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SUMMARY:Beth Pickens on Your Art Will Save Your Life
DESCRIPTION:Come to Book Culture LIC as Beth Pickens discusses her new book Your Art Will Save Your Life on Wednesday\, April 11th at 7pm! Beth will be joined in conversation by Aminatou Sow. \nAs a teenager visiting the Andy Warhol Museum\, Beth Pickens realized the importance of making art. As an adult\, she has dedicated her life to empowering working artists. Intimate yet practical\, Your Art Will Save Your Life helps artists build a sustainable practice while navigating the world of MFAs\, residencies\, and institutional funding. \nBeth Pickens is a Los Angeles-based consultant for artists and arts organizations. She provides career consultation\, grant writing\, fundraising\, and financial\, project\, and strategic planning services for clients across the US. Before relocating to Los Angeles in 2014\, Pickens was based in San Francisco and served as Senior Program Manager at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and Managing Director of both RADAR Productions and the Queer Cultural Center. \nAminatou Sow is founder of Tech LadyMafia\, a group that increases opportunities for women in Tech\, and the co-host of Call Your Girlfriend\, a podcast that tackles the intricacies of pop culture and the latest in politics every single week. A digital strategist and writer\, she was named one of Forbes 30 Under 30 in Tech. She is also a member of the Sundance Institute Director’s Advisory Group and previously led Social Impact Marketing at Google. She lives in Brooklyn. \n
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LOCATION:Book Culture LIC\, 26-09 Jackson Avenue\, Long Island City\, NY\, 11101\, United States
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