Beth Pickens

Bio

Beth Pickens is a Los Angeles-based consultant for artists and arts organizations. She is the author of the book Your Art Will Save Your Life (Feminist Press, 2018) and the pamphlets Making Art During Fascism and On Artists and Hopelessness. She provides career consultation, grant writing, fundraising, and financial, project, and strategic planning services for clients throughout the US. Before relocating to Los Angeles in 2014, she was based in San Francisco where she served as Senior Program Manager at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and Managing Director of both RADAR Productions and the Queer Cultural Center. She specializes in supporting queer and trans artists, women, and artists of color.