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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.

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.

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Attended a discussion between Susette Min and Joshua Chambers-Letson last night at NYU's Institute of Fine Arts about the state of Asian American art exhibitions. It was a pretty heady conversation, but my takeaway was that we will keep having to wrangle with the same questions—how to have representation without ossification, how to have our work considered in an appropriate context, how to make common cause with other marginalized folks, etc.—as long as academic structures and disciplinary boundaries remain in place that were created and enforced by and for WEBCCCHAM. By this, I mean the essentialism of a category called "Asian American art" (or "AAArt") even as we wrestle with the invisibility of many AA artists in art history. It's the same for archives, museums, and all these old institutions where empire continues to echo (like the double-height, filigreed-to-death parlor we sat in last night) through our discussions. There's too much $, prestige, and stability to lose by doing something different. Sigh.

Art at AURA AURA develops students in multiple ways. One of the ways we can clearly see this is through visual arts. Art is not just about creativity, but also developing skills in various media and learning the conventions of artistic expression. Learn more about art at AURA here: https://lnkd.in/gKfv_ajV

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

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The Affordable Art Fair may be over, but the idea behind it remains: You can start your art collection today, if you want to. You just need a way in. In last week's newsletter, I explained the fair's way of drawing newbie collectors in through transparency. You can read that issue here: https://bit.ly/3wfnBpd

The global influence of local art Art has the unique ability to transcend borders, connecting people from different cultures and backgrounds. Local art, with its rich cultural significance and unique perspectives, can have a profound impact on a global scale. CIVICO is dedicated to showcasing the work of local artists and connecting them with a worldwide audience. This article explores the global influence of local art and how CIVICO’s international reach is transforming the art community. Read more:👇https://lnkd.in/e_syV-Cp