Life is not for beginners. With art– you never walk alone

Katti Hoflin – the hopeless case that nobody believed in. Today responsible for largest cultural budget in her country.

Katti will tell the story of her own life. And how she found hope to carry on through a series of events that alla had to do with art and creativity.

​Katti will also give examples of how Sweden works when it comes to public funding of the arts and libraries. It i s no coincidence that the very small, obscure country of Sweden has most no 1 Billboard hits per capita. The swedish model prioritizes children and young peoples acess to creativity. It is not wiewed as a cost – it’s an investment in the future.

Bio:

Katti Hoflin is director for cultural affairs in Region Västra Götaland. She is responsible for the largest cultural budget in sweden. Before this she has a broad experience from most parts of cultural life: She has worked as head of contemporary art venues, been City Librarian in Stockholm and experimented a lot with participatory methods for giving children power over their own library spaces. She has also worked for the swedish government as chair for a national reading delegation, aiming to give every child acess to the world of literature and a rich language. She is active in various boards and from the beginning she is a musician, composer and writer of childrens books. She also worked nearly 20 years within public service TV and radio in sweden as anchorwoman.

This talk is part of The 4th Annual Art Fort Lauderdale - "The Art Fair On The Water's "artDISCOURSE" series of artist talks taking place during Fort Lauderdale Art & Design Week with free admission made possible by our gracious host venue & partner The GALLERYone, A Doubletree Suites by Hilton. Art Fort Lauderdale produces this artDISCOURSE series to give our community front row access to brilliant minds in our backyard FOR FREE. Previous speakers have included Time Magazine 50 People Of The Year, Curator Of The Guggenheim Museum, VP Of Americans For The Arts, and MORE!

Location: GALLERYOne (Metropolitan Room)

Address: 2670 E Sunrise Blvd, Fort Lauderdale

Cost: FREE

​Time: 5:00pm

Feel free to e-mail info@artftlauderdale.com & evans@artftlauderdale.com with any questions!