Federal Art Project (FAP) was founded in 1935 to offer work assistance for artists in different media with varying levels of experience. Holger Cahill, a curator and folk art professional, was chosen as the program's director. Similar to other Federal cultural projects of that time, the program aimed to bring artists and art into the daily lives of communities all through the U.S. via community exhibitions, classes, and art centers (LOC, n.d.).
In the U.S., FAP existed in the forty-eight states. Its main outreach program was in art education for kids. The Federal Art Project maintained not less than 100 community centers across the country, managed art programs, and also conducted art exhibitions for the works generated by both kids and grownups. There was the production of numerous prints, posters, paintings, sculptures, and murals under this program, which were in turn given to libraries, galleries, schools as well as other institutions. These programs generated admiration and a new awareness for the American art and even offered jobs for the poor artists. The Second World War brought its end as efforts became concentrated on the war (Wilkinson, 2011).
FAP had two objectives: (1) To offer artworks for non-federal public buildings and (2) To offer jobs for the unemployed artists on relief rolls (Wilkinson,...
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