All Artists: Healthy Artists Take on Health Care Reform
Healthy Artists Take on Health Care Reform
by Danielle Nicole
A little over a year ago, a friend lent Julie Sokolow a book by New York Times bestselling author T.R Reid, titled "The Healing of America." The book gives a comprehensive breakdown of the U.S. health care system compared to other countries. " "It was eye-catching," says the 25-year-old acclaimed musician turned indie filmmaker. "Every other first world nation offers healthcare to its citizens. We spend more on healthcare, but we don't take care of everyone. This is the great American injustice of the 21st century."
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All Artists: The O+ Festival
The O+ Festival: Bartering the medicine of art for the art of medicine
by TheGreatLeapForward
Last year, I got involved with a great group of folks up in Kingston, NY. In 2010, they started the O+ Festival, a music/art/wellness festival that pays participating artists and musicians with healthcare instead of money.
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All Artists: The Return of Orphan Works
The Return of Orphan Works: Trojan Horse: Orphan Works and the War on Authors
by Brad Holland
We at the Trichordist are expecting another push at so-called “orphan works” legislation in the U.S. Congress during the upcoming legislative session. We take a dim view of the “orphan works” theory–it seems to be yet another way of undermining copyright through a back-door safe harbor. If the last effort at “orphan works” legislation was any guide, it will another excuse for copyright infringement–if the infringer doesn’t quite qualify for a “fair use” defense, then they will say that their use of the infringed work is an “orphan” because they tried really, really hard to find the copyright owner, but couldn’t quite seem to find them. We think that “orphan works” puts the fox squarely in the henhouse, and is another clear example of the law creating another moral hazard to the detriment of artists.
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Creative Success vs. Personal Relationships — Who Wins?
A snippet of Grant Snider’s spot-on comic about ambition. (click to view the original comic). Written by An Xiao on May 14, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO — Many artists I know are incredibly ambitious. They want to be the best, the most effective artist they can be. And if they move to a large city with a supportive gallery and museum system, they can turn that ambition into career success.
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Musicians: Who needs a record label
BY: MARK DOYON
There has never been a better time than now to be an independent artist. More easily and efficiently than ever, you can build a digital recording studio in your home, connect directly with fans through social media, and distribute your wares around the world through artist-friendly companies like CD Baby and Tunecore. It's a DIY world, right? Thanks to powerful, affordable technology, you can cover the bases — from creation to marketing to distribution to retail — without anyone's permission, entirely on your own.
So who needs a record label?
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Visual: The ArtPrize is Calling
The ArtPrize is Calling: Artist Applications
Deadline: 6/6/2013
ArtPrize isn't your typical art competition. As enormous as it is radically open and wildly experimental, the annual fall event attracts more than 400,000 people to Grand Rapids, Michigan to vote on contemporary art. It's messy, it's dirty, it's nearly half a million people talking about art.
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Writers: Being Ourselves in Our Poetry
Being Ourselves in Our Poetry with Kelli Stevens Kane
Deadline: 5/17/2013
Who's eligible:
Adult African-American poets at the early-to-intermediate stage of their writing endeavors.
Individuals who commit to attending all 10 sessions.
Who's Ineligible:
Cave Canem fellows
Individuals enrolled full-time in degree-granting programs.
Being Ourselves in Our Poetry:
In this 10-session workshop, participants will explore memory, imagination and their own truths through poetry. With reading, discussion, writing exercises and completing original poems as generative springboards, participants will develop confidence in their ability to present work on paper and in person, and to bring their whole selves into their writing lives. The 10th and final session is a public reading by participants. Enrollment is limited to 12.
Time: 6:15 - 8:15 pm
Dates: Wednesday Evenings, May 22 & 29; June 5, 12, & 19; July 3, 10, 17, 24, & 31
Where: The Hill House Association Center
1835 Centre Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
About the instructor:
Kelli Stevens Kane is a poet, playwright and oral historian. Her manuscript Hallelujah Science was a Finalist for the 2011 Four Way Books Levis Poetry Prize and a Semifinalist for the Persea Books 2011 Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize in Poetry. An August Wilson Center fellow, Cave Canem fellow, Flight School fellow and a two-time recipient of the Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh Grant, she performs nationally at such venues as Cornelia Street Cafe and Bowery Poetry Club in New York City. She has opened both the National Poetry Slam in Cambridge, MA, and TedXWomen Pittsburgh, and serves as Program Director for "Poetic Side" on Radio Feebs, a Europe-based internet radio station. For more information visit kellistevenskane.com.
To learn more: https://cavecanem.submittable.com/submit/21035
Writers: The Elizabeth George Foundation
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS
Deadline: 7/1/2013
The Elizabeth George Foundation is committed to providing emerging playwrights, short story writers, poets, and unpublished novelists with one-time funding that will enable them to live and work for a period of time as a writer. Grant funds may be used for living expenses not to exceed a year, for tuition in accredited MFA programs in the United States, for travel, for research, for artistic residencies, for writers' conferences, or for other efforts designed to promote the goal of giving writers an opportunity to improve, finish, or refine their work. In addition, organizations that provide residencies or learning opportunities for fiction writers, poets, or playwrights are eligible. Non-profit organizations that provide services to increase the education, artistic expression, and literacy of at-risk youth and of youth transitioning out of foster care may also be considered for funding.
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Visual: Aesthetica Art Prize 2013
A Celebration of Excellence
Deadline: 8/31/2013
The Aesthetica Art Prize is an annual award given by the international art and culture publication Aesthetica Magazine. Distinguished by its dynamic content, merging compelling critical debate and stunning images, the magazine engages with all aspects of visual art and culture, attracting an audience of over 140,000 worldwide.
The Aesthetica Art Prize is a celebration of excellence in art from across the world and offers artists the opportunity to showcase their work to wider audiences and further their involvement in the international art world.
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Why Don’t We Give Ourselves Permission to Disconnect?
Overworked arts administrators tend to run on autopilot. How can disconnecting momentarily help us refresh our energy and refocus our work?
Observing yourself
In 2004, I had just become associate artistic director of terraNOVA Collective, a New York-based theater company that focuses on the development of new plays. One of the programs we started was the Groundbreakers writers group, which allowed playwrights to develop a production-ready play.
At the same time, I discovered mindfulness meditation. After a 10-day silent Vipassana meditation retreat, I returned to the playwrights’ group in an open and receptive place. I remember very vividly the focus with which I approached art and administration. It changed my perception on the world.
In this madcap world of arts administration, we tend to run on all cylinders at all times. There is a feeling that if we are not moving constantly and working around the clock, we aren’t being successful. But there are great examples of uber-successful people who disconnect in a big way.
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