Bolz Center and the American Assembly

The Center takes active role in exploring
the issues of "Art, Technology, and Intellectual Property"
at strategic meeting of the American Assembly

View streaming media keynotes from the event.

Bolz Center for Arts Administration Director Andrew Taylor was one of 35 national experts selected to participate in two strategic conferences hosted by the American Assembly in February and April 2001. Each intensive two-day event, held at Arden House in New York, focused on the dynamic issues of "Art, Technology, and Intellectual Property,” and featured leaders from the arts, the law, entertainment, government, and nonprofit organizations.

Intellectual Property (IP) rights have been a driving force for the creation of new cultural works, and the innovation of arts, cultural, and entertainment distribution systems. The rapid pace and broad reach of digital and Internet technologies have challenged our traditional ways of understanding these rights.

These two events took different approaches to exploring the issues of Intellectual Property in the arts and culture. The February event gathered leaders from many cultural disciplines to identify how IP issues affected the various creative arts. The April event brought together a diverse range of businesses and organizations to discuss the dynamics and implications of business models that trade in IP products and byproducts.

Reports from these two events, and a planned 'full-scale' Assembly meeting in 2002, will ultimately be available from the American Assembly.

Founded in 1950 by Dwight D. Eisenhower, the American Assembly seeks to explore, define, and advanced informed awareness of important issues in U.S. Policy. A follow-up meeting on business models for this new digital era is scheduled for April.