OVERVIEW:
Since 2013, I have brought together leading voices from a variety of sectors, including arts, philanthropy, government, business, and education with the purpose of accelerating art-driven social change, service, and innovation in the United States. Collaborating with hundreds of partners, I have organized and produced over 150 programs and events featuring more than 950 leading artists and thinkers — including panels, roundtables, strategy groups, conferences, film screenings, exhibitions, performances, and education initiatives — advancing public discourse and the free exchange of ideas.
2020
10/26/20-10/30/20
National Conference: ArtPlace 2020 Annual Summit Speakers: Various Location: artplacesummit.org | Virtual 3/12/20 Exhibition: 10 Sectors, 10 Solutions: Artists and Community Change Partner: Center for Architecture and Design Location: Center for Architecture and Design | Philadelphia, PA |
1/5/20
Public Program: Civic Practice Symposium: Reimagining Community Futures Through Arts and Philanthropy Partners: Lesley Art + Design, The Loop Lab Location: Lesley University Hall | Cambridge, MA |
2019
5/20/19-5/22/19
National Conference: ArtPlace 2019 Annual Summit Speakers: Various Location: The Westin Jackson | Jackson, MS 5/20/19 Exhibition: 10 Sectors, 10 Solutions: Artists and Community Change Partner: Mississippi Arts Center Location: Mississippi Arts Center | Jackson, MS |
2/6/19
Exhibition: 10 Sectors, 10 Solutions: Artists and Community Change Partners: University of New Mexico, School of Architecture and Planning; Indigenous Design and Planning Institute Location: Rainosek Gallery | Albuquerque, NM |
2018
10/5/18
Exhibition: 10 Sectors, 10 Solutions: Artists and Community Change Partner: University of Maryland, School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation Location: Kibel Gallery | College Park, MD |
5/21/18-5/23/18
National Conference: ArtPlace 2018 Annual Summit Speakers: Various Location: The Galt House Hotel | Louisville, KY |
2017
5/15/17-5/17/17
National Conference: ArtPlace 2017 Annual Summit Speakers: Various Location: Renaissance Seattle Hotel | Seattle, WA |
5/7/17
Public Program: Arts, Culture, & Communities, Subculture, Speakers: Caron Atlas, Jamie Bennett, Julie Burros, Hope Knight, James Lima, Eddie Torres Partner: American Planning Association, Arts and Planning Interest Group Location: SubCulture | New York, NY |
2016
4/8/16-4/10/16
Youth Engagement: Creative Youth Alliance: Chicago Speakers: Adam Erickson, Stephen Holley Partners: Columbia College, Young Chicago Authors Location: Columbia College | Chicago, IL 3/16/16 Sponsorship: Sphinx Medals of Excellence Awards Luncheon Speakers: Aaron Dworkin, Afa Dworkin, Kathy Kruse, Rajiv Vinnakota Partners: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Sphinx Organization Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC 3/15/16 New York Public Program: Citizen Artists 2016 Speakers: Jon Batiste, Joseph Polisi, Damian Woetzel, Monica Yunus, Camille Zamora Partners: Steinway & Sons Location: Steinway Hall | New York, NY 3/11/16-3/13/16 Youth Engagement: Creative Youth Alliance: New York Speakers: Todd Breyfogle, Ron Chernow, Adam Erickson, Damian Woetzel Partners: Lincoln Center Education, Urban Word Location: Lincoln Center Education | New York, NY 3/1/16 Washington Ideas Roundtable Series: Baltimore: Designing Progress Through the Arts Speakers: Samuel Hoi, Carol Bogash, CJay Philip, Marsha Reeves-Jews Location: Aspen Institute Headquarters | Washington, DC |
2/26/16
