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Spring 2012 Annual Conference April 19-22, 2012 

Artistic Expression and Community Connections

Joint Conference with the

 Northern Colorado Intertribal Powwow Association


In its broadest form, artistic expression is central to community development, health and wellbeing, economic opportunity, and cultural revitalization.  Applied Anthropologists are both audience and artist in crafting collaborative research, program implementation, and ethnography.  This conference will explore the work of practitioners and academics in honoring the role of artists and artistic expression in diverse communities of concern.  The conference theme includes literary, performing, and visual arts, as well as practical arts of collaboration and communication.  Among the areas of artistic expression to be considered are: individual and community health through the arts; artistic expression for environmental sustainability; arts as an engine for community and economic development; methodologies of artistic expression, including photo voice, Illustrator, and new accessible visual technologies;  entrepreneurship, micro credit and arts; education and the arts; and artistic expression for cultural self-determination. 

This conference is being hosted jointly with the Northern Colorado Intertribal Powwow Association (NCIPA).  Their annual powwow will take place April 21-22 in Moby Gym at CSU.  An invited panel of native dancers and artists from the NCIPA powwow will be part of the HPSfAA Conference schedule.  Conference registration includes free admission to the NCIPA Powwow.

The Keynote Speaker will be Lori Pourier, Executive Director of First Peoples Fund from Rapid City, South Dakota.  First Peoples Fund provides technical assistance and business training to native artists, to expand the economic returns from their artistic expressions and to integrate community healing and growth into the work of native artists.  Lori Pourier will discuss serving native artists through entrepreneurship, collaborative partnerships, and community.

From the President’s Corner

Greetings everyone and Happy Holidays. This is the first of which is intended to be a bi-monthly update. Its primary function is to communicate to all the members of our society information on upcoming events, activities and important issues in which we are involved.

To begin, the Annual Ghost Ranch Retreat was very successful. The comment from some attendees was that it was “the best one ever.” This was true in several ways. The papers, panels and roundtable discussions were timely, vibrant and well received. Also, student attendance and participation was our largest group ever. Students from Metropolitan State College, the University of Arizona, Colorado State University, and the University of Colorado at Denver all participated. Clearly, a productive and good time was had by all.

The important upcoming events should be particularly noted. First, the Annual Spring Conference (April 19th to the 22nd) will be held on the Colorado State University campus this year. The conference will be held in conjunction with the Northern Colorado Intertribal “Pow Wow” Association (NCIPA) which will offer a number of exciting activities for conference participants. The conference theme this year, “Artistic Expressions and Community Connection,” is a departure from those of the past few years, but represents an important and exciting avenue for participants to explore.

Another important recent development has been the request from the Society for Applied Anthropology to jointly sponsor the 2013 National Conference in Denver. Although there are many details to work out, this clearly shows the respect for our regional group at the national level and, I think, promises to have several positive long term benefits to our organization. Mr. Tom May, Executive Director for SFAA has visited with some of the board members once already and is scheduled to return to Denver in the next month or so to begin work on selecting the conference theme, arranging tours and special events, etc. I should have much more in the way of details to share with you in my next communication.

For now, let me wish you all the very best and happiest of holidays.

Jack Schultz, President HPSfAA

Upcoming events
Thursday, April 19, 2012 11:00 AM (MDT) • Lory Student Center, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

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Volume 31, No. 1, 2011 of The Applied Anthropologist is now available online! 

Please visit the following link to sign in and view the journal: The Applied Anthropologist. For your convenience, here is the link to the Table of Contents of Volume 31 of The Applied Anthropologist.

Thank you and enjoy The Applied Anthropologist!

Back Issues of Journal Now Available Online

As of June 2011, much of the back issue content of the HPSfAA's journal, The Applied Anthropologist (formerly the High Plains Applied Anthropologist) has been placed online. Click on the Publications link to search and download past issues from 1997-2009.

Currently only these years are available online. For earlier years, there may be print copies of back issues available. Please contact the Editor or Secretary at the email addresses below for more information.

Peter Van Arsdale, Editor-in-Chief

pvanarsd@du.edu

Andrea Akers, Managing Editor

amakers@rams.colostate.edu
 
 

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