The Artist's Congress

The Artists' Congress was developed by Diane Vivona, former Director of The Field. The program was a forum where performing artists could speak freely about their concerns and initiate dialogue and action in the performing arts community. The project was sponsored by The Field, in association with New York Foundation for the Arts, but was driven by artists. Any interested performing artist could participate, and dialogue included various members of the performing arts community, including funders, presenters, administrators, critics, politicians, philanthropists, and audiences.

At the annual meeting, the Artist Representatives presented their collective findings. By bringing artists and members of the arts community together to discuss current issues, the Artists' Congress created a forum for ongoing communication that supports the various perspectives of the arts community, acknowledge needs, shift models, and facilitates further action.

Currently, the Artists' Congress is on hiatus. To learn more about past Artists' Congress process and findings, please download the 2003 Artists' Congress report regarding that year's focus on funding, or the 2004 Artists' Congress report about Arts Service Organizations.