We are living in an age of accelerated social change. How do individuals and communities respond to a world in constant flux? What is the role of creativity in combating fear and anxiety? Today, more than ever, we must elevate the role of art and culture in education and public life as a critical defense of our democracy.
Steven J. Tepper is the dean of the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University, the nation’s largest, comprehensive design and arts school at a research university. Tepper is a leading writer and speaker on U.S. cultural policy and his work has fostered national discussions around topics of cultural engagement, creative work and careers, art and democracy, and the transformative possibilities of a 21st century creative campus.
He is the author of Not Here, Not Now, Not That! Protest Over Art and Culture in America and co-editor and contributing author of the book Engaging Art: The Next Great Transformation of America’s Cultural Life. Prior to ASU, Tepper was on the faculty at Vanderbilt University where he was a chief architect of the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy, a national think tank for cultural policy and creativity.
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