Culture & Politics: Creating Change

To establish support for culture at a political level, the arts must first create a greater legitimacy with citizens, and find new ways to build democratic consensus about its importance. John Holden, author of Cultural Value and the Crisis of Legitimacy, asserts that establishing a different alignment between culture, politics and the public will require courage, confidence and radicalism. Drawing on his recent publications, John will show how different groups in society value culture in different ways, and he will examine how the changing role of the arts and culture in contemporary society can influence public policy.

Read more about John Holden and his work at http://www.demos.co.uk/people/johnholden

WHEN: January 30th, 2008 at 16h00 (4PM)
WHERE: OCAD Auditorium, 100 McCaul Street, Toronto, ON
RSVP sbrand@laidlawfdn.org

Sponsored by The Laidlaw Foundation, Ontario College of Art & Design, The Department of Canadian Heritage, The Ontario Arts Council, The Ontario Trillium Foundation, The Metcalf Foundation, The Ontario Ministry of Culture, City of Toronto Culture, The Toronto Arts Council, Business For the Arts.