"The Work of Art: The Federal Art Project, 1935–1943" presents a remarkable group of artworks that reflect the creative efforts of artists working under difficult circumstances. During the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal initiated a series of nationwide support programs for the visual arts. The largest and most ambitious program, the Works Progress Administration, put more than 10,000 artists to work. This exhibition draws from the particular makeup of the WPA’s Federal Art Project collection at SLAM to examine how art works to bridge communities near and far. Celebrate the opening with drinks from a cash-bar in Sculpture Hall.