Accomplished jazz pianist and composer Helen Sung has had the privilege of working with many of the living jazz greats. A member of Fractured Atlas for the last seven years, she is currently in residence at Flushing Town Hall in Queens, New York, and will perform at the Tokyo Jazz Festival in September.
Founded nearly 60 years ago by a small group of artists working in the relatively new field of art jewelry and metal, Metal Arts Guild San Francisco now has professional and emerging artists, educators, students, collectors, and writers among its 200+ members.
I’m hoping to meet Dana Reed this summer. Not just because her dance company, Alternative Collaborations, transforms space with their virtuosic performances, and not just because she’s had an enviable dance residency in Bali, but because she’s passionate about teaching dance to kids.
Yesterday I participated in a panel on health insurance reform at the Future of Music Coalition’s DC Policy Day 2010. I was joined by Alex Maiolo from FMC’s HINT program and Renata Molinaro from the AHIRC program at the Actor’s Fund.
The discussion got a little wonky at times, but it also had some good, practical [...]
I grew up reading MAD magazine, marveling at Mort Drucker’s spot-on pen and ink caricatures of television and movie celebrities. Al Hirschfeld, Honoré Daumier, Thomas Nast, Miguel Covarrubias, even Leonardo da Vinci — all are artists who were masters of exaggeration and whose caricatures are fascinating. “There are infinite ways of capturing a likeness without any two drawings looking alike,” says ISCA’s president Robert Bauer.
Democracy is a cantata based around the idea that holiness is present in all living things. Its composer, Barry Seroff, is passionate about improvisational music and inspired by music genres ranging from jazz to punk to classical. A full-length chamber work, Democracy debuts tomorrow evening at Brooklyn’s Issue Project Room.
Are you a musician or songwriter? Do you have health insurance? Our good friends at the Future of Music Coalition are conducting an online survey from March 1 - April 1, 2010 to assess how many musicians have health insurance. Your answers are anonymous and confidential, and the survey should take about 10 minutes to [...]
Chicago-based writer Laura Durnell is the author of short works of fiction, many reviews and articles, and has received numerous grants and awards. In this Featured Member profile, she describes her inspirations — both personal and literary — as well as her first novel, Separation, a fiscally-sponsored project of Fractured Atlas.
Eastern Tennessee is the home to thousands of visual and performing artists, in addition to being the birthplace of both bluegrass and country music. The Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville actively serves and supports a diverse community of artists, arts organizations, and cultural institutions in the region.
With the aim of building a better South through the arts, Southern Arts Federation strengthens the communities it serves through connecting the arts to key state and national policies, advancing excellence in the arts, and nurturing a vibrant quality of life.
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