Sylvie
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Sylvie
"To be an artist, you don't have to compose music or paint or be in the movies or write books. It's just a way of living. It has to do with paying attention, remembering, filtering what you see and answering back, participating in life."
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They favored getting things done, over perfectionism. They understood that the sooner they take a solid step towards something they want to achieve, the better. Very simply put: don’t let action be the only thing separating you from those that are building the life you dream of. If you can take a small step today, do it. I promise it could be the... See more
Erifili Gounari • literally just do things
It also means being collaborative, not competitive, with peers and sharing research where appropriate. If there’s one throughline in all of these conversations, it’s the power of abundance mentality.
When he received a Creative Capital grant as an artist, Gottesman said, he was struck by “the sense of community that’s built when a foundation trusts... See more
When he received a Creative Capital grant as an artist, Gottesman said, he was struck by “the sense of community that’s built when a foundation trusts... See more
Who Pays for the Arts?
The Paradox of Art as Work (Published 2014)
nytimes.com
Research shows that for each dollar spent at a local movie theater, an additional $1.50 is spent in surrounding businesses—restaurants, bars, transportation. Theaters are not just retail outlets. They are, as Cinema United’s Michael O’Leary put it, “cultural and economic anchors of communities of all sizes.”
When those anchors disappear, communities... See more
When those anchors disappear, communities... See more
The Paramount Doctrine's Irony
... See morevia THE CREATIVE HABIT by TWYLA THARP:
Sadly, some people never get beyond the box stage in their creative life. We all know people who have announced that they’ve started work on a project-say, a book—but some time passes, and when you politely ask how it’s going, they tell you that they’re still researching. Weeks, months, years pass and they
“The process of making art,” writes Rebecca Solnit, “is the process of becoming a person with agency, with independent thought, a producer of meaning rather than a consumer of meanings that may be at odds with your soul, your destiny, your humanity.”[2]