SNEAC

The Student Network Exploring Arts & Culture (SNEAC) is a nonprofit, student organization at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University. SNEAC's mission is to promote informed discourse and activity in the arts and cultural sector, with an emphasis on policy and administration. As the only organization at NYU Wagner dedicated to the arts and cultural policy, SNEAC supplements the Wagner school's programs and specializations. We accomplish this through dynamic programming to address the intersection of cultural policy with other policy fields, arts administration and advocacy, cultural diplomacy, and urban revitalization through the arts.

Formed in 2003 in response to the lack of resources, courses, and events dedicated to cultural policy and arts administration at Wagner, SNEAC seeks to partner with other graduate student organizations and academic programs throughout the city to engage and inform the cultural and academic community. In April 2005, SNEAC received the NYU Presidential Service Award for programming, and in recent months has been recognized for its conversations surrounding National Arts Policy.

SAVE THE DATE!

"New York's Creative Industries: Fashion in Today's Economy"

On January 21st, SNEAC is partnering with Kiehl's Since 1851 to bring you a conversation on fashion as a creative industry. Amidst the fear of a weakening Wall Street in New York City, policymakers must depend on the strength of its creative sector as a key asset in sustaining the city's economy. Currently fashion as a creative industry provides anywhere from 80,000 to 100,000 jobs here, from designers to manufacturers to importers/exporters. In our current economic climate, what impact, if any, will Fifth Avenue have on Main Street?

The panel in formation will be moderated by Elizabeth Currid, author of The Warhol Economy: How Fashion, Art and Music Drive New York City.

Wednesday, January 21
Kiehl's Flagship at 109 Third Ave (at 13th Street)
7:00–8:30pm
Reception to follow

Through its listserv, SNEAC announces relevant events and discusses important issues facing the arts today. If you're interested in joining SNEAC's listserv, send a blank email to: join-wagner-sneac@lists.nyu.edu.