| We are pleased to announce the second half of Edinburgh Culture Conversations, a series of live, online events staged in conjunction with the Edinburgh Futures Institute debating the future role of arts and culture, and examining how the arts and creative sectors can help society recover from the effects of Covid-19. The events bring together members of the public, artists, academics and cultural leaders to discuss how culture contributes to our lives and what it could do in the future. Join us at 6pm over the next five Mondays, 03 August to 14 September, for weekly conversations to debate the value of creativity, not only to the arts, but also to society and the wider economy. Hosted by Janet Archer, the University of Edinburgh’s Director of Festivals, Cultural and City Events, each panel features distinguished guests with a truly diverse range of professional, expert and practitioner experience and knowledge. They include: Lesley McAra, Director of the University of Edinburgh’s Futures Institute Dorothy Miell, Vice-Principal and Head of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Edinburgh Simon Brault, Director and CEO Canada Council for the Arts and Chair IFACCA: International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies Jackie Wylie, Artistic Director and Chief Executive of the National Theatre of Scotland Tamara Rojo, Artistic Director and Lead Principal Dancer of the English National Ballet David Greig, Artistic Director and Joint Chief Executive, Royal Lyceum Theatre Leonie Bell, Strategic Lead for Future Paisley and Director Designate, V&A Dundee Professor Siddharthan Chandran, Macdonald Chair of Neurology, Centre for Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh Imam Razawi, Director General and Chief Imam, Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society Amanda Parker, Director Inc Arts and Editor Arts Professional. We are recording and uploading each event to our website so you can watch at any time. Ask us questions at the Live Events, comment on our Facebook page or write to us at festivals@ed.ac.uk with your responses, we’d love to hear from you on any of the topics we’re discussing. |
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| The conversations have been organised by the University of Edinburgh Festivals Office and are being staged in conjunction with the University of Edinburgh’s new centre for interdisciplinary learning and research, the Edinburgh Futures Institute. |