A Conversation with Sharon Louden
Join DiverseWorks, Archway Gallery, and the Jung Center for a conversation with Sharon Louden, artist and author of Last Artist Standing: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life Over 50, a book of interviews with artists offering models of resilience and ingenuity, as well as pragmatic solutions. Centered on “Last Artist Standing”, this forum explores how artists can sustain their lives, especially in uncertain times. We’ll share paths to sustainability, resilience, and intergenerational collaboration. Audience participation is encouraged to generate pragmatic solutions in a collective, inclusive conversation.
Sharon Louden is a visionary leader with decades of experience across arts sectors. She wears many interchangeable hats: artist, educator, advocate, consultant, community builder, and editor of the Living and Sustaining a Creative Life series of books. As the founder and director of the Institute for Sustained Creativity, Louden amplifies creative voices and advances meaningful opportunities for artists — particularly those who are underserved and underseen — across all disciplines to help sustain their creative lives.
