Art and the Environment: A Dialogue
July 17, 2008
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
PACCAR Pavilion, Olympic Sculpture Park

Introduction:
Mimi Gardner Gates (Director, Seattle Art Museum)

Moderator:
Michael Kinsley (American political journalist)

Panelists:
Peter Boal (Artistic Director, Pacific Northwest Ballet)
Daniel Friedman (Dean, UW College of Architecture)
Maggie Walker (Seattle arts and environment advocate)
SuttonBeresCuller (Northwest artists)

Closing Remarks:
Gene Duvernoy (President, Cascade Land Conservancy)

The Seattle Art Museum and the Cascade Land Conservancy co-host a panel discussion on common interests shared by the arts community and by environmentalists in conserving critical landscapes and creating vibrant urban spaces. How do artists make our cities livable and how should cities help artists thrive? Why should environmentalists care? What are the near-term priorities for both the arts and the environment? What are the potential benefits of united efforts and what approaches should be explored? Join us as we consider these and other questions.

Free and open to the public. To reserve your space, please email boxoffice@seattleartmuseum.org or call the SAM Box Office at 206.654.3121.