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The 2018 Kennedy Center Arts Summit: The Future States of America: Using the Arts to Take Us Where We Want to Go

Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.

Mon Apr 16, 2018
Washington, DC

Date

Mon Apr 16, 2018
4:00am – 3:00pm EDT

Location

Washington, DC
The Kennedy Center

Contact

    [email protected]
    212.895.8040

Hosts

The Kennedy Center Arts Summit is an annual spring convening designed to bring thought leaders from the arts and related fields together for conversation and connection.

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Held in Washington, DC on April 16, 2018, this year’s Arts Summit examined how the arts can help us imagine and build our collective future. What is the collective future we want and how can we use arts, creativity, culture, and technology to get us there?

Focused on the three major themes of Education, Health and Wellness, and Finite Resources, the Arts Summit began with a series of dynamic conversations between the speakers. Discussions ranged from how to integrate empathy and human wellness into strategic planning of urban centers and infrastructure, to how to address loneliness and isolation as a public health crisis through creative outlets, and how to transform funding models to value active social change over passive charity and restrictive policies. The conversations challenged participants to imagine new possibilities for our future with the arts at the heart of creative interventions and innovation.The Kennedy Center Arts Summit is an annual spring convening designed to bring thought leaders from the arts and related fields together for conversation and connection.

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Held in Washington, DC on April 16, 2018, this year’s edition of the Summit looks into the future — what is the collective future we want and how can we use arts, creativity, culture, and technology to get us there? How do we build a future where the markers of certain identities are no longer indicators of barriers or poor outcomes? Through the landscapes of education, health, and finite resources, we will explore stories of existing, visionary projects and engage in dialogues with artists, futurists, scientists, engineers, and policy makers that help us catalyze new projects and partnerships, and bring us closer to activating a future where we all thrive. Together we will engage in a variety of panels, interactive art activities, and curated discussions that concentrate on major themes of identity, representation, creativity, culture, and technology.Questions on registration? Email [email protected]