3/24/2020
On March 24, Living New Deal Founder Gray Brechin will give a talk at the College of Environmental Design Archives, titled, “Megafollies: Past, Present, and Future.” Event details: Join the Environmental Design Archives for our last Gallery Talk this academic year with… read more
3/6/2020
Art and Activism: From the New Deal to the Green New Deal, An Exhibit of WPA and Contemporary Posters Fri., March 6, 6-8pm – Opening Reception Fri., March 13, 6pm, “Art and Activism, Posters as Tools of Social Change,” presented… read more
3/3/2020
Event Details: “Spectacular images of Coit Tower’s famous murals now grace the courtrooms of the U.S. District Court in San Francisco. Hallway display cases feature miniature reproductions, along with the story behind each mural and a biography of the artist… read more
2/22/2020
Tacoma Art Museum exhibit: Forgotten Stories: Northwest Public Art of the 1930s February 22 – August 16, 2020 Forgotten Stories: Northwest Public Art of the 1930s In the 1930s, government investment in public art and artists in the Northwest supported… read more
3/28/2020
Judith Kenny, Living New Deal National Associate, will speak at the Architectural Heritage Center in Portland OR on March 28, 2020. She will lecture on the New Deal and its impact on architecture and historic preservation in Portland. 03/28/2020 10:00… read more
1/25/2020
From January 25 – April 12, 2020 there will be a special exhibition at the The Bess Bower Dunn Museum in Libertyville, Illinois on the work of New Deal artist, Reima Ratti. The exhibit highlights the New Deal and the art of… read more
5/6/2020
Living New Deal Research Associate, Andrew Laverdiere, was invited to speak at the Westbrook Historical Society on May 6th, first Wednesday at 1:30 pm, in Westbrook, Maine. He will speak about the 1930’s Great Depression, President Franklin Roosevelt’s efforts at poverty relief in… read more
10/30/2019
The Green New Deal has raised hopes for a major push to address climate change and social injustice. Is it just pie in the sky? Not at all. The original New Deal of the 1930s brought a revolution in conservation… read more
11/6/2019
“Celebrating the East Bay Regional Park District’s 85th Anniversary: Honoring Our Founders” Gray Brechin will talk about architect Herbert Maier and the Civilian Conservation Corps contributions to our national, state, and regional parks systems. Event details: November 6, 6:00 PM… read more
11/8/2019
On November 8, the Mechanics’ Institute will hold a talk titled, “The Waterboys: O’Shaughnessy, Mulholland, and the Delivery of ‘Liquid Gold’” with Gray Brechin and Myles Dungan. One of California’s leading historians and activists, Gray Brechin (Imperial San Francisco) on… read more
Check out our latest map and guide to the work of the New Deal in Washington, D.C. It includes 500 New Deal sites in the District alone, highlighting 34 notable sites, and includes an inset map of the area around the National Mall which can be used for self-guided walking tours.
Take a look at our previous guides, equally comprehensive, covering key New Deal sites in San Francisco and New York City.
