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# Brooklyn Public Library Presents a Congress on Art & Life
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/brooklyn-public-library-presents-art-and-society-census-2021-congress/
- Published: 2021-06-09T18:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T15:11:07.000Z
- Description: Organizers and participants in the Art & Society Census will discuss the project’s results and the changes the public wants in US arts and culture.
- Author: Brooklyn Public Library
- Tags: Announcement, Brooklyn Public Library, Event Announcement, Sponsored, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-large, #Import 2025-11-24 09:11 (2021, 2022, part 1)

> *“First the plague, then the renaissance!”* 
>  
> *— Kelsey, Art & Society Census participant*

You spoke and we listened. From 6–7:30pm (EDT) on Tuesday, June 22, the Brooklyn Public Library and curator Laura Raicovich will present a [culminating event](https://bit.ly/3z9GYx1?ref=hyperallergic.com) to announce the results of the Art & Society Census, and discuss the changes that a broad cross-section of the public wants to see in arts and culture in the United States. 

This virtual assembly brings together the work of participants and organizers of the [Art & Society Census](https://bit.ly/2Sb3Yex?ref=hyperallergic.com), a project which first surveyed people from across New York City and the US, then developed a series of focused working groups dedicated to reimagining cultural encounters, funding, and the ways in which art intersects with our everyday lives.

Catalyzed by a pandemic and urgent calls for social justice and reform, the Congress on Art & Life will share the *Proclamation on Life & Art*, a document synthesized from conversations between the leaders and members of the public working groups. During the event, organizers will listen to the desires articulated in the *Proclamation* and examine the critical demands and imagined possibilities for cultural and civic change.

The event will be held online, streamed, and will include a Q&A session.

**To register for the Congress on Art & Life, visit** [**bklynlibrary.org**](https://bit.ly/3z9GYx1?ref=hyperallergic.com)**.**

*Art & Society Census is funded by the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation’s Innovation Fund.*