FUTURE OF ARTS CRITICISM AND THE ROLE OF THE ACADEMY

THE FUTURE OF ARTS CRITICISM AND THE ROLE OF THE ACADEMY
Presented by Emory College Center for Creativity & Arts, Emory University
Friday, March 19–Saturday, March 20, 2010

A symposium for metro-Atlanta’s arts community sponsored by the Emory College Center for Creativity & Arts and the Hightower Fund, with support from the Michael C. Carlos Museum and Public Broadcasting Atlanta’s Lens on Atlanta.

REGISTRATION: Friday event reservations (free) and Sat. event registration ($15 in advance and $20 at door; free for students) are both available at: http://creativity.emory.edu and creativity@emory.edu

Fri., March 19, 7 p.m., Keynote Speaker A.O. Scott, film critic and arts journalist. Free with reservation (spaces limited). A.O. Scott joined the New York Times as a film critic in 2000. In addition to regular reviews and articles about movies, he contributes to the Times’ book review, magazine and week in review sections, writing on topics ranging from the Simpsons to Romanian cinema to the writings of Kingsley Amis and David Foster Wallace. In 2009, he was named co-host of At the Movies, the syndicated film-reviewing show.

Sat., March 20
9:00 a.m. On-site Registration and Event Check-in Opens
Registration (includes lunch): $15 in advance ($20 at door if available), free for all students with registration.
9:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Panel, Lunch, Moderated Discussions, Discussion Reports, & Next Steps