Biennial of the Americas
biennial america international festival idea art culture hosted denver colorado every two year according website biennial strives provide platform people across region examine major issue impacting life america three main theme idea art culture biennial designed bring together expert leader across north south central america variety format include panel discussion peertopeer workshop art exhibit outdoor architectural installation public party biennial america took place denver co july september latest biennial america occurred september denver theme empathy action opening week began july theme “unleashing human potential reinventing community business education” idea event ran closing symposium july art cultural piece remained display labor day september speaker inaugural week july – included july reinventing community business education moderator tina brown editorinchief newsweek daily beast company google executive chairman eric schmidt former mexican ambassador united state arturo sarukhan colorado governor john hickenlooper liberty medium chairman john malone july reinventing community live moderator arianna huffington chair president editorinchief huffington post nature conservancy chief scientist peter kareiva colombian ambassador united state carlos urrutia former ceo panama canal authority alberto alemán zubieta suncor energy president ceo steve williams duke energy chairman president ceo jim rogers july reinventing business usual moderator tapscott moxie insight case foundation ceo jean case qualcomm ceo paul jacob sesc são paulo director danilo santos de miranda interamerican development bank executive vp coo julie katzman morgan stanley latinamerican chairman chris harland july reinventing education global market moderator patricia janiot senior anchor cnn español u secretary education arne duncan netflix ceo reed hastings coursera cofounder daphne koller discovery communication executive chairman john hendricks along recruiting highprofile speaker biennial commission major artistic exhibition throughout city denver artist architect across america participate programming biennial americas’ exhibition draft urbanism curated carson chan gaspar libedinsky paul andersen cortney stell exhibition brought together artist architect across america create sitespecific art architectural installation throughout downtown denver historic mcnichols building exhibition explored many meaning word “draft” looking idea iteration process everchanging urban fabric addition last year draft urbanism biennial america highlight denver cultural offering featured exhibition film public party performance event intended explore various culture america upcoming festival well biennial also organized series public festival throughout denver tandem organization denver museum contemporary art art venue denver center visual art clyfford still museum colorado ballet colorado symphony denver architectural foundation denver art museum denver botanical garden denver digerati denver film society denver international airport art gallery denver museum nature science mexican cultural center museo de la america platte forum santa fe art district su teatro redline rino art district rocky mountain college art design july art opening draft urbanism july canada night sustainability park july mexico night july denver night public festival also part biennial america becoming governor john hickenlooper served mayor denver time developed vision event would celebrate idea culture america believing event would highlight denver hub bipartisan discussion idea developed biennial america inaugural biennial america biennial welcomed national international visitor monthlong celebration programming included free musical performance artist juana molina number artistic exhibition across denver speaker participated roundtable discussion ranged widely subject topic included education philanthropy climate energy change health public private collaboration poverty reduction trade woman “drivers new economy” roundtable participant included alejandro toledo former president republic peru fernanado de la rúa former president argentine republic gustavo noboa former president republic ecuador hipólito mejía former president dominican republic nicolás ardito barletta former president republic panama rodrigo borja cavallos former president republic ecuador vinicio cerezo former president republic guatemala arturo fermandois former ambassador chile united state arturo sarukhan former ambassador mexico united state carolina barco former ambassador colombia united state francisco villagran ambassador guatemala united state gary doer ambassador canada united state jaime alemán former ambassador panama united state hugo llorens former ambassador united state honduras luis valdivieso former ambassador chile united state mauro vieira ambassador brazil united state thomas shannon ambassador united state brazil vilma martinez ambassador united state argentina william brownfield ambassador united state colombia artist participated biennial america included felipe mujica brigida baltar jeronimo hagerman lucia koch santiago cucullo clark richert ronald rael virginia san fratello teddy cruz nicolas de moncheaux alexis rochas joseph shaeffer estafonia peñafiel