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Liberal Arts Symposium

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CLEA Conference Schedule

Wednesday, October 19

3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Registration

5:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Greeting and Welcome

Thursday, October 20

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Coffee/Registration

9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Session 1:
Welcome and Introductions
Conference Overview

10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Session 2:
[Re-]Defining the Liberal Education of Artists
Panel Discussion: What Constitutes the Liberal Education of Artists: Philosophies, Practices, and Questions?

12:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Lunch

2:15 p.m.–3:45 p.m.
Session 3: Plenary
Lois Hetland: Creative Thinking: The Real Benefits of Arts Education
Hetland is the lead author of Studio Thinking: The Real Benefits of Visual Arts Education, a professor of art education at Massachusetts College of Art, and a research associate at Harvard Project Zero.

4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Session 4:
Showcase, Student Expositions, and Portfolios
Reception

6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m. (Optional, no charge, but please RSVP)
Tour of Museum of Fine Arts’ New Art of the Americas Wing
Led by Henry Augustine Tate
Tate is a professor of art history at Berklee College of Music, an educational consultant and lecturer at the Museum of Fine Arts and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston and the James Joyce Society in New York and Dublin.

Friday, October 21

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Coffee/Registration

9:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Session 5:
Executive Summit
Hosted by Berklee College president Roger Brown and featuring presidents from arts colleges

Keynote Speaker: Laura Karpman: An Artist’s Education
Karpman is a four-time Emmy winner, composer of film and TV scores, and visiting assistant professor at UCLA. Introduced by Berklee president Roger Brown.

Luncheon included with the Executive Summit

2:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m.
Session 6: Interest Groups