How does a hardworking artist become an economically thriving one? In today’s art world, talent alone is rarely enough. Without sufficient financial support, most artists will struggle to get ahead—or even stay afloat—but direct funding for the arts is getting increasingly harder to come by. In 2014, individual artists received. . .
Last month, our country lost one of its great thinkers and activists for a just and equitable society. We join friends and colleagues in Detroit and across the nation in mourning the loss of Grace Lee Boggs who passed away on October 5. She was and will live on as. . .
“The Academy has strongly shaped my present life and my plans. I am retiring next week and I will immediately become a full-time violin major at college.” BSO Academy Violinist, 65 years old A senior myself, I am acutely aware of the importance of music in helping me to stay. . .
It is past time to put the arts into action for every child in this country. If we are serious about equipping our kids with the tools they need to be successful in the future, let’s prove it by systematically and completely addressing the inequities that exist in our schools. . .
On November 4, arts and business leaders from all over the US commended twelve exceptional businesses for their commitment to the arts at the BCA 10 awards in New York City. Now that the awards are over, the black ties have come off and the awardees have returned to their. . .
After attending my first NAMP conference, I realize the landscape of arts marketing has changed immeasurably over the last five years, primarily due to the economy and technological advances. It’s been rough for many of us. However, over the course of the conference, I’ve learned about the many ways arts. . .
Whenever my mother or some other evolved being tells me “a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” I have to stop myself from shaking them by the shoulders and saying, “OK fine! You sit next to a screaming child on a plane. And you’re right, my journey. . .
Like many before me and many to come, I came to Silicon Valley for the Chips — specifically, Chip Heath, co-author of Made to Stick and Switch, and one of my heroes Chip Conley, owner of Joie de Vivre hotels (who I actually admitted to having a brain crush on. . .
When Pericles convinced his fellow Athenians to build the Parthenon in 447 BC, he shared a vision that would reflect the magnificence of Athens and be a monument to democracy. He also knew it would be a post-war economic driver that would put thousands of citizens to work and attract. . .
This is the third post in the series The Impact of COVID-19 on Intentionally Marginalized Artists and Creative Workers. Read the introduction post here. As we continue to report on the dire impact that COVID-19 has had on the arts and cultural sector, one question that frequently comes up at Americans for the. . .