AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

Well.

Entry #1 at this fine resource. I hope to make some connections here, maybe create some opportunities. Or at least get some inspiration. I think I'm well on my way.

I'm working on putting an article to bed for http://www.wanderingeducators.com/, then finishing a couple of product blurbs for a client. It may be off to bed after that - still recovering from a cross-country flight yesterday and a day spent waiting for my luggage to arrive today. What a blast.

I shall return.

Listen to the newest episode of NedPR, produced by Molly Benson: http://www.nedpr.org/2008/mollybpr

And then contact ned@nedpr.org to produce your own episode!!!

MollyBPR presents

ex•traor•di•nar•y (ĭk-strôr’dn-ěr’ē, ěk’strə-ôr’-) adj.

1. A compilation of remarkable moments, people, songs, voices, days and lives.

In this episode of MollyBPR you will find:

- Opening guitar, Dan Peterson.

- Extraordinary Voices: People talking about their definitions of the word and what it means to them. Extraordinary moments in their lives.

The Poetry Victims Vol. 5, Issue 9 is now online.

Featuring photography by Michael A. Crowley
and poetry by Melanie Simms.

http://thepoetryvictimsvol5.blogspot.com

Jeff

I just performed spoken word, last Downtown (Los Angeles) Artwalk, on the Hippodrome--a mural painted historic bus that is now the "shuttle" that runs 15 minute loops through Gallery Row and beyond for the patrons of the walk. Since I perform with my pet python, the curators of the bus suggested I come up with something WW1, to honor the freak-show snakes that were displayed on Main Street at that time. I immediately thought of the Dada movement, and set out to do a piece on this. I managed to find a translation of Tzara's Manifeso online, and preceded to painstakingly edit it down to about half, trying hard to preserve the essence of the piece.

http://courant.com/news/opinion/editorials/hc-artist.artaug18,0,1560635....

http://Courant.com

A Loft-y Law

August 18, 2008

Cities are again safe for struggling artists: Safe from the IRS.

The housing bill recently signed by President Bush makes it clear that
low-income housing tax credits can be used for artist housing. The IRS
had challenged the practice. Had the agency prevailed, a useful tool
for urban revitalization would have been jeopardized.

In an effort to add creative life and verve to downtowns, as well as
to preserve historic buildings and augment arts districts, dozens of
cities in nearly 20 states including Connecticut have built subsidized
housing for artists and writers using low-income tax credits.

God, would I love to be a full time artist. Wait, how would I know I would love that if I never tried. Tell me how it goes…You wake up in the morning and rush to your studio to finis one canvas and start the new one. Yeap, that’s it! You have a few started and they all are at the different stage of completion, and you pick up your brushes and your knives and your pallet and off you go creating?

Kunst?

I discovered this sign by coincidence. It was for me huge joy. Thus I photographed it directly. It shows the direction for all AMP interested. It aroused beautiful memories also into me. Like for example the AMPsterdam meeting 2007. Henk my host has me very friendly and forestalling received on this day. All people were very peaceful and amiable humans. The meeting in the evening was a success for all present ones. She pleased me totally. I miss a same meeting in next time. AMP is simply familiar and well organized. Terri best thanks!

Losing rhythm is the deepest tragedy available on the market today, because you can never, ever, get it back. Once the beat is missed, everything else is all imitation. And when the music stops, you better grab a chair.

10% inspiration, 90% perspiration. Someday I hope to be successful (or even fake successful) so that I can start giving seminars on how to "make it", because I'll relish the opportunity to speak this phrase, which has been echoing inside me for almost a year now: "Having good work helps, but it's really a lot less important compared to how you present it and who you present it to. And luck. It's less important than luck. Or how physically attractive you are, or what your name sounds like when people say it out loud, or what your parents did for a living."

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