ArtDesk Conversations, an interactive series where great thinkers and doers have come together for engaged dialogue since 2015, has a full slate of upcoming speakers.
ArtDesk Conversations will take place throughout the Green Box Arts Festival at Church of the Wildwood in Green Mountain Falls, Colorado, from July 4–19, 2026:
July 5, 12 p.m. | Festival visual artists Billy Joe Miller and Shannon Mello, in conversation with Dr. José Antonio Arellano, associate professor of English at the Air Force Academy.
July 10, 12 p.m. | Naturalist and author of How to Love a Forest, Ethan Tapper, moderated by Kelley Barnes, executive director of Kirkpatrick Foundation.
July 12, 12 p.m. | Robert K. Meya, general director of the Santa Fe Opera, in conversation with Christian Keesee, ArtDesk publisher and co-founder and president of Green Box.
The Oklahoma Contemporary Art Reference Library in Oklahoma City will host ArtDesk Conversations at libraries in the city’s metro area:
July 19, 2 p.m. | The Uniqueness of Light, a conversation featuring artist Chad Mount; Meagan Robson, collections manager for the Thoma Foundation; and Trent Riley, executive director of Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, will take place at the Belle Isle Library.
October 18, 2 p.m. | The Intersection of Art and Dance, featuring choreographer Hui Cha Poos; visual artist Denise Duong; and Francis Pitts, executive director of Metropolitan School of Dance; will be moderated by Larry Keigwin at the Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library.