The arts sector, like many others, was hit particularly hard by the pandemic. Unemployment in the sector was (and continues to be) quite high with estimates placing it at 2x the national (overall) unemployment rate. *

Twice before—in the 1930s and the 1970s —the U.S. put thousands of artists and creative workers to work in strengthening cultural infrastructure and social fabric, giving all Americans access to social goods that the marketplace deems a privilege for those who can afford them: theater, music, film, visual arts, parks and amphitheaters, cultural preservation, and much more. 

Let's urge this to happen again, helping to promote the arts as well as to curb unemployment in the arts sector. Consider adding your name in support of urging the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture to take steps similar to those in the past 👉 https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/usdac-platform-submission

*: SMU DataArts
📸: Invaluable, Martha Cooper