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 [...]
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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.
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Tags: fiscal sponsorship, health insurance, member profile, writing
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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.
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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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Judith Z. Miller’s drawings, sculptures and jewelry are imbued with spirituality and energy. A recipient of a microgrant from Fractured Atlas, she recently delved into mask-making while an artist-in-residence in Sitka, Alaska.
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Tags: development grant, fiscal sponsorship, health insurance, member profile, sculpture, visual art
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I’ve got an Op Ed in yesterday’s Philadelphia Inquirer. Here’s the complete text:
America’s artists: Canaries in the health-care mine
America’s two million artists understand what it means to be a worker in the 21st century, independent, untethered, and mostly expected to fend for themselves.
So for them, the number of uninsured Americans isn’t an abstract statistic. It’s [...]
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Tags: health insurance, shameless self-promotion, wonkishness
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This important public service announcement pretty much speaks for itself:
Protect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrell
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When it comes to health insurance, have you ever wished for…
A good deal! Low priced coverage that doesn’t suck dry your hard-earned cash.
Transparency! Simple, straight up easy to understand coverage, with no catch-22s.
Freedom! Your health insurance stays with you from gig to gig. You don’t want to work at a soul-sucking corporate [...]
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Tags: health insurance, healthcare, NY State
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We’re super excited that our “…Because Art is Dangerous” awareness campaign has officially kicked off in Philadelphia! In a nutshell, the heart of this campaign focuses upon providing one-on-one guidance around health insurance to emerging artists and “creativepreneurs” alike. Read our press release!
Our goal? 1) To help as many artists as [...]
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Tags: Aetna, Because Art is Dangerous, health insurance, PA, Philadelphia
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Phillip Stearns is an artist who wears many hats. Also know as Pixel Form, Phil is a practitioner of sound and visual arts, a music composer and performer, and an electronics sculptor and installation artist. He describes his work as “characterized by judicial use of materials, restraint, simplicity, a careful balance between conceptual depth and playfulness.” In this conversation, he discusses his commitment to education, teaching as a form of artistic practice, and his latest project…
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Tags: electronics, fiscal sponsorship, health insurance, installation, member profile, sculpture, visual art
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