During the Great Depression, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was the most expansive New Deal agency, putting millions of Americans to work on public projects. A branch of the WPA called the Federal Art Project supported artists by commissioning them to make public art. In the absence of an official WPA or Federal Art Project in today’s Great Recession, how are you putting yourself to work as an artist? The exhibition is open to all artists, and we welcome submissions in all media. We especially encourage the young and unemployed to submit. Selections will be conducted by the Recession Art Jury. Works Progress: A Recession Art Show will be held in April 2010 at The Invisible Dog in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn. Past Recession Artists have gone on to have group shows in Germany, residencies in Brooklyn, and features on NPR. Entry fee.

How to Submit:

http://recessionartshows.com/submit