Ryan Prior, CNN Artists may need a Depression-era jobs program today. As the coronavirus pandemic drastically undermines the economy, arts administrator Deana Haggag finds herself in brand new territory.
Stephen Gottlieb: What Lessons Will We Learn? I’d like to look beyond this epidemic, beyond the people telecomputing and those taking bicycles to work instead of busses, beyond our fears of going to meetings to see and greet each other and work together, beyond elbow bumps at funerals as I had to recently, and think
We are excited recipients of a $750,000 grant
from the Mellon Foundation, the nation’s
largest supporter of the arts and humanities.
“The Mellon Foundation’s support is a transformative catalyst for the Frances Perkins Center.” – Giovanna
To appreciate thoroughly the life and
accomplishments of Frances Perkins, a great agent
of social change who served as Secretary of Labor
throughout FDR’s tenure, requires recognizing that
faith was the foundation of who she was and all that
she did.
At its annual meeting on January 26,
the FPC Board elected member Keith
Mestrich as its new Chair.