Deborah was a speaker and panel moderator for the “Arts as a Community Revitalization Strategy” session of the National Symposium on Arts/Cultural/Entertainment Districts held in conjunction with the Main Streets Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, sponsored by the Short North Arts District, April 2012. The conference was the first of its kind and was attended by city officials, arts advocacy groups, representatives from the NEA, community development organizations, state arts representatives from all across the U.S., as well as academics, researchers and artists.
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