by Kirk | Jan 15, 2021 | blog, friday AM discussion group
Discussion Notes for Friday AM Discussion Group | (the A.M.s) January 15, 2021 Review: An ugly room can coagulate any loose suspicions as to the incompleteness of life, while a sun-lit one set with honey-coloured limestone tiles can lend support to whatever is most...
by Kirk | Jan 8, 2021 | blog, friday AM discussion group
Discussion Notes for Friday AM Discussion Group | (the A.M.s) January 8, 2021 Questions: Tell us about a place (a room, a home, or other) that you remember fondly from your childhood. Describe it, and why you remember it fondly. Is it possible to be human without a...
by Kirk | Oct 13, 2016 | blog
In 2004 the National Endowment for the Arts released an extensive study looking at the percentage of the population that read literature – fiction in particular – for fun, not obligation. The study went deeper and looked at the correlation between reading extraneously...
by Kirk | Sep 29, 2016 | blog
When I first arrived in New York City in 1998 and began work there, the neighborhood of DUMBO (short for Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass) in Brooklyn was at the beginning of its growth into a community for creativity and the arts. A few years later this same...
by Kirk | Sep 21, 2016 | Beauty, blog
“Art advances the celebration of this intersection.” One of the best – and sometimes worst – ways that “Beauty” can be expressed is through the creative arts. Art can both solidify and mystify a person’s exploration and discovery of the Mysterious. It can bring...
