The theatrical collective Little Lord offers a new spin on old classics. Their proudly low-budget, high-energy productions are a unique experience in New York theater. With source material like the tale of Queen Esther, Little Lord’s imaginative shows have inspired a strong fan base. Artistic Director Michael Levinton spoke with us about nostalgia, spectaculars, and [...]
Interdisciplinary performance artist Joseph Keckler captivates audiences with his vivid, imagined worlds. Whether creating a dialogue between art forms or channeling the voices of talking beasts, his performances are one-of-a-kind. Keckler spoke to us about his creative process while preparing for an upcoming European engagement.
How you define yourself as an artist?
I suppose I am a singer, a monologist, and a conceptual artist.
What is the [...]
Embracing donor support, musician/songwriter/teacher Amy Martin created The Patronopolis, a new model of funding with an old lineage. Combining traditional patronage with a crowdfunding aesthetic, Amy found a way to acknowledge her longstanding community of donors. As she works with a variety of collaborators on new projects, Amy joined us from Missoula to share more.
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Two abundantly creative and curious beings who are open to working in all kinds of media, Meryl & Marina have grown by working together as artists. After deciding to embark on a working relationship together on a seemingly aimless, but fateful bike ride in Red Hook in the late summer of 2009, the duo have [...]
Member Doug Perkins has made quite a career out of hitting things. His percussion projects combine found instruments and tactile landscapes to create memorable experiences. Doug works with partners throughout the percussion community to present concerts featuring up to 100 musicians. From the Alaskan wilderness to the controlled environment of Central Park, he’s redefining the [...]
Third Rail Projects flourishes as an organizational hub, and supports the projects of its directors and affiliated artists. The organization supports a variety of individual projects and collaborative combinations. The desire to be flexible has played into everything that they have done, and their continued success.
How did you all get started?
Third Rail formed in 2001, [...]
New York-based Christopher Robbins works on the uneasy cusp of art and community development, creating sculptural interventions in the daily lives of strangers. He has worked on interventions around the world, including West Africa, former Yugoslavia, and the Fiji Islands, but his current work is closer to home. Christopher’s fiscally sponsored project, WPA 2010, revives [...]
In my last post, I said that Open Source is as much a philosophy as a legal construct. As a legal construct, Open Source is clear. The terms of a given Open Source license (like ours) are explicitly detailed in its text.
Pegging down the philosphy of Open Source is a bit harder. The Open Source Initiative [...]
Fractured Atlas is currently developing an Open Source arts management system called ATHENA. Our first version will focus on ticketing and donor/customer management and plans are in the works to tackle marketing campaigns, finances and management of class and workshop programs.
Big whoop, you say, more software. Sure, it’s cool that they all work together, but [...]
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Justin Karr (our amazing Director of Technology Programs) and I have proposed panels for the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival taking place in March of 2011 in Austin, Texas. The SXSW festival and conference is a convergence of music, independent films, emerging technologies and more. The panel picker process allows the [...]
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