【Zoom活动】 缺“艺“不可，8月30日（周二）晚上19：30

艺术家是社会里不可或缺的一员。本讲座将分享有关美国艺术家和创意工作者支持系统的信息。讲座将重点介绍艺术家作为个体如何努力使他们的社区变得更好，连接人群，并且保护和延续文化传统。本讲座还将概述美国的艺术以及美国对艺术的各种资助和支持方式。

Artists are Essential: This presentation will share information about the systems of support for artists and creative workers in the U.S. The presentation will focus on the ways that individual artists are working to make their communities better, to connect people to one another and preserve and continue cultural traditions. This presentation will also give an overview of the arts in the United States and the various ways that the arts are funded and supported in the U.S.

劳拉·扎贝尔是“艺术跳板”的执行董事。这是一个由艺术家经营的经济和社区发展机构。该机构提供项目帮助艺术家谋生和维持生活，并帮助社区与艺术家的创造力相连接。艺术跳板（“跳板”）是全国公认的艺术家为主导的社区发展、创意场所建设和跨部门合作方面的领导者。跳板的工作已被《纽约时报》、公共广播服务、《华尔街日报》、《斯坦福社会创新评论》和《卫报》报道，每年直接影响25,000多位艺术家。通过免费工具包、培训和资源，跳板的项目已经在美国和国际上的100 多个社区中被复制。

Laura Zabel is the Executive Director of Springboard for the Arts, an economic and community development agency run by and for artists. Springboard provides programs that help artists make a living and a life, and programs that help communities connect to the creative power of artists. Springboard is a nationally recognized leader in artist-led community development, creative placemaking and cross-sector collaboration. Springboard’s work has been featured by the New York Times, PBS, Wall Street Journal, Stanford Social Innovation Review and The Guardian and directly impacts over 25,000 artists each year. Through their free toolkits, training and resources Springboard’s programs have been replicated in over 100 communities across the U.S. and internationally.

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活动注意事项

· 这个活动是非正式活动。Please remember this program is off-the-record.

· 为了让大家可以更好的讨论和分享观点，请不要录音录像。There should be no video or audio recordings—this allows people to be more comfortable sharing their opinions.

· 演讲人的观点/研究仅代表本人，并不代表美国政府。The presenter’s views/research are their own and do not represent the USG.

· 欢迎大家提问，活动过程中请把问题发在对话框内，主持人将收集问题并发送给嘉宾。We welcome your questions. To limit technical difficulties on the virtual call, please type your questions in the chat box, and our moderator will ask your questions to the speaker directly.