The conference is a space where publicly engaged artists, designers, scholars, students and culture workers come together for a three-day immersive experience. The 2017 conference will feature an opening plenary session celebrating IA’s new partnership with UC Davis, a plenary session led by Randy Martin Spirit Award recipient and 2016 MacArthur Fellow Anne Basting, and site specific workshops led by leaders at sites in the host region where people are engaged in robust cultural organizing and transformative action.