Engaging Art: The Future of Arts Participation in America A Presentation by Steven Tepper : March 11, 2009

Attention Arts Organizations, Artists and Arts Enthusiasts - Mark Your Calendars!



Engaging Art: The Future of Arts Participation in America A Presentation by Steven Tepper

March 11, 4:30 p.m.


Nashville Downtown Public Library, 615 Church Street



All arts organizations, artists and arts enthusiasts are encouraged to attend this fast-paced and engaging presentation, which covers the changing ways in which people are accessing and interacting with art and how the traditional arts may need to adapt to changing audience demands. The presentation will explore what it means to participate in the arts in contemporary society, from museum attendance to music downloading. Tepper analyzes key trends involving technology, audience demographics, religion and the rise of "do-it-yourself" participatory culture, drawing on findings from his recent book with Bill Ivey, Engaging Art: The Next Great Transformation of America's Cultural Life. His research on arts engagement has been featured at more than 20 conferences and events across the country in the past two years.



About Steven Tepper:



Tepper is assistant professor in the department of sociology and associate director of the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy at Vanderbilt University. His research and teaching has focused on creativity in society; conflict over art and culture; and cultural participation. In addition to Engaging Art: The Next Great Transformation of America's Cultural Life (Routledge 2007), he is currently completing a book on cultural conflict and social change in American cities, to be published in 2010 (University of Chicago Press).