On May 14, Russell Willis Taylor, President and CEO of National Arts Strategies, will be presenting a talk on the Art of Survival at the annual conference held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Other featured speakers will include Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve.
Russell’s remarks will look at new business models being developed by the nonprofit arts community, and how the arts have a role to play in helping cities redefine their identities and address the widening gap between rich and poor in the United States. In our new search for meaning following the economic downturn, she believes that the arts are an essential community compass.
