Moderated by Jonathon Glus, Director of the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, the panel will feature:

Marc Pally, Independent Curator, Los Angeles, perhaps best known in Southern California for the dynamic GLOW Festival on Santa Monica's beach;

Susanne Theis, Program Director, Discovery Green Urban Park, her work has ranged from interpreting outside art for large-scale audiences to providing a platform for international contemporary artists in a high-traffic downtown park;

Karen Farber, Executive Director, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts, best known for creating partnerships among arts institutions and artists in unique and unexpected spaces. Through the CounterCurrent Festival, she brings some of the world's most experimental artists to Houston's urban core.

The San Diego Commission for Arts & Culture and the San Diego Tourism Authority are honored to partner in the production of this conversation. Helen Edison lectures are free. For more information, visit helenedison.ucsd.edu.