Bruner Loeb forum

Transforming Community Through the Arts Chicago Cultural Center November 14, 2003 Featured Speaker: Ms. Lois Weisberg, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs Program Schedule
8:15 – 9:00	Registration, Coffee, Information Tables (GAR Rotunda)
9:00 - 9:30	Introduction (Cassidy Theater) Alicia Mazur Berg, Commissioner, Chicago Dept. of Planning and Development Simeon Bruner, Founder, Rudy Bruner Award Jim Stockard, Curator, Loeb Fellowship Program
9:30 – 10:15	Presentations (Cassidy Theater) Gallery 37, Michelle Boone, Executive Director MASS MoCA, Joseph Thompson, Director
10:15 – 10:30	Break (GAR Rotunda)
10:30 – 11:45	Discussion Groups (Fifth Floor Meeting Rooms) Discussion Theme: How art-based projects impact their respective communities—up sides and down sides. Blue Group: Reese Fayde, Facilitator Resources: Joseph Thompson, MASS MoCA; Cheryl Hughes, former Director, Gallery 37 Red Group: Rich Wener, Facilitator Resources: Barnaby Evans, WaterFire; Michelle Boone, Gallery 37 Green Group: Jim Stockard, Facilitator Resources: Lily Yeh, Village of Arts and Humanities; Simeon Bruner, Architect, MoCA Participants are encouraged to use these discussion groups to raise issues relating to art-based placemaking as it relates to their own work.
12:00 – 1:00	Lunch and Speaker (GAR Hall) Introductions by Maggie Daly, Chairwoman, Gallery 37 and Cheryl Hughes, Director of Program Development, Mayor’s Office of Special Events, City of Chicago and Loeb Fellow ‘04 Ms. Lois Weisberg, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
1:15 – 2:00	Presentations (Cassidy Theater) Village of Arts and Humanities, Lily Yeh, Executive Director Providence River Relocation and Waterfire, Barnaby Evans, Executive Director
2:00 - 2:15	Break
2:15 – 3:30	Discussion Groups (Fifth Floor Meeting Rooms) Discussion Theme: Successes, mistakes and challenges in creating art-based projects. Blue Group: Reese Fayde, Facilitator Resources: Lily Yeh, Village of Arts and Humanities; Simeon Bruner, Architect, MoCA Red Group: Rich Wener, FacilitatorResources: Joseph Thompson, MASS MoCA; Cheryl Hughes, former Director, Gallery 37 Green Group: Jim Stockard, FacilitatorResources: Barnaby Evans, WaterFire; Michelle Boone, Gallery 37 Participants are encouraged to use these discussion groups to raise issues relating to art-based placemaking as it relates to their own work.
3:30 – 4:00	Wrap-Up (Cassidy Theater)
4:00 – 4:45	Tour of Gallery 37
4:45 – 6:00	Wine Reception at Gallery 37