Heitz's film documents the history of murals painted for Kansas post offices as part of New Deal arts programs. Join her after the screening for a conversation about the murals' historic and contemporary significance. Heitz is a lecturer at the Kansas City Art Institute. A New Deal for Public Art in a Free State is a film by Clio's Scroll Productions LLC in conjunction with the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery and funded by a grant from Humanities Kansas. Kara Heitz is a lecturer in History in the department of Liberal Arts at Kansas City Art Institute.