Schedule
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- Pre-Conference 27 May 2025
- Day One 28 May 2025
- Day Two 29 May 2025
- Day Three 30 May 2025
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Online Only
Asynchronous
Online Welcome and Training Session
Live - Online Only
Victorian Colonial Spaces and Aristocratic Places : White Colony and Country House Hospitality
Julie Codell, Professor, School of Art, Arizona State University, Arizona, United States
Hospitality and the City: Marketing Berlin
Ulrike Zitzlsperger, Associate Professor, Languages, Cultures and Visual Studies, University of Exeter, United Kingdom
Know Thyself: Fine Art Pedagogy in a Time of Crisis
Martin Fowler, Head of Fine Art, Institute of Education, Arts & Society, University of Cumbria, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Enhancing Critical Visual Culture Education through AI-Assisted Visual Analysis
Sheng Kuan Chung, Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Houston, Texas, United States
Culturally Responsive Teaching through Ethnography, Epistemology, and Ontology
Zartasha Shah, Artist and a researcher, Education, Self-Employment, Texas, United States
Conference Registration and Welcome Coffee
Cohon University Center, 5032 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh 15213
On Curatorship in the Work of Boris Groys
Erik Vogt, Full Professor, Philosophy, Trinity College, Connecticut, United States
Media and Mediation in the Met's "Live in HD"
Shersten Johnson, Professor, Music, Film & Creative Enterprise, University of St. Thomas, Minnesota, United States
NFT Crypto Art: "Disembodiment" in the Discourse of Art History
Zhuoran Zhang, Student, PhD, University of Debrecen, Philosophy Institution, Debrecen, Hungary
Sam Byrne (1883 – 1978): Industrial Primitive
Anthony White, Associate Professor, School of Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
At the Crossroads of Territory and Subjectivity: Contemporary Socio-Spatial Practices and Emergent Cultural Structures from São Paulo
Sofia Steinvorth, PhD Student in Artistic Studies, Art History, Universidade NOVA , Lisbon, Portugal
Spectral Knowing and the Community (Art)-yet-to-come
Valia Papastamou, Student, Phd Candidate, University of Thessaly, Department of History, Archaeology, and Social Anthropology, Greece
Investigating Barriers to Arts Engagement for Disabled People in Wrexham, North Wales
Alec Shepley, Professor of Art & Society / Associate Dean for Research, Faculty of Arts, Science and Technology, Wrexham University, Wrexham [Wrecsam GB-WRC], United Kingdom
Grace Thomas, Senior Research Fellow, Art and Humanities, Wrexham University, Flintshire [Sir y Fflint GB-FFL], United Kingdom
Reframing Public Memory: The Role of Art in Postcolonial Narratives
Melanie Hyo-In Han, Student, PhD, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Conference Opening and Welcome
Plenary Session and Discussion with Katherine Pukinskis
"(In)Hospitable Bodies: Sounding a Space between New Music and Medicine"
Achieving Hospitality Design: The Artistry of a More Hospitable Process
Glenn NP Nowak, Associate Professor, Architecture, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Three New Approaches to Art Critique in College Level Art Classroom
Rachel Yan Gu, Student, PhD, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Illinois, United States
Coffee and Transition Break
The Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts and Arts Hospitality in Oakland, California
Selena Chau, Librarian, University of California Santa Barbara, United States
Space as Kant’s a Priori Categories in Wilhelm Worringer’s Methodology : Influence on the German Expressionists
Roksana Gumerova, PhD Student, General History of Art, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russian Federation
Transition Break
An Analysis of Architectural Projects Driven By Hospitality Design Thinking: A Detailed Examination
Arsalan Mirsadraei, Instructor, Fine Art, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Glenn NP Nowak, Associate Professor, Architecture, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Touring the Palate Palette: Agritourism as Art and Rural Development in Ghana's Volta Region
Nathan Crook, Associate Professor, Arts, Science, Business, The Ohio State University, Ohio, United States
D. Rose Elder, Associate Professor, Coordinator Humanities and Social Sciences, Arts, Science and Business, Ohio State University ATI, Ohio, United States
Hospitality Pedagogy: Incorporating Aspects of Chinese Hospitality in the Language and Culture Curriculum
Sue Mei Wu, Teaching Professor of Chinese Studies, Department of Languages, Cultures and Applied Linguistics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania, United States
Dance Is For Every BODY - Using Dance And Video to Create Inclusivity and Motivation for Those with Down Syndrome: An Interdisciplinary Collaboration between the Arts and Medicine
Andrew Carroll, Associate Professor, School of Theatre and Dance, The University of South Florida, Florida, United States
Fighting for Emancipation: How Iranian Activist Artists are Shaping the New Feminist Revolution "Woman, Life, Freedom"
Fazilat Soukhakian, Associate Professor of Photography, Art & Design, Utah State University, Utah, United States
