Imagination Conversation

Thursday, June 16
5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Warehouse 21
1614 Paseo de Peralta
Railyard District


You're invited to a free panel discussion about imagination and education sponsored by the City of Santa Fe Arts Commission. The first half hour will be a reception with refreshments, then an hour and a half of discussion. The panelists include people working in the arts, science, business, and education. They will discuss the various roles of imagination in their work, how innovative ideas emerge, and their strategies for encouraging their own creativity. They will consider ways in which students’ imagination can be encouraged and developed in our schools. The Santa Fe area includes a rich diversity of traditions and approaches to the admittedly broad topic of “imagination,” and we look forward to a lively exchange of ideas.

The panel members are:

Eric Blinman
Director, New Mexico Office of Archaeological Studies

Denise Johnston
Associate Superintendent, Santa Fe Public Schools

John Kennedy
Composer, Artistic Director of Santa Fe New Music & Resident Conductor of the Spoleto Festival

Jennifer Kimball
Chairman of the Board, Corporación de La Fonda

Dolly Naranjo Neikrug
Artist & Principal, Santa Clara Day School

Laura Mayo Rodriguez
6th Grade Teacher, Nava Elementary School

Moderator: Peter Chapin, Artist & Retired Art Department Chair, Drew University

This Conversation is part of the Lincoln Center Institute’s Imagination Conversations. The two-year project, featuring conversations throughout the United States, will culminate in America’s Imagination Summit to be held at Lincoln Center in New York City, July 21-22, 2011.The outcomes of the Santa Fe Conversation will be disseminated to Santa Fe educators in the form of a DVD and a written summary, in order to encourage much needed “imagination education” for students who will face the challenges of the 21st century. Distribution will be timed to provide inspiration to educators as they plan the 2011-12 school year.

For more information about Santa Fe’s Imagination Conversation, please visit the Santa Fe Arts Commission website.