
On Wednesday, February 12, 2025, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in partnership with Creatives Rebuild New York , will host a hybrid event highlighting how the creative community and its workforce can drive a healthy economy across New York state and the nation.
This event will feature presentations and discussions on creative financing of cultural spaces and businesses, policies such as portable benefits and worker cooperatives to support the creative workers, and more.
The event will be of interest to artists, researchers, nonprofit leaders, policymakers, and philanthropy.
In-person registration closes Monday, February 10.February 12, 2025
2:00pm-5:00pm
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Auditorium
33 Liberty Street
New York, NY
This event is open to the public.
This event is open to the media. All remarks are on the record, with the recording to be made available afterwards. For media inquiries, please contact Ellen Simon at Ellen.Simon@ny.frb.org .
Agenda
2:00pm-2:05pm |
Welcome Remarks
David Erickson, Head of Outreach & Education, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
2:05pm-2:20pm |
The State of the Creative Workforce
Maria Rosario Jackson, National Urban Planning and Cultural Policy Resource Sarah Calderon, Executive Director, Creatives Rebuild New York |
2:20pm-3:10pm |
Artists at Work in Communities
Moderator: Ascala Tsegaye, Former Senior Deputy Director, National Endowment for the Arts Asali DeVan Ecclesiastes, Executive Director, Ashé Cultural Arts Center Moy Eng, CEO Emeritus, Community Arts Stabilization Trust (CAST) Marissa Manitowabi, Master Culture Teacher, Stanley Huff Cultural Center at the Seneca Nation Kerry A. McLean, Vice President, Community Development, Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation (WHEDco) |
3:10pm-3:20pm |
Musical Performance
Chief Baba Neil Clarke, Master Percussionist and Educator |
3:20pm-3:35pm | BREAK |
3:35pm-4:05pm |
Unlocking the Creative Economy to Drive Economic Strength Moderator: Adam Davidson, Co-founder and Contributor, Planet Money Gustavo Herrera, CEO, Arts for LA and Member, California Creative Economy Workgroup Eli Dvorkin, Editorial & Policy Director, Center for an Urban Future |
4:05pm-4:55pm |
Innovation and the Future of the Creative Workforce
Moderator: Shelly Steward, Chief Research Officer, The Workers Lab Rafael Espinal, Executive Director, Freelancers Union Alia Jones-Harvey, Associate Commissioner of Workforce Development and Educational Initiatives, NYC Mayor’s Office of Media & Entertainment |
4:55pm-5:00pm |
Closing Remarks
Sarah Calderon, Executive Director, Creatives Rebuild New York |
