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Seize the Day

Three ways to get out of the recession-infected artist rut.

Dr. King continues to inspire opportunities for artists to make social change.

By JASMINE MAHMOUD | July 23, 2009

From time to time, we get emails announcing opportunities for artists to do some cool, politically-minded stuff. At this time—with high unemployment rates, and the minimum wage still lower than 1950s levels—opportunities like the following are welcome reassurances to the recession-infected artist that somewhere there is a needed, welcome and powerful place for us.