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Mission blog 2 – “…to call forth a fully human community.”
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...
Friday AM Discussion Quotes: September 30
Who's Afraid of Modern Art? by Daniel Siedell Chapter 3, "The Art World" (all quotes, unless otherwise indicated, are from the book) From a previous discussion: "In the space between hearing and speaking, being judged and judging, we find ourselves in this world not...
Mission blog 1 – “Friday Arts Project is an arts collective curating conversation and fostering craft…”
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...
Friday AM Discussion Quotes – September 23
Who’s Afraid of Modern Art by Daniel Siedell Chapter 2, “The Audience” (all quotes, unless otherwise indicated, are from the book) Thought scenario from last week: Take a moment to visualize this scenario: pick a gallery you have visited or viewed art in, imagine...
Friday Arts Project vision – part 2 (revised re-post)
“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...
Friday AM Discussion Quotes for September 16
Chapter 2, “The Audience” (all quotes, unless otherwise indicated, are from the book) Thought scenario: Take a moment to visualize this scenario: pic a gallery you have visited or viewed art in, imagine yourself there. You walk up to a work of art, look at it, and...