Building a Creative Community: Pedagogical and Artistic Intersections of Devised Theatre and Inclusive Practice
Sage Tokach, Director of Education, Education, New London Barn Playhouse, New Hampshire, United States
Julia Listengarten, Professor and Artistic Director, School of Performing Arts, University of Central Florida, Florida, United States
Feasts, Favors, and Fates: The Role of Hospitality in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales
John Hansen, Faculty, English, Mohave Community College, Arizona, United States
Reproductive Rights in Hip-Hop
Hailey Colpitts, Student, MLS, Indiana University, United States
“windows, black holes, helium”: Somatic Sourcing in Trauma-focused Collaborative Choreographic Practice
Louis Laberge-Côté, Associate Professor, Performance Dance, The Creative School, Toronto Metropolitan University, Ontario, Canada
Marie France Forcier, Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts– School of Creative and Performing Arts– Dance, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Healing Through Art: Exploring the Intersection of Trauma, Memory, and Healing in Visual Art
Mahsa Tabatabaei Mehrizi, Student, Master Degree, University of Turin, Agrigento, Italy
Arts Inquiry as Practice Cosmic Pilgrim: Sound Scape as Creative Experience
Heidi Powell, Director, Art and Art History, University of Florida, United States
Passive Resistance to AI : A Discovery of Voice and Freedom in the First-Year Writing Class
Gina Burkart, Instructor; Director of Learning Services, First-Year Studies, Clarke University, Iowa, United States
A Study on Informed Hospitality Design: Sharing Experiences with Restaurant Staff through Architecture and Interiors
Jamie Centeno, Instructor, Architecture, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Glenn NP Nowak, Associate Professor, Architecture, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Future Campus Master Planning: Showcasing a History of Hospitality
Ghazal Deilami, Student, M. Arch , University of Nevada Las Vegas , Nevada, United States
Glenn NP Nowak, Associate Professor, Architecture, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Lunch
Coffee and Transition Break
The Roles of Arts of Hospitality Influence Social Development: Propaganda Expressed Through Literature and the Visual Arts
Kim Thu Le, Honourable Research Fellow, School of Design, The University of Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia
Painted in History: Cultural Memory of Camille Doncieux
Leah Fryer, Student, Creative Writing PhD, University of Surrey, Surrey, United Kingdom
Behind the Wall: Understanding the Soul of Your Artistic Practice
William Catling, Chair and Professor, Art, Azusa Pacific University, California, United States
The Backyard Journey: Environmental Interpretation as Artistic Methodology, From Childhood Play to Digital Creation
Mohammadhassan Asnaei, Director, D3Canvas LLC, Erevan, Armenia
Unsettled Minds: Material Preconditions for Openness and Change
Erich Schnekenburger, MA Student, Philosophy, University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Transition to Mellon Institute Concert Hall
Center for the Arts in Society Hospitality Concert featuring Agarita
Mellon Institute Concert Hall (4400 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213)
Center for the Arts in Society Anniversary Reception
Mellon Institute Concert Hall (4400 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213)
Online Talking Circle
Live - Online Only
The Art of Observation: Collaborative Writing by Text Message
Margaret Luongo, Associate Professor of Creative Writing, English, Miami University, Ohio, United States
Art and Healing: How Art Transforms the Wellbeing of Individuals and Communities
Hilary Catling, Director, Marriage and Family Therapy Program, Professor in the Marriage and Family Therapy Program, Azusa Pacific University, United States
Black Mountain College - Education for Democracy in a Divided Era: Lessons from an Experimental Community for Fostering Citizenship, Autonomy, and Social Engagement in Contemporary Education
Siu Challons-Lipton, Executive Director and Professor of Art History, Department of Art, Design and Music, Queens Univeristy of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Citizen Design: Enacting Graphic Design for Social and Environmental Impact
Kelly Salchow MacArthur, Professor of Graphic Design, Art, Art History, and Design, Michigan State University, Michigan, United States
Minor Dance: Small-Format, Sarus, and ZDVIG Festivals Committed to Experimentation in Contemporary Dance
Eka Zharinova, Contemporary dance performance artist-scholar, Independent Artist and Scholar, United Kingdom
Sapience : Data Driven Cultural Commons
Emma Quintana, Digital Fabrication Coordinator and Lecturer, Art and Design Department, University Tampa, United States
Richard Hanberry, Owner, Electric Chairman LLC, United States
Lunch Break
Connecting Youth, University, and Community: Building Partnerships with Historically Resilient Teenagers and Local Arts Organizations in Pittsburgh
Sarah Ceurvorst, LEAP Program Director; Academic Pathways Manager, Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania, United States
Ethnographic Video and Photography in Documenting Culinary Hospitality: Israeli and Palestinian Food Cultures in Interdisciplinary Experiential Learning at Carnegie Mellon University.
