2013 ArtsForce Conference

2013 ConfNovember 1 & 2, 2013
Artsforce 2013 was a two-day conference, designed to help arts undergraduate students understand and articulate the value of arts degrees. See photos here.

 STEVEN J. TEPPER | ARTSFORCE 2013 KEYNOTE SPEAKER

"The first school to have such a serious discussion about this transition" 2013 Keynote

Steven J. Tepper is associate director of the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy and associate professor in the department of sociology at Vanderbilt. Prior to Vanderbilt, Tepper served as deputy director of the Princeton University Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies. 

Tepper’s research and teaching focuses on creativity in education and work; conflict over art and culture; and cultural participation. He is author of Not Here, Not Now, Not That! Protest Over Art and Media in America(University of Chicago, 2011) and co-editor and contributing author of the book Engaging Art: The Next Great Transformation of America’s Cultural Life (Routledge 2007). Tepper is a leading writer and speaker on U.S. cultural policy and his work has fostered national discussions around topics of cultural engagement, everyday creativity, and the transformative possibilities of a 21st century creative campus.  Tepper also serves as the research director for the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP).

Tepper holds a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; a master's in public policy from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government; and a Ph.D. in sociology from Princeton University.

OTHER SPEAKERS FROM ARTSFORCE 2013

GIGI ARRINGTON
HEIDI HELLER BANKS
SHAUN BOYLE 
SYDNEY CHEEK-O'DONNELL
LAUREN GALLASPY 
MARINA GOMBERG 
LELA GRAYBILL
GREG HATCH
KERRI HOPKINS
LIZ LECKIE
KIM MARTINE
ZCATHERINE MAYES
JESSICA MITCHELL
KERRY O'GRADY
SARAH PROJANSKY
GEORGI RAUSCH
BRITTANY REESE
RAYMOND TYMAS-JONES 
LAQUIMAH VANDUNK

ARTS ORGANIZATIONS FROM ARTSFORCE 2013

GIGI ARRINGTON, RIRIE-WOODBURY DANCE COMPANY
HEIDI HELLER BANKS, THE LADDER PROGRAM
SANDY BRUNVAND, SALTGRASS PRINTMAKERS
DEREK DYER, UTAH ARTS ALLIANCE
KERRI HOPKINS, ARTSBRIDGE
JEN LOPEZ, BAD DOG ARTS
KERRY O'GRADY, UTAH MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
KAREN KRIEGER, SALT LAKE CITY ARTS COUNCIL 
BRITTANY REESE, THE SUGAR SPACE
JOANNE ROWLAND, GINA BACHAUER PIANO FOUNDATION
FRAZIER AND JOLANDA TEDFORD, HOPSOTCH OUTREACH ARTS FOUNDATION
KIMBERLY SOUTHAM, SOUTHAM GALLERY
LISA SEWELL, UTAH ARTS FESTIVAL