I’ve been tracking the controversial Orphan Works Act of 2008. Today I received a “bill alert” from the Alliance of NY State Arts Organizations that includes some great analysis, which I think comes from Americans for the Arts:
H.R. 5889, the “Orphan Works Act of 2008″ introduced by Representative Howard Berman (D-CA) in [...]
If you noticed my recent “Fractured Atlas On the Road” post, you may have seen that I attended Americans for the Arts’ Arts Advocacy Day the other week. I’ve been to this event a few times in the past and, although I do not believe in a big, one-day push for advocacy myself (I’m [...]
Hey there Fractured Atlas fans!
Here at Fractured Atlas, we sometimes visit local and regional conferences, arts service organizations, and fairs in New York City and across the country. I thought I’d let you know where we’d be from time to time if you want to drop by and say hello!
Saturday 3/22Queens Art ConnectionHosts: [...]
A colleague of mine who is currently attending the PolicyLink Summit in New Orleans just sent me a great resource for non-profit organizations who are politically active. A publication of the Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network, Nonprofits, Elections, and Voting is
a 15 page guide to permissible, nonpartisan voter participation activities for 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. [...]
A few days ago I reported on the unfolding situation in Brooklyn whereby some 200 artists have been forced out of their live/work spaces with little notice and no recourse.
It appears that an organizing strategy is starting to take shape. The key issue appears to be under what specific conditions the residents will be [...]
Dear friends, artists, and arts advocates,
This is my first post as a contributing blogger with Fractured Atlas. As a member of the artistic advisory council for Fractured Atlas, I’ve seen the creative ways that Fractured Atlas works to leverage the size of its member community to develop tools and services that benefit the arts at [...]
I’m here in lovely downtown Schenectady, NY at the annual Arts Summit hosted by The Alliance of New York State Arts Organizations. Being the downstate snob that we NYCers tend to be, I only heard about this conference because I was invited to speak on “mobilizing artists” (a subject that consumes quite a lot [...]
A big thanks goes out to New York City Council Member Melissa Mark Viverito for co-hosting a meet-and-greet with Fractured Atlas members last night in East Harlem. The event was low-key and intimate, which was great for actually giving people a chance to chat with the council member.
I kept thinking last night that artists [...]
This piece originally appeared as an article in the Fractured Atlas newsletter on January 15, 2007.Last September an RFP came across my desk from Two Trees Management, a commercial real estate developer in New York. It offered a 6,000 square foot theatre in Brooklyn for free for 10 years if applicants committed to developing the [...]
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