ARTISTS FOR UNDERSTANDING (A4U) [THE CHAIR ACTION GRANT SUPPORTS NYPL'S COLLABORATION WITH ARTISTS FOR UNDERSTANDING TO HOST TWO EVENTS AT THE LIBRARY IN 2024 AND 2025. THE FIRST CONVENED INVITED PARTICIPANTS FROM A WIDE RANGE OF CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS AND PRACTICES FOR A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION, WORKSHOP, AND LEARNING SESSION WITH THE GOAL OF LAUNCHING ARTISTS FOR UNDERSTANDING?S INITIATIVE AND FOSTERING A NETWORK FOR FUTURE PROGRAMS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. THE SECOND EVENT WILL BUILD UPON THE FIRST THROUGH A PUBLIC PROGRAM THAT WILL BE A CENTERPIECE OF LIVE FROM NYPL?S SPRING SEASON. WHILE THE CONTENT AND THEME HAS NOT BEEN FINALIZED, LIVE?S PROGRAMMING FREQUENTLY ADDRESSES ISSUES LIKE RACISM, BIAS, AND OTHER FORMS OF HATE, AND SHARES A4U?S BELIEF IN THE POWER OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES TO COUNTER THESE FORCES. LIVE OFTEN ENRICHES ITS CONVERSATIONS WITH ONE-NIGHT-ONLY DISPLAYS FROM THE LIBRARY?S ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS, AND ITEMS FROM OUR JUDAICA AND ISLAM/MIDDLE EASTERN COLLECTIONS MAY BE INCORPORATED.]