STPA Conference

Just Planning: Can the Marriage of Urban Planning and Cultural Planning Bring Greater Equity in Community Development?
Presenter: Tom Borrup
An exploration of the evolution of cultural planning in theU.S. asks whether a "cultural lens" can provide an "ethical corrective" to land use planning focusing too much on land uses, not on users.

The Unfashionable Cultural Worker? Considering the Demography and Practice of Artists in Greater Western Sydney
Presenter: Deborah Stevenson
The ‘unfashionable cultural worker’ is older, female, educated, and not particularly mobile. They fall outside both community arts and creative industries-informed frameworks, making it necessary to rethink many of the assumptions underpinning urban cultural policy.

The Fourth Renaissance: An Analysis of Arts Policy and Administration in Memphis from 2008 to Now
Presenter: Keith D. Lee
This presentation represents the fourth and fifth chapters in Arts On the Verge (AOV), a long-term environmental scan of arts development and administrative practices in Memphis, TN. The Fourth Renaissance combines the closing chapters of research presented at prior STPAconferences that included: Memphis Creative Culture inTransition (2013), Grassroots and Arts Funding in Memphis (2013), Continuing the Conversations (AAAE2014), and Career Odyssey: Writing Myself into Arts Administration (2016).

Revitalizing a Forgotten Corner of Seattle
Presenter: Dee Smolar
Recovering from the recession, Lake City is known for auto dealers, breweries and pot shops. Can Lake City establish arts programs and activate arts spaces to revitalize and create a more vibrant community?