New York Public Program: “Two Souls, Two Thoughts”: The Art of African American History Speakers: Stacia Brown, Imani Uzuri, Carl Hancock Rux, Jasmine Murrell, Deborah Willis, Darryl Pinckney Partner: Park Avenue Armory Location: Park Avenue Armory | New York, NY 2/18/16 Washington DC Public Program: “Capturing Grace”: Film and Discussion Speakers: Dave Iverson, David Leventhal, Mark Morris, Damian Woetzel Location: Landmark E Street Cinema | Washington, DC 1/30/16-1/31/16 Youth Engagement: Creative Youth Alliance: San Francisco Speakers: Stephen Holley, Adam Erickson Partners: Youth Speaks, Common Sense Media Location: Common Sense Media | San Francisco, CA 1/28/16 Performance: Cameron Carpenter w/ International Touring Organ: Pre-Concert Talk Speakers: Cameron Carpenter, Damian Woetzel Partner: SFJAZZ Location: SFJAZZ | San Francisco, CA 1/14/16 Working Group: Working Group on the Arts: A Second Conversation on the Arts in America Speakers: Private Convening Location: Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute | New York, NY |
2015
12/2/15
New York Public Program: Theater of War Speakers: Reg E. Cathey, Maurice Decaul, Bryan Doerries, Kathryn Erbe, Michael Stuhlbarg Location: Scholastic Theater | New York, NY 11/19/15 Aspen Institute Summit on Inequality & Opportunity: Poetry as an Exercise in Radical Empathy Speakers: Clint Smith, Damian Woetzel Location: Newseum, Knight Conference Center | Washington, DC 11/17/15-11/18/15 Strategy Group: Aspen Arts Strategy Group: Baltimore Speakers: Marin Alsop, Rheda Becker, Jamie Bennett, C. Sylvia Brown, Jane Brown, Constance R. Caplan, Milly Hawk Daniel, Navasha Daya, Amalia Delicari, Chris Ford, Matthew D. Gallagher, Deana Haggag, Marchelli Hill, Samuel Hoi, Jeannie L. Howe, Maria Rosario Jackson, Eric Lavin, Mama Kay Lawal-Muhammad, Rick Lowe, Robert E. Meyerhoff, Wendel Patrick, CJay Philip, Joan Reilly, Victoria Rogers, Gretchen Susi, Steven J. Tepper, Damian Woetzel, Rebecca Yenawine Partner: Maryland Institute College of Art Location: Maryland Institute College of Art | Baltimore, MD 11/5/15 Washington Ideas Roundtable Series: Shaping the Future of the Smithsonian Speakers: Walter Isaacson, David Skorton Location: Aspen Institute Headquarters | Washington, DC 10/1/15 New York Public Program: Theater in Extremis: “Waiting for Godot” in New Orleans & “Antigone” in the World Speakers: Gregory Mosher, Wendell Pierce, Phumzile Sitole, Damian Woetzel Location: The Studio Museum in Harlem | New York, NY 9/30/15 Washington Ideas Roundtable Series: The NEH @ 50 Speakers: William “Bro” Adams, Philip Kennicott Location: Aspen Institute Headquarters | Washington, DC 9/24/15 Society of Fellows: A Conversation at the Frick Speakers: Ian Wardropper, Damian Woetzel Partner: The Frick Collection Location: The Frick Collection | New York, NY 9/8/15-9/9/15 Youth Engagement: Aspen Seminar: National Service, The Arts, and the Good Society Speakers: Todd Breyfogle, Adam Erickson Partners: ArtistYear, Curtis Institute of Music Location: Curtis Institute of Music | Philadelphia, PA 8/10/15 NEW VIEWS Documentaries & Dialogue: “41ON41”: Film and Discussion Speakers: Peggy Dooley, Rick Kaplan, Philip Zelikow Partner: Aspen Film Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 8/3/15 NEW VIEWS Documentaries & Dialogue: “Capturing Grace”: Film and Discussion Speakers: Dave Iverson, David Leventhal Partner: Aspen Film Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 7/27/15 NEW VIEWS Documentaries & Dialogue: “An American Ascent”: Film and Discussion Speaker: Stephen DeBerry Partner: Aspen Film Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 7/20/15 NEW VIEWS Documentaries & Dialogue: “Landfill Harmonic”: Film and Discussion Speaker: Favio Chávez Partner: Aspen Film Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 7/4/15 Aspen Ideas Festival: The Genius of Jazz Speakers: Jon Batiste, Walter Isaacson, Wynton Marsalis Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 7/3/15 Aspen Ideas Festival: Remaking Metropolises Speakers: Rick Lowe, Anne Pasternak, Regina Reichert Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 7/2/15 Aspen Ideas Festival: “Best of Enemies”: Film and Discussion Speakers: Marie Nelson, Sam Tanenhaus, Matt Tyrnauer Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 