Found a great comment on censorship tonight by one of my favorite authors, Philip Pullman.
He observes:
“The inevitable result of trying to ban something – book, film, play, pop song, whatever – is that far more people want to get hold of it than would ever have done if it were left alone. Why don’t the censors realise this?” (The spelling of realize is correct - it was printed in a British newspaper)
What do you think?
In case you haven’t heard, we are having a party tonight to celebrate our first decade and you are invited!
Some have wondered what kind of attire would be appropriate - around the office, we like to use the phrases “funky cocktail” and/or “bohemian chic”. If this inspires you, great. If it terrifies you, just wear something that makes you feel comfortable. If it makes you confused, these photos from our 2007 Benefit should help.
I’d also like to shout out to the FABULOUS companies who all donated something for this event.
Big ole’ thanks to Crumpler, Chubb, The Hartford, Philadelphia Insurance Company, Levitate Yoga, The Brooklyn Kitchen, Powerhouse Books, Threadless, and Babycakes NYC - we couldn’t have done it without you!
Here is how to find Galapagos Art Space and the party runs from 8pm - 11pm.
FYI: Galapagos just announced an amazing residency exchange program called Natural Selection: Artists in Residence. If you have any interest in an opportunity to work overseas in Switzerland, investigate now - the deadline is October 1st!
Seriously, put it on your calendar - Friday September 19th is the night! You are invited to raise a glass and celebrate the fact that Fractured Atlas has officially made it through the first 10 years.
To all our members, donors, and any friends of the Fractured Atlas family past, present or future, please join us at this event.
Held at the beautiful new Galapagos Arts Space in DUMBO, this party is our excuse to give away free drink tickets, raffle off fantastic prizes, hang out in the first environmentally sustainable cultural venue in NYC and salute everyone who has helped us during our first decade.
Full details can be found on our Calendar of Events.
Just wanted to update everyone on our 10th Anniversary Party plans since the event is rapidly approaching (save the date - Friday Sept. 19th!).
We will be grooving to tunes provided by The Vintage DJ, dazzled by exciting raffle prizes and astounded by the brilliantly beautiful new, LEED certified, Galapagos Art Space where the event is being held. The party will be free and open to the public from 8pm-11pm. More details to follow as they become available…
We hope to see you there!
If you are new to the game of getting press coverage or need a good refresher course, check out this helpful article written by Ron Evans, Director, Local Marketing & Technology at Artsopolis Marketing Partnership & Artsopolis.com.
So, I am a bit of a personal finance freak. I came across a post today on one of my favorite p.f. blogs that immediately related to my work here. The post offers GREAT advice for artists who are trying to build an audience, especially if you have little experience in networking. I encourage those of you facing the issue of butts in seats to check it out. I found it useful - anyone else?
The New York Innovative Theater Foundation is currently conducting a demographic survey of theater artists producing in the off-off Broadway (OOB) community. Since they need about 6000 responses, I wanted to pass this along and encourage people to participate! The survey should only take about 4 minutes to complete and you can find it here.
They ALSO just published a statistical analysis of OOB production budgets which presents some fascinating information (for example: the largest % of productions had budgets of below $5000!). I would recommend it as a must-read for anyone in or out of NYC who is considering self-producing in the OOB community (which is often where many independent artists & emerging companies start out). Survey results can be found here.
I would be interested to hear how their findings compare to markets outside New York. Any members outside NYC care to comment on that?
Fractured Atlas is proud to announce our partnership with The Tank for next week’s symposium - if you are in NYC, please attend!
Saving Our Cultural Capital: The Challenges Facing Independent Venues and Artists in Manhattan
A symposium hosted by The Tank, Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy, and Fractured Atlas, in cooperation with Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer. Co-hosted by Collective Unconscious, chashama, The Field and Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts.
New York City is a world-renowned cultural destination: from big-budget Broadways shows to dance performances in small Brooklyn lofts to Chelsea gallery openings. The performing arts drive the city’s economy and tourism and give New York the cultural texture that makes it a uniquely dynamic environment.
As cost-of-living and real estate prices continue to rise, can young artists and small venues still call Manhattan home? New York – and Manhattan, in particular – cannot lose the energy brought by these individuals and organizations, and the higher-market entertainment industry in the city relies on their innovations…but can we still make New York work for the emerging arts? This event will bring together city officials, arts professionals, business representatives, advocates and freelancers for an afternoon of conversation about solutions to the challenges facing independent venues and emerging artists in Manhattan.
This event is FREE and open to artists, advocates, policy-makers, foundation representatives & everyone committed to keeping Manhattan the cultural capital of the world.
Saturday, June 7th, 2:00pm – 5:30pm
Wolman Hall, The New School, 64 West 11th Street
More information: http://www.thetanknyc.org/culturalcapital
Fractured Atlas recently joined the Coalition for Artists’ Preparedness and Emergency Response. What could that possibly be? Well, I’m glad you asked…
Spearheaded by Craft Emergency Relief Fund, the Coalition is a national effort to improve the system of disaster readiness, response, and recovery for individual artists and the arts infrastructure that supports them.
The Coalition has developed a Blueprint document to investigate what would be involved to form a comprehensive emergency assistance system for artists. This Blueprint and the Coalition arose because three artist-focused groups who have responded to aid artists in times of emergency— the Craft Emergency Relief Fund, Artist Trust, and the New York Foundation for the Arts — wanted to address their belief that artists are underserved in emergencies, that there is need for an organized safety net for them, and that arts responders in emergencies need guidance.
So far the Blueprint has been reviewed by members of the coalition and now it needs artists feedback (ESPECIALLY if you have survived a disaster or emergency)! Your involvement would require you to read the Blueprint in its current form and provide a written response to some questions embedded within it. While it can be done anonymously, you would have to provide some basic demographic information (age, artistic discipline, geographic area etc) for the data analysis component.
If you are interested in participating, please contact support@fracturedatlas.org with “Blueprint Feedback” in the subject line. I will send you the document with full instructions and I’ll even give you a free year of membership for your troubles!
Fractured Atlas will be celebrating our 10th anniversary in style! We begun planning a supremely cool, FREE party to commemorate our first decade. It will be held at Galapagos Arts Space’s new home in DUMBO (that’s in Brooklyn for all our non-NY members) on Friday September 19th, 2008.
More info to follow as details solidify!
