE

Long View Gallery

1234 9^th Street NW

Washington, DC 20001-4202

PRICE

$25pp; $12 for students

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PRESENTERS

Holly Bass, Artist and Director, Holly Bass 360

Rhea Combs, Curator of Film and Photography at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History

            And Culture and the Head of Center for African American Media Arts (CAAMA)

Tim Doud & Caitlin Teal Price,

Doud:  Artist and American University, Director, Studio Art

            Price:  Artist and American University, Adjunct professor, Studio Art

Jarvis DuBois, Director, J. Dubois Arts

Arthur Espinoza, Jr., Executive Director, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities

Philippa Hughes, Writer/speaker/flâneur/provocateur

Brandon Morse, Artist and professor, University of Maryland, Dept. of Art

Andrea Pollan, Founder/Director, Curator’s Office

Tony Powell, Artist, dancer, composer, choreographer, writer

Victoria Reis, Co-founder, Executive & Artistic Director, Transformer Gallery

Moderator: Elizabeth Blair, Senior Producer, Arts Desk, NPR

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A letter from Yuslier Saavedra to President Obama

I don't know who Yuslier L. Saavedra is, but her open letter to President Obama touched a raw nerve with me:

Mr. President, I am a young Cuban woman who lives in Cuba and I do not want to leave. Exile hurts and I lack the courage to miss my homeland. I want to stay in Cuba and the reality of my people leaves me with many questions. I think it is up to Cubans alone – all of us without exception – to resolve our problems; peaceful change toward democracy is ours and is in us. I dream of a sovereign people, with self-determination because we have a voice, rights and freedom. I dream of an independent, democratic and sovereign Cuba, where there is a genuine rule of law and democracy, the indispensable foundations for Cubans to be able to achieve prosperity and well-being.

You have said you want to help Cubans to improve our quality of life, which leads me to ask you some questions:

• What has improved in Cubans’ quality of life since 17 December 2014?
• You have called Raul Castro ‘president’; does this mean you consider him your counterpart?
• Can a dictatorship turn itself into a democracy?
• Do you believe that the dignity of the human person, as well as his or her well-being and quality of life starts with rights?

Thank you for your time.

Yuslier L. Saavedra
La Salud, Mayabeque Province
Cuba