The 4th Annual Arts & Business Luncheon presented by the City of Dubuque's Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs welcomes Carl Atiya Swanson, Associate Program Director of Springboard for the Arts, to the Grand River Center in Dubuque to speak on their Creative People Power initiative, a framework for combining creativity-driven and people-centered development to build strong, healthy, and resilient communities. In addition to Carl’s keynote, the luncheon will feature a conversation with local champions of arts and business cross-sector collaboration including Brad and Jillayne Pinchuk of Hirschbach Trucking, Jeff Mozena of Premier Bank, and Mark Wahlert of the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra.

Event check-in starts at 11:30 AM with Welcome and Lunch Service at 12 PM. Keynote followed by Panel Conversation starts at 12:30 PM and we'll have you on your way by 1:30 PM.

The Arts and Business Luncheon along with other Arts Mean Business activities are a program of the City of Dubuque’s Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs with planning support from citizen volunteers and sponsorship from Travel Dubuque and the Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce. More information, visit www.cityofdubuque.org/artsandculture.

For more on Carl Atiya Swanson and Springboard for the Arts, visit https://www.carlatiyaswanson.com and https://springboardforthearts.org.