Art Works: A Portrait of the Artist in a Starving Economy

Tuesday, November 10, 2009
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with a networking reception to follow
Ned Devine’s Faneuil Hall Marketplace
Quincy Market Building
Boston, MA

Click below to RSVP or call 617.742.6800 ext. 131.

It's never easy to make money by making art, but a recession poses particular challenges for the local artistic community. How are local galleries, theater companies and musicians adapting to today's economic realities? In the last Real Talk for 2009, panelists from across the Bay State's small artistic organizations talk about what works, what doesn't, and what Massachusetts needs to do to keep the arts flourishing.

Panelists are:
--Julie Crites, Director of Program Planning, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
--Michelle Hoover, Editor & Novelist, Boston University & Grub Street Inc.
--Janelle Gilchrist, Dance Company Manager, BalletRox
--Jeffrey Poulos, Executive Director, StageSource
--Ned Wellbery (Leedz), CEO, Leedz Edutainment

The discussion will be moderated by LZ Nunn, Director of COOL/Cultural Affairs & Special Events for the City of Lowell.
RealTalk is MassINC's series of events especially targeted to 20-40 year olds who are interested in public policy and civic engagement.

RealTalk is generously sponsored by the State Street Corporation and Zipcar.

Outreach partners: Artist’s Resource Center at the School of the Museum of Fine Art, The Boston Conservatory, Emerson College Career Services, Grub Street Inc, Massachusetts
Campus Compact, Neighbors for Neighbors

The Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth, 18 Tremont Street, Suite 1120, Boston, MA 02108-2301.