What's it like for people of color working in arts organizations? Real Talk builds off input from PEAL (Portland Emerging Arts Leaders) Equity Committee's last event, Why Are the Arts So White?: A Think Tank on Racial Equity in the Arts by featuring stories from arts administrators of color. Focusing on personal accounts of hiring, applying for work, job interviews, retention, and leaving as they relate to being a person of color in the field of arts administration, these stories will be read aloud to prompt discussion and brainstorm strategies for creating people of color-friendly arts organizations.

Register for Real Talk through Eventbrite here: http://tinyurl.com/RealTalkEvent

$5 suggested donation. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Doors open at 6pm, and the event begins at 6:30pm. Light refreshments will be provided.


Have a story to share? PEAL is collecting stories from people of color who work or have worked in an arts organization at http://tinyurl.com/PEALrealtalk.

3-5 stories will be selected to be read at Real Talk. All stories will be archived as part of a permanent blog at pealrealtalk.tumblr.com.