September 8 



Conversation with Artists: Four artists whose works were included in the 

 National Museum of American Art exhibition The Patricia and Phillip Frost 

 Collection: American Abstraction 1930-1945" discussed the development of 

 American abstraction and its birth in a time of economic chaos, international 

 upheaval, and the cataclysm of world war. 



September 12 



Press Conference: The Office of Public Affairs participated in the production of 

 a press conference held at the Capitol with Secretary Adams, Senator Daniel 

 Inouye, and Representative Ben Nighthorse Campbell on the Smithsonian's policy on 

 repatriation of American Indian skeletal remains. 



September 13-15 



Workshop: The Office of Environmental Management- and Safety, in coordination 

 with the Smithsonian's Office of Museum Programs, conducted a three-day workshop 

 geared specifically to small museums and other educational and cultural 

 institutions located worldwide. This unique workshop addressed program 

 development and problem-solving in the areas of fire protection, disaster 

 planning, occupational safety and health, and environmental management. 



September 14-15 



Conference: The Office of External Affairs organized a conference titled "The 

 Global Environment: Are We Overreacting?" to present an overview of global 

 environmental issues to the leadership of the U.S. news media and to explore the 

 roles of the news media and scientists in interpreting and disseminating 

 environmental information to the general public. 



September 15 



Dialogue: The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars collaborated with 

 the project office for the "Caribbean Festival Arts" exhibition to present the 

 first of four scholarly dialogues titled "The Importance of Carnival in Caribbean 

 Culture." 



September 16 



Seminar: One hundred one Associates participating in the Smithsonian Associates 

 Travel Program's eleventh annual Oxford/Smithsonian Seminar, led by Smithsonian 

 Regent Jeannine Smith Clark, departed for England. 



September 16 



Demonstration: Five nationally recognized furniture makers demonstrated their 

 skills and special techniques in an all-day Smithsonian Resident Associate 

 Program seminar made possible by a grant from the Hechinger Foundation. 



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