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https://lnkd.in/e2bNJt8V Seattle Washington is a terrific location to check out for lots of factors. Whether you are a nature fan or more into the important things that specify a civilization such as shopping center, museums, and one Starbucks, Seattle has a bit of whatever to use its visitors. Visitors might rather quickly discover that they have actually done and invested all that they must have rather early in their travel time if they aren't mindful. Listed below you will discover a couple of fantastic things to do on your journey that will not need robbing the kids's college fund in order to spend for. I'm all for paying great cash for great enjoyable, however if I can discover great enjoyable totally free, that suggests there's more cash left for things that would have otherwise been off limitations since of excessive expenses. Go ahead and prepare the supper train, you can make up the expense by consuming breakfast from a box 2 early mornings in a row or investing an afternoon in one of Seattle's lots of fantastic parks. If you 'd rather discover indoor activities that are totally free, here are a couple of ideas: 1) Frye Art Museum. Through January of 2007, the Frye Art Museum is host to a really distinct noise

This month I wrap up my time as a board member with Neutral Ground, an artist-run centre in Regina, SK. It has been a pleasure to work alongside and learn from many incredible and passionate individuals. I cap off this year reflecting on what I have learned from stepping into the unfamiliar-to-me space of the arts sector... ◽ The arts are often called upon to make our cities better - whether through public art or event performances, but if they are only seen as outputs, we miss the mark on what they offer and miss out on creating sustainable, vibrant communities. ◽ There is an inherent tension in art existing in a society - this is the true value of what it offers us. The value is in what the arts do to push our society in their ability to shift understanding and perspective. We need to welcome challenge and engage, if we are to learn and benefit. Otherwise we can expect static outcomes. ◽ The arts require intentional focus, equitable practices, and space in free and supportive environments. It is a critical to foster the grassroots work of emerging artists. To support Neutral Ground and the work they do in fostering emerging, experimental, and multidisciplinary artistic practices, consider purchasing a membership, donating, or stopping by the gallery during operating hours. For more info, visit: https://lnkd.in/gn6iS26q There are no doubt other lessons that I have not yet even realized from my short time with the organization, but here is where I have come to today.

This is a really important piece to digest when thinking about the consistent doom-mongering about the state of the arts, lack of funding and the scarcity trap everyone finds themselves in (not only financial, also time, mindset and more). I quote from Chrissie, as there's no need to paraphrase: "Recent newspaper headlines describing the plight of “England’s cultural jewels”, with national institutions like the RSC “barely hanging on”, as loss of local authority grants and the cost-of-living crisis bite, make it important to recognise the political austerity into which Heart of Glass was born.  Savage economic and social inequalities and the brutal divisiveness that can follow have long been a reality for its communities. A fearless determination to work with partners to confront this has led Heart of Glass to consciously expand what ambition and quality mean......Words like co-creation and collaboration have become ubiquitous (YES HAVEN'T THEY?!). Yet support for artists doing such work is not always there. More than simply identify itself as a learning organisation, Heart of Glass has worked to create spaces for collective learning and unlearning." How can institutional structures (including funders, including the big cultural organisations) learn and unlearn. What can this mean for allowing artists the support to do deep work in communities, on the periphery? How can we resist the narrative of "not enough' which becomes a self perpetuating micro-violence from those who have salaries and a lot to work with toward those on the edge (and their communities and stakeholders) doing important and invisible work (RSC Exec Producer has just been advertised at 115k a year - with respect this is not hanging on) - like Heart of Glass and many many many many others. How can we truly and deeply support those who have fearless determination and step out to make new things rise from the ground? Thanks Dr. Chrissie Tiller - for this timely piece.

The Booker T. Washington Memorial half dollar (August 7, 1946) was designed by Isaac Scott Hathaway and minted in silver between 1946 and 1951. The obverse depicts Booker T. Washington. The reverse shows the cabin where he was born, now the Booker T. Washington National Monument, and the Hall of Fame for Great Americans. The description on the reverse reads "From slave cabin to Hall of Fame." The Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial Commission, which aimed to strike a commemorative coin in Washington's honor due to its importance in both American and African-American history, had raised funds to buy and maintain his birthplace in Franklin County, Virginia. The funds helped the commission to get legislation passed on August 7th, 1946 which authorized the mintage of up to 5 million commemorative half dollars. There were no requirements when or at what mint the coins would be struck, a fact which the commission noticeably took advantage of throughout the coin program, as the coins would be minted for several years at all three mints. African-American artist Isaac Scott Hathaway learned of the coin program and offered his design models for free, which were based on a life mask of Washington. Eventually, Hathaway's obverse model was the one that was accepted by the Commission of Fine Arts, and based on feedback from the commission, Hathaway subsequently prepared a reverse design as well. The coins were offered by the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial Commission and were priced at $1 each for the Philadelphia and San Francisco issues, while the lower mintage Denver issue sold for $1.50 each. 200,000 sets were issued, with an additional 800,000 coins intended for sale as singles minted at Philadelphia. Despite the large number sold, many of the coins were either melted or released into circulation. In the following years, instead of being offered by the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial Commission, the coins would be offered by coin firms that worked as authorized agents of the commission. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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Former Mayor Mike Bloomberg has been leading the rebuilding of Lower Manhattan since 2003. We are the final piece of this plan. Learn more in this CBS Sunday Morning piece

How do the arts impact your state's economy and workforce? Download your state's fact sheet and advocate for the arts with data that means something to your elected officials and others. #artistsadvocate #whenartiststhrive #communitiesthrive

Six lanes of memories: Art and storytelling are an important method of preserving memory. https://lnkd.in/dDU5k4VC

🖼💡 Here's a great idea: To save museums, treat them like highways. Did you know? “Culture in the United States employs about five million people and pumps about $1 trillion into the economy annually.” In their guest essay for The New York Times, co-authors Laura Raicovich (former director of the Queens Museum), and Laura Hanna (board chair for Powerhouse Arts), argue, “We need to treat culture as equal to other forms of national infrastructure, as important to our national well-being as safe roads, clean drinking water and accessible utilities…. New funding would boost local economies, cultivate a more equitable arts sector, and promote and protect arts organizations,” they say. Read more about their proposed federal funding strategy: https://bit.ly/3SB6sxU

The authors of this article hit the nail on the head: essential reading for everyone. “… Here’s an example: At a typical midsize arts institution — a place like the Toledo Museum of Art, the Oakland Museum of California or the Queens Museum, an institution at which one of us has firsthand experience — much of the energy of any director is spent cobbling together funding. Most of the annual budget comes from a combination of strapped local government agencies; private philanthropy, such as foundations, individuals and corporations; and ticket sales and other earned income sources, such as venue rentals or gala events. But there’s a large chunk of the budget — usually about 40 percent — that involves infrastructure costs like keeping the lights on and paying the staff salaries. Those are the costs that few donors are stepping up to take care of (since there’s little public prestige) and that government arts grants, because of current rules, don’t cover. Yet it’s this gap in funding, this 40 percent, that’s too often threatening small and midsize cultural institutions across the country right now. There is a better way to fund the arts in America. It requires a leap of faith and creative cultural and political organizing to achieve a change in mind-set. …”