Nevine Abraham, Assistant Teaching Professor of Arabic Studies , Languages, Cultures, and Applied Linguistics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania, United States
Ralph Vituccio, Teaching Professor, Entertainment Technology Center/English Dept, Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania, United States
Michal Friedman, Assistant Teaching Professor & Jack Buncher Professor of Jewish Studies, History , Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania, United States
K-pop as a Pedagogical Tool in Korean Studies: Finding the Balance between Personal Interest and Professional Skills
Mathieu Berbiguier, Visiting Assistant Professor in Korean Studies, Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania, United States
The Art of Presenting: Utilizing Howard S. Becker’s Art Worlds to Contextualize the Field
Jill Schinberg, Associate Professor, Department of Arts Administration, University of Kentucky, Kentucky, United States
Animating History - a Tale Told by Urartian Pottery: Exploring Dynamic Motifs and Their Role in Early Visual Storytelling
Maryam Vahid Esmaeili, Director, Maghsad Advertising Agency, Az¯arbayjan-e Sharqi, Iran
Aura of Criminality: Unravelling the Motivations for Graffiti in Durban
Kehinde Christopher Adewumi, Postdoctoral Research Fellow/ Postgraduate Coordinator, Fine Art and Jewellery Design, Durban University of Technology, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Transition to Case Study Locations
Case Study Afternoon
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Conference Dinner at Cucina Alfabeto
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Coffee and Transition Break
From Object to Icon: Art and Identity in Samoa
Anne E. Guernsey Allen, Professor of Fine Arts, Fine Arts School of Humanities, Indiana University Southeast, Indiana, United States
Amplifying Refugee Voices: Art, Memory, and Collective Interventionist Archiving
Kathy Carbone, Assistant Professor, School of Information, Pratt Institute, New York, United States
Rethinking Garden Co-design Paradigm with Large Language Models: A Case for Creating a Community-Engaged Space
Xuanfang Wang, Student, Ph.D., Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Yan Huang, Professor, Environmental Design, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
The Anxiety of Artificial Music: Artificial Intelligence and Music Composition
Howard S. Meltzer, Professor, Music and Art, Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY, New York, United States
In Search of Expression...
Eveline Boudreau, Independent Artist, (Independent Artist), SK, Canada
The Aesthetics of a Social Media Scam: Using Amalia Ulman's "Excellences and Perfections" to Interrogate Lies on Social Media
Joshua Westerman, Research Fellow, Mathematics, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Lunch
Data-Driven Innovation: Transforming Arts Organizations through Public Value Measurement
Angela Meleca, CEO, Meleca Creative Advisors, Ohio, United States
Opera on the Edge - a House Divided: Exploring Political Diversity through Innovative Lyric Theatre Production
Philip Seward, Professor of Instruction, Music, School of Audio and Music, Columbia College Chicago, Illinois, United States
Tammie Huntington, Professor of Music, Division of Music and Theatre, Indiana Wesleyan University, Indiana, United States
Poor Boy's Drag
Anthony Alterio Anthony, Assistant Professor of Instruction, Musical Theater and Dance, School of Dance and School of Theatre, Ohio University, Pennsylvania, United States
Performance of Hospitality: Mouth as a Site of (un)Welcome
Hurmat Ain, Student, PhD Candidate, York University, Ontario, Canada
Beyond Pronunciation: Exploring the Intertwined World of Intonation Contour and Melody in Chinese-American Art Songs
Xiaoming Tian, Student, DMA, CUNY Graduate Center, New York, United States
Transition Break
Images Not Words: Creating a Novel in Woodcuts
Billy Simms, Western Center Coordinator, The Western Program (Individualized Studies), Miami University, Ohio, United States
Performing Exhibitions: Atmospheres of Commmunication
Juan Cabello Arribas, Adjunct Professor, Architectural Design / Design, IE University, Madrid, Spain
An Intercultural Tale of Winter: Sharing the Staging of One Shakespeare Production Between Two Student Cohorts in America and South Korea
Marta Rainer, Director of Theatre Studies, Wellesley College Theatre, Wellesley College, Massachusetts, United States
Coffee and Transition Break
Artistic Imagination: Teaching Chinese Language and Culture through Creative Expression
Haixia Wang, Senior Lecturer of Chinese Studies, Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania, United States
Zheng Gu, visiting assistant professor of Chinese, Humanities, Oxford College of Emory University, Georgia, United States
Ran Zhao, Faculty, East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, University of Virginia, Virginia, United States
Yan Liu, Associate Professor of the Practice, Chinese Program Director, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Duke University, North Carolina, United States
Feng Xiao, Associate Professor of Asian Languages and Literatures, Asian Languages and Literatures, Pomona College, United States
Gang Liu, Carnegie Mellon University
