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SUMMARY: Culture in Action: Building Democracy through the Arts – Philanthr
 opy\, The Arts\, and Thriving Communities
DESCRIPTION: Posted on behalf of the Office for the Arts at Harvard College
  Culture in Action: Building Democracy through the Arts Philanthropy\, The 
 Arts\, and Thriving Communities A conversation with Catherine Morris and Gi
 les Li\, moderated by Professor Shai Dromi Where and when: Wednesday\, Marc
 h 11 12-1:30PM\, The Office for the Arts\, 74 Mt Auburn St. […]
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p><em>Posted on behalf of the Office for the
  Arts at Harvard College</em></p><p><strong>Culture in Action: Building Dem
 ocracy through the Arts</strong></p><p><strong>Philanthropy\, The Arts\, an
 d Thriving Communities</strong></p><p><strong>A conversation with Catherine
  Morris and Giles Li\, moderated by Professor Shai Dromi</strong></p><p><sp
 an style="text-decoration: underline\;">Where and when:</span> Wednesday\, 
 March 11 12-1:30PM\, The Office for the Arts\, 74 Mt Auburn St. Cambridge\,
  MA 02138</p><p>How can philanthropy in the arts strengthen communities\, e
 xpand access\, and amplify cultural impact? What role do donors\, artists\,
  and institutions play in fostering civic engagement and creative expressio
 n? How is this role shifting and responding to today’s social and political
  landscape? In a dynamic and intimate discussion\, Catherine Morris of the 
 Boston Foundation\, Giles Li of the Barr Foundation\, and sociology Profess
 or Shai M. Dromi will explore how strategic support for the arts shapes hea
 lthy communities\, cultural citizenship\, and public life. Through the Cult
 ure in Action series\, co-hosted by the Office for the Arts at Harvard Coll
 ege and the Culture and Civil Society Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy Sch
 ool\, we invite students from across the University and across disciplines 
 to interactive conversations exploring the vital role of the arts in health
 y communities\, cultural citizenship\, and public life.</p><p><strong>RSVP 
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