Business of Art with Jason 'Swat' Talbot

Thursday, November 12, 2026 · 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Central Library in Copley Square — 700 Boylston St., Boston, MA

The Kirstein Business Library & Innovation Center (KBLIC) is excited to host Jason 'Swat' Talbot as a speaker in the ongoing Business of Art series. In this session, Jason will lead discussion on: Creative career pathways Youth art enterprise Public art Building long-term creative connections As a Co-Founder and Director of Partnerships and Engagement at Artists for Humanity (AFH), Jason creates opportunities to engage teen artists and their artistic mentors across AFH’s 7 studios. He has worked for 30+ years to advance AFH’s programmatic goals while building long-term creative connections. An accomplished multi-media artist, Jason has produced art installations all around Boston. His accolades include being certified by the Institute for Nonprofit Practice as part of the Class of 2024; attending the Arts & Cultural Organization Management Program at the Harvard Business School in 2021; being named a member of 2014’s Top 40 Under 40 by the Boston Business Journal; receiving the 2013 Mentor of the Year Award from Youth Design; being an Emerging Leader in Bank of America’s Neighborhood Builders Program in 2012; participating in the 2009 Cohort of the Emerging Leaders Program at The…