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The Big Canvas Confab: A rally for the arts
The Big Canvas Confab: A rally for the arts
More than 200 citizens, community and political leaders, and arts leaders came together Dec. 6, 2008, to talk about creating a strategy to promote and fund arts and culture in the region.
Check out coverage of the event by The Inquirer, PlanPhilly and WHYY.
If you weren't able to attend or thought of something to add to the discussion once you got home, join us on our open thread on the Great Expectations blog.
You can also listen in to the audio recordings of many of the days discussions, read our citizen bloggers' reactions, or review reports from the moderators of the small group discussions.
Citizens bloggers:
Corey Abramson | Amber Tardiff-Watson | Above Average Jane | Alletta Emeno | Christine Cavalier
Moderators' reports:
Group One | Group Two | Group Three | Group Four | Group Five | Group Six | Group Seven | Group Eight
Audio:
• The Confab's agenda for the day
• The keynote address by Judge Marjorie O. Rendell, first lady of Pennsylvania
• A review of the issues discussed during the summer and fall community forums
• The summary of findings that resulted from the community forums
• Arts and culture leaders' panel
· Gary Steuer, director, Office of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Philadelphia
· Julie Goodman Hawkins, vice president of public policy, Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance
· Germaine Ingram, associate director, Philadelphia Folklore Project
· Douglas Dolan, president and executive director, Mercer Museum
· David Thornburgh, executive director, Fels Institute of Government
• Political leaders' panel
· Josh Shapiro, deputy speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
· Blondell Reynolds Brown, Philadelphia city councilwoman
· Joseph Hoeffel, Montgomery County commissioner
· Edwin (Ted) B. Erickson, state senator
· Andrew E. Dinniman, state senator
· Earl Baker, retired state senator
· Philadelphia Councilman Bill Green and Councilwoman Maria Quinones Sanchez spoke off stage.
Other:
An art display by Art Aware, which featured works by Philadelphia-area elementary school children, and puppets from Spriral Q Puppet Theater brought the arts and culture theme to life at the event.
Members of the Point Breeze Jazz Ensemble entertained the crowd as they awaited the speakers.
