ACADEMIC SYMPOSIA

ART & THE BRAIN
Sept. 9, 2006 Session Information:

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April 17-18, 2007 Session Information:

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THE PHILLIPS
FIRST BOOK PRIZE

CONVERSATIONS WITH ARTISTS

Art & The Brain

September 9, 2006 Session
Schedule of Events


September 9, 2006, 10:00am - 7:00pm
Time Description
10:00 AM Welcome remarks:

By Jay Gates, Director of The Phillips Collection
and Linda Katehi, Provost of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Introduction of Symposium Moderator, Pradeep Dhillon:

By Jonathan Fineberg, Director of Illinois at the Phillips
10:15 AM Introduction to the symposium:

By Pradeep Dhillon, Moderator
11:00 AM Speaker:

Semir Zeki,
"The Brain's Concept of Form and its Expression in Art"
11:45 AM Speaker:

Daniel Levitin,
"This Is Your Brain On Music"
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Break For Lunch
2:00 PM Speaker:

Eric Saidel,
"'But Is It Art?' Animals and the Evolution of Artmaking"
2:45 PM Speaker:

Margaret Livingstone,
"What Art can tell us about the Brain"
3:30 PM Speaker:

Mark Rollins,
"But Is It Art? What Children's Drawings Tell Us About Art and Mind "
4:15 PM Speaker:

Vittorio Gallo,
Will lead a discussion amongst the panel of speakers.
4:45 PM Closing Remarks:

Pradeep Dhillon,
Moderator
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Informal Questions and Discussion:

Informal questions and discussion, with light refreshments
*In The Phillips Collection Carriage House