Summit 2016

On April 4-6, 2016, ArtPlace funded projects from across the country will gather in Phoenix to reflect on their work and the path ahead for creative placemaking.  Portions of this event will be livestreamed via HowlRound TV, so check out the schedule below and click here to tune-in. In addition, you can download the ArtPlace Summit guide via downloading the Guidebook app and searching ArtPlace.  And for those of you watching from home, be sure to track all Summit happenings on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram via the hashtag #ArtPlaceSummit detailed in our latest blog post All Things #ArtPlaceSummit.

Monday April 4th

Welcome – 3:30pm MST (6:30pm ET)

Wellington Reiter, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Hon. Greg Stanton, City of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
Jonathan Koppell, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Steven Tepper, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Lyz Crane, ArtPlace America, Brooklyn, NY
F. Javier Torres, ArtPlace America, Brooklyn, NY

Expanded Approaches to Community Development – 4pm MST (7:00pm ET)

Sarah Kavage, Duwamish Revealed, Seattle, WA
Bryan Lee, Youth Solutions, New Orleans, LA
Irfana Noorani, 11th Street Bridge Project, Washington, DC
Rip Rapson, The Kresge Foundation, Troy, MI

Creative Placemaking: When Artists are at the Planning Table – 6pm MST (9:00pm ET)

Ariella Cohen, Next City, Philadelphia, PA
Amanda Lovelee, City of St. Paul, St. Paul, MN
James Rojas, Urban Planner & Artist, Los Angeles, CA
Jason Schupbach, National Endowment for the Arts Washington, DC

Tuesday April 5th

Artists Engaged in Public Safety, Housing, and Public Health – 9am MST (12:00pm ET)

Mel Chin, Egypt, NC
Jorge Ferreira, Alameda County Deputy Sheriff’s Activities League, San Leandro, CA
Elizabeth Hamby, New York, NY
Sarah Calderon, ArtPlace, Brooklyn, NY
Jamie Hand, ArtPlace America, Brooklyn, NY

Plenary: Spotlight on Arizona – 3:00pm MST (6:00pm ET)

Keith Ashley, Art | Eco: Placemaking Patagonia, Patagonia, AZ
Aaron Cooper, Sonoran Desert Retreat Center & Residencies, Ajo, AZ
Camille Ferguson, Grand Canyon National Park Desert View Intertribal Cultural Heritage Center and Native Artists Program, Grand Canyon, AZ
Jonathan Koppell, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Wednesday April 6

Closing & Town Hall – 11am MST (2:00pm ET)

Prasad Boradkar, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Jamie Bennett, ArtPlace America, Brooklyn, NY