Internationally recognized artist Jenny Marketou, Washington DC–based artists Patrick McDonough and Jeff Spaulding, and artist and editor Sharon Louden discuss the issues behind Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Essays by 40 Working Artists, a new book examining how artists juggle their creative lives with the everyday needs of making a living. This special event is sponsored and co-organized by Curator’s Office and American University’s Studio Art Program.

Curators In Conversation: Re-viewing Contexts For Folk and Outside Art

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