public discussions
Wednesdays, June 5 + 12 + 19, 8 PM
Sliding Scale Admission: $1-10

A Wednesday evening series of public conversations will focus on the themes of Sauna02 and feature an array of prominent local and national artists, curators, funders, architects, urban planners, policy and cultural officials. Participants will be announced here in the coming weeks.

June 5 TalkBack. Public Discussion with the Sauna 02 Team
A chat with the Sauna02 artistic and design team. Participants include: Erik Adigard, Laura Farabough, Amy Hoffman, Brad Niven, David Robert, Chris Salter, Sha Xin Wei

June 12 Urban Interventions: Situating Sauna 02
Artists, architects and urban critics discuss the themes of Sauna02 among other recent urban intervention projects. Participants include: Michael Bell (Columbia University School of Architecture), Jennifer Gonzales (UC Santa Cruz), Rene Garcia (Los Cybrids), Margaret Crane and others.

June 19 The Political Economy of Mediated Urban Space
A conversation focusing on the implementation of new types of responsive media environments in our urban landscape. Participants include: Benjamin Weil (Media Arts Curator, SFMOMA), Niklas Damiris (Stanford University), Jenee Misraje (LEF Foundation), Saudy Sanchez (Department of Cultural Affairs, Public Art projects, City of San Jose), Francis Philips (Haas Foundation).