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Economic Revitalization for Performing Artists (ERPA)
TOWN HALL: Survive vs. Thrive
Monday, June 23, 7pm, The FAR Space
How can artists make their best work and afford to live in New York City without collapsing from exhaustion? How can companies grow when funding is dwindling? Join us for a community discussion with veteran entrepreneurs and nonprofit arts leaders. Learn about ERPA: The Field’s two-year entrepreneurial lab and regrant opportunity that addresses the systemic challenges that stand in the way of the financial health and stability of New York performing artists. Spread the word and let your voice be heard!
This event is free. Please RSVP here.
ERPA is funded by the generosity of an inaugural award from the Rockefeller Foundation’s 2008 New York City Cultural Innovation Fund.
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. |
Artist: Erik Sanko
Photo: Erik Sanko
Website: www.eriksanko.com
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