ArtTalks - Art and Culture in today's context

We are very excited to present an ArtTalk by D Paul Schafer. Paul has worked in the arts and cultural field for more than 50 years as an educator, advisor, administrator, and researcher. He was Assistant Director of the Ontario Arts Council from 1966 to 1970, a founder and Director of York University's Programme in Arts and Media Administration from 1970 to 1974, and Coordinator of the Cooperative Programme in Arts Administration and Cooperative Programme in International Development at the University of Toronto from 1984 to 1990. He has taught arts administration and cultural policy at York University and the University of Toronto, executed a number of projects for Canada's Department of External Affairs, and undertaken numerous projects and several advisory missions for UNESCO to different parts of the world. He is currently the Director of the World Culture Project. Paul is the author of numerous books on culture and the arts in general and the arts, culture, and Canadian culture in particular. Information on these books and numerous articles he has written on these subjects over the years is available in the Hot Topics and Publications Section of the World Culture Project website. His specialties are: The centrality of the arts, culture, cultures, and cultural development and cultural policy broadly defined. Learn more about Paul here: http://www3.sympatico.ca/dpaulschafer/

This event is free.