In recent years, Latino artists have emerged as powerful voices in the realm of public art. 🖼️ They transform urban landscapes with vibrant murals, thought-provoking sculptures, and interactive installations. After all, these artists draw upon their rich cultural heritage and diverse experiences to create works that resonate with communities, celebrate identity, and provoke meaningful dialogue.
By infusing public spaces with their unique perspectives, Latino artists not only redefine the aesthetic of cities but also foster a deeper understanding and appreciation of Latino culture and history. Their contributions are reshaping public art, making it more inclusive, dynamic, and reflective of the multicultural fabric of society:
Find out who they are: https://hubs.la/Q02BW_lp0#HispanicExecMag
Here's a resource that is much needed in our field! A book on Evaluating Accessibility in Museums. Speaking of which - if you are interested in accessibility in exhibit design, you should also check out OMSI's new Design Challenge Resource collection which includes a chapter on accessibility: https://lnkd.in/gM9Piw3c
Excited to debut the cover art of my upcoming edited volume - Evaluating Accessibility in Museums! The amazing Amy Siegel and the artists at Access Gallery Colorado created this engaging artwork. Be sure to check out Access Gallery Colorado to learn more about how they facilitate creative, educational, and economic opportunities for people with disabilities to access, experience, and benefit from the arts.
Does artistic liberation for diasporic communities depend on becoming untethered from whiteness?
Hear some insights from gallerist, curator, and producer Rajiv Menon as we shared a broad conversation about his ongoing work, about intentionally integrating art into our everyday experiences, and how he hopes art can offer a continued interrogation of our relationship to ourselves and our culture.
Full chat (along with many others on "TRUST ME I KNOW WHAT I'm DOING") is here:
https://lnkd.in/gRzuUrd9
**NEW REPORT**
The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) serves on the Grantmakers in the Arts board and is introducing this report that is the culmination of more than 18 months of dialogue with Indigenous artists, elders, culture bearers, tribal liaisons, leaders of Native organizations, and individuals working inside the tribal relations offices of U.S. state and federal government agencies.
All artists face challenges, but Indigenous artists face extra hurdles from the effects of fraud and cultural appropriation. Support to Native organizations and artists represents only about 0.4% of state arts agency grant funding, and many tribes are not aware that state arts agencies even exist.
Read the full report here: https://bit.ly/4d879XA
Often referred to as "the Olympics of the art world," the Venice Biennale shapes the tastes of curators, critics, collectors and dealers.
Through the lens of the current edition, artnet and the Art Resources Team at Morgan Stanley, led by Ferdousi Islam, take a look at the historical marginalization of Latin American artists and explore four case studies that highlight some of the regional intricacies.
Read the full article: https://mgstn.ly/3WASjnF
Echoing Lord Ed Vaizey's excellent speech this week
One would expect the words 'Arts' and 'Culture' to be at the very heart of policy in the National Planning Policy Framework
This is after all the essential text which governs spatial planning in England
Yet in over 28,000 words the words 'arts' and 'culture' both appear only once
Are we relegated to nipping out the back of the pub, for a sneaky cultural experience? The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities seems to think so
As Arts and Culture linger shamefully in their lonely single mention, behind 'factory outlet centres' and 'indoor bowling centres and bingo halls' in a snappy section on 'town centres' in the Glossary.
Lucy Frazer QC is this REALLY the best we can do as a Cultural and Arts powerhouse? Department for Culture, Media and Sport is a strong voice for our creative economy, but sometimes one has to wonder if anyone listens to anyone else in Whitehall
Our culture and arts are part of the DNA our of national experience and an important way we need to think about the future of our nation. This of course must includes spaces they are to occupy
HM Treasury has occasionally spotted the sector as the Chancellor said last year "Our Creative Industry isn’t just about the glitz and glam of the red carpet in Leicester Square. It brings in £108 billion a year to help fund our public services, supports over 2 million jobs, and is world renowned" but sometimes it is difficult to understand that the creative economy is actually one of our 5 key sectors identified for growth.
