The Committee on Small Business will hold a remote hearing titled: "The Power, Peril, and Promise of the Creative Economy." The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 via Zoom. Witnesses include Carson Elrod, Co-Founder & Co-Leader, Be An #ArtsHero; Nataki Garrett, Artistic Director, Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Sandra Karas, Secretary-Treasurer, Actors' Equity Association; and Raeanne Presley, Co-Owner, Presleys' Country Jubilee (Presleys' Theater) on behalf of the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA). More information can be found on the Committee Website.
The Hearing was requested by Be An #ArtsHero which has created a Toolkit which outlines opportunities for arts organizations and arts workers to participate in the Hearing, provide written testimony and support this work.