There are interesting unities between philanthropy and art-making, particularly when art is produced and presented in non-traditional ways. Both require out-of-the-box approach to commerce, an eschewing of financial norms. In Art and Philanthropy, we'll look at those projects that merge artistic with philanthropic vision - creative, innovative, altruistic. Sumanth Prabhaker, … [Read more...]
DIY
Writer, publish thyself?
When writers decide to self-publish, one issue is cost. The creative control of self-publishing may be liberating, but absorbing the costs of book production... less so. On the other hand, it affords the opportunity to be creative about it. Some artists finance self-publishing projects before the books are published - artist/entrepreneur and opera singer Ja-Nae Duane raised … [Read more...]
GLOVEBOX: creating a community for emerging artists
We're interested in Massachusetts arts organizations that have identified a specific need for artists, then created programs to directly meet that need in essence, matched the right horse with the right course. We're calling this type of post - you guessed it - Horses for Courses. Our first subject is the Boston nonprofit GLOVEBOX. We asked Jodie McMenamin, co-founder and … [Read more...]
DIY (deliver it yourself)
This is a continuation of the Alternative Deliveries post, about the still-forming landscape of art and digital distribution. One word you'll sometimes hear when talking about art and digital technologies is democratization. The idea is that the power is shifting from being centralized in museums, publishers, film studios, and other presenters to being shared with savvy … [Read more...]
Alternative Deliveries: a ramble
First, the warning... my six-month-old has his first cold and I, like the mad scientist who tests his serum on himself, went and caught it to see how bad it is. (Actually, I caught it by accident. But now I see that it is kind of bad. Poor kid!) All this to warn you that this post is being written under a viral fog. (Anyway, isn't excessive coherence in a blog post kind of too … [Read more...]