Today's Deep Thought comes from the book I'm (finally!) almost finished reading, The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art by Don Thompson–page 180. Regarding grants to artists from governments . . . If there are to be grants [from governmental agencies to artists], who chooses the recipients? The public? An […]
Deep Thought Thursday: Granting panels Read
My parents are flying in on Monday. We’re planning a nice, cozy holiday in the Colorado mountains. It will be the first Christmas I have spent with my nephews, Heath (6) and Jes (5). I’m looking forward to being with them as they open their gifts. Oh yes – and sipping on eggnog. Although I’m
The Art Biz Blog is 4 years old today! As I tell all of my clients, start your blog NOW and figure it out later. This blog (originally called Art Thoughts) was pretty lame for the first 6 months. And then I had an Aha moment. Check out my first post. And thanks for hanging
4 Year Anniversary of Art Biz Blog Read
I think I'm going to have a whole lot more to say about this in the future, but for now, just read this article from the NY Times: Transforming Art Into a More Lucrative Career Choice. Congratulations to Claudine Hellmuth, mentioned (deservedly so!) in the article.
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The weekend before last I attended a two-day conference in Denver entitled Thin Air Summit ’08 (#tas08 on Twitter). I called it the Geek Conference for short. Rooms full of techy people talking about Web 2.0 stuff (social networking, video, podcasting, blogging, etc.) and introducing themselves by their Twitter names. I felt oddly out of
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Remix: What blogging did for her Read
Frightened by the latest headlines predicting dire times ahead? You’re not alone. I’ve received lots of requests to address the economic situation, and I’ve been mulling it over. I’ve been torn since I’m certainly not an expert on the economy. Heck, no one appears to know what the economy is going to do next! And
Affirm Who You Will Be in this Economy Read
The sky is falling! Or at least you’d think it is if you listen to news–especially television. We’re in for hard times, we’re fighting two wars, and things just don’t look good. Wait. Stop! Things aren’t that bad if you think of everything you have. I am truly grateful each and every day for the
Personal Note: Look for Good Omens Read
I don’t like being scared. I never enjoyed haunted houses and never dressed up in a scary outfit for Halloween (I was always something like Raggedy Ann, a princess, or a gypsy). To this day, I hide my eyes and plug my ears during scary parts of movies. And I wouldn’t dare seek out an
Personal Note: Scary Stuff Read
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