NEW YORK – On Friday, November 20, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in partnership with the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, will be hosting an event focused on the role of artists in building an equitable economy and their influence on community health and wellbeing.
The event will feature discussions with and about artists as catalysts of change in communities, as well as academics who will provide research on the connection between arts and health. Additionally, leaders from the community development and healthcare sectors will discuss the contributions of artists and how investments in artists and arts-programming support community building and facilitate change.
The event is open to the public and the press, though space is limited. Members of the press who wish to attend should contact Andrea Priest at andrea.priest@ny.frb.org to RSVP. For more information on the event, including an agenda and list of speakers, see link.
