Now What? : A Panel Discussion

A panel discussion about the development of a sustainable arts and culture sector

Friday June 25 | Doors at 7:30pm
W2 Storyeum | 151 Cordova Street

Make Art History is proud to present the first public symposium on the current budget cuts to our Cultural Sector and the need for the development of a more sustainable art system.

The panel, which is made up of seven distinguished individuals from different disciplines, will address the sustainability of our art system and the need for the development of new emerging artist economies. Further more, we aim to stimulate discourse related to the budget cuts and our Cultural Sector.

FEATURING  GUESTS:

Bruce Haden – President of the Board, The Contemporary Art Gallery Vancouver

David Jordan - Executive Director of the Vancouver International Fringe Festival

Kate Armstrong – Artist, writer and independent curator, instructor at Emily Carr University

Amir Ali Alibhai – Executive Director for the Alliance for Arts and Culture

Marcus Youssef- Artistic Producer for Neworld Theatre

Spencer Chandra Herbert – MLA, Official Opposition Critic Tourism, Culture and the Arts

Keith Higgins – Administrative Coordinator Helen Pitt Gallery/Honorary Board Member Art Speak.