If policy insists in being oblivious to our cultural life, Shakespeare's observation from Richard II might well be prophetic about the future of our national cultural and arts landscape:
"Against the envy of less happier lands, this blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England.... that was wont to conquer others, hath made a shameful conquest of itself"
But then again - everyone is a critic. It takes real effort to actually achieve important things...
We are honored and grateful to have been recognized by the Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA). This recognition from our community empowers us to amplify Indigo Arts Alliance's mission of uplifting Black and Brown artists and transforming our community through the power of art. Thank you to everyone who supports and believes in our vision. Together, we continue to create impactful and meaningful change.
The Indigo Arts Alliance team was celebrated at the annual CMCA Art Party, where our founders, Marcia Minter, Daniel Minter, along with their IAA team, Jordia Benjamin, CNP, Ashley Page, Veronica Perez and Mia Del Bene, received this year's CMCA Art Honors.
"First and foremost, we are an artist in residency program. Our core belief is that artists are the key to creating a multiracial democracy" – Marcia Minter, co-founder and Chief Officer of Strategic Growth.
By the end of this year, we will have hosted 66 artists in residence through our #Mentorship Residency and the David C. Driskell Fellowship, representing cultural heritages from 21 countries. We are filled with gratitude for this recognition by our community, which empowers us to further amplify our mission. Stay tuned for more exciting programs that celebrate this significant year for us!
Photos credit: Eli Kao
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At the suggestion of LinkedIn algorithms I am turning this comment into a post and coming out here about how much i am struggling to survive as an artist. I am on the hunt for a 3 day a week properly paid job - as an account manager / consultant / project manager - so i can actually breathe again - and finish my phd:
I am seeking a corporate job (if anyone knows of one here please get in touch!). I'm poorer now than I was at 23. The university system used to offer support to artists as lecturers but that is also now a rare thing - most of us are runnning from uni to uni, teaching bits here and there, with no pay over the holidays. I literally don't see any way it is going to improve. Especially for artists (like me) who rarely sell object based works it feels increasingly impossible to scrape together even the basic living. My tax returns are utterly depressing. The paperwork you have to do for each tiny job is yet more unpaid labour. After 22 years of making and curating and teaching art you'd think I may have cracked it by now - but no. And then there are feelings of shame / failure alongside the stress of not knowing how to get through the month. There needs to be much much more transparency on what artists are being paid for things. Sharing events/exhibitions/workshops on Instagram (or here) looks like success. But if there were a fee included as part of that post's info we would see a different story. I did have one well paid gig last week. But everything else is piecemeal. It's utterly depresssing for the arts in this country and for all who benefit and enjoy it.
Any leads on any jobs please get in touch! Based in London or Felixstowe/Suffolk or remote.
“All too often, working-class children are not provided the same access to the arts. The arts have been treated as a luxury, rather than a necessity, for far too long.”
Imelda Staunton has ‘had enough’ of unequal access to the arts, and so have we.
https://lnkd.in/eXmUZGJq
Exposure to art, culture, nature and heritage broadens children's horizons and encourages them to think outside of their immediate circumstances, but the number of students given the opportunity to pursue these interests to GCSE and A-level is dropping significantly year-on-year. Since 2010, participation in arts subjects at GCSE level has dropped by 47%.
There are challenges for schools facilitating meaningful access, especially through trips and visitors into school (including financial, time constraints, low staffing levels). On a personal note, I would love to see schools risk assessing for school trips / visitors into school not just by looking at the potential risks of doing *a thing*, but at the potential (though often less immediate) risks of NOT doing it.
“All too often, working-class children are not provided the same access to the arts. The arts have been treated as a luxury, rather than a necessity, for far too long.”
Imelda Staunton has ‘had enough’ of unequal access to the arts, and so have we.
https://lnkd.in/eXmUZGJq