ISSUE #1 | 2018
Major support
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ACTIVATING CITIZEN ARTISTS
EXPLORING KENNEDY IDEALS
SHAPING OUR COLLECTIVE FUTURE
The Future States of America:
Using the Arts to Take Us Where We Want to Go
The Kennedy Center Arts Summit is an annual spring convening designed
to bring thought leaders from the arts and related fields together for
conversation and connection. Held in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2018,
this year’s edition of the Summit looked into the future — what is the
collective future we want and how can we use arts, creativity, culture,
and technology to get us there? How do we build a future where the
markers of certain identities are no longer indicators of barriers or poor
outcomes? Through the landscapes of education, health, and finite
resources, we explored stories of existing, visionary projects and engaged
in dialogues with art ISSUE #1 | 2018 The Future States of America: Using the Arts to T DAVID M. RUBENSTEIN Chairman DEBORAH F. RUTTER P #citizenartist #artssummit