7/2/15 Aspen Ideas Festival: Esperanza Azteca Orchestra: The Power of Music to Change Lives Speakers: Walter Isaacson, Ricardo Salinas Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 7/2/15 Aspen Ideas Festival: The NEA @ 50 Speakers: Jane Chu, Anne Pasternak Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 7/2/15 Aspen Ideas Festival: Mindfulness: Goldie Hawn in Conversation with Michael Eisner Speakers: Michael Eisner, Goldie Hawn Location: Hotel Jerome Ballroom | Aspen, CO 7/2/15 Aspen Ideas Festival: The Art of Memoir Speakers: Elizabeth Alexander, Damian Woetzel Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 7/1/15 Aspen Ideas Festival: Testing Our Civilization Speakers: David Rubenstein, Deborah Rutter, Damian Woetzel Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 6/30/15 Aspen Ideas Festival: The Sound of Tomorrow: Cameron Carpenter in Conversation with Michael Eisner Speakers: Cameron Carpenter, Michael Eisner Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 6/30/15 Aspen Ideas Festival: Poetry, Justice, and Alienation Speakers: Elizabeth Alexander, Eric Liu, Claudia Rankine Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 6/30/15 Aspen Ideas Festival: The Middle East, Art, and Overcoming Division Speakers: Nabeel Abboud-Ashkar, Frédéric Brenner, Philip Kennicott, Merlijn Twaalfhoven Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 6/29/15 Aspen Ideas Festival: JR: Images of Immigration Speakers: Lil Buck, JR, Damian Woetzel Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 6/29/15 Aspen Ideas Festival: Antigone Redux Speakers: Nancy Gertner, Gregory Mosher, Phumzile Sitole, Damian Woetzel Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 6/28/15 Aspen Ideas Festival: Open Mic Night Community Engagement Partners: National Student Poets Program, Young Chicago Authors Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO |
6/28/15-7/4/15
Aspen Ideas Festival: Pop-Up Pianos: Sing for Hope Community Engagement Partner: Sing for Hope Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 6/28/15-7/4/15 Aspen Ideas Festival: Inside Out with JR Community Engagement Partner: Inside Out Location: City of Aspen | Aspen, CO 6/26/15-7/1/15 Youth Engagement: Creative Youth Alliance: Aspen Speakers: Todd Breyfogle, Adam Erickson Partners: National Student Poets Program, Young Chicago Authors Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 5/18/15 Arts Summit: The Kennedy Center / Aspen Institute Arts Summit Speakers: David Brooks, Howard Gardner, Walter Isaacson, Maz Jobrani, Alan Kay, Spike Lee, Kate D. Levin, Sarah Lewis, Eric Liu, Theodore B. Olson, David Rubenstein, Deborah Rutter, Michael Sandel, Split This Rock DC, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Darren Walker, Ai Weiwei, Beau Willimon, Damian Woetzel, Alfre Woodard, Camille Zamora Partner: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC 4/28/15 New York Public Program: Rediscovering the American People Speakers: Larry Kramer, Damian Woetzel Location: Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute | New York, NY 4/23/15 Performance: A Conversation Between Lil Buck and Keith Haring Speakers: Lil Buck, Julia Gruen, Damian Woetzel Partners: The Keith Haring Foundation, New Museum Location: New Museum | New York, NY 4/21/15 Washington Ideas Roundtable Series: Bringing African American History and Culture to the Smithsonian Speakers: Lonnie Bunch, Paul Gardullo, Damian Woetzel Location: Aspen Institute Headquarters | Washington, DC 4/21/15 Youth Engagement: ArtStrike: Washington DC Speakers: Yo-Yo Ma, Damian Woetzel Partner: Savoy Elementary School Location: Savoy Elementary School | Washington, DC 4/14/15 Strategy Group: Aspen Arts Strategy Group: Philadelphia Speakers: Jamie Bennett, Courtney Blackwell Burton, Joseph Conyers, Margo Drakos, Adam Erickson, Jane Golden, Mary Wheelock Javian, Harry Tze-Him