As part of her national book tour for Last Artist Standing: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life Over 50, Sharon Louden convenes a panel of artists and cultural leaders to explore what it takes to sustain a creative life today. The conversation will touch on resilience, the many roles artists play in society, and the importance of community and collaboration in shaping long-term practices.
The evening will conclude with an audience Q&A and book signing.
About the Artist:
Sharon Louden wears many interchangeable hats: artist, educator, advocate, consultant, community builder, founder and director of the Institute for Sustained Creativity, and editor of the Living and Sustaining a Creative Life series of books. As a changemaker, Louden amplifies unheard voices and advances meaningful opportunities for artists across all disciplines toward sustaining their creative lives.
As an artist, her work has evolved from using writing as a medium, to figuration then abstraction through her paintings and drawings, to creating many physical environments that involve an inclusive advocacy using a varied range of media.
A visionary leader with decades of experience in academia, Louden is also a committed connector—bridging communities and catalyzing change, particularly on behalf of underserved artists within institutional structures. She is a skilled collaborator, bringing together siloed stakeholders from the nonprofit and business sectors to spark dialogue and drive collective progress. All of her work—no matter the form—is rooted in her active creative practice as a working artist.
For complete Biography: Sharon Louden
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