This project was directed by Holger Cahill, and in 1936 employment peaked at over 5,300 artists. The Arts Service Division created illustrations and posters for the WPA writers, musicians, and theaters. The Exhibition Division had public exhibitions of artwork from the WPA, and artists from the Art Teaching Division were employed in settlement houses and community centers to give classes to an estimated 50,000 children and adults. They set up over 100 art centers around the country that served an estimated eight million individuals.
This project was directed by Holger Cahill and in 1936 employment peaked at over 5300 artists The Arts Service Division created illustrations and posters for the WPA writers musicians and theaters The Exhibition Division had public exhibitions of artwork from the WPA and artists from the Art Teaching Division were employed in settlement houses and community centers to give classes to an estimated 50000 children and adults They set up over 100 art centers around the country that served an estimated eight million individuals