Continental breakfast begins at 8:30AM. Workshop runs from 9:30AM – 4:30PM.
This program will address the American challenge of living up to the values expressed in the Declaration of Independence and the historical, sociological and psychological roots of “othering.”
The event coincides with Grounds For Sculpture’s current exhibition, Salvador Jiménez-Flores: Raíces & Resistencias. The plenary session will be a moderated discussion between distinguished artists Nell Irwin Painter and Victor Davson, preceded by a poetry reading by Filipino American poet and essayist Patrick Rosal. Afternoon panels will focus on the American history of migration and immigration and on issues and responses related to current migration and immigration.
Thanks to the generosity of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this workshop is offered at the reduced registration fee of $25.00 per person.
Lunch, afternoon snack, and all-day beverage service will be available.