Arts Writing Colloquia

Through support from the DC Commission on the Arts, Day Eight and partnering organizations and publications will host an Arts Writing Colloquia in Washington, D.C. March 24, 2018.

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1:00 – 2:30 CULTURE JOURNALISM WORKSHOP
Erin Devine, Washington City Paper, New York Arts

2:40- 3:25 PANEL 1: JOURNALISM FORMS AND INNOVATION

Cara Ober, Bmore Art
Lorraine Treanor, DC Theatre Scene
Ebone Bell, Tagg Magazine
Chris Kain

3:30- 4:20 PANEL 2: CULTURE JOURNALISM AT UNIVERSITIES AND BEYOND

Clarice Metzger, Life and Style Editor, The Hilltop, Howard University
Michael Bergin, Culture Editor, The Voice, Georgetown University
Liz Provencher, Culture Editor, The GW Hatchet, George Washington University
Anna Donohue, Culture Editor, The AU Eagle, American University

4:30 to 5:15 pm KEYNOTES SPEECHES

Jamie Bennett, ArtPlace America
Geoff Edgers, Washington Post

To register, click here to be taken to the Eventbrite registration page.

 

PRE AND POST CONFERENCE MENTOR SESSIONS

Registered attendees to the conference may separately apply to participate in one on one mentor meetings with journalists including: Sarah Kaufman (Washington Post, 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism), John Anderson (Washington City Paper, Art in America), Maura Judkis (Washington Post, Washingtonian), Lorraine Treanor (DC Theatre Scene), and Erin Devine (Washington City Paper).

Thanks to our partners in the colloquia: Howard University’s Hilltop, Georgetown University’s Voice, George Washington University’s Hatchet, Tagg Magazine, DC Theatre Scene, American University’s Eagle.