A dialogue presented by The Arts Council

5:30 p.m. – Cocktail and hors d’oeuvre reception
6 p.m. – Keynote address by Michael Rushton, Ph.D., Professor in Arts Administration, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
7 p.m. – Panel discussion

Wichita Art Museum
1400 Museum Blvd.
Wichita, Kan. 67203

RSVP required by Sept. 9 – http://bit.ly/ArtsDialogue

The work of crafting policies to enhance the cultural lives of city residents involves dealing with some hard questions:
– What outcome is desired, and what has blocked its achievement?
– Who is meant to benefit?
– What counts as culture?
– How is this going to be paid for?
– Who decides all of this?

Dr. Rushton will draw upon the experiences of cities that have dealt with these questions, in particular those that have gained voter approval for dedicated tax revenues for the arts. Even with a steady stream of revenue to devote to culture, some difficult choices – involving diverse sets of values – have to be made.

ABOUT:
Michael Rushton, Ph.D., former director of Arts Administration Programs at Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA), serves as Associate Vice President for University Academic Affairs and Director of Strategic Planning for Indiana University. His research includes topics such as public funding for the arts, the role of nonprofit organizations, freedom of expression, and the arts and local development. As Professor in Arts Administration, his expertise is in the economics, management and public policy of the arts.

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Contact:
Leslie Garren, Program Coordinator
Wichita State University Hugo Wall School of Public Affairs
leslie.garren@wichita.edu
(316) 978-6688

Presented by The Arts Council. Co-sponsored by the Kansas Public Finance Center at Wichita State University’s Hugo Wall School of Public Affairs and the Knight Foundation Fund at the Wichita Community Foundation.