Author’s focus is the intersection of culture, politics, and spirituality

The University of Missouri-Kansas City will host noted writer, activist and consultant Arlene Goldbard as part of an ongoing series of events focused on urban planning to promote cultural development and the arts.

Goldbard’s presentation is entitled “Imagination, Empathy, Creativity: Planning for a Culture of Possibility,” sponsored by the university’s Department of Architecture, Urban Planning + Design. The event is free and open to the public, and is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 8 at 4 p.m. in Room 101 of Katz Hall, 5005 Rockhill road, on the UMKC Volker campus. The lecture is supported by the Bernardin Haskell Fund of the UMKC College of Arts and Sciences, and co-sponsored by InterUrban ArtHouse of Overland Park, Kan.

Goldbard, a scholar of studies of artists and community, is the author of several books, including The Culture of Possibility: Art, Artists and The Future. Her talk is part of a series of events on Planning for Cultural Development sponsored by the department, where the issue of cultural planning will be a theme throughout this academic year. This series coincides with a grant from the Kauffman Foundation to Prof. Michael Frisch to update his work on the Status of Artists in Kansas City. The update of this study will facilitate an analysis of the impact of the development of InterUrban ArtHouse, a community artist space.