Meeting the Moment
Meeting the Moment
Penn State Black Study in Education Lab presents:
Meeting the Moment:
Art and the Aesthetics of Innovation
April 14, 2025 • Pasquerilla Spiritual Center - Garden Room, University Park
Meeting the Moment: Art and the Aesthetics of Innovation is a day-long convening that brings together artists, educators, and community organizers to explore how art and cultural aesthetics contribute to resistance, healing, and well-being.
Featured Speakers
Schedule
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM | Registration and Welcome Breakfast |
| 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM | Opening Remarks |
| 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Dismantling Adultism - Rethink New Orleans, Sunny Shavers |
| 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Political Education - Rethink New Oreleans, Karen Marshall |
| 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch - Small Group Dialogue: Innovation Meets the Moment |
| 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Visual Art, Poetics, and the Aesthetics of Resistance - Mikael Owunna (Room 124) |
| 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM | Black Women and the Arts - Dr. Jacqueline Cofield |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Organizing and Resistance - Dr. Krystal Strong |
| 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM | Keynote: Art and the Aesthetics of Innovation - Dr. Robin Boylorn |
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