Oestreicher to Chair Panel at International Sculpture Convention
David Oestreicher has been selected as Chairman of a Panel Discussion for the International Sculpture Center Convention in New Orleans on October 1-4,2014 at the Renaissance Arts Hotel. Serving on the panel will be Mark Romig, President of the New Orleans Tourism and Marketing Corporation and voice of the New Orleans Saints, and Kurt Weigel the Direcrtor of the Downtown Development District. The subject will be cultural tourism as an economic engine.
The 24th International Sculpture Conference: Sculpture, Culture, and Community, will feature panel discussions, keynotes, workshops, artSLAMS, and networking events, and will explore how sculpture and the arts can rejuvenate communities and economies.
The conference is hosted in collaboration with the Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans, New Orleans Arts District, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, Renaissance New Orleans Arts Hotel, and Sculpture for New Orleans.
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