Readings & Appearances

WomenArts, NewShoe, Cherry Lane Theatre, League of Professional Theatre Women

Monday, March 22, 2010, 7 p.m.
Cherry Lane Theatre, 38 Commerce Street, New York, NY, 10014

New York Premiere of Mixed Relief & Panel Discussion on a new WPA. Please RSVP online or call 415-751-2202. More information from WomenArts.

Program in Arts Administration and Student Advocates for The Arts

Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 7-9 p.m.
Horace Mann 150, Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 West 120th Street, New York, NY

“Why Culture is The Secret of Survival (and Why We Keep Missing the Point).” Please RSVP by 10 March to aradinternships@tc.edu. More information from Student Advocates for the Arts.

Community Arts Training (CAT) Institute

March 25-27, 2010
St. Louis Regional Arts Commission Cultural Center, 6128 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63112

At the Crossroads: A Community Arts and Development Convening. More information at the RAC site.

School of Theatre and Film, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Arizona State University

Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 4-5:30 p.m.
Lyceum Theater, 901 S. Forest Mall, ASU Tempe campus

“Achieving Creative Potential Through Cultural Development,” sponsored by the P.A.V.E. program. More information at the Herberger site.

Past Appearances

The Conference for Community Arts Education

November 2-4, 2006
Phoenix, Arizona

Keynote address at the national conference of the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts. Read about it at the National Guild’s Web site.

Center for Arts Policy

November 8-9, 2006
Chicago, Illinois

Talks and workshops at the Center for Arts Policy at Columbia College. Visit the Center’s Web site.
Major public address: Democratic Vistas Forum, Thursday, November 9th at 6 p.m. at the University Center, 525 S. State St., in the Lake Room.

Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center

Wednesday, November 29, 7:30pm
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, California

Reading and book-signing to benefit the Aquarian Minyan
Books for sale; light refreshments
Sliding scale: $10-20
For more information call 510-465-3935

University of Oregon, Eugene

February 21-23, 2007
4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, February 22: Creative Conversations, Community event and booksigning at Lord Leebrick Theater

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

March 20-22, 2007
March 20, Public Address on “Converging Worlds: Art, Politics and Community” at Temple University
4:30 to 6 p.m., Anderson Hall, Lecture Hall 14
Berks Mall & 12th St., Main Campus

March 21, The Ethics of Community Arts Workshop
Moore College of Art
11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

March 21, Refreshing Your Vision Workshop
Fleisher Art Memorial
4:30-6:30 p.m.

University of Wisconsin, Madison

April 9-11, 2007

Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania

Western Pennsylvania Arts in Education Partnership
Conference for Resident Artists
May 16-17, 2007
The Riverside Inn

Barcelona, Spain

Public Art and Public Space Conference
July 13-14, 2007
Click here for more information. Click here to translate into English.

London, England

Workhop on Ethics of Community Arts Practice
2-5 pm, July 18, 2007
Creative Exchange, Development House, Old Street, London
Telephone 020 7065 0980 for information and to reserve a place
Click here for more information

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Ethics of Community Arts Practice
October 3, 2007, 9 a.m. to Noon
Philadelphia Center for Arts and Heritage

For information, contact the Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation at 215-545-4037 or info@bartol.org.

Building Peaceful Communities through the Arts

October 18-19, 2007
Shanti Foundation
Chicago, Illinois

Opening talk and panel discussion. Read about the conference at the Shanti Foundation’s Web site.

The Conference for Community Arts Education

November 8, 2007
Wilshire Grand Hotel
Los Angeles, California

Workshop on “Leading with Your Best Self” at the national conference of the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts. Read about the conference at the National Guild’s Web site.

Imagining America

October 4, 2008
Los Angeles, CA

Presentation on Higher Education for Community-Based Arts: The Curriculum Project Research Findings at Imagining America’s annual conference. Download the report at the project’s Web site

Teaching Artists Institute, The Conference for Community Arts Education

October 29, 2008
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Keynote talk at institute preceding the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts’ annual conference. Read about it at the National Guild’s Web site.

International Centre of Art for Social Change

November 3, 2008
Vancouver, British Columbia

Public talk at 2 pm at the Scotiabank Dance Centre for the International Centre of Art for Social Change. Read about it at the ICASC Web site.

Lawrence Arts Center

April 21, 2009
Lawrence, Kansas

Public talk on “Cultural Recovery at 7 pm.

Sorry for the Miscommunication

April 25, 2009
Kansas City, Missouri

Presentation and panel discussion at 1 pm at Leedy-Voulkos Art Center.

Mural Arts Program

May 20, 2009
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Public talk on “Cultural Recovery” at 7 pm at WHYY. Read about it at the MAP Web site.

National Summit of Ensemble Theaters

June 19, 2009
San Francisco, CA

Presentation on cultural recovery. Please go to the Network of Ensemble Theaters site for more information.

LaborFest presents: Jobs for Artists!

July 7, 2009
San Francisco, CA

A panel discussion on the legacy of the WPA and other federal job-creation programs and the building momentum for a “New Deal” for the arts in the 21st century. Join historian Gray Brechin, journalist Jeff Chang, community arts activist Arlene Goldbard, and local poets in a tribute to the idea of federally-funded arts jobs programs past and future. Tues July 7th, 6:30 pm, Women’s Building, 3543 18th Street, San Francisco. $5-10 donation requested. Wheelchair accessible. Please go to LaborFest or call 415-710-0187 for more details.

Expo Symposium for Independent Arts

September 25, 2009
David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA

“Art Works When Artists Work.” Please go to the Indy Arts site for more information.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

October 7, 2009
David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA

“Artists at Work: Public Service Employment for Artists from the New Deal to the Obama Administration.” Please go to the OLLI site for information and reservations.

International Centre of Art for Social Change

October 18, 2009, 2-5 pm
Vancity Theatre at the Vancouver International Film Centre, 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC

“Creative Renewal: How Art Can Save Us Now – A Dialogue with Arlene Goldbard.” Please go to the ICASC Arts site for more information.

Cultural Policy Center at the University of Chicago

October 27, 2009, 4-5:30 pm
Harris School, Lecture room 142, 1155 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637

“A New WPA: Why a Sustainable Future Demands Cultural Recovery.” More information at the Cultural Policy Center site.

California Arts Advocates

January 13, 2010, Noon
Elks Tower Ballroom, 921 11th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

Keynote for Visioning Retreat on “Reframing the Role of the Arts in California. Please go to the CAA site for more information.

See Arlene Speaks! on this site for additional information about readings, talks and workshops by Arlene Goldbard. To contact Arlene about booking an appearance, email her here:

  arlene@arlenegoldbard.com