Behind the Stream: How UT Scholars Are Rethinking Music, Labor & Artist Sustainability - Part 2
Behind the Stream: How UT Scholars Are Rethinking Music, Labor & Artist Sustainability
📅 Wednesday, February 11th | 6–8 PM
📍 Capital Factory – ACL Room, 16th Floor
**This is a two-part series.**
Part 2: Feb. 11th, 2026 · Capital Factory in Austin, TX · ACL Room, 16th floor
Part Two centers Austin itself, a global “music city” grappling with the realities of artist precarity.
This Town Hall highlights research connected to the Support Austin Musicians project and broader scholarship on music, labor, and cultural policy. Professors Moore and Carson will examine how local economies, institutions, and public policy shape musicians’ livelihoods and what cities like Austin must do to truly support their creative communities.
Robin Moore - Professor of Ethnomusicology, Butler School of Music, The University of Texas at Austin; specializing in Latin American music, cultural policy, & music & society
Charles Carson - Associate Professor of Musicology and Editor of the Journal of the Society for American Music, Butler School of Music, UT Austin
For more information about research conducted by these professors on the challenges Austin musicians face, visit SupportAustinMusicians.org
This event is free and open to the public.
Because when artists prosper, culture thrives.
Logistical Details
Parking Discount: Park in the Omni Hotel garage below Capital Factory and pick up a voucher at the event for a reduced $8 fee.
Location: ACL Room – 16th Floor, Capital Factory
701 Brazos St, Austin, TX 78701
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