Join us for day one of the In Common: Romare Bearden and New Approaches to Art, Race & Economy Symposium where we will kick off three days of programming with conversation, agenda setting, and performance. 

PROGRAM

_{5:00 pm}

Reception @ Wollman Hall

Hors d'oeuvres and light refreshments.

_{6:00 pm - 6:15pm}

Welcome @ The Auditorium at 66 West 12th St.

Darrick Hamilton, Henry Cohen Professor of Economics and Urban Policy & Founding Director at The Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy, The New School and Henry A. J. Ramos, Senior Fellow of The Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy at The New School will welcome participants and set the stage for the symposium.

_{6:15 pm - 6:35 pm}
Greetings and Context

Dr. Renée T. White will speak to The New School’s long history of supporting creative culture leaders of color and the importance of that work for the health and vitality of our democracy, civic culture and economy. Dr. Renée T. White is Provost and Executive Vice President of The New School. She will be introduced by Carin Kuoni, Chief Curator & Director, Vera List Center for Art and Politics, New York, NY.

_{6:35 pm – 7:55 pm} 

Panel: The Power of Purposeful Creativity: A Conversation and Performance

The evening will close with a conversation on Romare Bearden's purposeful creativity and its relevance to current times, followed by a complementary live jazz performance evocative of Bearden’s legacy and the main themes to be covered during the balance of the symposium featuring Stefon Harris, a Four-Time Grammy Nominated Jazz Musician, Maurine Knighton, Chief Program Officer, Doris Duke Foundation and Terri Lyne Carrington, NEA Jazz Master and three-time GRAMMY Award-winning drummer, producer, and educator.

_{7:55 pm - 8:00 pm}
Closing Remarks, Preview of Day 2 Agenda and Logistics

This event is FREE but pre-registration is required to join. 

This event is part of a series. View series here.