Conversations in the Arts is a program developed by the Huntington Arts Council to stimulate and promote the arts. These participatory talks featuring artists and scholars from our community, enrich our arts experiences and help us to more fully understand the value and contribution the arts have made, and continue to make, to society. Conversations are engaged inquiries and dialogues used to explore ideas, facilitate collaborations and provide networking opportunities.
Upcoming Conversations in the Arts
September 10, 2020, 7:00 -8:30PM – Musical Theater
Panelists:
Lisa Berman, Actress & Singer
John Brautigam, Composer & Lyricist
Kevin Harrington, Producer/Director, Plaza Theatricals
Yolanda Wyns, Director of Music, Harlem School of the Arts
Moderator:
Marc Courtade, Executive Director, Huntington Arts Council
For more information on the participating panelists click here.
This event will be presented via Facebook LIVE. Click on the icon to access the Huntington Arts Council Facebook LIVE event.
Previous Conversations in the Arts and related topics.
June 2020 The Arts and Women
Panelists Erika Duncan, Executive and Artistic Director/HERstory
Karen Levitov, Director and Curator Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery, Stony Brook University, Staller Center for the Arts
Sally Shore, Artist
Kay Sohini, PhD Candidate & Instructor, Humanities/Stony Brook University
Moderator Deborah Cosher, League of Women Voters
May 2020 The Arts and the Digital Age.
Panelist Ahmad Kahn, People Like Games
Kasmira Mohanty, Arts Educator
Doron Spleen, Executive Director/Morrison Mentors
Moderator Paul Lipsky, MFA Professor at Five Towns College
February 2020 The Arts and African American Experience.
Panelists Maurice Brandon Curry, Executive & Artistic Director/Eglevsky Ballet
Ama Karikari-Yawson, Storyteller and Author
Harper Bella, Artist, Board member of American Society of Media Photographers in the NY Chapter
Moderator Marc Courtade, Executive Director/Huntington Arts Council
January 2020 The Arts and LGBTQA+.
Panelists Anu Annam, Artist, Art Educator and Curator
Greg Fox, Artist and Writer
Christie LaSpina, LI Pride Chorus
Matt Rosenberg, Production Manager/Eastline Theatre
Moderator Dr. Nichelle Rivers/Artist and Educator
December 2019 The Arts and Science: STEAM Powered
Panelists Lorraine Sopp, Project Coordinator, Eastern Suffolk BOCES & Retired Assistant Principal and District Art Coordinator
Susan Buroker Artist
Abigail Holmes, Captain of Huntington High School Robotics Team 5016
Moderator Eric Reynolds, Director of Fine and Performing Arts/Huntington Union Free School District
November 2019 The Arts and Propaganda.
Panelists Barbara Applegate, Director, Steinberg Museum of Art/LIU Post
Leonard Lehrman, Founder & Director, The Metropolitan Philharmonic Chorus
John Torres, Director & Actor/Eastline Theatre
Moderator Marc Courtade, Executive Director/Huntington Arts Council
October 2019 The Arts and LatinX Heritage.
Panelists Gil Bernardino, Founder and Executive Director of Círculo de la Hispanidad
Maria Loreta Celitan Founder of Sol Y Sombra Dance Company
Natalia Chamorro PhD candidate in Hispanic Languages and Literature/Stony Brook and Fellow/HERStory Writers Workshop
Jessica Valentin of Muñeca Arthouse,
Moderator Eileen Melendez of The LatiNerd Experience podcast
Sept 2019 The Arts and Social Change
Panelists Daniel Higgins/Artistic Director, Eastline Theater,
Ruthie Pincus/Executive Director/Stage the Change
Dr. Nichelle Rivers/Artist and Educator
Questions contact Kieran Johnson, Development@huntingtonarts.org