Art & Social Action: New Paradigms and Practices
Join us for a day-long symposium co-sponsored by Community MusicWorks and the Brown University Arts Initiative that features performances and discussions about the role of art in addressing social issues of the day. The symposium coincides with the February launch of Sebastian Ruth’s Coursera class “Music and Social Action.”
Admission is free with registration
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Schedule is subject to change
9:30am Introduction to Coursera Music and Social Action
Sebastian Ruth, Community MusicWorks, Founder & Artistic Director
Michael Steinberg, Brown University, Provost for the Arts
Adam Horowitz, US Dept. of Arts and Culture
Michael Yaffe, Yale School of Music
Click below to view the trailer for Sebastian’s course, launching soon on Coursera.
10:45 am- 12:15 pm Session I
Aesthetic Experience and Social Imagination: The Legacy of Maxine Greene
Guest Speakers:
Heidi Upton, St. John’s University and Maxine Greene Center
Paul Guyer, Jonathan Nelson Professor of Humanities and Philosophy, Brown University
Karen Zorn, President, Longy School of Music
12:15 pm -1:30 pm Lunch at Alumnae Hall Brown University
1:30 pm- 3:00 pm Session II
Jazz ‘n Class: Race, Identity and Art Making
Guest Speakers:
Robbie McCauley, Performer & Playwright
Brian Meeks, Brown University, Professor and Chair, Radical Movements,
Revolution, Social and Political Change
3:30 pm- 5:00 pm Session III
Placemaking and Citymaking: Art Meets Street
Guest Speaker: Nabeel Abboud-Ashkar, Polyphony Foundation, Founder and Director
5:30 pm- 6:00 pm Performance
Co-Sponsored by Community MusicWorks
and the Brown University Arts Initiative
with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
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