Advancing Our Cultural Imprint

On June 25, 2009, the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University, Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, Alabama Museums Association and Alabama Humanities Foundation will sponsor a summit on the role of Alabama's cultural, arts and humanities organizations. Participants will discuss what the arts and humanities bring to civic life and the impact of current economic conditions on their viability and future.

Charles McCrary, president and CEO of Alabama Power Company and a member of the Auburn University Board of Trustees, will kick off the summit at 10 a.m. at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art with a keynote address.

The summit will convene directors, staff and boards of Alabama museums, historical sites, performing arts centers, libraries and other institutions devoted to public education, culture and the arts and humanities. The interested public is invited to register and attend.

For more information, or to register, click here.