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Creative Strategies: Past, Present and Future
Creative Strategies: Past, Present and Future
Panel Discussion and Reception
Creative Philadelphia Art Gallery, Room 116
In conjunction with the exhibition, “A Federal Job in the Arts: CETA and Philadelphia in the 1970s,” this panel will consider the history of how artists worked under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act; assess the current state of funding for the arts and the challenges involved; and imagine alternative approaches for employing artists in the future.
Panelists:
• Anne Edmunds, Director of Brandywine Workshop’s CETA-funded Visual Artists in Public Service (VAPS) program, 1977-80
• Valerie Gay, Chief Cultural Officer, and Executive Director of Creative Philadelphia
• Isaiah Thomas, City Council Member at Large and Majority Whip; advocate for the arts
Moderator:
• Virginia Maksymowicz, former CETA artist, co-coordinator of the CETA Arts Legacy Project, and co-curator of “A Federal Job in the Arts” exhibition.
Enter City Hall through the NE Visitor’s Entrance. Arrive early to go through security.