Who Own's Culture? How wealth, philanthropy, and art collections shape what the rest of us see

The Hang Theory. A lecture series by Hang Dallas.One speaker. One big idea. One good room. And a drink in your hand.Tonight's rabbit hole · "Who Owns Culture?"With · Vicki MeekWhere · Times Ten Cellars. Exact address lands in your confirmation.Vicki Meek examines how wealth, philanthropy, and private art collections influence which art and culture the public gets to see. Drawing on her decades in Dallas arts administration and her ongoing work in cultural equity, she addresses questions of access, funding, and who gets to decide what counts as culture worth supporting.Vicki Meek is a multimedia artist and arts administrator who managed the South Dallas Cultural Center for nearly 20 years, taught Cultural Equity in the Arts for UMass Arts Extension Program, and currently serves on Dallas's Arts and Culture Commission and Public Art Committee.How the night goesDoors at 6:30 PM. grab a drink, claim a seat, settle in.We kick things off around 6:55 PM.Vicki Meek takes the floor at 7:00 PM.Questions from the room near 7:45 PM.Then we linger. meet the speaker, meet each other, around 8:00 PM.Out by 8:30 PM.Come hang with us.