Join an interdisciplinary group of artists, thinkers, activists, academics, and community leaders as they explore the role of culture in a changing America. Two main tracks feature keynote conversations, artist salons, open studios, intimate performances, and interactive workshops. The symposium concludes with a special keynote conversation moderated by The Studio Museum in Harlem’s Director and Chief Curator Thelma Golden, with Artistic Director, New York Live Arts, Bill T. Jones, the Kennedy Center’s Marc Bamuthi Joseph, artist Julie Mehretu, and musician Toshi Reagon centered on the state of American culture in the age of Trump, followed by a musical performance by Toshi Reagon and BIGLovely.
This symposium is presented in collaboration with The Studio Museum in Harlem.