Cultural Affairs: Bloomington is the place to be

The Center for Cultural Affairs at Indiana University in Bloomington is only four years old, but has quickly made a name for itself with conferences and a workshop series that brings together scholars and practitioners from around the world.

This summer, the CCA hosts two in-person international conferences:

The Association for Cultural Economics International will hold its biennial conference in Bloomington in late June. This is the first time I can recall when the conference has taken place in a small city. I first attended this conference in 1996 in Boston (our keynote speaker was John Kenneth Galbraith), my introduction to work in this field, and I’m pleased that some of the attendees I met then will be coming to Bloomington. I will be speaking to the “young researchers” group (nb: I am not young) on the place of equality in public funding for the arts.

Also in late June the CCA will host its own biennial conference, and the theme this year is Democratizing Arts and Cultural Organizations.