Percolate Launches 2012 Speaker Series With Douglas McLennan
The Arts and Cultural Management program is proud to unveil the new 2012 Percolate Speaker Series. This is brought to you in conjunction with the Alberta Museums Association, Edmonton Arts Council and Edmonton Heritage Council.
Our first speaker is Douglas McLennan, who will address the topic “Liquid Culture: How the Digital Revolution is Transforming the Arts.”
Background
Douglas McLennan is the founder and editor of ArtsJournal. Founded in 1999, ArtsJournal aggregates arts and culture news from all over the internet and is home to more than 60 arts bloggers. At Percolate 2012, McLennan will explore how the digital revolution is transforming the arts.
Prior to founding ArtsJournal, McLennan was an arts columnist and music critic for the Seattle Post- Intelligencer and wrote for numerous publications, including as music critic in the early days of Salon.com, Newsweek, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, and the London Evening Standard.
Awards
Douglas McLennan is the recipient of several awards for arts criticism and reporting, including a National Arts Journalism Program Fellowship at Columbia University and a Deems Taylor/ASCAP Award for music journalism. He was named one of 100 Outstanding Graduates of the Juilliard School for the school’s centennial and, in the spring of 2011, he was on jury duty: for the Pulitzers in the category of criticism. For more information, visit www.artsjournal.com.
Evening Agenda
Percolate events feature a Q & A session following each presentation, which are moderated by local arts community figures. Doors for all Percolate events are at 6:30 p.m., with presentations at 7:00 p.m., and reception at 8:00 p.m. For more information, visit percolateyeg.tumblr.com.
This series is made possible in part thanks to the generous support of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
RSVP Required
Please rsvp for your free tickets by contacting Tix on the Square at 780-420-1757.
Doors open 6:30 p.m., speaker starts at 7:00 pm followed by an audience Q and A.
| Date | Mon, Feb 6 2012 |
| Start Time | 6:30 pm |
| Location |
Matrix Hotel, 10640 – 100 Avenue |
| Faculty/Department | Centre for the Arts and Communications |
| Event Type | Lecture/speaker/presentation |
