Thursday, May 15, 202511AM - 1:30PM
Kelly Strayhorn Theater (5941 Penn Ave., East Liberty)
Pay What Moves You: $15-30
The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council and Kelly Strayhorn Theater invite you to a keynote presentation by national cultural strategist and Yale professor Lisa Yancey, examining cultural strategy as a tool for a thriving Pittsburgh.
During the event, Lisa will highlight the importance of intergenerational and cross-industry cultural strategy, distinguish arts from culture, and provide concrete examples of where cultural strategy catalyzes thriving cities and businesses.
This presentation is the kickoff event for Owning Our Future: A Symposium on BIPOC Institutional Ownership, presented by the Kelly Strayhorn Theater.
About Lisa Yancey:
Lisa Yancey is the president of Yancey Consulting, co-founder of The We’s Match, and the creator of THE DASH.
What is Cultural Planning?
Since the first U.S. cultural plan was established in 1986 in Chicago, cities like Akron, Boulder, and Philadelphia have developed their own frameworks to strengthen their economies, foster social cohesion, and increase vibrancy by focusing on what makes each of them unique: their culture. Pittsburgh has the opportunity to do the same.
Lisa's keynote is generously supported in part with a grant awarded to the Arts Council and KST from the Opportunity Fund.
Photo credit: Courtesy of Lisa Yancey