The WPA: When the Government Promoted Art,
Gave the Country Hope, and Defeated the Depression - Monday, February 6, 7 p.m. on Zoom. Zoom viewing available at the library.

In 1935 the United States Government initiated an ambitious employment and infrastructure
program known as the Works Progress Administration to contend with the bleakest years of the
Great Depression. Federal Project Number One, as its cultural division was known, employed
musicians, artists, writers, actors and directors in arts, drama, media, and literacy projects. This
talk will introduce you to some of the artists and their works that helped lift the nation out of
despair, launched many careers, and forged a lasting legacy.