Joe T. speaks on a panel Inequities in the Arts: Genre, Tradition, Heritage, and Legacy

This is an excerpt from our founder Joe Tolbert Jr.’s participation on a panel for the Diversity in Arts Leadership (DIAL) Fellowship Program. The DIAL Fellowship Program is a partnership between Americans for the Arts, Metro Arts: Nashville, and New Jersey State Council on the Arts. He was joined on the panel by Alex Gibson, Executive Director of Appalshop and Leo Vasquez, Founding Director of the National Consortium of Creative Placemaking. Their words have been edited out due to lack of permission to share their words.