The Aspen Arts Strategy Group, a program of the Aspen Institute Arts Program supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, convenes 30 artists, policymakers and arts administrators to tackle issues facing the arts sector, and to develop strategies on how the arts and artists can contribute to the challenges facing society through roundtable discussions, working-groups and presentations. The closed-door sessions – taking place over two days in New York City, on October 2nd and 3rd – aim to build templates for engagement, collaboration and coordination amongst artists, institutions and administrators, in realms from education to healthcare and diplomacy.