CETA Artists Project (NYC)

rdf:langString CETA Artists Project (NYC)

rdf:langString Comprehensive Employment and Training Act

rdf:langString Senator Gaylord Nelson

rdf:langString artist relief, art jobs program, federal artist employment, public art

rdf:langString U.S. Congress

rdf:langString Cultural Council Foundation Artists Project

rdf:langString CETA Artists Project

rdf:langString repealed

rdf:langString President Richard Nixon

rdf:langString CETA Artists Project (1977–1980) in New York City employed approximately 500 accomplished but underemployed artists in five programs, the largest of which (employing 325 artists and 32 administrators during its second year) was the Cultural Council Foundation (CCF) Artists Project. The project was funded under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) (1974–80) when more than 10,000 artists – visual, performing, and literary – were employed nationally. This was the largest number of artists supported by Federal funding since the Works Progress Administration of the 1930s. In New York City, the artists were placed with hundreds of community sponsors for whom they taught classes, led workshops, developed public artworks, gave musical and theatrical performances, and performed community documentation. In exchange, they received a generous salary, benefits, and one day per week to work in their studio or on independent creative projects. Many of the participating artists — and project administrators — went on to successful careers in the arts after CETA funding cutbacks forced the termination of the project in 1980.

rdf:langString NYC Cultural Council Foundation and NYC Department of Cultural Affairs

rdf:langString S. 1559, the Job Training and Community Services Act

rdf:langString Pub. L. 93-203 Job Training and Community Services Act

rdf:langString President Ronald Reagan