Our Virtual Symposium ends with a vibrant panel on mutual aid moderated by Alicia Grullón and featuring artists Lizania Cruz, Janine Renee Cunningham, Francheska Alcántara, and Laura Anderson Barbata.
The panel looks at how artists have been working and organizing around mutual aid efforts in New York City since the COVID pandemic hit. Much of the work occurring has involved artists and cultural workers alongside residents, activists, and organizers to alleviate the stress and distress people in the city are experiencing. Some artists are directly on the ground serving food and providing PPE while others are helping promote grassroots work in IBPOC communities in the city, nation or internationally. Oftentimes these initiatives have been the only reliable form of assistance many people in need have received. The Art of Caring takes a moment to talk to a small group of artists based NYC working in some of these networks since March.
