Portland Center Stage + University of Oregon’s Center for Community and Cultural Policy present a roundtable discussion featuring Barbara Schaffer Bacon (Americans for the Arts’ Animating Democracy Initiative).

WEDNESDAY APRIL 29 12:30—2 P.M.
Gerding Theater at the Armory—Mezzanine
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

As co-director of Americans for the Arts’ Animating Democracy initiative, Barbara Schaffer Bacon has spent more than a decade mapping the potential of arts and culture to illuminate civic experience—exploring significant and timely opportunities to engage the public in dialogue around key civic issues and to stimulate a cross-fertilization of ideas and action, dually inspiring community-builders to consider arts and culture as an integral partner in their efforts.

Join Bacon and members of the Portland civic, educational and cultural community for an informal lunchtime discussion on her work and a wider look at how Portland organizations might discover bold opportunity in the face of our current economic crisis around community engagement and partnership.

Bring your ideas and join the discussion—cultural and economic recovery begins with conversation!