What an amazing conversation between Artistic Director, Kathy Schuman, and Aaron Dworkin for Arts Engines!
Excited for this week's episode of my show Arts Engines with Kathy Schuman, Vice President & Artistic Director of the Caramoor Center, as she talks about the importance of setting when presenting the arts! https://lnkd.in/eMH7tHhM
At the suggestion of LinkedIn algorithms I am turning this comment into a post and coming out here about how much i am struggling to survive as an artist. I am on the hunt for a 3 day a week properly paid job - as an account manager / consultant / project manager - so i can actually breathe again - and finish my phd: I am seeking a corporate job (if anyone knows of one here please get in touch!). I'm poorer now than I was at 23. The university system used to offer support to artists as lecturers but that is also now a rare thing - most of us are runnning from uni to uni, teaching bits here and there, with no pay over the holidays. I literally don't see any way it is going to improve. Especially for artists (like me) who rarely sell object based works it feels increasingly impossible to scrape together even the basic living. My tax returns are utterly depressing. The paperwork you have to do for each tiny job is yet more unpaid labour. After 22 years of making and curating and teaching art you'd think I may have cracked it by now - but no. And then there are feelings of shame / failure alongside the stress of not knowing how to get through the month. There needs to be much much more transparency on what artists are being paid for things. Sharing events/exhibitions/workshops on Instagram (or here) looks like success. But if there were a fee included as part of that post's info we would see a different story. I did have one well paid gig last week. But everything else is piecemeal. It's utterly depresssing for the arts in this country and for all who benefit and enjoy it. Any leads on any jobs please get in touch! Based in London or Felixstowe/Suffolk or remote.
“All too often, working-class children are not provided the same access to the arts. The arts have been treated as a luxury, rather than a necessity, for far too long.” Imelda Staunton has ‘had enough’ of unequal access to the arts, and so have we. https://lnkd.in/eXmUZGJq
This webinar was so much fun to moderate! Can you tell what painting they're discussing based on this short clip??
Witness three panelists contemplate a beautiful work of art on our recent webinar with R. R. Jared Staudt, PhD, Dr. Steven Cortright, and Mr. Brian Fink The panelists did not know what work they were contemplating until they encountered it during the webinar. In this particular clip, they are discussing what they remember noticing just moments before when it was first revealed. Enjoy this clip and watch the whole video on Youtube: https://lnkd.in/eW72askd
Perspective in Visual Arts In the spring of 2023, I was honored to be part of the Tedx Vail Youth presentation on Perspective. “Perspective” has two definitions; one emotional and one is rules-based. Both the emotional viewpoint of art and the rules are covered in this short video. Learn my shortcut for applying the Golden Ratio to create perspective lines and focal points. More stories here: https://lnkd.in/g8K45B-i https://lnkd.in/gwNEszKY
Exposure to art, culture, nature and heritage broadens children's horizons and encourages them to think outside of their immediate circumstances, but the number of students given the opportunity to pursue these interests to GCSE and A-level is dropping significantly year-on-year. Since 2010, participation in arts subjects at GCSE level has dropped by 47%. There are challenges for schools facilitating meaningful access, especially through trips and visitors into school (including financial, time constraints, low staffing levels). On a personal note, I would love to see schools risk assessing for school trips / visitors into school not just by looking at the potential risks of doing *a thing*, but at the potential (though often less immediate) risks of NOT doing it.
“All too often, working-class children are not provided the same access to the arts. The arts have been treated as a luxury, rather than a necessity, for far too long.” Imelda Staunton has ‘had enough’ of unequal access to the arts, and so have we. https://lnkd.in/eXmUZGJq
Celebrate the joy of art and entertainment with this captivating blog post! Explore the vibrancy and creativity behind the scenes of Anondo Uchchash, and immerse yourself in the world of celebration. Click the link below to read more: https://ift.tt/IjVNDw3
How do you define the Value of the Arts? Came across this tidy little chart from RAND on 'Reframing the Debate About the Value of the Arts' today: https://lnkd.in/g5t4wGpk
"In peacebuilding, the performing arts serve as embodied metaphors on multiple levels. Not only do they metaphorically speak into our inner lives creating spaces of imagination, but they also move us into experiencing and interacting with one another." Read more in this piece, "The Art of Peacebuilding in a Divided World" from Fuller Studio: https://buff.ly/4acUySy
Here are the slides that Art Pugach of Queue Associates presented at our meeting this past Wednesday.
Art at AURA AURA develops students in multiple ways. One of the ways we can clearly see this is through visual arts. Art is not just about creativity, but also developing skills in various media and learning the conventions of artistic expression. Learn more about art at AURA here: https://lnkd.in/gKfv_ajV
