Changing frames: An impossible comparison – European and American cultural policies

This one-day discussion will compare cultural policies in Europe and the United States, and will focus on some critical moments in the past 60 years and how differently they intersected with cultural policies. Curated by Corina Suteu, European cultural policies expert and Director of the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York, and Professor Joan Jeffri, Director of the Program in Arts Administration at Teachers College, Columbia University.

Panelists: Anne-Marie Autissier, Associate Professor at European Studies Institute, University of Paris VIII and director of Culture Europe Association; Milena Dragicevic Sesic, Professor in cultural management and cultural policy at the University of Arts in Belgrade; Colin Mercer, Expert in strategic creative industries analysis, research, development and advocacy; J. Mark Schuster, Professor of Urban Cultural Policy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Joint Editor, Journal of Cultural Economics

Supported by the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York and the Teachers College, Columbia University. In the framework of the European Dream.

ADMISSION FREE. Reservations required; Call the Arts Administration Program office at 212-678-3268 or email mailto:arad@columbia.edu

Visit for more information and full program of the first ever European Dream Festival, presenting the leading creative voices and cutting-edge artistic visions in performing arts, film, and literature from 23 countries of a newly extended Europe at 23 prime New York venues.

(Drawing by Dan Perjovschi for the Policies for Culture program. Courtesy of the artist)