Bye Bye Australia

so due to funding, or lack there of, we will not be going to Australia to present at the 2010 International Conference on the Arts in Society.  Last November I, along with 3 fellow graduate students and 2 professors, submitted a proposal to the International Journal of Arts and Society to present at their annual … Continue reading Bye Bye Australia →

Indigenous Art Market

Paper is finished! Semester is almost over! One Final UNESCO simulation and One Financial Management exam and then I am homefree, for a few weeks at least. At the moment I am sitting in bed with my computer, iTunes library on shuffle, getting ready to start researching the Cultural Policy practices for Brazil, and to … Continue reading Indigenous Art Market →

Paper writing Hiatus

Post to follow regarding all things Aboriginal and Native American...that is if I make it through the night

Happy Earth Day!

So today is Earth Day and I will more than likely be on my computer all day sucking up loads of energy, but what else can you do with a paper due on Monday. Speaking of paper, unfortunately the fact that I do have a paper due and the semester is winding down I am … Continue reading Happy Earth Day! →

New Link Category

Hey folks I have added a new link category..."Fashion & Culture" I've been having a lot of discussions lately regarding fashion and started thinking about how fashion really can be art. I followed a comment to "The Multiverse's Blog" (which you can find a link to if you scroll down just a bit further) and … Continue reading New Link Category →

Such Tweet Sorrow

So I realize I'm a little late to the blogging-about-this-table but in anticipation of next week's cultural policy class topic, which is Integration and Participation in the arts, I would like to take a moment to talk about Such Tweet Sorrow. For those of you who haven't spoken to me in the last week and … Continue reading Such Tweet Sorrow →

Sunday Slow Down

I like the idea of having certain days be for certain posts. I already have Museum Thursdays, so I think Sunday will be my next category specific day. Inspired by the last post I will take Sundays posts to look at a specific piece of art and it's cultural significance within communities.

Let’s Slow Down

On thursday I went to a panel discussion at American University. The Smithsonian Associates and American University are partnering to bring programs highlighting and discussing the arts. This particular panel discussion was on the future of museums. While there were many topic that were discussed, many of which I plan on going into more detail … Continue reading Let’s Slow Down →

Museum Thursday: Pablo Picasso at MoMA

Too much to do....lady's got a paper due in about 2 weeks so all of my free time is being devoted to getting through class readings and researching...so alas I am not able to get to an actual museum today.  However I have an exhibition that has been waiting in the throngs to be discussed … Continue reading Museum Thursday: Pablo Picasso at MoMA →

Arts Management Institute Roundtable

At the beginning of the week I attended the Arts Management Institute at the Kennedy Center.  While it was very informative and composed of arts professionals from all over the world the one hour that they appropriated for the conference was far from being enough time.  The moderator informed us at the beginning of the … Continue reading Arts Management Institute Roundtable →