Lee, Kristen B. Loden, David Ludwig, MacKenzie Moritz, Olive Mosier, Stanford Thompson, Neville Vakharia, Elizabeth B. Warshawer, Damian Woetzel, Laura Zabel Partners: ArtistYear, Curtis Institute of Music, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Location: Curtis Institute of Music | Philadelphia, PA 3/23/15 Washington Ideas Roundtable Series: Creating the 11th St. Bridge Park and Reconnecting Neighborhoods Speakers: Hallie Boyce, Philip Kennicott, Scott Kratz, Jason Long Location: Aspen Institute Headquarters | Washington, DC 3/18/15 Sponsorship: Sphinx Medals of Excellence Awards Luncheon Speakers: Aaron Dworkin, Afa Dworkin, Deborah Rutter, Damian Woetzel Partners: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Sphinx Organization Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC 3/16/15 New York Public Program: Harry Belafonte: Race, Arts, and America Speakers: Harry Belafonte, Damian Woetzel Location: Lincoln Center, Walter Reade Theater | New York, NY 2/25/15 New York Public Program: Art in the Aftermath of War Speakers: Arthur Bloom, Tim Donley, Phil Klay, Damian Woetzel Partner: MusiCorps Location: Hunter College, Ida K. Lang Recital Hall | New York, NY 2/15/15 Performance: A Conversation Between Lil Buck and Keith Haring Speakers: Lil Buck, Julia Gruen, Damian Woetzel Partners: The Keith Haring Foundation, de Young Museum Location: de Young Museum | San Francisco, CA 1/30/15 Performance: A Conversation Between Lil Buck and Keith Haring Speaker: Lil Buck Partners: The Keith Haring Foundation Location: The Keith Haring Foundation | New York, NY 1/30/15 Youth Engagement: The Aspen Challenge: Washington DC Speakers: Lil Buck, Alfre Woodard, Damian Woetzel Location: The United States Institute of Peace | Washington, DC 1/29/15 Strategy Group: Aspen Arts Strategy Group: Washington DC Speakers: Darrell M. Ayers, Nathan Diamond, Carla Dirlikov Canales, Maureen Dwyer, Kathy Fletcher, Rachel Goslins, Deb Gottesman, Barbara Harman, Ayanna Hudson, David Markey, Jeanette McCune, Brigitte Pribnow Moore, Elisabeth Morse, Patrick Pope, Lissa Rosenthal-Yo, Sandra Ruppert, Elizabeth Schurgin, Paul Sznewajs, Katrina Toews, Maria Tukeva, Christie Walser, Damian Woetzel, Samantha Wyer Location: Columbia Heights Educational Campus | Washington, DC 1/29/15 Youth Engagement: ArtStrike: Washington DC Speakers: Lil Buck, Carla Dirlikov Canales, Alfre Woodard, Damian Woetzel, Partner: Columbia Heights Educational Campus Location: Columbia Heights Educational Campus | Washington, DC 1/22/15 Aspen Institute Staff Development: Roundtable on Race, Identity, and Social Justice Speaker: Eric Liu Location: Aspen Institute Headquarters | Washington, DC 1/14/15 Performance: A Conversation in Words and Movement: Lil Buck and Damian Woetzel Speakers: Lil Buck, Damian Woetzel Music: Cristina Pato Partner: Princeton University Location: Princeton University | Princeton, NJ |
2014
11/19/14
Washington Ideas Roundtable Series: New Directions at the Kennedy Center Speakers: Deborah Rutter, Damian Woetzel Location: Aspen Institute Headquarters | Washington, DC 11/18/14 New York Public Program: Art & Incarceration Speakers: Angelica Garcia, Philip Kennicott, Meade Palidofsky, Sabra Williams Location: Lincoln Center Theater | New York, NY 10/23/14 Washington Ideas Roundtable Series: Coming Soon to the Hirshhorn, with Melissa Chiu Speakers: Melissa Chiu, Philip Kennicott Location: Aspen Institute Headquarters | Washington, DC 10/21/14 Youth Engagement: ArtStrike: Chicago Speakers: Lil Buck, Renee Fleming, Yo-Yo Ma, Damian Woetzel Partners: Benito Juarez High School, Ingenuity, Inc. Location: Benito Juarez High School | Chicago, IL 10/15/14 New York Public Program: Cultural Renewals: The Power of Creative Placemaking Speakers: Jamie Bennett, Rocco Landesman, Damian Woetzel Location: Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute | New York, NY 8/10/14 NEW VIEWS