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Here is an opportunity to learn more about GR River Park projects and to voice your preferences in development! Read all about it, or go directly to the questionaire: https://lnkd.in/gr4Mh6kg A fascinating read!

Join the discussion how to promote a framework where justice and imagination as well as science and the fine arts can thrive.

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.

What importance do the fine arts have for traditionalism? Can the arts really save our infected modern society? Read the full article here: https://loom.ly/tgroclE -- Enjoying Intellectual Takeout? Consider supporting our mission: https://lnkd.in/gPChuR9Y

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.

So, who are we, and what do we do? Check out some fast facts about the Arts Collective!

How can we create the best environment and conditions to be ourselves? This months blog looks at how those in the Arts create a sense of home that appeals to us and invites us in, whist staying true to who they are, what they do and why they do it. https://lnkd.in/eAabnm23

Perspective in Visual Arts In the spring of 2023, I was honored to be part of the Tedx Vail Youth presentation on Perspective. “Perspective” has two definitions; one emotional and one is rules-based. Both the emotional viewpoint of art and the rules are covered in this short video. Learn my shortcut for applying the Golden Ratio to create perspective lines and focal points. More stories here: https://lnkd.in/g8K45B-i https://lnkd.in/gwNEszKY

This course provides valuable content for creating and maintaining union/student center environments that welcome, respect and honor all individuals. Topics covered will include accessibility, cultural audits of art and campus icons, and much more. https://buff.ly/4bpNiDw

Hey educators! Explore our article on the principles of art to sharpen your understanding of artistic concepts. Click the link below to explore the principles of art. https://lnkd.in/dEiwsxjF