Jobs for Artists - panel discussion
LaborFest Presents:
Jobs for Artists! Building Movement for a New Deal for the Arts in the 21st Century
A panel discussion on the legacy of federal jobs programs for artists and writers, such as the Depression-era Works Progress Administration and the 1970s CETA program, and reports on current grassroots efforts to promote federal funding for arts jobs today. Featuring Gray Brechin, New Deal historian, UC Berkeley, Jeff Chang, hip-hop journalist and arts activist, and Arlene Goldbard, co-organizer of a May 2009 White House briefing on community arts and national recovery. With short readings and performances honoring the great work of WPA-sponsored artists and writers.
Tuesday July 7
Audre Lorde Room 7-9pm
Women's Building
3543 18th St. San Francisco, CA 94110
$5-10 (no one turned away for luck of funds)
For more info: www.laborfest.net | 415-710-0187
Jobs for Artists! Building Movement for a New Deal for the Arts in the 21st Century
A panel discussion on the legacy of federal jobs programs for artists and writers, such as the Depression-era Works Progress Administration and the 1970s CETA program, and reports on current grassroots efforts to promote federal funding for arts jobs today. Featuring Gray Brechin, New Deal historian, UC Berkeley, Jeff Chang, hip-hop journalist and arts activist, and Arlene Goldbard, co-organizer of a May 2009 White House briefing on community arts and national recovery. With short readings and performances honoring the great work of WPA-sponsored artists and writers.
Tuesday July 7
Audre Lorde Room 7-9pm
Women's Building
3543 18th St. San Francisco, CA 94110
$5-10 (no one turned away for luck of funds)
For more info: www.laborfest.net | 415-710-0187
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