Documentaries & Dialogue: “Ai Weiwei the Fake Case”: Film and Discussion Speaker: An Xiao Mina Partner: Aspen Film Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 8/4/14 NEW VIEWS Documentaries & Dialogue: “E-TEAM”: Film and Discussion Speakers: Katy Chevigny, Ross Kauffman Partner: Aspen Film Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 7/28/14 NEW VIEWS Documentaries & Dialogue: “Print the Legend”: Film and Discussion Speakers: Chad Troutwine, Steven Klein Partner: Aspen Film Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 7/22/14 NEW VIEWS Documentaries & Dialogue: “Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clerq”: Film and Discussion Speakers: Nancy Buirski, Arthur Mitchell Partner: Aspen Film Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 7/2/14 Aspen Ideas Festival: The Museum as Citizen Speakers: Paola Antonelli, Thelma Golden, Michael Govan, Glenn Lowry, Lisa Phillips, Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 7/1/14 Aspen Ideas Festival: 2024: The Communities We Hope For Speakers: Jamie Bennett, Kate D. Levin, Eric Liu, Dennis Scholl, Laura Zabel Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 7/1/14 Aspen Ideas Festival: The Future of American Music: A Conversation with Jon Batiste Speakers: Jon Batiste, Walter Isaacson Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 7/1/14 Aspen Ideas Festival: What the Arts Can Do: Engaging At-Risk Youth and the Justice System Speakers: Angelica Garcia, Philip Kennicott, Meade Palidofsky Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 6/30/14 Aspen Ideas Festival: Creative America: Who We Need to Be in 2024 Speakers: Sarah Lewis, Fred Dust Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 6/29/14 Aspen Ideas Festival: A Conversation in Words and Movement Speakers: Lil Buck, Damian Woetzel Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 6/29/14 Aspen Ideas Festival: Competing for the Future: Culture and the Successful City Speakers: Jamie Bennett, Jed Bernstein, Philip Kennicott, Kate D. Levin, Rip Rapson Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 6/28/14 NEW VIEWS Documentaries & Dialogue: “Remembering the Artist, Robert De Niro, Sr.”: Film and Discussion Speakers: Megan Fox Kelly, Robert De Niro, Perri Peltz, Jane Rosenthal, Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 6/28/14 Aspen Ideas Festival: In Conversation with “House of Cards” Creator Beau Willimon Speakers: Michael Eisner, Beau Willimon Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 6/28/14 Aspen Ideas Festival: Acting Out Speakers: Alfre Woodard, Damian Woetzel Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 6/28/14 Aspen Ideas Festival: Discovering American Art Now Speakers: Don Bacigalupi, Alice Walton Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO |
6/28/14
Aspen Ideas Festival: The Education Every Child Deserves Speakers: Lil Buck, Howard Gardner, Damian Woetzel, Alfre Woodard Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 6/27/14 NEW VIEWS Documentaries & Dialogue: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”: Film and Discussion Speakers: Michael Eisner, Elliot Goldenthal, Julie Taymor Partner: Aspen Film Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 6/27/14-7/3/14 Aspen Ideas Festival: Museum of Ideas Community Engagement Partner: Springboard for the Arts Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 6/27/14 Aspen Ideas Festival: Open Mic Night Community Engagement Partners: National Student Poets Program, Young Chicago Authors, Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 6/27/14 Aspen Ideas Festival: What's an Orchestra to Do? Speakers: Alan Fletcher, Don Michael Randel Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 6/25/14-6/29/14 Youth Engagement: Creative Youth Alliance: Aspen Speakers: Todd Breyfogle, Adam Erickson Partners: National Student Poets Program, Young Chicago