‘Evolve or Die’ Creative Santa Fe Lecture

Event Description

Creative Santa Fe: Imagined Futures Announces Inaugural Event of “The Santa Fe Series”
“Evolve or Die?” features speakers on economic growth via arts and culture

Creative Santa Fe: Imagined Futures announces the inaugural event of The Santa Fe Series, “Evolve or Die?”, which will address specific issues of economic growth made possible through art and culture.

“Evolve or Die?” brings experts from Buffalo, New York and Glasgow, Scotland to Santa Fe to describe their strategies for economic regeneration through arts and cultural initiatives in a lecture and panel discussion format. Keynote speaker Eddie Friel is renowned as a world expert on destination tourism. Speakers Louis Grachos and Mary Roberts bring expertise on the role of cultural non-profits, as well as lessons in inter-institutional cooperation, while architect Matthew Meier is known for his design of the El Barrio affordable live/work space for artists in New York City.

Date:   May 12, 2012
Time:   5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Place:   New Mexico History Museum Auditorium

Tickets:  $10 in advance
Ticket Availability:  Purchase ticket through the Lensic Box Office      (505) 989-1234 or www.TicketsSantaFe.org

Keynote Speaker: Eddie Friel, President & CEO, EFA Tourism & City Marketing

Panel Discussants: Louis Grachos, Director, Albright-Knox Gallery
Mary Roberts, Executive Director, Martin House Restoration Project
Matthew Meier, HHL Architects

The Santa Fe Series is designed to focus specifically on issues important to Santa Fe in 2012. Local, national and international experts will be invited to Santa Fe to discuss urban growth and development, focusing on how culture, creativity, and innovation can influence the way cities evolve.