Authors, Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 4/14/14 New York Public Program: Lil Buck | Damian Woetzel Speakers: Lil Buck, Damian Woetzel Music: Johnny Gandelsman, Eric Jacobsen, Cristina Pato Location: Asia Society and Museum | New York, NY 4/10/14 Strategy Group: Aspen Arts Strategy Group: Detroit Speakers: Jonathan Bays, Jamie Bennett, Brian Boyle, Wayne S. Brown, Lil Buck, Aaron Dworkin, Annmarie Erickson, Maxine Frankel, Stuart Frankel, Don Graves, Robert Harvey, Wendy Jackson, George Jacobsen, Kate D. Levin, Dan Lurie, Maud Lyon, Yo-Yo Ma, Willie J. McAllister Jr., Gina Metrakas, Anne Parsons, Cristina Pato, Glenda D. Price, Rip Rapson, Gina Reichert, Karen P. Ridgeway, Ellen Schneider, Dennis Scholl, Paul Sznewajs, Daniel Varner, Kurt Wilder, Damian Woetzel, Laura Zabel Partners: Detroit Symphony Orchestra, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Location: Detroit Symphony Orchestra | Detroit, MI 4/10/14 Youth Engagement: ArtStrike: Detroit Speakers: Lil Buck, Aaron Dworkin, Yo-Yo Ma, Cristina Pato, Damian Woetzel Partners: Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Spain Elementary School, Location: Spain Elementary School | Detroit, MI 4/2/14 Washington Ideas Roundtable Series: Holy Terror: Andy Warhol Close Up Speakers: Bob Colacello, Paul Richard Location: Aspen Institute Headquarters | Washington, DC 3/25/14 Washington DC Public Program: “Dancing in Jaffa”: Film and Discussion Speakers: Pierre Dulaine, Diane Nabatoff, Damian Woetzel Location: The United States Institute of Peace | Washington, DC 3/24/14 Washington Ideas Roundtable Series: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery Speakers: Sarah Lewis, Damian Woetzel Location: Aspen Institute Headquarters | Washington, DC 3/19/14 Sponsorship: Sphinx Medals of Excellence Awards Luncheon Speakers: Aaron Dworkin, Afa Dworkin, Adam Erickson, Kathy Kruse Partners: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Sphinx Organization, Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC 3/5/14 New York Public Program: A Conversation with Award-Winning Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Speakers: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Damian Woetzel Location: Asia Society and Museum | New York, NY 1/30/14 Youth Engagement: Creative Movement Project Speakers: Bill Irwin, Tracy Straus, Damian Woetzel, Partners: President's Committee on the Arts & Humanities: Turnaround Arts, The New Victory Theater Location: The New Victory Theater | New York, NY 1/27/14 Washington Ideas Roundtable Series: The State of the Arts in America Speakers: Michael Kaiser, Damian Woetzel Location: Aspen Institute Headquarters | Washington, DC 1/26/14 New York Public Program: Bill Chats: The Decrepitude of Art Speakers: Bill T. Jones, Damian Woetzel Partner: New York Live Arts Location: New York Live Arts | New York, NY |
2013
11/15/13
Working Group: Working Group on the Arts: A Conversation on the Arts in America Speakers: Private Convening Location: Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute | New York, NY 10/24/13 New York Public Program: All We Have Is Now: A Conversation with Alan Alda Speakers: Alan Alda, Damian Woetzel Location: Asia Society and Museum | New York, NY 10/16/13 Washington Ideas Roundtable Series: Soft Power, Embassies, and Art Speakers: Joel Shapiro, Damian Woetzel Location: Aspen Institute Headquarters | Washington, DC 10/10/13 Youth Engagement: High Line Arts Education Project Speakers: Chuck Close, Elizabeth Diller Partners: President’s Committee on the Arts & Humanities: Turnaround Arts, Diller Scofidio + Renfro Location: High Line Park | New York, NY 9/18/13 New York Public Program: Citizenship, Democracy and the Arts Speakers: Kate D. Levin, Eric Liu, Jennifer Raab, Damian Woetzel Partners: Hunter College Location: Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute | New York, NY 8/12/13 NEW VIEWS Documentaries & Dialogue: “Gasland Part II”: Film and Discussion Speaker: Anthony Ingraffea Partner: Aspen Film Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 8/5/13 NEW VIEWS Documentaries & Dialogue: “Inequality for All”: Film and Discussion Speaker: Robert Reich Partner: Aspen Film Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 7/29/13 NEW VIEWS Documentaries & Dialogue: “Anita”: Film and Discussion Speakers: Anita Hill Partner: Aspen Film Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 7/15/13 NEW VIEWS Documentaries & Dialogue: "Blood Brother": Film and Discussion Speaker: Steve Hoover Partner: Aspen Film Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 6/29/13 Aspen Ideas Festival: The Bay Lights: The Most Remarkable Public Art Project in America Speaker: Leo Villareal Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 6/29/13 Aspen Ideas Festival: BBC World Service’s “The Forum”: Making the 2013 World a Better Place, One Creative Work at a Time Speakers: Fred Dust, Bridget Kendall, Dennis Scholl, Anna Deavere Smith, Location: Hotel Jerome Ballroom | Aspen, CO 6/29/13 Aspen Ideas Festival: CityScapes 2013: Where Tech Meets Art Speakers: Kate D. Levin, Tod Machover, Dennis Scholl, Leo Villareal Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO |
6/28/13
Aspen Ideas Festival: You Too Can Dance: Ballroom Dancing Lesson! Speaker: Pierre Dulaine Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 6/28/13 Aspen Ideas Festival: ArtStrike: Transforming Through the Arts – A Demonstration and Discussion Speakers: Lil Buck, Yo-Yo Ma, Cristina Pato, Anna Deavere Smith, Tracy Straus, Damian Woetzel Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 6/28/13 Aspen Ideas Festival: Arts, Veterans and Healthcare Speakers: Arthur Bloom, Tim Donley, Philip Kennicott, Yo-Yo Ma, Camille Zamora Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 6/27/13 Aspen Ideas Festival: Design Thinking: A Hands-On Workshop Speaker: Kiran Bir Sethi Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 6/27/13 Aspen Ideas Festival: “Art for Life’s Sake”: In Conversation with Yo-Yo Ma Speakers: Yo-Yo Ma, Damian Woetzel Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 6/27/13 Aspen Ideas Festival: Arts, Inequality, and the Truly Rich Society Speakers: Melody Barnes, Eric Liu, Damian Woetzel Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 6/27/13 Aspen Ideas Festival: Democratizing the Arts: Innovation by Participation Speakers: Charles Best, Kiran Bir Sethi, Darren Walker, Monica Yunus Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 6/26/13 NEW VIEWS Documentaries & Dialogue: “Dancing in Jaffa”: Film and Discussion Speakers: Pierre Dulaine, Diane Nabatoff, Damian Woetzel Partner: Aspen Film Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 6/26/13-7/2/13 Aspen Ideas Festival: Pop-Up Pianos: Sing for Hope Community Engagement Partners: Sing for Hope Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 6/26/13 Aspen Ideas Festival: From the Conductor's Podium Speakers: Mei-Ann Chen, Martha Gilmer, Yo-Yo Ma, David Alan Miller, Michael Stern, Robert Spano, Scott Speck, Alastair Willis, Damian Woetzel Location: Aspen Institute Campus | Aspen, CO 6/24/13-6/26/13 Working Group: Conductors Symposium Speakers: Mei-Ann Chen, Martha Gilmer, Yo-Yo Ma, David Alan Miller, Carlos-Miguel Prieto, David Robertson, Michael Stern, Robert Spano, Scott Speck, Alastair Willis Partner: Sound Postings Location: Woodrun V Center | Snowmass, CO 6/17/13 New York Public Program: What are we worth? Shakespeare, Money, and Morals Speakers: Alan Alda, Christine Baranski, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Matt Damon, Raúl Esparza, Hamish Linklater, Jesse L. Martin, Lily Rabe, Vanessa Redgrave, Michael Sandel Partner: Public Theater Location: Delacorte Theater, Central Park | New York, NY |
Photo courtesy Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience