tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65060988702580880862024-03-18T16:04:06.205-07:00A+ Art BlogPATRICIA FRISCHER, the coordinator of the San Diego Visual Arts Network, writes these occasional notes. You are invited to comment on them and all comments will be read. SDVAN has the ability to choose which comments to publish and anonymous comments will not be posted nor will links to commercial or spam sites. We are grateful to you for taking the time to read this blog and invite you join this mailing list or that of www.sdvisualarts.netPatriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466326752758836872noreply@blogger.comBlogger194125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506098870258088086.post-50084434834704263012024-03-15T23:23:00.000-07:002024-03-18T16:03:34.414-07:00Affordable Housing for Artists in your Cultural Districts Plus Women of Impact<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-l1Ihxz39iW2al3gwqjAzFOIWmqfZlL2ebkKUe0B1KnxsVflqHgof3rYEuABYEpJwX7-V8mmjoKbxP7dgQMwMSUF-dXhKOaIVi0Tz2vWcTTE4Vb9MuPWaeFGJ15xzUAtp3PYhdV99iGDJMghKA8DFIzk3ajJth2mF3BGz5uUilXAtNPK9PUFsRpBhKXWA/s462/Tasha_Boerner_Horvath_Wiki_Profile_Oct_2022.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-l1Ihxz39iW2al3gwqjAzFOIWmqfZlL2ebkKUe0B1KnxsVflqHgof3rYEuABYEpJwX7-V8mmjoKbxP7dgQMwMSUF-dXhKOaIVi0Tz2vWcTTE4Vb9MuPWaeFGJ15xzUAtp3PYhdV99iGDJMghKA8DFIzk3ajJth2mF3BGz5uUilXAtNPK9PUFsRpBhKXWA/w286-h400/Tasha_Boerner_Horvath_Wiki_Profile_Oct_2022.jpg" width="286" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Assemblymember Tasha Boerner, 77th </span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><b>District AB 812 PRO-ARTIST AFFORDABLE HOUSING</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal">The new AB 812 bill approved Oct 11 by the governor and
authored by Tasha Boerner allows cities and/or counties to give up to 10% of
its very low, low, or moderate-income housing to eligible artists as long as
they are within one-half mile from a state-designated cultural district or
within a locally designated cultural district if certain income and occupation
conditions are met.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We asked <span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Edwin Borbon, Legislative Director for the
office of Assemblymember Tasha Boerner to clarify a number of questions we
had. He gave me a very complete
explanation which helped me understand so much more clearly about AB 812. We
think this is valuable information especially as it clarifies that any city can
designate a cultural district. This does not have to be a state designation. And
that any city that wants to avail themselves of having artists present in their
low income housing projects, a known way to elevate the value of the area, can
avail themselves of this 10% advantage. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">From Mr. Borbon, “The way it works in practice, is if a
city or county has a state or locally designated cultural district, under AB
812, the local government would first have to pass a local tenant preference
ordinance for artists within the boundaries of a locally designated cultural
district, or within one half-mile from a state designated cultural district.
Any deed restricted housing that is within those boundaries and is under the
purview of the local govt, either existing affordable developments or future
developments, would qualify for the 10% set-aside for artists.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><u>Yes, the city has to pass a local tenant
preference ordinance for artist. </u><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">“The local govt and housing development property management
would work together to create an Artist Selection Committee that would create a
process for artists preference criteria such as demonstrating consistent
participation in a creative art through contributions to their field, a resume
describing their art experience and/or education, and samples of recent work.
The Artist Selection Committee will be made up of artists of diverse
disciplines and backgrounds.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">The property management company will receive applications
for the artist preference, as well as the traditional housing application. The
property manager will then redact private information from the arts preference
application and set it aside for the Artist Selection Committee. These artistic
works will not be judged on content, but rather simply in support of qualifying
the applicant as an artist. Artists who meet income limits will be offered an
opportunity to live in the affordable housing development.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><u>Yes, the city has to create not only an artist
application, but also an artists Selection Committee. This is not based on the content of the art. </u><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">The income qualifications must match the income levels for
the affordable housing development so they still have to meet the same income
thresholds as all the other residents. When it comes to the eligibility
criteria, the income levels for affordable housing are outlined in state
statute (as defined in Sections 50079.5, 50093, 50105, and 50106 of the Health
and Safety Code), the occupational conditions would be determined by the local
city and property management company of the affordable housing development.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><u>No, the artist do not have different income
requirement. But up to 10% of the housing can be given to qualifying artists.</u><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">We in the art world who have been pushing for more
affordable housing for artists should be thrilled with this bill and grateful
to Tasha Boerner. Now it is up to the cities in our county to move forward. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhknyBo3-0G8k15VDQPIweqcRANHs4YNwJXwox5DQKsjPSvXyBMFHt5T4s10IH4ReLgwGNI-mcCusmToquYiT-c7rMN1T4GPhX-zR4FUonnV_CX9CBA0F6ytsaiBt8UO0czorN5J8Ras_-gGEbald9Mw9ZoKSnqgy9b03ya4b3H70IwQ3FpsvF40lGyi7aQ/s4733/AwardPFTB.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3380" data-original-width="4733" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhknyBo3-0G8k15VDQPIweqcRANHs4YNwJXwox5DQKsjPSvXyBMFHt5T4s10IH4ReLgwGNI-mcCusmToquYiT-c7rMN1T4GPhX-zR4FUonnV_CX9CBA0F6ytsaiBt8UO0czorN5J8Ras_-gGEbald9Mw9ZoKSnqgy9b03ya4b3H70IwQ3FpsvF40lGyi7aQ/w400-h286/AwardPFTB.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></div><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Patricia Frischer was chosen as a <a href="https://www.sdvisualarts.net/sdvan_new/pdf/WomanImpact2024.pdf" target="_blank"><b>Woman of Impact</b></a> for Arts and Culture by <b>Tasha Boerner</b>. Below is the utube of the speeches for that presentation. Skip ahead to minute 18 for my arts and culture presentation. And don't miss the tear inducing one by Dr. Ayana Boyd King at minute 29. It was a super inspiring afternoon. </span></p></div><br /><p></p>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/o_vwYPhY8zI?si=bIRc6zufCi0cPTT-" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRoSOpQCKfRrnF5Bs4jT93RmhbEDKd_PwsSx0U4VeVj8XHFvVU-UMVN3xkKRVYvBG2X6zEQjsun1Cae7WQ44y3ZvyCGLFPAFJZly0-qkU7fricgXTpdJ0oGLWXvMykATgSKP-HDGHbhEMKf9XyIn-A7JcOJviE5FnH5o6rBC5fdC849QobQMpo0EuExFQ/s5059/best%20group.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3162" data-original-width="5059" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRoSOpQCKfRrnF5Bs4jT93RmhbEDKd_PwsSx0U4VeVj8XHFvVU-UMVN3xkKRVYvBG2X6zEQjsun1Cae7WQ44y3ZvyCGLFPAFJZly0-qkU7fricgXTpdJ0oGLWXvMykATgSKP-HDGHbhEMKf9XyIn-A7JcOJviE5FnH5o6rBC5fdC849QobQMpo0EuExFQ/w640-h400/best%20group.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">All the award recipients! Left to right: </span><b style="font-family: arial;">Staff Sergeant Debora Rodriguez Caryn Blanton, Dr. Ayana Boyd King, Andrea Schlageter, Dt. Danielle Haulsee, Assemblymember Distict #77 Tasha Boerner, Denise Friedman, Dana Bristol-Smith, Patricia Frischer, Gaby B. Love, Bella Villarin.</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p><b style="font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><br /></b><strong>Text of Speech by Patricia Frischer, founder, San Diego Visual Arts Network</strong><br /><br />I was born in Kansas City but arrived here from London 27 years ago. I could find no <strong>directory </strong>for the arts. That is why created the San Diego Visual Arts Network now listing 2500 visual arts resources from Fallbrook in the north to and including Baja Norte. We have a full events <strong>calendar</strong>, a <strong>gossip</strong> column (cause who doesn’t want the inside scoop), <strong>reports</strong> on Art exhibitions and advocacy issues. </p><p>We have curated many large visual arts projects like the Movers and Shaker… <strong>90 Art VIPs….</strong> not one turned down the chance to have their portrait created and the <strong>DNA of Creativity</strong> with 5 teams of artists, scientists, teachers and documenters …a magnificent exhibition at OMA.</p><p>We are most proud of the <strong>SD Art Prize</strong>, our ongoing award for excellence in its 17th year. Watch for it at the SD History Center in Balboa Park in the fall. </p><p>We are delighted to have played a part in the reforming of the <strong>SD County Wide Commission for arts and culture</strong> which we stumped for…it took 15 years and is announcing its brand-new strategic plan in <strong>April</strong> which is <strong>arts and culture month</strong> in the state of CA. </p><p>Thank you so much for this honor which recognizes the $1.4 billion dollar arts and culture industry. This is our huge economic impact on employment and tourism. Kudos to <strong>Tasher Boerner</strong> for creating the <strong>AB812 </strong>which mandates affordable housing for artists near cultural districts. Every city should have a designated cultural district. </p><p>How do we do this with no bricks and mortar, and no paid staff? No, I am not the little women behind the curtain AKA the wizard of OZ. It is done with a ton of volunteers and community involvement, friends and family, county and private foundations. </p><p>We believe that the San Diego Visual Arts Network is a powerful force to connect Art to People and People to Art</p><p>We believe that artists serve as interpreters, explorers, and creators of the great unknown </p><p>We believe your life is an artwork, a mess, a makeover and magnificent </p><p>We believe most of all that Art Builds Community.</p><p>Congratulation to all the ladies receiving this impact award. I am honored to be one amongst many. </p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">The opinion expressed in this blog are not necessarily the opinions of the San Diego Visual Arts Network but are solely the thought of Patricia Frischer</div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466326752758836872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506098870258088086.post-90975007060871621882024-02-18T01:36:00.000-08:002024-03-11T16:26:29.858-07:00Silent Conversations<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgehM28vhW8yEZXqDo6XfGpcrXwSFvyjKDdJM-pSxly0I8R-W-CtCkD4i0qngX1NmjrZtZsVHksAUzkHg9bnLm5sU_a1s5sSnS8J7Wfc_VtIreIt7tvEWWH4_qgpuOAsGFAUE8rfkMGkmsJ1ALlD6PHeA4Z5MYdQtUaGJ247MVYXH9Iy48ADvXOCC7qND/s772/patircia%20details.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="772" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgehM28vhW8yEZXqDo6XfGpcrXwSFvyjKDdJM-pSxly0I8R-W-CtCkD4i0qngX1NmjrZtZsVHksAUzkHg9bnLm5sU_a1s5sSnS8J7Wfc_VtIreIt7tvEWWH4_qgpuOAsGFAUE8rfkMGkmsJ1ALlD6PHeA4Z5MYdQtUaGJ247MVYXH9Iy48ADvXOCC7qND/w400-h396/patircia%20details.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Patricia Frischer - <i>Silent Conversation</i></b> (detail)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="line-height: 115%;">Front Porch Gallery</span></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">, in
collaboration with <b><a href="https://www.surfingmadonna.org/" target="_blank">Surfing Madonna Oceans Project</a></b> is holding the fourth
annual <a href="https://www.frontporchgallery.org/surfingmadonna/" target="_blank"><b><i>Save the Ocean</i></b> art and poetry exhibition</a> through
Feb. 29, 2024. In conjunction with this exhibition, a </span><b><span style="color: #404040; line-height: 115%;">Ekphrastic Poetry
Writing and Collage Workshop </span></b><span style="color: #404040; line-height: 115%;">was held. That means the poetry is inspired by a work of art and
that part of the workshop was led convincingly by <b>Dr. Marit Anderson. Cathy
Carey</b>, the new Director of the Front Porch Gallery, led the collage
component. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #404040; line-height: 115%;">I went to this workshop to gain insight on how I might use this technique for brainstorming sessions especially for board retreats and happy to say how successful it was at a recent one I participated in with the Encinitas Friends of the Arts board. We kept in mind our goals to rethink our vision statement. Made collages and choose words to describe them. We forced those words into a sentence and from that sentence the group discussed the most important element revealed. Tapping into the subconscious to think outside of the box really does work!!!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #404040; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #404040; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgFUVc2GQZcBCwAyn_iKro-PiPqLkg-JRSA_LLsZ9VQokEt9mYWH8uTLCJCdPy-6EMN4wdvyd363l-6DH1oQFuZ4LOviHAX0lyqJ1pIJcsnpnr_97WDg5mo-uUQ2spGqqdmLjKuuDNtCxx2_HFcK6Zzx5OQ_fyk4yfr3KFA8SIj9X0k82UZCy3TVqVJ1E/s2360/20240215_131406.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2360" data-original-width="1859" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgFUVc2GQZcBCwAyn_iKro-PiPqLkg-JRSA_LLsZ9VQokEt9mYWH8uTLCJCdPy-6EMN4wdvyd363l-6DH1oQFuZ4LOviHAX0lyqJ1pIJcsnpnr_97WDg5mo-uUQ2spGqqdmLjKuuDNtCxx2_HFcK6Zzx5OQ_fyk4yfr3KFA8SIj9X0k82UZCy3TVqVJ1E/w315-h400/20240215_131406.jpg" width="315" /></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Dr. Marit Anderson</b> in front of <b>Chery Tall's <i>Zephyr</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #404040; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Dr.
Anderson actually has a degree in Human Behavior (not English or Poetry) and
was full of quotes like my favorite one from <b>Albert Einstein,</b> “Creativity is intelligence having fun.” She asked
all to use all of our senses; <i>vision, hearing, taste, touch, smell and mind</i>
(that would include imagination and memories.)<o:p></o:p></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #404040; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #404040; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO4Y9w7kLwDrINv2RdBjQCrUibmB1R4Gwd8lVdM-eE55JDOim9LWTLfnCic1ya8kakPbb7uugwN1eIGZVv90q1ur219lBOGTHMqMOgQACoTRQcisDF5YnTAIl7hq5gjosVpMaXBLue7WxSkYhChBRuTrx3RcH73zWCpUChy9w0WNYY3wyuw1CBqOJl4Gwe/s767/CathyCarey_BirchAquarium-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="767" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO4Y9w7kLwDrINv2RdBjQCrUibmB1R4Gwd8lVdM-eE55JDOim9LWTLfnCic1ya8kakPbb7uugwN1eIGZVv90q1ur219lBOGTHMqMOgQACoTRQcisDF5YnTAIl7hq5gjosVpMaXBLue7WxSkYhChBRuTrx3RcH73zWCpUChy9w0WNYY3wyuw1CBqOJl4Gwe/w400-h310/CathyCarey_BirchAquarium-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cathy Carey - <i>Birch Aquarium</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #404040; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Cathy
Carey gave us open encouragement to us all sorts of materials besides magazine images
including adding colored papers, paints,
pens, or even 3-d items. We could go completely abstract, surreal or even use
the collage as mosaic to create a realistic illusion.</span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #404040; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #404040; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXH8EDLmIZBo-rpRERbgKPyIhyphenhyphenXldMj9sB_2ZhFgPHJDFCY0C6HibDP8ep4i8gkG3rJF6Du5zj6Ggv-aTOodS_W8sEW_IBw5XpFdEcZLn93boX5rHBrlNFGcUl5U62ODivVsggSDs87i2-XnbG8-Y1ZMcuMp4lwGejlc-XIVClDd50ZUAOIxGiE7AQ6mbJ/s2072/20240215_140644_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2072" data-original-width="1712" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXH8EDLmIZBo-rpRERbgKPyIhyphenhyphenXldMj9sB_2ZhFgPHJDFCY0C6HibDP8ep4i8gkG3rJF6Du5zj6Ggv-aTOodS_W8sEW_IBw5XpFdEcZLn93boX5rHBrlNFGcUl5U62ODivVsggSDs87i2-XnbG8-Y1ZMcuMp4lwGejlc-XIVClDd50ZUAOIxGiE7AQ6mbJ/w330-h400/20240215_140644_HDR.jpg" width="330" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFtt8Agp-aX_tvk2k8DavuWgE35ea_1O3aMljyocmqm9sLGgELlkWkhhR6JleAVleWhItlW-I8lFA3nmqsasGsL5aBvC0409x8nBNz8MSCF32YP8CFwEoXOPqmq2CjBBTJDIYd71E5rZgwEsNUmf142YI1abriiHnrjR-9awvNMdbhbq7usBh3AN0VwUz/s760/20240215_131508.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="648" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFtt8Agp-aX_tvk2k8DavuWgE35ea_1O3aMljyocmqm9sLGgELlkWkhhR6JleAVleWhItlW-I8lFA3nmqsasGsL5aBvC0409x8nBNz8MSCF32YP8CFwEoXOPqmq2CjBBTJDIYd71E5rZgwEsNUmf142YI1abriiHnrjR-9awvNMdbhbq7usBh3AN0VwUz/w341-h400/20240215_131508.jpg" width="341" /></a></div><br />The
advantage of this exercise, is not only that you look more closely at the work
of art, but you get insights into your own emotions and feelings. The
exhibition was to showcase the fragility of our environment, but actually each artist
made their own statement and I found the show more upbeat than educational and
more lively than alarming. The same was true of the poetry created in the
workshop. <o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #404040; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #404040; line-height: 115%;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3hKCDjr2zH_keOqvX07QEYkvw97E4Il_pGglYorAZ7LSaif8Ab4e4zjssx4YAmSyD_ZFJLAXHO0QFXXGQm3WPSMr6cjfjYjd99i3VXlEUIe3wySlPzbOeZ-PZY6uDgtplTLLvkuuGFpsB1O6U_33MrdAhnY9Ebwsxxi7r0gxZKEz2GAk3YPY0_pk6f9W/s297/Untitled-1%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="228" data-original-width="297" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3hKCDjr2zH_keOqvX07QEYkvw97E4Il_pGglYorAZ7LSaif8Ab4e4zjssx4YAmSyD_ZFJLAXHO0QFXXGQm3WPSMr6cjfjYjd99i3VXlEUIe3wySlPzbOeZ-PZY6uDgtplTLLvkuuGFpsB1O6U_33MrdAhnY9Ebwsxxi7r0gxZKEz2GAk3YPY0_pk6f9W/w400-h307/Untitled-1%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">Mac Hindenbrand - </b><b style="text-align: left;"><i>The Hawaiian Chain of Wood </i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #404040; line-height: 115%;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6iEyAA1UoAlnj5D5vo1W6Z97DXYolY2CuZvWDoI83H6-k-_N6IqpDOX9achB8h876khyBmX-YwVChOGV8hT616GU2dtLh-lxFjKHI_lyDRHXjKEjZG2_T3YDBQ7wcenLynimvEBJX9ktss8ezvUB34CFDesWkkCCnxLvTAGKSsRVji7pQ7htDVEll-XO/s661/detail.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="661" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6iEyAA1UoAlnj5D5vo1W6Z97DXYolY2CuZvWDoI83H6-k-_N6IqpDOX9achB8h876khyBmX-YwVChOGV8hT616GU2dtLh-lxFjKHI_lyDRHXjKEjZG2_T3YDBQ7wcenLynimvEBJX9ktss8ezvUB34CFDesWkkCCnxLvTAGKSsRVji7pQ7htDVEll-XO/w400-h361/detail.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">Mac Hindenbrand -<i>T</i></b><b style="text-align: left;"><i>he Hawaiian Chain of Wood (detail)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The
work I personal choose to explore was by</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> <b>Mac Hindenbrand. </b>Titled<b>
<i>The Hawaiian Chain of Wood </i></b>it is a grained piece of wood with inlays
or many other woods depicting the string of Hawaiian Islands. I added a word
for each of those senses which included silence, salt, smooth, fresh and
conversation in my first pass. Looking
longer I came up with grain, punctuation, curves, illusions, lapping and
travel. <o:p></o:p></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Silent Conversations<br />
Fresh and salty thoughts<br />
Smooth my day<br />
Constantly lapping curves<br />
Traveling illusions<br />
Punctuate the sands of time. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Thinking of those words, I cut out what I thought were
random images, but my hand was definitely guided by the poetry. Here is the
collage I created. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><br /><!--[endif]--></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLcQbuBNATmVEnSoUoJFyCa2R8DUgnkb2kqqJFpHMFjV5ye33XKqm3MXnC-WFCot8crafmSbtQU9GrSB3WFz_zxPY7uhTZAax87JDRMAw-GPMAwf4q6cycR-NkcEeFr9iwcrlQ9l2-Fpszmfh8JTNSOv_MKy9XwaRmWHeSRXfQpjA3K1UWaMBKVaTXfCBZ/s2311/20240215_141533.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2311" data-original-width="1869" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLcQbuBNATmVEnSoUoJFyCa2R8DUgnkb2kqqJFpHMFjV5ye33XKqm3MXnC-WFCot8crafmSbtQU9GrSB3WFz_zxPY7uhTZAax87JDRMAw-GPMAwf4q6cycR-NkcEeFr9iwcrlQ9l2-Fpszmfh8JTNSOv_MKy9XwaRmWHeSRXfQpjA3K1UWaMBKVaTXfCBZ/w518-h640/20240215_141533.jpg" width="518" /></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Patricia Frischer - <i>Silent Conversation</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span style="line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">That in turn produced this set of <i>sense</i> words: warm,
rhythm, absorbent, bumpy, ancient, adventures. Then, the poem produced was:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Bumpy rhythms signal <br />
warm adventures which<br />
are absorbed into antiquity. <br />
<br />
Can I apply this to the subject of the exhibitions? For me, I can say that the
current warming climate, even earthquakes can be seen not just as a threat, but
as adventures which will eventually become recorded as another cycle of life of
our planet.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Going back to the first poem:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Silent Conversations<br />
Fresh and salty thoughts<br />
Smooth my day<br />
Constantly lapping curves<br />
Traveling illusions<br />
Punctuate the sands of time. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We need to think deeply and completely about our environment
if we are to meet its challenges. Seeing things we thought were false that are
not, and vice versa while looking backward to find repeating patterns. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Or it could all just be a bunch of hooey!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="color: #404040; line-height: 115%;">Dr. Marit Anderson </span></b><span style="color: #404040; line-height: 115%;">facilitates the <b>Awaken the Poet Within</b> meetings the 2<sup>nd</sup>
and 4<sup>th</sup> Saturdays of the month at the Encinitas Library Study Room
noon to 2 pm. A virtual session is the 1<sup>st</sup> Saturday of the month.
Email: <a href="mailto:drmartyanderson@sdcglobal.net">drmartyanderson@sdcglobal.net</a>
for more info. and meeting links. <b><br />
</b></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><br />
<b>Katie Wade,</b> the Senior Director of Creative Engagement tells us that The
Front Porch Gallery, through these new workshops, is offering creative
engagement for the community with hands-on making, discussions and new ways to
look to enhance longevity and enjoyment of life. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202124; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://www.frontporchgallery.org/">The Front Porch Gallery:</a></span></b><span style="background: white; color: #202124; line-height: 115%;"> 2903 Carlsbad Blvd, Carlsbad, CA 92008<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Open: Wed – Fri 11 to 5, Sat noon to 4 </span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">The opinion expressed in this blog are not necessarily the opinions of the San Diego Visual Arts Network but are solely the thought of Patricia Frischer</div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466326752758836872noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506098870258088086.post-24196936394226946102024-01-25T16:50:00.000-08:002024-01-30T14:23:58.926-08:00Why weren’t we asked?<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLrcC6PHyJa7DXvWG54lrUv4pSkWpxoEyxpaiKW9mtMQBLuGLOoIf7z-4VLJMTKBvh4roR7XkPE7tmV10MuAXn82wYKwcJpnz-fhGQbVb2hCAnymePe0MQAwUNzzWImalWE3hBWgDafn4pQiK71JZr6kB3j2aEr-p-LWXWhjzCJXkxctn9YfN8MuM4ELRY/s711/A%20rise%20tide.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="711" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLrcC6PHyJa7DXvWG54lrUv4pSkWpxoEyxpaiKW9mtMQBLuGLOoIf7z-4VLJMTKBvh4roR7XkPE7tmV10MuAXn82wYKwcJpnz-fhGQbVb2hCAnymePe0MQAwUNzzWImalWE3hBWgDafn4pQiK71JZr6kB3j2aEr-p-LWXWhjzCJXkxctn9YfN8MuM4ELRY/w400-h321/A%20rise%20tide.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">JFK</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk157091782;"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">The big question is always</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> how do I get funding or help for
my cause? Although the answer is often “get involved”, the feeling is often ‘why
weren’t we asked?”.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">So I am going to spell it out here. To get involved you
have to volunteer your time, energy or even some in-kind service. You don’t wait
to be asked. You seek out opportunities to collaborate. When you volunteer you
meet other committee members and volunteers and you get to really know them if
you make an effort. You can then start to create a network of advisors and
supporters. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">You find out about volunteer opportunities and calls for by
reading newsletters and social media. So you have to sign up for those from
groups that interest you and you have to actually read those newsletters. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(like the twice monthly SDVAN message: <a href="https://www.sdvisualarts.net/sdvan_new/maillist.php">sign up now</a> if
you have not done so). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But you don’t have to
wait for a call for volunteers/artists, you can suggest a gap that you see that
you could fill. You could have a vision for a strategic plan. You could write
up a report for use in a grant. You could curate am exhibition. You might even
be able to collaborate with that organization to do a joint grant. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">And I am not talking about just arts organizations, but
also civic agencies and not even just arts commissions but maybe public safety
commissions or planning commissions. You could join the local tourist
association or the chamber of commerce. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">This all takes time and effort, and you have to be willing
to give in order to get. Never wait to be asked or you will end up asking, "Why
weren’t we asked?” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><b style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Get involved and float your own boat on the rising tide. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">By the way: <a name="_Hlk157088194"><b>Felica Shaw</b> just
announced an Emerging Leaders Arts Advocacy Training Program which is a program
of <b>Californians for the Arts</b> and the <b>SD Regional Arts and Culture
Coalition.</b> The deadline is Feb15 and accepted applicants will be paid $500!
You have to attend 3 training session starting Feb 23 and ending in April. One
person will be chosen to go to Sacramento all expenses paid for Arts Advocacy
Day in April. Contact </a><a href="mailto:teri@caforthearts.org"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk157088194;">teri@caforthearts.org</span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk157088194;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk157088194;"> and reference Arts Advocacy Training. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk157088194;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">AND here is my story on how to advocate for your own passion: <a href="https://pickedrawpeeled.blogspot.com/2024/01/americans-for-arts-advocacy-101.html" target="_blank">Americans for the Arts Advocacy 101: Advocating for the Arts 2024</a></span></span></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">The opinion expressed in this blog are not necessarily the opinions of the San Diego Visual Arts Network but are solely the thought of Patricia Frischer</div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466326752758836872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506098870258088086.post-82642700565142770482023-12-20T13:59:00.000-08:002023-12-23T10:44:53.371-08:00State of the Arts 2024<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4M353rDKidv4s5P80xIKEZroA5F6tfut83M5VQOlWxKUb26YgBgEWP22tePTx5fhwBHO2DMVWmtQ0NxEAb7o8MRnqd050rqR9KitWojJFsE-OLkelSWVaPmNSdEEL2QK7uCawTwwvNLExUi6vc_E_wfserqJuvuLIwHWSaGrC3N-bKaWYTEzfDovWgjF9/s2549/State-of-The-Arts2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1175" data-original-width="2549" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4M353rDKidv4s5P80xIKEZroA5F6tfut83M5VQOlWxKUb26YgBgEWP22tePTx5fhwBHO2DMVWmtQ0NxEAb7o8MRnqd050rqR9KitWojJFsE-OLkelSWVaPmNSdEEL2QK7uCawTwwvNLExUi6vc_E_wfserqJuvuLIwHWSaGrC3N-bKaWYTEzfDovWgjF9/w400-h185/State-of-The-Arts2024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial;">There are environmental disasters, financial uncertainty
with high inflation, post COVID impact and ongoing wars in the Ukraine and Israel/Palestine
as well as a controversial upcoming election. Is CRISIS also the defining word
of the state of the arts? </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">In San Diego, we have two fabulous new developments. The
county came together to produce the first county wide <b>AEP6 Arts and Economic
Prosperity report</b> (joint public presentation of results on Thurs. Jan 25, 10 – 12:30
at MOPA) and the county supervisors approved the formation of a new <b>Commission
of Arts and Culture</b> which is well on its way to producing a strategic plan. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">There are funds coming to the arts in San Diego. <a href="https://www.prebysfdn.org/"><b>Prebys Foundation</b></a> awarded almost $10.5 Million in Grants to Advance the Visual
and Performing Arts throughout San Diego County! This includes $50k for our
friends at the <a name="_Hlk152763270"></a><a href="https://www.sandiegopuppetry.org/"><b>San
Diego Guild of Puppetry</b></a> and a whopping $150k for <a href="https://www.sdspace4art.org/"><b>Space 4 Art</b></a> and a giant $300k to
the <a href="https://www.womensmuseumca.org/"><b>Woman’s Museum of California</b></a>.
Hurrah! We look forward to seeing
collaborations between Prebys Foundation and the newly formed SD County
Commission for Arts and Culture. Other
awards went to <b>San Diego Museum of Art</b> $750k, <b>Balboa Park Online
Collaborative</b> $619,856, <b>Mingei International Museum</b> $150k<b> California
Center For The Arts, Escondido </b>$450k, <b>Museum of Contemporary Art San
Diego</b> $300k, <b>San Diego History
Center</b> $350k <b>La Jolla Historical Society</b> $56,700, <b>Studio ACE</b>
$25k, <b>The New Children's Museum</b> $235k and <b>Vanguard Culture</b> $50k </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://arts.ca.gov/press-release/california-arts-council-announces-2023-state-arts-grant-award-recipients/"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">The California Arts
Council</span></b></a><span style="font-family: arial;">
awarded 68 grants in the county of San Diego totaling $2,224,700. Some of the
big winners in visual arts are: <b>The Aja Project </b>$81,250, <b>Artreach</b>
$74,501, <b>The City Of San Diego Commission For Arts And Culture</b> $66,600
(State/Local Partnership Grant), <b>Arthatch </b>$51k, <b>San Diego Museum
Council Inc</b> $50k, <b>Escondido Arts Partnership</b> $42k <b>Vanguard
Culture</b> $42k, <b>California Center For The Arts Escondido</b> <b>Foundation</b>
$25k, <b>A Reason To Survive</b> $21,250, <b>The Veterans Art Project</b>
$21,250, <b>Art Produce</b> $14k. These are a combination of impact grants and
general operating expense grants. </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">In the 2022-23 fiscal
year, the <b>City of San Diego TOT</b> (tax on tourist) revenue totaled $256.7
million. Arts funding was $14.3 million, i.e. 5.59% of the total. But budgets
cuts meant that 2023-24 fiscal year was only 4.67% of TOT revenue. A resolution
in December of this year encourages Todd Gloria to increase funding for the
arts to 9.52% in each budget in order to meet the Penny for the Arts goal set
in 2017. This was <a href="https://www.kpbs.org/news/economy/2023/12/06/san-diego-city-council-backs-more-funding-for-the-arts">reported by KPBS</a>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">We learned from <b>AEP6
</b>that San Diego County’s nonprofit arts and culture sector is a $1.3 billion
industry (up from $1.1 billion in 2015)—one that supports 19,771 jobs (way down
from 35,914 in 2015) and generates $320.7 million (less than half of the $894.4
million in 2015) in local, state, and federal government revenue. We know that
there will be a huge call for art teachers coming up with the passage of CA
Prop 28 and hope that the audience will return to the arts in 2024 and boast
the job number and revenue. Read the
SDVAN report: <a href="https://pickedrawpeeled.blogspot.com/2023/10/not-nicety-necessity-arts-economic.html"><b>Not a Nicety, a
Necessity: The Arts & Economic Prosperity Report AEP6</b></a><b>.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk152763205;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">This all bodes very
well for San Diego, but we still locally have a duty to wider concerns. </span></span>This
year’s state of the arts reflects opinion shared in a <b><a href="https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">Zócalo Public Square</span></a></b><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">
</span></b></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0f0f0f;">forum <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yqQfQ0EAZ4">Arts
in Times of Crises: The Role of Artists in Weakened Democracies</a></b> on 1. the
role of artists as activists and 2. how </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0f0f0f;">arts institutions navigate the culture
wars. </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><i><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0f0f0f;"><u>The Role
of the Artists as Activists</u></span></i></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0f0f0f;"> was </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0f0f0f;">m</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0f0f0f;">oderated
by<b> Karen Mack, </b>Founder and Executive Director, LA Commons with performance/installation
artist <b>Suzanne Lacy</b> and photographer <b>Catherine Opie. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #0f0f0f; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0f0f0f;">It was
recognized that<b> </b>although artist have limited power compared to movie and
social media, artists are able to walk between worlds and are always tasked in
truth telling. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #0f0f0f; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0f0f0f;">Not
everyone is an activist, but art can be a more subtle expression than a public protest.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #0f0f0f; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0f0f0f;">Some
artists are drawn to communities, others need isolation to create but both are able
to open up people to accepting an uncomfortable ideal. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #0f0f0f; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0f0f0f;">Many younger
artists do need to learn how to make coalitions which can strengthen the impact
of their work. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #0f0f0f; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0f0f0f;">We should
remember that artists are actually philanthropist every time they give their
art away to a worthy cause. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #0f0f0f; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0f0f0f;">Artists need to protect themselves from the onslaught of world events in order to make time
to create their work, but every artist has a duty to vote.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><i><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0f0f0f;"><u>How Should Arts Institutions Navigate the Culture Wars?</u></span></i></b><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0f0f0f;"> </span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0f0f0f;">was moderated
by </span><b>Kristine Sadoka</b> – LA County Department of Arts and Culture
with panelist <span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0f0f0f;">MOCA director <b>Johanna Burton</b>, Center Theatre Group
artistic director <b>Snehal Desai</b>, former Oregon Shakespeare Festival
executive artistic director <b>Nataki Garrett</b>, and Whitney Museum director
emeritus <b>Adam D. Weinberg. </b>The discussion was broken down into three
main categories: the power of arts and culture, the weaponizing of culture and
arts for human healing. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><b>Power of arts and culture<br /></b></u>The arts are a great connecter of people. Artist are
outsiders as well as insiders.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->They identify self and can relate that to other
individuals, to local communities and even wider civic spaces. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Everyone can make space for artist you believe in,
so seek out artist who are storying telling to an underserved and vulnerable
community. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Our first institution is our home. That is where
community begins. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can build within
your home and let that spread as an education for all if you start listening to
other. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Bridging means creating sense of belonging with
shared ownership and an invitation so everyone feels they deserve to be there. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Try to make sure people see themselves reflected
in the presentations, events, workshop, projects. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><u>Weaponization of Culture </u><br />
</b>Culture Wars means someone is a winner and someone is a loser. This is a bad
model. Both sides need to win. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Institutions are re-organizing themselves. The
question is should they try to <span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0f0f0f;">fix what is wrong or tear down and start again. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>Each organization is different, so preconceived
solutions might not work. Is your vision really agreed on?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->To build community, you must combine not
separate, eliminate division but encourage varied thinking. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->You must really know your funders, staff, board
individually and create allies. Sometimes this is not a group effort, but an
individual one. Be comfortable with conflict. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->If you hire lots of women and culturally diverse
administrators to clean up and make changes they need to be supported. If they
succeed, they should be rewarded and recognized. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->The first thing that is weaponize is the
language: Woke is the word instead of Visionary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Artists’ freedoms are always under threat as it
is easier to attack culture than build culture. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Audience sometimes don’t want to be challenged. With
35% less attendance…the challenge is how do you bring audiences back. You can’t
charge more as those who can’t afford it are left out <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Recognize that the pandemic changed things as
everyone was vulnerable. We shared our fears. We are identifying the when to
compromise and when to draw the line. We know this is a long game, maybe more
than 5 years, and change is always cyclical. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><u>Arts for human healing<br /></u></b><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Culture provides a public place for discussion. We
gather for communal experiences. We look to government for support</span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->People are engaged in arts all over the world
and in all sorts of ways. They are activated by social problems and arts are
central to the solutions <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Coalition building occurs outside of institution
and into the community.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->All Americans are still struggling with the
identity of being an American and artists have insight into those surprising
uncontrollable questions of ethics and beliefs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Artists need to be valued and rewarded more in
this role.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">The opinion expressed in this blog are not necessarily the opinions of the San Diego Visual Arts Network but are solely the thought of Patricia Frischer</div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466326752758836872noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506098870258088086.post-84048634797370638042023-11-25T10:50:00.000-08:002023-11-25T10:50:28.206-08:00Legacy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSW6j1ktVs7ibVO7bstvpMl54w_fpCwiKhyL9eMv7NfME7pfOllhlPkeOUOlng8FqjXorYlbSQvlRICQeBVhxve-tszSIMRoJJRZ6_amvjeqBLw2c8YFUduNrBiVl-6ruoa1PZ0IH2tD_gax2R-kfFV0MeTKOHVbnNNLX50Jfxgpguo2R5JEAFGvTwzzNT/s311/legacy%20picture.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="311" data-original-width="309" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSW6j1ktVs7ibVO7bstvpMl54w_fpCwiKhyL9eMv7NfME7pfOllhlPkeOUOlng8FqjXorYlbSQvlRICQeBVhxve-tszSIMRoJJRZ6_amvjeqBLw2c8YFUduNrBiVl-6ruoa1PZ0IH2tD_gax2R-kfFV0MeTKOHVbnNNLX50Jfxgpguo2R5JEAFGvTwzzNT/s1600/legacy%20picture.jpg" width="309" /></span></a></div><p><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">Legacy is the </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #202124; line-height: 115%;">long-lasting impact</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; line-height: 115%;"> you leave on the world. For those of us in the arts community
that might mean art works, accomplishment in art advocacy, discoveries of new
techniques.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: 115%;">We are remembered by those who know us and live after, but how is
it preserved in other more concrete ways? I am going to concentrate on the
visual arts and a body of art works. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m4116640028967542169msolistparagraph"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black;">Archiving your 2 and 3-D art means documentation
and that is a constant challenge of changing technology. An inventory systems used
to mean means photos, transparencies and slides then digital on floppies, cd,
flash drives and now stored in the cloud. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is an enormous amount of work to capture
true images and adding size, medium, year, location, owner. I might just wait
until the is a voice recognition AI system. A catalogue raisonné is never complete
until you are no longer making new work. </span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="m4116640028967542169msolistparagraph"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black;">But just recording label details
does not give a context for the work. The relevant history might include what
was happening in the news at the time of creation, who did you know personally
that encourage your career, or how the community and your location affected the
art could be just as important. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Saving
books, catalogues, invitation cards, price list, sales invoice, and audio and
video recordings could add to the story. </span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="m4116640028967542169msolistparagraph"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: arial;">Part of a final legacy could be a retrospective
exhibition. The right time for that could vary from person to person and
depending on your reputation. A curator could help an audience see older work
is a new perspective. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Borrowing work
from client has advantages and disadvantage. Your collector might feel that it
increases the prestige of their collection to have work they owned included. The
work might have to be cleaned, crated, shipped and insured, all very expensive
operations. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m4116640028967542169msolistparagraph"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black;">One of the biggest hurdles of a
legacy is what happens to unsold work. Who inherits the work and will they
value it. Giving art away to individuals means you have to find out what they
want instead of deciding for them. Arts Institution that have permanent collections
and want your work are not so easy to find unless you are famous or can provide
finances for storage in perpetuity.</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="m4116640028967542169msolistparagraph"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black;">If you have the money, one solution
is to form an Artist’s Foundation or leave money in your will for this to
happen with an appointed administrator. This could be a family member or an art
professional. Besides climate controlled storage, the foundation has to be
funded for promotion, preservation, restoration, and curation.</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Besides my art work, I have other forms of legacy to consider:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>my role in restarting of the County of SD
Commission of Culture, founder and coordinator of San Diego Visual Arts Network,
years and years of blogs and art reporting, and presenter of the prestigious SD
Art Prize<br />
<br />
What is your legacy? <a name="_Hlk151231670">Are you an Art Activist or one
that bears witness to truths? Are you an Artist Philanthropist when you give
your art to worthy causes. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></a>Or maybe
you are a <i>be here now</i> sort of person, who is happy to let the cards fall
where they may. </span><o:p style="font-size: 12pt;"></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">The opinion expressed in this blog are not necessarily the opinions of the San Diego Visual Arts Network but are solely the thought of Patricia Frischer</div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466326752758836872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506098870258088086.post-17146841278121037022023-10-19T13:27:00.003-07:002023-10-20T19:26:01.348-07:00ADVOCACY ISSUES for the region of San Diego<h4 style="text-align: left;"> by Patricia Frischer</h4><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwRD24ROip90-I28Jht2FhwdFsRPprSXEN5h7XHKjBrCVS1JNbhr-XLg5Fh54zm-Ork6FX05Lfvtcm7YGLGNI48OPQAkAouuJ8TjJm-psKwc7jABUQXIVtYk2pQWXBy2uamMqxxwVL4dIARVQSfftkHL6PeWtIMOyPX605s99Y58lOhTzgBWUaUvoeML6/s1714/20231004_122241.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="1714" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwRD24ROip90-I28Jht2FhwdFsRPprSXEN5h7XHKjBrCVS1JNbhr-XLg5Fh54zm-Ork6FX05Lfvtcm7YGLGNI48OPQAkAouuJ8TjJm-psKwc7jABUQXIVtYk2pQWXBy2uamMqxxwVL4dIARVQSfftkHL6PeWtIMOyPX605s99Y58lOhTzgBWUaUvoeML6/w400-h343/20231004_122241.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">This month I have decided to focus on advocacy issues that effect the region of San Diego, but knowing this is quite dry material, I have added photos from a recent visit to </span><a href="https://www.thebroad.org/" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" target="_blank">The Broad Museum</a><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> in Los Angeles where we saw the exhibition of</span><b style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Keith Haring. </b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">The show has finished but this is a reminder for those who saw it and a taste for those who did not.</span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p> The biggest news is the release of the country wide economic report on the arts. There is a link to the whole report and you can also read my summary report including info about San Diego County. </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">National
Release of <a href="https://aep6.americansforthearts.org/" target="_blank">Americans for the Arts’ Arts and Economic Prosperity 6 Study</a>: Read
the SDVAN summary report: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><a href="https://pickedrawpeeled.blogspot.com/2023/10/not-nicety-necessity-arts-economic.html"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Not a Nicety, a
Necessity: The Arts & Economic Prosperity Report AEP6</span></b></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b>by Patricia
Frischer<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0D7WCrfvcK2Rj1rGiSkIEgwGs7KL_WvrC6ita14fdLTWvUi70KO6NtncXhunbxrvhPyGqCsaXARqKJXsmy1kjf3s8j4jE6w_LFFseHsuuzTRcf66n-8J8Nt2FB9teu4-34xTU8qSH-9mCCHiG_iHi98MgOTKBeee-_dHzcZpBsTZM9yMl2bTJQxzhf7-_/s1859/20231004_123312.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="1859" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0D7WCrfvcK2Rj1rGiSkIEgwGs7KL_WvrC6ita14fdLTWvUi70KO6NtncXhunbxrvhPyGqCsaXARqKJXsmy1kjf3s8j4jE6w_LFFseHsuuzTRcf66n-8J8Nt2FB9teu4-34xTU8qSH-9mCCHiG_iHi98MgOTKBeee-_dHzcZpBsTZM9yMl2bTJQxzhf7-_/w400-h398/20231004_123312.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">On September 21, </span><a href="https://click.everyaction.com/k/70485309/429482661/1503990588?bill_id=202320240AB812&nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNS8xLzk0NzAxIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogImMwODhjMTE4LTgxNWQtZWUxMS05OTM3LTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAicGF0cmljaWFAc2R2aXN1YWxhcnRzLm5ldCINCn0%3D&hmac=1Q9BDO5cu0ZYRpCsklAwtnOjVXRzmwXjVYe-ohB0Ny8=&emci=303ccef5-8e5c-ee11-9937-00224832eb73&emdi=c088c118-815d-ee11-9937-00224832eb73&ceid=9483108"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">AB 812 </span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">(Boerner) Housing development approvals</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">: reserving affordable units in or near a cultural district
for artists</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> was enrolled and presented to the Governor. AND he
signed it!!! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL1JhTvFod1md7oFOMiR_28aGLpXeOiLkNzJvuqycJhKC6zgZ5LlbicV4XkxWicHVOrS9bevS-PV1vDn0Fins56IuKEsssTbbHYAljqkptY3AYYpolqmKlh0Y0emO3Vg_NJLF0wB0t0poS96s9rrEx3hLebeWf897kmXnB3UH_g-Go5bXD2HAHtfiTKy1z/s2896/20231004_124301.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2896" data-original-width="1509" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL1JhTvFod1md7oFOMiR_28aGLpXeOiLkNzJvuqycJhKC6zgZ5LlbicV4XkxWicHVOrS9bevS-PV1vDn0Fins56IuKEsssTbbHYAljqkptY3AYYpolqmKlh0Y0emO3Vg_NJLF0wB0t0poS96s9rrEx3hLebeWf897kmXnB3UH_g-Go5bXD2HAHtfiTKy1z/w334-h640/20231004_124301.jpg" width="334" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.planhillcrest.org/"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">The Hillcrest Community Plan</span></b></a><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> includes the creation of the </span><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">LGBTQ+ Cultural
District</span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> which enshrines Hillcrest as the heart San Diego's
LGBTQ+ community. The plan includes the creation of interpretive elements
throughout the neighborhood that tell the story of the community; a
certification program to protect and support cultural institutions and
businesses; the formalization of the Hillcrest Entertainment District (to make
sure new residents aren't surprised when they move in next to a popular drag
night); and a creative walking tour throughout the neighborhood.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMC6oT4I_Qz_W-aUT9jBvqhLNv9QTDvuVlsvebNeGBF7DnBgjlRWYzxO5kToFLehgJOzETYr0SSZOHoWw3FhPvf8-F7EVc-MGLhxarpgFcyc3PvY5gei6zaRe0K-aPxkcmjN3oU_KU0gcVFIGjoTF4NI-Bz9rLpcvLBYsDiBywaiybbqDC9ZDrrMOEj5QD/s2100/20231004_124030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMC6oT4I_Qz_W-aUT9jBvqhLNv9QTDvuVlsvebNeGBF7DnBgjlRWYzxO5kToFLehgJOzETYr0SSZOHoWw3FhPvf8-F7EVc-MGLhxarpgFcyc3PvY5gei6zaRe0K-aPxkcmjN3oU_KU0gcVFIGjoTF4NI-Bz9rLpcvLBYsDiBywaiybbqDC9ZDrrMOEj5QD/w566-h640/20231004_124030.jpg" width="566" /></a></div><br /> <span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">The 2023 nationwide </span><a href="https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/nonprofit-workforce-shortage-crisis"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Nonprofit Workforce Survey</span></a><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> highlights that the
non-profit workforce shortage is a growing and critical issue: 74.6% of
nonprofits reported job vacancies and 51.7% reporting that they have more
vacancies now than before the COVID-19 pandemic . We need more qualified people
to fill these jobs.</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdEnNDVyEpkWRE62uoCj5CSW6MPL4YAq2uo6q_561i3Va1-2hi_oRpRoAv3_UjeiMg492Kvuqh_2mK76y5WA81mSX0OcDvhIaAmQbvVUyE6VTLSdJ0gDgmBGD7-REYxJynMEzYu91WZLKedJqGT2xgRTCF-1MUR7oi8wOXXmjaBFvvWBsQSIw_v_D7SyLm/s1100/20231004_124805.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="1096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdEnNDVyEpkWRE62uoCj5CSW6MPL4YAq2uo6q_561i3Va1-2hi_oRpRoAv3_UjeiMg492Kvuqh_2mK76y5WA81mSX0OcDvhIaAmQbvVUyE6VTLSdJ0gDgmBGD7-REYxJynMEzYu91WZLKedJqGT2xgRTCF-1MUR7oi8wOXXmjaBFvvWBsQSIw_v_D7SyLm/w638-h640/20231004_124805.jpg" width="638" /></a></div><br /> <span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">The board of </span><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">California
Arts Advocates</span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> (CAA) just voted that a priority for our 2024-25
legislative session will be to lobby for a $20 million local assistance funding
increase to CAC. </span><a href="https://click.everyaction.com/k/70485307/429482659/-871689818?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNS8xLzk0NzAxIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogImMwODhjMTE4LTgxNWQtZWUxMS05OTM3LTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAicGF0cmljaWFAc2R2aXN1YWxhcnRzLm5ldCINCn0%3D&hmac=1Q9BDO5cu0ZYRpCsklAwtnOjVXRzmwXjVYe-ohB0Ny8=&emci=303ccef5-8e5c-ee11-9937-00224832eb73&emdi=c088c118-815d-ee11-9937-00224832eb73&ceid=9483108" target="_blank"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Sign up here </span></a><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> for their action alerts. </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4jO_GdawseJWHtLkip29PlUTmY9d9k6IOlsppYbPDzjseXq3jwvoFIqdGnWm392lT1Mg9QON_kOmDhjgPF0STX0DW7cY1bg_p68CNqY5POInFm4sgcWylwwK1ZwU_BWTmleBNg3XlJF9V2j0qpCn4BN46QEGKB2Sflhuq97e6yUPKk-qVIkFIvWIDjh6J/s3922/20231004_123822.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1279" data-original-width="3922" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4jO_GdawseJWHtLkip29PlUTmY9d9k6IOlsppYbPDzjseXq3jwvoFIqdGnWm392lT1Mg9QON_kOmDhjgPF0STX0DW7cY1bg_p68CNqY5POInFm4sgcWylwwK1ZwU_BWTmleBNg3XlJF9V2j0qpCn4BN46QEGKB2Sflhuq97e6yUPKk-qVIkFIvWIDjh6J/w640-h208/20231004_123822.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">SMU DataArts</span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">, the National Center for Arts Research, proudly released the </span><a href="https://culturaldata.org/what-we-do/arts-vibrancy-index/"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Arts Vibrancy Index Report</span></b></a><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> in its seventh iteration, celebrating arts-vibrant communities across
the United States even as they grapple with the ongoing realities of the
COVID-19 pandemic.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl6aRMQ73CSRTk_p5oq2XIdMzQcMacW98x3KaARlaLDZ5xQLYtz39cQvqgMzFP8l5vnF4wbBAASmnQ0ZlKHeGHm1T-S3_5Q4cJMYOBmpmzPhVouvojyJ20YcPVp1ckVNIsy0XYbzO2e0YRRmG_kWGIiKz1QuGE-qyBQRXKu6OqggGbGOu5LCmr45JgRd1S/s4032/20231004_124657.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1860" data-original-width="4032" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl6aRMQ73CSRTk_p5oq2XIdMzQcMacW98x3KaARlaLDZ5xQLYtz39cQvqgMzFP8l5vnF4wbBAASmnQ0ZlKHeGHm1T-S3_5Q4cJMYOBmpmzPhVouvojyJ20YcPVp1ckVNIsy0XYbzO2e0YRRmG_kWGIiKz1QuGE-qyBQRXKu6OqggGbGOu5LCmr45JgRd1S/w640-h296/20231004_124657.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">October
is <b>National Arts and Humanities Month</b> but </span><a href="https://click.everyaction.com/k/70485313/429482667/-1218655961?bill_id=202320240AB1382&nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNS8xLzk0NzAxIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogImMwODhjMTE4LTgxNWQtZWUxMS05OTM3LTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAicGF0cmljaWFAc2R2aXN1YWxhcnRzLm5ldCINCn0%3D&hmac=1Q9BDO5cu0ZYRpCsklAwtnOjVXRzmwXjVYe-ohB0Ny8=&emci=303ccef5-8e5c-ee11-9937-00224832eb73&emdi=c088c118-815d-ee11-9937-00224832eb73&ceid=9483108"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">AB 1382 </span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">(Quirk Silva) </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">State-designated
cultural districts</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> did not move forward and so is dead. What a pity.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXHMtN0TxOO4oShqXXPDdVh1kqkSwrJAoRoCm9G_Mc8ERk3Z4kuc7pb4s2hVrWOiFzC3aEs3UtOhO1k_bZ8arJCpRGXQKgUwbXBpe_Oz7oz-n7CrYi0xXpE-MQTYlYITj3zVMWLmsm9XhWxY39431MByReDxrhSnlKaK7kVNd_nqlqkP2UfP9-RJX-Cos/s1896/20231004_122340.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1896" data-original-width="1309" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXHMtN0TxOO4oShqXXPDdVh1kqkSwrJAoRoCm9G_Mc8ERk3Z4kuc7pb4s2hVrWOiFzC3aEs3UtOhO1k_bZ8arJCpRGXQKgUwbXBpe_Oz7oz-n7CrYi0xXpE-MQTYlYITj3zVMWLmsm9XhWxY39431MByReDxrhSnlKaK7kVNd_nqlqkP2UfP9-RJX-Cos/w442-h640/20231004_122340.jpg" width="442" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">If you live in District 4 don’t forget to research and
vote for your County Supervisor Candidate on Nov. 7 special election, San Diego
City Councilwoman </span><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="https://www.monica4sandiego.com/">Monica Montgomery Steppe</a></span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">, a Democrat, and community activist </span><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="https://amyforsandiego.com/">Amy Reichert</a></span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">, a Republican, are both on the ballot. </span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDx2Wlo2ylDBAgPY4GgeIbiM5CaxJclXVyprU6cFf_10SlRSKWFRIO-dd7chXglolrJFBv6B52bPIV2rTfxo_DsxlVyJRoBVOUW29HD8R2aE2Lku1kCTxIQOJ4RScvysv2wvo76ltLWi0MnH0aE9wgRcqVYv6C3FenKFD-4A8NmgDkRR1Qv_LwBbPJr74f/s3033/20231004_122354.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1629" data-original-width="3033" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDx2Wlo2ylDBAgPY4GgeIbiM5CaxJclXVyprU6cFf_10SlRSKWFRIO-dd7chXglolrJFBv6B52bPIV2rTfxo_DsxlVyJRoBVOUW29HD8R2aE2Lku1kCTxIQOJ4RScvysv2wvo76ltLWi0MnH0aE9wgRcqVYv6C3FenKFD-4A8NmgDkRR1Qv_LwBbPJr74f/w640-h344/20231004_122354.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The California Arts Council (CAC) Programs
Policy Committee has made their recommendations public in the <b><a href="https://arts.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/CouncilBook_Oct25_2023.pdf" target="_blank">CAC packet published </a></b> in advance of the virtual council meeting on
October 25. To read just the committee report, please<a href="https://click.everyaction.com/k/71908807/433686382/797411818/" target="_blank"> download here.</a> An important component is restricting
grants to organizations with budgets less than $3 million. You can make a public
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comment during the meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;"> Here are a few more of my favorites art works...just because!</span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPAQftnMU-pZ0kQBfA3po7eJ2L_RVV6nUdvoCgj0x_Hu0Hk9WQ19lIrJDOkkoY9n1JpC8n3yczrgc_um0nK4ghup5l91gxZnqNGtYotoMdSrrtoE1Bk_fRzo4SUYhX4OVxoutDWFRCsKLMqeqbq0k9r0LH0jDw-23M2A_6KedwEmUb0I7TS9isnekCHwV/s2198/20231004_122728.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2198" data-original-width="1770" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPAQftnMU-pZ0kQBfA3po7eJ2L_RVV6nUdvoCgj0x_Hu0Hk9WQ19lIrJDOkkoY9n1JpC8n3yczrgc_um0nK4ghup5l91gxZnqNGtYotoMdSrrtoE1Bk_fRzo4SUYhX4OVxoutDWFRCsKLMqeqbq0k9r0LH0jDw-23M2A_6KedwEmUb0I7TS9isnekCHwV/w516-h640/20231004_122728.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>We present here a few of the photographs from our Hats ON: 20th Anniversary Celebration for San Diego Synergy Arts Network. We thank the many documenters that sent us images to share with you including:</div></span></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tera Gardner, </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Jerri Nachman, </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Jim Bliesner, Marjorie Pezzoli, Marti Krane, Claire Slattery, Blanca Lucia Bergman.</span></h4><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Our deep gratitude to all of your who came, ate, danced, bid, volunteered and made this a night to remember. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">San Diego Synergy Arts Network Volunteers!</span><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: normal;">Just a few of the more than 45 volunteers that helped put on our Celebration/ Remember we are a 100% volunteer organization</span></div></h4><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5NAlwQLvnXA?si=NgfZyess_4oTXNLN" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Thanks to <b>Jerri Nachman</b> for the above video featuring </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Bamboléo.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">More video by Jerri Nachman for Hats On: Entertainer<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 5.0pt; margin: 5pt 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="color: #222222;">Board of Supervisors, County of San Diego, State of California</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 5.0pt; margin: 5pt 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #222222;">* *
* * * * * * * * </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 5.0pt; margin: 5pt 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Honoring the 20<sup>th</sup> Anniversary of San Diego Synergy
Arts Network</span></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 5pt; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">This proclamation would designate San Diego Synergy Arts Network
DBA San Diego Visual Arts Network and DBA Synergy Arts Foundation as worthy of
acknowledgment. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 5pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="color: #222222;">WHEREAS, </span></b><span style="color: #222222;">Synergy Arts
Foundation </span>supports and nurtures local artists and arts organizations
of all disciplines by offering emergency financial grants in times of crisis<span style="color: #222222;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>working to heal
and build community, and</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 5pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="color: #222222;">WHEREAS</span></b><span style="color: #222222;">, San Diego Visual
Arts Network Arts is an impressive resource as a directory and events calendar
which aids economic development through promotional exposure and</span>
improves the clarity, accuracy and sophistication of discourse about San
Diego's artistic and cultural life and</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 5pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="color: #222222;">WHEREAS,</span></b><span style="color: #222222;"> Synergy Arts
Foundation and San Diego Visual Arts Network are tremendous advocate for the
arts in the entire county of San Diego and</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 5pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="color: #222222;">WHEREAS,</span></b><span style="color: #222222;"> <span style="background: white;">Both organizations are 100% volunteer organization
rallying donations from corporate, private foundations and individual
contributors and</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 5pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="color: #222222;">WHEREAS,</span></b><span style="color: #222222;"> San Diego Visual Arts
Network mission is </span>dedicated to the idea that the
Visual Arts are a vital part of the health of our county when we build the
confidence of those involved in the arts, and disseminate information
throughout San Diego, thus raising the bar on the writing, production and
appreciation of the visual arts in our region and</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 5pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="color: black;">WHEREAS</span></b><span style="color: black;">, </span>Synergy
Arts Foundation pioneer programs in arts education for under-served, at-risk
populations, including arts for healing, community arts, and specific
international and national art projects recovering from disasters and</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 5pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="color: black;">WHEREAS, </span></b><span style="color: black;">both organizations</span>
believe in the transformational quality of the arts and its ability to widen
our vision of the world around us by facilitating countless opportunities for
inspiration and collaboration on arts and culture projects and</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 5pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="color: #222222;">WHEREAS,</span></b><span style="color: #222222;"> In a state as diverse
as California, the arts serve to give voice to our many communities, spark
individual creativity, foster empathy and understanding, spur civic engagement
and serve as a continual source of personal enrichment, inspiration and growth;
now, therefore, be it</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 5pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="color: #222222;">Resolved by the County of San Diego concurring, </span></i><span style="color: #222222;">That this is a significant time to recognize and celebrate San
Diego Synergy Arts Network on their 20<sup>th</sup> Anniversary as a 501 (c) 3
organization.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 5.0pt; margin: 5pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="color: #222222;">Be it proclaimed, </span></i><span style="color: #222222;">on this 16 day of Sept 2023, Chairwomen Nora Vargas and the Board
of Supervisors, County San Diego, State of California hereby proclaims San
Diego Synergy Arts Network <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as recognized
as a benefit to our county and that this day is officially San Diego Synergy
Arts Network day. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 5.0pt; margin: 5pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><u><span style="color: #222222;"><br />
</span></u><span style="color: #222222;">Includes Signatures of
County Supervisor Elected Officials: </span><span style="background: white; color: #202124;"> <b>Terra Lawson-Remer, Nora Vargas, Joel
Anderson</b></span><b> and Jim Desmond</b></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9uGRqZxh6Rj71os9qLIpED0_KHanYTSlK4k_6DTVeIa-tjz7byeVw_vuPyzv8c0qrBjkFwPYsYTnDoxybAAQUQpcRC17c6h-R8oZQhzseY_kwk9ijx8gd0MkhS0jLSF6XKY115wqq3gp5FCR3HlK1TQbGme05TsM4O17986JsxqzIs4OFo4m2FzwkSs0T/s313/Cipriano%20Hat.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="313" data-original-width="178" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9uGRqZxh6Rj71os9qLIpED0_KHanYTSlK4k_6DTVeIa-tjz7byeVw_vuPyzv8c0qrBjkFwPYsYTnDoxybAAQUQpcRC17c6h-R8oZQhzseY_kwk9ijx8gd0MkhS0jLSF6XKY115wqq3gp5FCR3HlK1TQbGme05TsM4O17986JsxqzIs4OFo4m2FzwkSs0T/w364-h640/Cipriano%20Hat.jpg" width="364" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We love your fascinator, Mr. Vargas. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-v9JstWMFAL66u3s3Nv-z39AHk3o5U4f2TuUaXH4EBtXJ8GkQsXQ1EekInXNIDZ4OWS4q5bTKnyVJ6aNYhwTyj9z_j61Gq2pxOE998yYLiFZUwsBzAeqbNAYhkYfb3rv98TQhPegFggRjMzwvyfnoKV_AsgdteacEsa-jNi88tvKq0kzi6_zbE9BTjDsr/s723/Invite.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="723" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-v9JstWMFAL66u3s3Nv-z39AHk3o5U4f2TuUaXH4EBtXJ8GkQsXQ1EekInXNIDZ4OWS4q5bTKnyVJ6aNYhwTyj9z_j61Gq2pxOE998yYLiFZUwsBzAeqbNAYhkYfb3rv98TQhPegFggRjMzwvyfnoKV_AsgdteacEsa-jNi88tvKq0kzi6_zbE9BTjDsr/w400-h395/Invite.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Purchase tickets</strong> <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/20th-anniversary-celebration-synergy-arts-sd-visual-arts-foundations-tickets-665667979847"><strong>HERE</strong></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Our Double Decade Celebration promises a magical evening loaded with art, dance, DJ, Live music, silent auction and many more surprises…</strong></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Delicious food, fun and frivolity with purchase of your ticket.</strong> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Beer/wine $7 per glass/ bottle of wine $25 (Venmo/cash/credit card and ID please)</div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Valet Parking available on <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/5480777122984305387/8067114609494438853#">ticket site</a> or at the venue ($10)</p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.sdvisualarts.net/sdvan_new/index.php"><strong>San Diego Visual Arts Network</strong></a><strong> (SDVAN) and </strong><a href="https://www.synergyarts.org/"><strong>Synergy Arts Foundation </strong></a><strong>(SAF)</strong></div><strong><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>are inviting you to celebrate our </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>20th Anniversary Celebration</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>on </strong><strong>Saturday, September 16th, 2023 6 pm to 10 pm </strong></div></strong><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>at Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego North</b></div></b><div style="text-align: center;">Rustic Garden Setting. Adults only, please. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/5480777122984305387/8067114609494438853#"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/5480777122984305387/8067114609494438853#"><strong>1550 S. El Camino Real, Encinitas 92024</strong></a></div><p></p><p> SDVAN and SAF combined to create the San Diego Synergy Arts Network in 2006, but they both started as non-profits in 2003 using a fiscal agent. SDVAN is a cheer leader for all things visual and SAF promotes artists helping artists in need. We have worked closely together and want this event to mark that extraordinary sisterly relationship. </p><p>We hope you plan to attend. Purchase tickets <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/20th-anniversary-celebration-synergy-arts-sd-visual-arts-foundations-tickets-665667979847"><strong>HERE</strong></a> </p><p>We are also looking for <strong>VOLUNTEERS </strong>to help with our plans to have a fabulous party on the night. Contact <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/5480777122984305387/8067114609494438853#">Patricia</a> or <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/5480777122984305387/8067114609494438853#">Naomi</a> or go directly to the<a href=" https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c054da9aa23aafb6-hats#/"> <strong>Sign Up Genius</strong></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/5480777122984305387/8067114609494438853#"><strong> </strong></a> if you want to become involved.</p></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9rksneDUOQVtuWtJBjkQGeo6wJVGupjpEfZBy3YH-Wc66Ob8Sdpqgbyqn-vnPwOM1zRV4-NvKP5ocX0JIw91nd5gsWIQHsQm0vWLBA6G_rt_A6jmh10fucdMm4xj1h8xz9ta4-bRzMS3yjmcVNUY1mR5OvVABfCA6zzqRyEFdvWdI2VLFVrzBp4DK8Qf-/s1137/Jefferson%20Jay2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="783" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8FK875BgGHQ1scN62Y0quFfQyxDRm5uqUqMWSMWRBqB1oBrIYnLupUm7BYuaBe2yejfp6n9G5CydvDkpQKbIuyrWmcY-WCIrErpXmkNjiIgrdCFVX0G2hX7bc-2tFeeFs10LcvSXqHVzg6KiviShORs95Fudhc1NYEtdPaO8kWvIP5oS4HzvQOoVMVM3K/w632-h640/Litvay.jpg" width="632" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/5480777122984305387/8067114609494438853#"><strong>Litvak</strong></a> will perform a live duo dance. “LITVAKdance is committed to growing the arts, particularly dance, in the NorthWest region of San Diego. This is our home; we live here, we teach here, we work here, we were educated here, and we want to give back to our communities through the stories we tell with our moving bodies.”</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ73d3x3WI_jy-rzZoBIpAvTfQr7eZkri4N7AQHrW5CykQAcdDlRYwZ5WuZZb7ksunRrjdSYVK87dUAWTIso0TSmgQXC-6xnhfo4Q19XIlGB6Yb0rGUwPKm380tWO3Y-GzGOJBMIJt0i5SEw11DGwwb_ZAa87HofxPD16pMrset6F7ofJoJyziZD7b2Ws-/s400/Patty%20rangel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ73d3x3WI_jy-rzZoBIpAvTfQr7eZkri4N7AQHrW5CykQAcdDlRYwZ5WuZZb7ksunRrjdSYVK87dUAWTIso0TSmgQXC-6xnhfo4Q19XIlGB6Yb0rGUwPKm380tWO3Y-GzGOJBMIJt0i5SEw11DGwwb_ZAa87HofxPD16pMrset6F7ofJoJyziZD7b2Ws-/w640-h640/Patty%20rangel.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can participate in creating an interactive painting with <a href="https://ecovillage.org/user/peppermintpatty"><strong>Patty Rangel</strong></a><strong>.</strong> Patty is passionate about ARTivism and empowering Indigenous Nations. She has been involved with Global Ecovillage Network since 2007.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjx_xbpFLICUYp5E5bf3n013v2oq4twPfHkxlk4MCxjXlTF2WUGodFBky0yGsilqzBaxXNA9yHiM7YXQjNc67zu4u2ILfGw7bt_khTU8bUtYPXWH6xrp7-2jg5X3crvYjhw638vGhcS9sJxCJgE11QxQRCKkGEjU-rv0wpZXrEX-NSDgUnak5CMoVDI4nu/s369/Dragonknight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="333" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjx_xbpFLICUYp5E5bf3n013v2oq4twPfHkxlk4MCxjXlTF2WUGodFBky0yGsilqzBaxXNA9yHiM7YXQjNc67zu4u2ILfGw7bt_khTU8bUtYPXWH6xrp7-2jg5X3crvYjhw638vGhcS9sJxCJgE11QxQRCKkGEjU-rv0wpZXrEX-NSDgUnak5CMoVDI4nu/w578-h640/Dragonknight.jpg" width="578" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cafeshows.com/"><strong>Entertainment Café </strong></a> will enliven the scene with special costumes. They specialize in performance art European-style street theater</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzDcnUsBA6In9TDW38Oj75N3IKOBhiXgN2a3Hjkg-5Om-VR0JNpamo_FWB38_XzKpaN7jV3ZUeONEt1O1pAWD0riaA2PFb3vEoufp8_miCfQTG7eoQTin9hDJ13O9r1PcVRkZTmEfS2y_f0iKJGQ-W8CyE0qvCCar2QJoYYlsV6LvozZqwUkuEw50QDlY-/s2263/headbands.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2263" data-original-width="1759" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzDcnUsBA6In9TDW38Oj75N3IKOBhiXgN2a3Hjkg-5Om-VR0JNpamo_FWB38_XzKpaN7jV3ZUeONEt1O1pAWD0riaA2PFb3vEoufp8_miCfQTG7eoQTin9hDJ13O9r1PcVRkZTmEfS2y_f0iKJGQ-W8CyE0qvCCar2QJoYYlsV6LvozZqwUkuEw50QDlY-/w498-h640/headbands.jpg" width="498" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wear your favorite chapeaux or try on one from our Hat Boutique.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>We are grateful for all those supporters who contributed to our <strong>Silent Auction.</strong> </p><p>More surprises in store. Come and see…</p><p> <strong>San Diego Visual Arts Network (SDVAN) and Synergy Arts Foundation (SAF) <br /></strong><strong>20th Anniversary Celebration <br /></strong><strong>Saturday, September 16th, 2023 6 pm to 10 pm<br /></strong><b>Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego North<br /></b><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/5480777122984305387/8067114609494438853">1550 S. El Camino Real, Encinitas 92024</a></p><p><strong>Purchase tickets</strong> <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/20th-anniversary-celebration-synergy-arts-sd-visual-arts-foundations-tickets-665667979847"><strong>HERE</strong></a> <strong>Volunteer</strong> <a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054DA9AA23AAFB6-hats"><strong>Sign Up Genius</strong></a></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">The opinion expressed in this blog are not necessarily the opinions of the San Diego Visual Arts Network but are solely the thought of Patricia Frischer</div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466326752758836872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506098870258088086.post-6610574419022519642023-06-23T13:50:00.000-07:002023-06-23T13:50:26.811-07:00 SD Public Art County Wide<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTaA3Z4HVThNh6tMdiM3YfBUdObwbDh4nyZaZfePwOm8U3ptgON6WzGes8c94TTwddoPgXuVYT838oRUZuokn3kRmk_FZx01b2SoS-Iw1ql_P5Hs9vZIhL8UBQ-Ed0iWX_OLlqDyBZv5cuXMRXlATFCNLTAWeWzIgGg8oHV2wJO5l4HqX3NHX8UMJSn0I_/s809/CAC%20funding.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="809" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTaA3Z4HVThNh6tMdiM3YfBUdObwbDh4nyZaZfePwOm8U3ptgON6WzGes8c94TTwddoPgXuVYT838oRUZuokn3kRmk_FZx01b2SoS-Iw1ql_P5Hs9vZIhL8UBQ-Ed0iWX_OLlqDyBZv5cuXMRXlATFCNLTAWeWzIgGg8oHV2wJO5l4HqX3NHX8UMJSn0I_/w400-h258/CAC%20funding.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;">I have been
attending the newly formed <b>San Diego County Arts and Culture Commissioner</b>
meetings, which are open to the public in person or by zoom, and it has been so
interesting to learn about the county’s policies on public art. (You can <a href="https://www.sandiego.gov/arts-culture">sign up</a> to get emails about these meeting.) There is a
document called <a href="https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/cao/edga/arts-and-culture-/comission/2023/06-june/06-21-03/Att%20B%20-%20Board%20Policy%20F-23.pdf">F-23 <i>Inclusion of
Works of Art on Certain County Public Buildings</i></a> which is sunsetting
this December and the commission has the opportunity to make suggestions on
revisions to that document. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Right now, a
half of one percent of the budget for a new county building worth over $10
million is allocated for art works. That is not to exceed $500,000. Public art
is deemed to be all sorts of mediums, but they must be able to be seen by the
general public and not, for example, stuck away in a private office. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Director of
the Department of General Services (DGS) plus the architect and one member
chosen from the project-sponsoring department of the new building are on a
committee to make decisions about the art chosen. They usually hire an outside
art consultant and, in the past, have just used a few of these on a short list.
There has not been an open call for art consultants to aid in this process. But
the projects undertaken have been varied and excellent. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;">There was a
good presentation made by the DGS explaining the existing policy and even
answering, in advance, questions that might come up with this open discussion.
But many more questions and suggestions were made. It was reassuring to see
that the new office of arts and culture was involved in this process. An ad hoc
committee has been formed to make suggestions which are due in mid-September.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Another
interesting learning experience was to find out that this is not the only way
that public art is generated at the county level. The County Parks and
Recreation department have their own policy. Plus, there is a policy on private
donations of art to the county. Funding can come from the state or federal government
for projects as well as funding from private donors. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">We absolutely<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>love this new series on KPBS called </span><a href="https://www.kpbs.org/news/arts-culture/2023/06/12/art-in-the-open-exploring-public-art-across-san-diego"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Art in the Open: Exploring public art
across San Diego</span></b></a><span style="line-height: 115%;"> . They have covered
some of the biggies in the SD County Civic Collection, but </span><a href="https://www.kpbs.org/news/arts-culture/2023/06/12/what-pieces-of-public-art-do-you-want-to-learn-more-about"><span style="line-height: 115%;">let them know by going to the link</span></a><span style="line-height: 115%;">, which works you love that they might have left out.
There are over 800 in the city of San Diego alone. In the last five years, $10 million
in state and federal funds have come to us for public art. </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">Grants
for public art are not evenly distributed throughout the county.
Unsurprisingly, the City of San Diego received the most funding from the
California Arts Council, totaling $5.5 million between 2018 and 2020. That’s
almost five times all the other cities in the county combined. For example, Chula
Vista, the second largest city in San Diego County, only received $18,500.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We all hope that the new Commission for Arts and Culture
might help to address this unbalance. But it is up to all of us to get
involved.</span></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">The opinion expressed in this blog are not necessarily the opinions of the San Diego Visual Arts Network but are solely the thought of Patricia Frischer</div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466326752758836872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506098870258088086.post-36791379687461923202023-05-20T11:33:00.003-07:002023-05-20T19:33:14.368-07:00Dan Adams: Time to Go<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJjbetwUcHV_gtVpwLsskDjK2zkqFj_zfnat-AyjejH1pr7jplTdVRtZNQfggfoqlBUJhKudiFzqROlZu7kH3yyzWen2eMzNZJPYZZnom6RcthLahgVCcgR3eH7GAx-4VX19zsaQ-UbntF7Qb92zGyirlfunar-9QD3j1_eNUDmC6rUca1UJ1ihIqcw/s1767/20230519_134902~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1767" data-original-width="1099" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJjbetwUcHV_gtVpwLsskDjK2zkqFj_zfnat-AyjejH1pr7jplTdVRtZNQfggfoqlBUJhKudiFzqROlZu7kH3yyzWen2eMzNZJPYZZnom6RcthLahgVCcgR3eH7GAx-4VX19zsaQ-UbntF7Qb92zGyirlfunar-9QD3j1_eNUDmC6rUca1UJ1ihIqcw/w398-h640/20230519_134902~2.jpg" width="398" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsKhTD40q9m6s5eAAPsix9lh582hUSDWyJ9M1gt4YyWniQprDMN9rw1vt5Q58fFImid4uyeTJUq-9dE650jpQyQgzL2U6Tb6Z7NpMvjVu31vqwIlzI_6wLRqXhD1jzsm0zhJxSsiCfHp_Y4VVFJ8GY6-swkw6sh3Yk3v9y0tTokEdKk1jDbl7_G43-0g/s1563/20230519_134918~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1563" data-original-width="980" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsKhTD40q9m6s5eAAPsix9lh582hUSDWyJ9M1gt4YyWniQprDMN9rw1vt5Q58fFImid4uyeTJUq-9dE650jpQyQgzL2U6Tb6Z7NpMvjVu31vqwIlzI_6wLRqXhD1jzsm0zhJxSsiCfHp_Y4VVFJ8GY6-swkw6sh3Yk3v9y0tTokEdKk1jDbl7_G43-0g/w402-h640/20230519_134918~2.jpg" width="402" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Creativity as a human attribute is relatively new as a
concept starting after World War II. There was no IQ or SAT for creativity. <b><a href="https://www.zhibit.org/danadams" target="_blank">DanAdams</a></b> was a self-proclaimed formally untrained artist. But if creativity is
making something original and if an artist is someone who thinks outside of the
box, if the quality of creativity is judged by authenticity, then Dan Adams is
the consummate artist. However, I mainly think about Dan and the life he led as
work as play and play as work. There was seemingly no division. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Luckily, I have only been to a very few funerals. They are
always going to be emotional roller coasters as we remember the good experiences
and we regret lost future times. But we also learn more about the deceased as
friends and family gather to rejoice a life. We in the art world are especially lucky as
the talent that infused our lives is on display, with singing and music and
poetry as part of the tools of our trade. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dan's love for Anna Zappoli Jenkins was a beacon and harbor
for him. Her son gave full force to this during his memorial by quoting the
famous song: <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">My funny valentine.</span><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />
<span style="background: white;">Sweet, funny valentine.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />
<span style="background: white;">You make me smile</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />
<span style="background: white;">with my heart.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />
<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />
<span style="background: white;">Your looks are laughable,</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />
<span style="background: white;">unphotographable,</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />
<span style="background: white;">yet you're my favorite work of art.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />
<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />
<span style="background: white;">Is your figure less than Greek,</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />
<span style="background: white;">is your mouth a little weak,</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />
<span style="background: white;">when you open it to speak,</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />
<span style="background: white;">are you smart?</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />
<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />
<span style="background: white;">But don't change your hair for me,</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />
<span style="background: white;">not if you care for me.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />
<span style="background: white;">Stay, little valentine, stay...</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />
<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />
<span style="background: white;">Each day is Valentine's Day.</span></span></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHftOD727A7B5kcPeZ7tS5Fl9f1rhNsU65xjXCxrIz4YcndTshaJg4UJ_y5_NVLLSoSQOVNhSUlUZp6OIio1u5TTZXBHYOXgW53uMNKApmlCtxXTLBPr2NE3tKTZ-jbO3P0iPdOFjZ5BOsY2ZhrvEySpQl4SN86hyea3CfJDGxERhSi2KQ4r_z6Nn6JA/s1064/20230519_112952_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="765" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHftOD727A7B5kcPeZ7tS5Fl9f1rhNsU65xjXCxrIz4YcndTshaJg4UJ_y5_NVLLSoSQOVNhSUlUZp6OIio1u5TTZXBHYOXgW53uMNKApmlCtxXTLBPr2NE3tKTZ-jbO3P0iPdOFjZ5BOsY2ZhrvEySpQl4SN86hyea3CfJDGxERhSi2KQ4r_z6Nn6JA/w461-h640/20230519_112952_HDR.jpg" width="461" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://www.zhibit.org/annazapp" target="_blank">Anna Zappoli Jenkins</a></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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<h4 style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">By Patricia Frischer with an assist from the SD Museum Council</span></span></h4><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lots of things conspired to keep me inside in March and April including nursing duties for my dear husband, lots of cold weather, an actual cold which is still plaguing me. So as a one time additional promotion from SDVAN, here is a preview of the May events. I am celebrating a big birthday in May and I hope to see some of these exhibitions if health and pollen from May flowers permits. Happy Mother's Day to all of us who are mothers to the arts in San Diego. <br /><br />Don't forget to check out our <a href="https://www.sdvisualarts.net/sdvan_new/events.php" target="_blank">calendar of events</a> for a large selections of workshop and our <a href="https://www.sdvisualarts.net/sdvan_new/RAW.php" target="_blank">RAW column</a> to read what's what in the arts including all the latest opportunities. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisCLYzzaaR8R0Qu97rIOcHhkRWDtTX7bHJw31EJ4-gdWeDRlJ3-fToNEir5TBx2ldQf6HHidQx8Z5WJuRna4D7viyx7XbEprBh-OwgV7EltThaqIDCVH-lTkvEw_mEkj6Je47YAKFHuiswqHvFmznKqdd2jZqvBA8Wo2GkL8ksQ6Zx-g5xzY0qrkUlEg/s1000/IMG_5779.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="1000" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisCLYzzaaR8R0Qu97rIOcHhkRWDtTX7bHJw31EJ4-gdWeDRlJ3-fToNEir5TBx2ldQf6HHidQx8Z5WJuRna4D7viyx7XbEprBh-OwgV7EltThaqIDCVH-lTkvEw_mEkj6Je47YAKFHuiswqHvFmznKqdd2jZqvBA8Wo2GkL8ksQ6Zx-g5xzY0qrkUlEg/w400-h321/IMG_5779.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.jpwackenstedt.com/"><b>JP Wackenstedt</b></a>, the 2023 <a href="https://artwalksandiego.org/missionfederal/scholarship-winner-2/" target="_blank"><b> Business
of Art Scholarship </b></a>recipient.
She will be exhibiting at the<b> </b><a href="https://artwalksandiego.org/missionfederal/" target="_blank"><b>Mission Fed ArtWalk</b></a> from April 29th &
30<sup>th</sup>, 2023 in Little Italy sponsored by <a href="http://www..sdvisualarts.net/"><b>SDVAN</b></a><b><u>.</u></b> More info: <a href="mailto:scottrell@artwalksandiego.org">Sandi Cottrell</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHJvFN_wyaiwiEALqUsPLFtcoaChCraK9l5gWYzD3lHwUadXU3DmClp1HEK39ZD0NKJ5hUO1WeIdkygwEv-myGzq8u9aevLA-jdHMOvwMxd34vMD4m24Idtaww7vK5iN-cONvnnejih3D4y8UyRM3nj8-NFSJR3MQ1PVLDFo-RF0f97kK09VGt4VQ3pg/s2499/marcos-ramirez-erre-mural-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="2499" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHJvFN_wyaiwiEALqUsPLFtcoaChCraK9l5gWYzD3lHwUadXU3DmClp1HEK39ZD0NKJ5hUO1WeIdkygwEv-myGzq8u9aevLA-jdHMOvwMxd34vMD4m24Idtaww7vK5iN-cONvnnejih3D4y8UyRM3nj8-NFSJR3MQ1PVLDFo-RF0f97kK09VGt4VQ3pg/w400-h165/marcos-ramirez-erre-mural-2.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #f5873f; line-height: 150%;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a name="_Hlk132804025">The </a><a href="https://ljathenaeum.org/special-lectures"><b>Athenaeum Music &
Arts Library</b></a> in La Jolla is presenting <b>Marcos Ramírez ERRE</b> Artist Talk on
Tuesday, May 2. The artist will discuss his career, process, and recent projects,
as well as his newest mural for Murals of La Jolla. ERRE was one of the first
SD Art Prize recipients. The reception
begins at 5 PM, with the talk to follow at 6 PM. $20 nonmember,
$15 member, $5 student. More info: 858)
454-5872<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-sQsjqb4YvCkDyPg7ZYHahi9QXbr4mSQl5BqM4gKXiBTf7GwIGlavMrxNKkdT64MzHuDO6j2JVevrPZCFpVuXLeHCZaL6wk_cICzsZGi3G9IwrUtNxhU_hMN0kDq8kY7t1cE0RsP66RfXFMyrdSYGjrtT5mzSNTmHNFnTMRzp6G5e_ZT0ImcGRGpjw/s600/TheStudioDoor_15988_FIRST-THUR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-sQsjqb4YvCkDyPg7ZYHahi9QXbr4mSQl5BqM4gKXiBTf7GwIGlavMrxNKkdT64MzHuDO6j2JVevrPZCFpVuXLeHCZaL6wk_cICzsZGi3G9IwrUtNxhU_hMN0kDq8kY7t1cE0RsP66RfXFMyrdSYGjrtT5mzSNTmHNFnTMRzp6G5e_ZT0ImcGRGpjw/w400-h300/TheStudioDoor_15988_FIRST-THUR.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;">Walk in Art, also known as <b>First Thursdays in Hillcrest's Mural Alley</b> on May 4, is held directly behind <b><a href="http://www.thestudiodoor.com" target="_blank">The Studio Door</a> </b>art gallery and studios. The gallery remains open until 9 PM while the festivities outside continue until 10 PM.</span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkpfE6Hgsb-C_oou2Z6xPw63Vgg06vDd9ZDzxHo3PqMdMzGL5DrL317Fc6Fro9hc01RkpXEIJwLkCb8nxL4zUzaAfGpgodWmkq3_845PBBNuGI-wQI2P_VrYsM12-DZG7Jh2csFakeZQCsnGjUEjZ1snQPwYByqnDTjoQgBp58OCZ0sPJE228wy1W67Q/s600/SanDiegoMade_16094_Screenshot_2023-03-03_135904.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="341" data-original-width="600" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkpfE6Hgsb-C_oou2Z6xPw63Vgg06vDd9ZDzxHo3PqMdMzGL5DrL317Fc6Fro9hc01RkpXEIJwLkCb8nxL4zUzaAfGpgodWmkq3_845PBBNuGI-wQI2P_VrYsM12-DZG7Jh2csFakeZQCsnGjUEjZ1snQPwYByqnDTjoQgBp58OCZ0sPJE228wy1W67Q/w400-h228/SanDiegoMade_16094_Screenshot_2023-03-03_135904.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br />Makers
Arcade Spring Fair Mother’s Day Weekend</b> at <a href="http://www.sandiegomade.org/">San Diego Made Factory</a> on May 13-14 from 11 to 6 pm with 100 makers food, drink and music. The
first 100 people to arrive each day will get a swag bag filled with handmade
items! $6 online, $7 at the door. More info: <a href="mailto:info@sandiegomade.org">Brittany Wiczek </a> 619.817.5517</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWSYusKsjSIYK2uJ0xvCeOfsWAr9C0zo8n8Z9nw3WZv4mcn98tEAaFrYjrRyys-rlYE59CTjYtX_iabpOOEG4YUPLHj5zOCIs4w0pL9FWlvHr8a-nHa6ugeb4rAGIcA3P8BlbQRpDmr-6xwuoWl_iHwNg4bUl5Z84kUZSKNeJpqxmCObpaXpfsdgSPGQ/s600/sdpl.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="327" data-original-width="600" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWSYusKsjSIYK2uJ0xvCeOfsWAr9C0zo8n8Z9nw3WZv4mcn98tEAaFrYjrRyys-rlYE59CTjYtX_iabpOOEG4YUPLHj5zOCIs4w0pL9FWlvHr8a-nHa6ugeb4rAGIcA3P8BlbQRpDmr-6xwuoWl_iHwNg4bUl5Z84kUZSKNeJpqxmCObpaXpfsdgSPGQ/w400-h217/sdpl.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /><a href="http://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/visualarts">San Diego Public
Library Art Gallery</a></b><span style="font-family: arial;"> (330 Park Blvd. downtown) presents </span><b style="font-family: arial;"><i>Good
Natured</i></b><span style="font-family: arial;"> opening on May 13</span><sup style="font-family: arial;">th</sup><span style="font-family: arial;"> from 3 -5 pm and running until
July 29</span><sup style="font-family: arial;">th</sup><span style="font-family: arial;">. This exhibition explores the laws of nature. Can we be
both the problem and the solution?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuGgoYhOulx5LepoPaF7Gr_Y0751GU25Nms52hyR4__Ui5iHhF7R4XN0GjTHeY3nX5JI2N5twJWKIiOu6pWWXElSJ9jS-dqRUMRQAIyk92PMF2E7vNyFlYpifWimjDmYj1bLLcM8Kw8V7-gWwqF0xSeKTG-GSq843Rt9vHaIuHHyMuOZ1om6pyHBSMg/s600/SDAGPRCHAIR_16150_fb.Weatherwax1.small.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="337" data-original-width="600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuGgoYhOulx5LepoPaF7Gr_Y0751GU25Nms52hyR4__Ui5iHhF7R4XN0GjTHeY3nX5JI2N5twJWKIiOu6pWWXElSJ9jS-dqRUMRQAIyk92PMF2E7vNyFlYpifWimjDmYj1bLLcM8Kw8V7-gWwqF0xSeKTG-GSq843Rt9vHaIuHHyMuOZ1om6pyHBSMg/w400-h225/SDAGPRCHAIR_16150_fb.Weatherwax1.small.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />In North County,<b> The San Dieguito Art
Guild</b> hosts their <b>26th annual Mother’s
Day Weekend Art, Garden & Studio Tour.</b> This is a self-guided, driving tour on Sat. May
13 / Sun. May14, from 10am to 4pm each day. Tickets are good for both days
and homes may be re-visited. Tickets are $35 at the Off Track Gallery
(937 South Coast Highway 101, Suite C-103, Encinitas), at <a href="http://offtrackgallery.com/">OffTrackGallery.com</a>, or at each home both days of the tour. For more
info: <a href="http://sandieguitoartguild.com/">SanDieguitoArtGuild.com</a>, <a href="mailto:pr@sandieguitoartguild.com">pr@sandieguitoartguild.com</a>, 760-805-0434.<br /><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5PtWllSC2E-ZAHxyB5-QoUyYC12bXtwjI48WHTWL4gxXLiwOK7DSnbBU_n-f6jlQ5DJpFHTSRtK_TsUB4Nossj3GjoQW6I-Rbr6mDQ0aF8BHdSw-mzt1WBy2BdiK2RkjL8RAWnT3HYTsulxH0wJlrrvRO8zk8dgeJP-5Uz3JvcSrfogck4MGxddqSw/s600/sdwatercolor_16174_October_by_Kathleen_Scoggin.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="600" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5PtWllSC2E-ZAHxyB5-QoUyYC12bXtwjI48WHTWL4gxXLiwOK7DSnbBU_n-f6jlQ5DJpFHTSRtK_TsUB4Nossj3GjoQW6I-Rbr6mDQ0aF8BHdSw-mzt1WBy2BdiK2RkjL8RAWnT3HYTsulxH0wJlrrvRO8zk8dgeJP-5Uz3JvcSrfogck4MGxddqSw/w400-h272/sdwatercolor_16174_October_by_Kathleen_Scoggin.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www. sdws. org" target="_blank"><b>The San Diego Watercolor Society</b> </a>proudly presents <b><i>Climate of Change</i></b>, juried by <b>Carolyn Dubuque</b>. The water-based media exhibition runs April 30-May 27, 2023 at the Gallery in The ARTS DISTRICT Liberty Station. The Opening Reception is Friday, May 5, 5-8pm with over 95 ready-to-hang original paintings plus refreshments and the fellowship of other art enthusiasts. The paintings can also be viewed and purchased online. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeRZX1MO30LqNN1R42_LvujkwGedhy5JwuxMmaFVDcwHYhiRt7WyoKSJofX01rabtzxUkOUv-UQUdXjgYZJpI5uKTdryfKTKsZE711HkmqZhOYTGfIuuaK4RfcXAfkGWKilFVa7H5dWrQ6ebdemslxZzTEQLOhAN0wOcb4DG_b6WUEWkPe-TR4lgopaw/s600/Ronald_16171_summer_shelter_2023_acrylicOnCanvas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeRZX1MO30LqNN1R42_LvujkwGedhy5JwuxMmaFVDcwHYhiRt7WyoKSJofX01rabtzxUkOUv-UQUdXjgYZJpI5uKTdryfKTKsZE711HkmqZhOYTGfIuuaK4RfcXAfkGWKilFVa7H5dWrQ6ebdemslxZzTEQLOhAN0wOcb4DG_b6WUEWkPe-TR4lgopaw/w400-h320/Ronald_16171_summer_shelter_2023_acrylicOnCanvas.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><i>SHELTER</i></b> paintings by French artist <b>Geoffroy Tobé</b> at <a href="http://www.rbstevensongallery.com/">R.B. Stevenson Gallery</a> in La Jolla opens on
April 29.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx414KHlo7PnHvyAfF-KauHNeMclv55WvUo0js0jVmocZGq7ZSFPqXP_pwuP4NbJNPB_RDnp3Wrt0qNMcKq1rAwc0o5N-Vmmv9cxZply3vEW6yXMfwfbdhS3HDRDj1zvv7ydCQHl2JMUYZcplc71CWLBtKaYxcDSAERa66H9a54gRBVEwj_3jouFTIqA/s600/lorna@madisongalleries.com_16170_urpflanze_cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx414KHlo7PnHvyAfF-KauHNeMclv55WvUo0js0jVmocZGq7ZSFPqXP_pwuP4NbJNPB_RDnp3Wrt0qNMcKq1rAwc0o5N-Vmmv9cxZply3vEW6yXMfwfbdhS3HDRDj1zvv7ydCQHl2JMUYZcplc71CWLBtKaYxcDSAERa66H9a54gRBVEwj_3jouFTIqA/w400-h266/lorna@madisongalleries.com_16170_urpflanze_cover.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><b><i>URPFLANZE</i></b> painting by <b>Donald Martiny</b> at <a href="http://www.madisongalleries.com/"><b>Madison Gallery</b></a> in Solana Beach opens May 6.<br /><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHm409-bTOWEPZqXVCG9mtnXE5EOb7xEhA85dvd7l5mR4xIwJO4S8GMJZfeKZdALd5q-MUTn7Vv2wWC6SXf0OzaGDAkACRt--ZDnSdUa-q0a7qrdrCpjqf66WOAC0HGTz4QSZWXu_PyZmXZg9WxFXe6rFaRqrLnhEnBVObZNQWkKizJfFAIsI7qXPQLQ/s600/sonyasparks_16169_Beyond_the_Pale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="586" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHm409-bTOWEPZqXVCG9mtnXE5EOb7xEhA85dvd7l5mR4xIwJO4S8GMJZfeKZdALd5q-MUTn7Vv2wWC6SXf0OzaGDAkACRt--ZDnSdUa-q0a7qrdrCpjqf66WOAC0HGTz4QSZWXu_PyZmXZg9WxFXe6rFaRqrLnhEnBVObZNQWkKizJfFAIsI7qXPQLQ/w391-h400/sonyasparks_16169_Beyond_the_Pale.jpg" width="391" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><i><br />Wayfinding in Suspended Times </i></b>paintings by <b>Kathleen Kane-Murrell</b> at <a href="http://www.sparksgallery.com/"><b>Sparks Gallery</b></a> downtown SD opening on May 7. Showing also their annual <b><i>minis 2023</i></b> with over 60 works 12”×12” and under selling for $500 and under.<br /><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_eBPKCED_9XmFh3Vh7qLZixoQa0PJ3KfkLuvhNIM7FJTuaTZLPKZteBfrvr4DfNCpxGLiCLiepDLP_jvbDzQizqkknZJZL-sbC6GnFTsnf4Wxm8dzAkmhFUR6mtkbR82sfwn4Lgl_utT9ZcWb86x1VAi6oZa0m9nSoztMc2Z7_NQzzVCEHkYLnvHXg/s600/ArtGlassGuild_16176_GlassGuild-eBlast_2023Ssmallversion.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_eBPKCED_9XmFh3Vh7qLZixoQa0PJ3KfkLuvhNIM7FJTuaTZLPKZteBfrvr4DfNCpxGLiCLiepDLP_jvbDzQizqkknZJZL-sbC6GnFTsnf4Wxm8dzAkmhFUR6mtkbR82sfwn4Lgl_utT9ZcWb86x1VAi6oZa0m9nSoztMc2Z7_NQzzVCEHkYLnvHXg/w400-h400/ArtGlassGuild_16176_GlassGuild-eBlast_2023Ssmallversion.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href=" http://www.artglassguild.com" target="_blank">The Glass Guild Art Glass</a></b> show in Southern California is all about your local Art. You will see beautiful art representing many techniques, including blown, fused, torch, stained, cast, etched and mosaic art glass, all available and created by San Diego Glass Artists. May 13/14 from 10 am to 5 pm. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitlgx3uSF_573GM0KwOWkAWlDwD34C0nyWDoWrTXxE4MxqAejws2MyeRrvZjyJcpeklzGXGQUXIYKhZvZARMdlvkz-mL-GmKFhs6kAkgaGvfT2kG7MMEpzSBkAsyDEOFwxwze1uJ9vfeNX1egnEqDTNMFKZAGbpjVD2q9Bdh9yhvePs0ZYJrF9AUm4zQ/s1238/exhibtion-postcard-png.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1238" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitlgx3uSF_573GM0KwOWkAWlDwD34C0nyWDoWrTXxE4MxqAejws2MyeRrvZjyJcpeklzGXGQUXIYKhZvZARMdlvkz-mL-GmKFhs6kAkgaGvfT2kG7MMEpzSBkAsyDEOFwxwze1uJ9vfeNX1egnEqDTNMFKZAGbpjVD2q9Bdh9yhvePs0ZYJrF9AUm4zQ/w310-h400/exhibtion-postcard-png.webp" width="310" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />We
love cross pollination in the arts.<b> </b><a href="http://www.phesgallery.com/"><b>PHES Gallery</b></a> (in Carlsbad) invites you to the opening
reception of <b><i>Story Quilts</i></b> May 21, 2 – 5 where you will have a chance to
contribute <i>ekphrastic poetry</i> (poetry written in response to art).
Submission accepted until June 11 and then prizes for poems awarded on June 25,
5-7. If you can’t get there, you can go online and then send poems to <a href="mailto:info@PHESgallery.com">info@PHESgallery.com</a><br /><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_xkJxr7QagqI5AwxkSZSD11ACr-RY3JY4k74jS-d2r8YYY0tfDVKcATFIc_H7Rly-1pxMYbMGH6rtuEcWgOs5qGi6A5-cgoO646xrYG8B65xEZivShWkyFPF9n3ZHA6pPeWfEYwY2-mJkHZkO4uMW0AHiseyfygCiFlby4IZRoMJeB2A_bx1AkUGsg/s600/TheStudioDoor_15981_APR-REC.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_xkJxr7QagqI5AwxkSZSD11ACr-RY3JY4k74jS-d2r8YYY0tfDVKcATFIc_H7Rly-1pxMYbMGH6rtuEcWgOs5qGi6A5-cgoO646xrYG8B65xEZivShWkyFPF9n3ZHA6pPeWfEYwY2-mJkHZkO4uMW0AHiseyfygCiFlby4IZRoMJeB2A_bx1AkUGsg/w400-h300/TheStudioDoor_15981_APR-REC.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.thestudiodoor.com" target="_blank">The Studio Door</a> </b><span style="font-family: arial;">presents </span><b style="font-family: arial;"><i>Works of Excellence </i></b><span style="font-family: arial;">a new exhibition of exceptional artists from across the county. Juried by local museum directors, </span><b style="font-family: arial;">Maria Mingalone</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> - Executive Director of Oceanside Museum of Art and </span><b style="font-family: arial;">Megan Pogue</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> - Executive Director of Timken Museum of Art as well as Sparks Gallery owner and curator </span><b style="font-family: arial;">Sonya Sparks</b><span style="font-family: arial;">. Reception May 20th. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"><td style="padding: 6.75pt 0in 0in;" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><strong>SD
Museum Council’s</strong><strong> </strong><a href="https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.org/specials/the-big-exchange/"><b>The Big Exchange</b></a> gives members of participating organizations reciprocal FREE admission
at more than 50 museums, historic sites, gardens, and more throughout San Diego
County. It is coming May 1 – 18. Just use your museum membership card to visit
more than 40 participating museums. <strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here are some of the Museum Council's recommendations:</span></p><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; margin-left: -2.25pt; margin-right: -2.25pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in; mso-table-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-table-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-table-left: left; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"><td style="padding: 0in; width: 6.25in;" valign="top" width="600"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in; mso-table-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-table-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-table-left: left; mso-table-lspace: 2.25pt; mso-table-rspace: 2.25pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"><td style="padding: 0in 13.5pt 6.75pt;" valign="top">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #f2f2f2; line-height: 150%;">Opens May 13</span><span style="color: #f2f2f2; line-height: 150%;"><br />
<a href="https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a61a225d3fba09361d0564d35&id=4f84542dc9&e=22e1fc4729" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #66ccff; line-height: 150%;">San Diego Museum of
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</span><em><span style="color: #f2f2f2; line-height: 150%;">Balboa Park</span></em><span style="color: #f2f2f2; line-height: 150%;"><br />
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</span><span style="color: white; line-height: 150%;">Experience more</span><span style="color: #f2f2f2; line-height: 150%;"> than 100 works by
two of the world’s most iconic modernists—American painter Georgia O’Keeffe
and British sculptor Henry Moore. Opening May 13 at the <a href="https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a61a225d3fba09361d0564d35&id=af25103ebd&e=22e1fc4729" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #66ccff;">San Diego Museum of Art</span></a>, the
groundbreaking exhibition <em><a href="https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a61a225d3fba09361d0564d35&id=31cf00da3c&e=22e1fc4729" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #66ccff;">O’Keeffe and Moore</span></a></em> unites
these artists for the first time and re-creates their studios with
original contents of found objects, tools, and furnishings. <br />
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Learn more at a special symposium featuring an array of scholars on Friday,
May 12 at 4 p.m. with in-person and virtual tickets available <a href="https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a61a225d3fba09361d0564d35&id=b024172a81&e=22e1fc4729" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #66ccff;">here</span></a>. Get your in-person exhibition <a href="https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a61a225d3fba09361d0564d35&id=0ad161278c&e=22e1fc4729" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #66ccff;">tickets here</span></a>.<br />
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<strong>Fun Tip:</strong>
Add some music to your experience with an Art of Elan concert inspired by <em>O'Keeffe and Moore</em>
on Tuesday, May 16 at 7 p.m. Get <a href="https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a61a225d3fba09361d0564d35&id=84a782ab2d&e=22e1fc4729" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #66ccff;">tickets here</span></a>.</span><span style="color: #f2f2f2; line-height: 150%;"><br />
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<em>Pictured: Georgia
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Futurism</span></a><br />
</span><span style="color: #f2f2f2; line-height: 150%;">ICA San
Diego/Central</span><span style="color: #f2f2f2; line-height: 150%;"><br />
</span><em><span style="color: #f2f2f2; line-height: 150%;">Balboa Park</span></em><span style="color: #f2f2f2; line-height: 150%;"><br />
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See how the De La Torre Brothers' exhibition <a href="https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a61a225d3fba09361d0564d35&id=8680de2ea2&e=22e1fc4729" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: paleturquoise;">𝙋𝙤𝙨𝙩</span><span style="color: paleturquoise;">-</span><span style="color: paleturquoise;">𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙞𝙖𝙣</span><span style="color: paleturquoise;"> </span><span style="color: paleturquoise;">𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙢</span></a> has transformed
<a href="https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a61a225d3fba09361d0564d35&id=5b1379bd81&e=22e1fc4729" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: paleturquoise;">ICA San Diego/Central </span></a>into the site
of an epic battle for the future of humankind. The exhibition is free and
open every Thursday through Sunday at noon to 5 p.m. Learn more <a href="https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a61a225d3fba09361d0564d35&id=a600e5a30c&e=22e1fc4729" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: paleturquoise;">here</span></a>.</span><span style="color: #f2f2f2; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<a href="https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a61a225d3fba09361d0564d35&id=e0c6a1a4f5&e=22e1fc4729" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: lightsalmon; line-height: 150%;">Mingei
International Museum</span></a><br />
</span><span style="color: #f2f2f2; line-height: 150%;">Balboa Park<br />
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In this exhibition <a href="https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a61a225d3fba09361d0564d35&id=db3fc2888e&e=22e1fc4729" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><em><span style="color: lightsalmon;">25 Million
Stitches</span></em></a>, guest curator and fiber artist Jennifer Kim Sohn
looks for a way to make the unfathomable figure of refugees around our
world more tangible by marking a displaced person with panels of hand-sewn
stitches.<br />
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Each panel is unique, some documenting personal narratives, others showing
solidarity with the refugees. Kim Sohn and her passionate team of
volunteers crowd-sourced 2,300 stitchers from all 50 states and 37
countries worldwide. Get <a href="https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a61a225d3fba09361d0564d35&id=6b3eb03b4f&e=22e1fc4729" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: lightsalmon;">ticket information here</span></a>.<br />
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<strong>Fun Tip:</strong>
Every fourth Thursday, join the Mingei sewing circle. On April 25 at 5
p.m., be inspired by <em>25
Million Stitches</em> to create your own embroidered work. <a href="https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a61a225d3fba09361d0564d35&id=f2670f8bb1&e=22e1fc4729" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: lightsalmon;">Register here</span></a>.</span><span style="color: #f2f2f2; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #f2f2f2; line-height: 150%;">ICA San Diego/North</span><span style="color: #f2f2f2; line-height: 150%;"><br />
</span><span style="color: paleturquoise; line-height: 150%;">Narsiso
Martinez & Edra Soto </span><span style="color: #f2f2f2; line-height: 150%;"><br />
</span><em><span style="color: #f2f2f2; line-height: 150%;">Encinitas</span></em><span style="color: #f2f2f2; line-height: 150%;"><br />
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</span><span style="color: #f2f2f2; line-height: 150%;">Here's your chance
to explore the work of two inspiring artists at <a href="https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a61a225d3fba09361d0564d35&id=c23d43bf73&e=22e1fc4729" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: paleturquoise;">ICA San Diego/North</span></a></span><span style="color: paleturquoise; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="color: #f2f2f2; line-height: 150%;">in Encinitas.
Oaxaca-born Narsiso Martinez (shown above) presents <a href="https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a61a225d3fba09361d0564d35&id=26de3bcf45&e=22e1fc4729" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><em><span style="color: paleturquoise;">Rethinking
Essential</span></em></a>, tapping into his experiences as a
farmworker. The exhibition includes powerful multimedia installations
and runs through June 4.<br />
<br />
Artist in Residence Edra Soto presents <a href="https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a61a225d3fba09361d0564d35&id=ba36266772&e=22e1fc4729" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><em><span style="color: paleturquoise;">Graft</span></em></a>,
featuring site-specific installations. You can speak with the artist
and even contribute to her current project (inspired by the all-black
Puerto Rican flag) at various dates through May. Get more information and <a href="https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a61a225d3fba09361d0564d35&id=57ca03a66e&e=22e1fc4729" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: paleturquoise;">tickets here</span></a>.</span><span style="color: #f2f2f2; line-height: 150%;"><br />
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</span><span style="color: darkgrey; line-height: 150%;">New Americans
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<em><a href="https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a61a225d3fba09361d0564d35&id=2c7937223d&e=22e1fc4729" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: white; line-height: 150%;">Arts District Liberty
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</span><span style="color: #f2f2f2; line-height: 150%;">During World War
II, Italian Americans were designated as <em>"enemy
aliens"</em> and subjected to discriminatory treatment,
including forced relocation, internment, and surveillance. At its new
exhibition <em>Una Storia
Segreta</em>, the <a href="https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a61a225d3fba09361d0564d35&id=cd4a8e0e1d&e=22e1fc4729" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: darkgrey;">New Americans Museum</span></a> explores this period
of fear and uncertainty through powerful photographs, documents, and
personal stories.<br />
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Tip: Be among the first to see this new exhibition at the opening wine
reception on April 27 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.eventbrite.com/e/una-storia-segreta-when-italian-americans-were-enemy-aliens-tickets-579636527457&source=gmail&ust=1682016285275000&usg=AOvVaw1AUg5Ufl9e4zfo-KiH5wxi" href="https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a61a225d3fba09361d0564d35&id=a308a2de66&e=22e1fc4729" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: darkgrey;">Register for this FREE event here</span></a>.</span><span style="color: #f2f2f2; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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</span><span style="color: goldenrod; line-height: 150%;">In Praise of the
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& Sacred Canyons: Torrey Pines - San Diego's Symbol of Preservation</span></em></a> is
now on view at the <a href="https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a61a225d3fba09361d0564d35&id=d4c96d7f3f&e=22e1fc4729" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: antiquewhite;">La Jolla Historical Society</span></a>. The
exhibition chronicles important events in the history of what is known
today as <a href="https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a61a225d3fba09361d0564d35&id=b7d491f355&e=22e1fc4729" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: antiquewhite;">Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve</span></a>. San
Diego's coast is one of only two places in the world where the endangered
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: dimgrey; line-height: 150%;">Comic-Con Museum</span><span style="color: #202020; line-height: 150%;"><br />
</span><span style="color: firebrick; line-height: 150%;">Cover Story
& The Animation Academy</span><span style="color: #202020; line-height: 150%;"><br />
</span><em><span style="color: dimgrey; line-height: 150%;">Balboa Park</span></em><span style="color: #202020; line-height: 150%;"><br />
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</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: #274e13;">The magical
world of animation is now open at</span></span><span style="color: goldenrod; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;"><a href="https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a61a225d3fba09361d0564d35&id=41b08292ae&e=22e1fc4729" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Comic-Con Museum</span></b></a></span><span style="color: goldenrod; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: #274e13;">with <em>The Animation Academy: From
Pencils to Pixels.</em> The interactive exhibition
allows visitors to create, experiment, and explore animation and
storytelling from traditional hand-drawn cels to exciting breakthroughs
in stop-motion and CGI. <br />
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You can also check out <em>Cover
Story</em> featuring the 50-year history of Comic-Con
International with illustrations by some of the most famous comic book
artists. Get your</span></span><span style="color: goldenrod; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="color: #202020; line-height: 150%;"><a href="https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a61a225d3fba09361d0564d35&id=f24fdf5da1&e=22e1fc4729" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: dimgrey;">tickets here</span></a></span><span style="color: goldenrod; line-height: 150%;">.</span><span style="color: #202020; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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</tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">The opinion expressed in this blog are not necessarily the opinions of the San Diego Visual Arts Network but are solely the thought of Patricia Frischer</div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466326752758836872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506098870258088086.post-71846865742010144472023-03-25T15:34:00.002-07:002023-03-25T16:01:39.291-07:00Black Women Artists in the Marketplace<h4 style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtahq1a3hXzgT1yGxNfAji1zdWJEkt80jeKt5iLAkR5NGKYDX7-7WgW8Hz5rao8nFfoC7l8gFRJwMWDrLcvmV_c1iWXEJN1-Ceh4mAN1CD0QHm6KTxfrOYxG0VWP-PApCwOFlnrl60USoQ5H72q_y1MQDzG8Ybj3Uc-J6D11eYYrYPOs08XvSh2VKFsQ/s239/blackwome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="239" data-original-width="236" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtahq1a3hXzgT1yGxNfAji1zdWJEkt80jeKt5iLAkR5NGKYDX7-7WgW8Hz5rao8nFfoC7l8gFRJwMWDrLcvmV_c1iWXEJN1-Ceh4mAN1CD0QHm6KTxfrOYxG0VWP-PApCwOFlnrl60USoQ5H72q_y1MQDzG8Ybj3Uc-J6D11eYYrYPOs08XvSh2VKFsQ/w395-h400/blackwome.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJkTHsucmwVrh3ktbKGIaLUN80dUxYsMVlbfaFDeZTlkyBAZk2DtzRj28q_y9KldVCWZEeFoTInRr_6rn7D0Ba3x-kpow5inGXbK8oslYegk4V90UZKhPjwtkLAPx3_i-KDUTOj0qmAogHVEPD7ELq3x4o3k2nizZo2P7picFM0tnvnbwe34cq5yJSw/s1013/women%20artist%20late%20prices%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1013" data-original-width="900" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJkTHsucmwVrh3ktbKGIaLUN80dUxYsMVlbfaFDeZTlkyBAZk2DtzRj28q_y9KldVCWZEeFoTInRr_6rn7D0Ba3x-kpow5inGXbK8oslYegk4V90UZKhPjwtkLAPx3_i-KDUTOj0qmAogHVEPD7ELq3x4o3k2nizZo2P7picFM0tnvnbwe34cq5yJSw/w527-h594/women%20artist%20late%20prices%20copy.jpg" width="527" /></a></div><br /><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">My
attention was caught today with an email from </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.artsy.net/article/women-artists-market-report-2023">Artsy</a>
</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">about the market for women artists. </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">It is a three
part series including </span><a href="https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-late-women-artists-garnering-art-market-attention">The
Late Women Artists Garnering Art Market Attention</a><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> reporting that </span><a href="https://click.artsy.net/f/a/HndfKytwujzs0KfLZMO6pg~~/AAQRxQA~/RgRmAehHP0TFaHR0cHM6Ly9hcnRzeS5uZXQvYXJ0aWNsZS9hcnRzeS1lZGl0b3JpYWwtbGF0ZS13b21lbi1hcnRpc3RzLWdhcm5lcmluZy1hcnQtbWFya2V0LWF0dGVudGlvbj91dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPWVkaXRvcmlhbC1mZWF0dXJlZCZ1dG1fdGVybT1TYXR1cmRheS1XSE0tQXJ0aWNsZS0zLTMtMjUtMjNXA3NwY0IKZBxHYx9kFY82x1IZcGF0cmljaWFAc2R2aXN1YWxhcnRzLm5ldFgEAAAAfw~~"><span style="color: black;">l</span><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">ast year auction sales in </span><span style="color: black;">deceased
women artists </span><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">grew by 109%</span><span style="color: black;">.</span></a><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> We all think
this is about time.</span></span></h4>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">That led me to the second part and in <a href="https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-state-market-women-artists-work">The
State of the Market for Women Artists’ Work</a> we learn that </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">$11 billion worth of
artwork was sold at auction in 2022: $9.7 billion was male, only $1 billion was
women. That is just 9.3%. No women were in the top 50 most expensive. Two were
in the top 100 and 50 were in the top 500. Not so great.</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="font16lhm" style="line-height: 130%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 130%;">How about sales
for women artists born after 1975 reported the </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="line-height: 130%;"><a href="https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-ultra-contemporary-women-artists-forefront-art-market">The
Ultra-Contemporary Women Artists at the Forefront of the Art Market</a>. The real growth for these women was in 2020 where they
went from about $49 million to $220 million that is a whopping 339%. The split
between men and women in sales was 56.1% male vs. 43.6% female. BUT if you look at artist born after 1985 the
split reverses 63.8% for women to only 36% for men.</span></span></p>
<p class="font16lhm" style="line-height: 130%;"><span style="font-family: arial; line-height: 130%;">That is when I
went further down the rabbit hole and saw that Black Women Artists Black like <b><a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/lynette-yiadom-boakye-16784/introduction-lynette-yiadom-boakye">Lynette
Yiadom-Boakye</a> </b>and <b><a href="https://whitney.org/exhibitions/jennifer-packer">Jennifer Packer</a></b> are
in this mix. I found videos on both women, one from the Tate in London and one
from The Whitney in New York which were both fascinating. I have been wanting to respect both Black
History Month and Women’s History Month in some way and I hope you find this a
satisfying journey to enter both worlds at once. Both women are figurative
artists which cements the view that the figure is back! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="font16lhm" style="line-height: 130%;"><br /></p>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="285" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6ee5gGkW7nk" title="YouTube video player" width="504"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><b style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/lynette-yiadom-boakye-16784/introduction-lynette-yiadom-boakye">Lynette Yiadom-Boakye</a></b></div><div><br /></div><div>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="285" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OvYrqE1l_Os" title="YouTube video player" width="504"></iframe> <div><br /></div><div><b style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://whitney.org/exhibitions/jennifer-packer">Jennifer Packer</a></b></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">The opinion expressed in this blog are not necessarily the opinions of the San Diego Visual Arts Network but are solely the thought of Patricia Frischer</div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466326752758836872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506098870258088086.post-62127675118809704982023-01-20T10:43:00.000-08:002023-01-20T10:43:11.309-08:00California Creative Corp in San Diego<h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <b><span style="line-height: 115%;">by Patricia Frischer</span></b></span></h4><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1QdaMqu7ysTvbbObrKHoKX1bRYe-VKPjFjBgzMiG_QduVdemFz3862osdHht6JMgcInllvhh5qlwivITBNEdM8V2nw0My5nL5Q6e4a1TKtjRSXhk6Yb5aXbs1S8mHDkSYNyO3NBtWwm9VI9i9BPLA1fviF70eZW9TfDqj6TlZmRo3PqFlnpP15zCQw/s630/creative%20corp%20logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="624" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1QdaMqu7ysTvbbObrKHoKX1bRYe-VKPjFjBgzMiG_QduVdemFz3862osdHht6JMgcInllvhh5qlwivITBNEdM8V2nw0My5nL5Q6e4a1TKtjRSXhk6Yb5aXbs1S8mHDkSYNyO3NBtWwm9VI9i9BPLA1fviF70eZW9TfDqj6TlZmRo3PqFlnpP15zCQw/w396-h400/creative%20corp%20logo.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></b></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The </span><a href="https://arts.ca.gov/grant_program/california-creative-corps/"><b><span style="line-height: 115%;">California
Creative Corp Program</span></b></a><span style="color: #202020; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>was announced last year and is finally coming
to San Diego County. It comes in two parts, the first directly for artists and
a few months later for nonprofit organizations and governments units to regrant
to artist. This funding was conceived as a help to the creative community much
as the WPA was formed in 1935 to lift the country out of the Great Depression
by reforming the financial system and restoring the economy.<br />
<br />
<b><a href="https://www.sandiego.gov/far-south-border-north">Far South/Border
North: Artists and Cultural Practitioners in Community (FSBN)</a></b> was
conceived by the City of San Diego for the SD county with its regional partners
in Imperial county as a California Creative Corps arts program. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FSBN provides funded through a $4.75 million California
Creative Corps grant from the <a href="https://arts.ca.gov/" target="_blank">California Arts Council</a>. This is to develop and implement
media, outreach, and engagement campaigns that address one or more of the
program’s goals.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">public health to stop the spread of COVID-19 and associated
diseases or health disparities</span></span></li><li><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">water and energy conservation, climate mitigation, and
emergency preparedness, relief, and recovery</span></span></li><li><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">civic engagement, including election participation; and 4)
social justice and community engagement.</span></span></li></ol><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Approximately 115 Artists will receive approximately
$33,333 which includes $25,000 for artist/cultural practitioner fees and $8,333
for project costs. They will get mentorship through a Social Impact Hub
established to provide technical assistance and other support services. The full
guidelines will be coming soon and application portal will open on <b>February
15, 2023. </b>For nonprofit organizations and governments units to regrant to
artist another portal opens May 2023. The actual program will run for two years
from May 1,2023 to April 30, 2024 <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">These public
awareness campaigns are only for communities ranked in the lowest quartile of
the California Healthy Places Index for San Diego and Imperial counties.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6EzodZJIqc8t7vWzl9Lj8-lIpEVqvK-MZvUSqtX4h-MZKmH-vdYeXcoplINzRxLzKEPvrAkMJtr-YJOEW0VFz2DUgSCCOlq-c8AK25R9g3NrzKbguaWaP7V7JoEkWpcT2EhPrNuHbfJ23jGHlrdokDqcAd3128vVAk6HvBrnT0h6elwe5ahjVFdcERA/s1371/Healthy%20Index.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="654" data-original-width="1371" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6EzodZJIqc8t7vWzl9Lj8-lIpEVqvK-MZvUSqtX4h-MZKmH-vdYeXcoplINzRxLzKEPvrAkMJtr-YJOEW0VFz2DUgSCCOlq-c8AK25R9g3NrzKbguaWaP7V7JoEkWpcT2EhPrNuHbfJ23jGHlrdokDqcAd3128vVAk6HvBrnT0h6elwe5ahjVFdcERA/w640-h306/Healthy%20Index.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.sandiego.gov/arts-culture">The City of
San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture</a> has partnered with <a href="https://catalystsd.org/">Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties</a>,
<a href="https://www.sandiegoracc.org/">The San Diego Regional Arts and Culture
Coalition</a> (the application administer), The <a href="https://www.sdfoundation.org/">San Diego Foundation</a>, and five
nonprofit social service and community development organizations.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">The opinion expressed in this blog are not necessarily the opinions of the San Diego Visual Arts Network but are solely the thought of Patricia Frischer</div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466326752758836872noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506098870258088086.post-42519011941814328312022-12-25T20:53:00.000-08:002022-12-25T20:53:18.905-08:00State of the Art 2023: What’s Trending - DEI, Money for the arts and Women Arts Leaders<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTYlts59DZuogfxdotYv153lpFFZIMryoaIWxIIVOVlfMPuBlCOHo0k_kJ_id3TlHp0N8h9XPQxciaB0l_Ai8MVi4QuIi06-OldBfDJpZJNcgh2TV4c50VZ0ihlOAq_hxxbEygNBos-PhYPHybp_iD2StklL_VAN4pXtQpvUKgUJms2sZvtmbyAg2mjg/s515/Hannakkah%20whale%20sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="515" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTYlts59DZuogfxdotYv153lpFFZIMryoaIWxIIVOVlfMPuBlCOHo0k_kJ_id3TlHp0N8h9XPQxciaB0l_Ai8MVi4QuIi06-OldBfDJpZJNcgh2TV4c50VZ0ihlOAq_hxxbEygNBos-PhYPHybp_iD2StklL_VAN4pXtQpvUKgUJms2sZvtmbyAg2mjg/w400-h311/Hannakkah%20whale%20sm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">First, I want to say how important it has been this year to
recognize all the people who may not have gotten as much respect as they
deserve. Inclusion, diversity and equality are not just politically correct
words, but together they bring us together by recognizing that every person
deserves their place in the sun. I am lucky to be a cheerleader for those in
the visual arts. But whatever your interests are, I urge you to be a champion
for those you know and admire. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It has been booming time for government funding.
I am struck by the amount of money that it is pouring into the arts. At first,
I thought it was due to the pandemic and the arts being struck so severely. But
I had another idea. Do you think it is possible that people are gaining confidence
that the arts actually can bring solutions to so many of the current social issues?
Those of us in the arts have always known that arts and culture can go where
others cannot. Still, I am impressed with how much money is being directed our
way, much of which is earmarked for the underserved and for education. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbDNEQ_q39nsZUyESDZMN453wo1aO_MZi57HX__rYAy_ittHO0As3Xh4KxbOSwKbPbbX5am6RU-8EvcDpsfkrvReGcaktQrBXqi6ifPth7DuMSD6P0dqV1GYBdiqg8rnuu9LY-gShyhm_UlgQ6gE9WuLYS5TsetDwwccvhZ0CLtXiOVeWVsUxo1XFrsA/s435/American%20for%20teh%20Art%20both%20%20logos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="435" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbDNEQ_q39nsZUyESDZMN453wo1aO_MZi57HX__rYAy_ittHO0As3Xh4KxbOSwKbPbbX5am6RU-8EvcDpsfkrvReGcaktQrBXqi6ifPth7DuMSD6P0dqV1GYBdiqg8rnuu9LY-gShyhm_UlgQ6gE9WuLYS5TsetDwwccvhZ0CLtXiOVeWVsUxo1XFrsA/w400-h211/American%20for%20teh%20Art%20both%20%20logos.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></div><div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Making sure it is fairly
distributed is another matter. Grass roots organizations are now truly being
recognized for how essential they are, and how collaborative they know they
have to be to survive. Grass roots organizations have always had to be nimble
to survive and excel. Now large organizations like American for the Arts are
going through a transformation process and seems to be jumping on that band
wagon. Just look at the old corporate logo and the new more open logo above
with more emphasis on the arts and less on who is an American. </span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Here are just some examples sums coming to the
arts:</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><u>Federal</u></span></b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><u>
Funding:</u> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">A 15% funding
increase to both the </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">NEA/NEH of $27 million to bring the total to
from the Senate to </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">$207
million. A $26.8 million increase to the Institute of Museum and Library
Services (IMLS). A first-time ever budget allocation of $10 million in the
Department of Defense to support creative art therapy programs at the
National Intrepid Center of Excellence. More than $66 million in direct project
funding, also known as </span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://go.pardot.com/e/565082/lly-directed-spending-requests/7q5n6j/1180262604?h=Md_mVLnjN9sIQaBnBCsUiWGUrK05HjKeX80nzB94-0A"><strong><span style="color: blue; line-height: 115%;">congressional earmarks</span></strong></a></span><span style="line-height: 115%;">, was awarded to over 68 arts organizations
across the country. Level funding of $36.5 million was allocated to the
Department of Education’s Assistance for Arts Education programs.</span></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><u><b>California</b>:</u> California Arts Council is pushing for $1 per capital for
the arts which would bring them from $26M to $40M per year allocation from the
state. Over $600 million was spent so far on pandemic recovery. Cultural
Districts will get $30M plus Art in Parks $25M. There is also $20 in Cultural
Institution relief funding still to come and an upcoming $925,000 for Artist
Fellowships. Biggest news is for art education with the passing of Prop 28 =
$800M for school districts through </span><a href="https://click.everyaction.com/k/54457265/378625549/310146401?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNS8xLzk0NzAxIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogImU4ODYxZDQ3LWUyNjEtZWQxMS1hZGU2LTE0Y2I2NTFlZTFkYiIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAicGF0cmljaWFAZHJhd3Njcm93ZC5jb20iDQp9&hmac=yLM5u_UOWx3TP9PNIu6Glauhga3vZsR0p2zSKFavF6o=&emci=d990edd5-b85f-ed11-819c-002248258d2f&emdi=e8861d47-e261-ed11-ade6-14cb651ee1db&ceid=9480191"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Create
CA</span></a><span style="line-height: 115%;"> .
Much of this money will trickle down to San Diego!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><u>San Diego and Imperial Counties</u></span></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: $4.5M
for Creative Corp. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><u>Encinitas</u></span></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">: $7M Pacific View Art
Center <o:p></o:p></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">And you can’t complain about the fact that<b> <u>Women are still
trending in the Visual Arts in San Diego. </u></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are a whole new crop of women taking
important positions in the Visual Arts in our County: <b>Jessica Berlanga
Taylor</b>, new director of UCSD Stuart Collection,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Jessica York</b> new Executive Director of
the Mingei, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Elizabeth Yang-Heelewell</b>
new EEO of New Children Museum, <b>Felicia Shaw</b> new Executive director of
San Diego Regional Arts and Culture Coalition, <b>Lauren Lockhart</b> new
Executive Director of the La Jolla Historical Society and <b>Gina Lopez</b> new
Chief Executive Officer for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>California
Center for the Arts Escondido and </span><b><span style="background: white; color: #202124; line-height: 115%;">Christie
Mitchell</span></b><span style="background: white; color: #202124; line-height: 115%;"> new executive director of the
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library,</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #202124; font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">They are joining <b>Women Museum Directors</b> <b>Maria
Mingalone</b> at OMA, </span><em><b><span style="background: white; color: #5f6368; line-height: 115%;">Roxana </span></b></em><em><b><span style="background: white; color: #5f6368; font-style: normal; line-height: 115%;">Velásquez</span></b></em><span style="line-height: 115%;"> at SDMA, </span><b><span style="background: white; color: #4d5156; line-height: 115%;">Deborah Klochko</span></b><span style="line-height: 115%;"> at MOPA, and </span><b><span style="background: white; color: #202124; line-height: 115%;">Kathryn Kanjo</span></b><span style="line-height: 115%;"> at MCASD. There are so many
women running municipal and sales galleries in the county including <b>Sonya
Sparks</b> at Sparks Gallery, <b>Ellen Speert</b> at PHES Gallery, <b>Karen McGuire
</b>at Cannon Gallery, <b>Alessandra Moctezuma</b> at Mesa College Gallery, <b>Melissa
Inez Walker</b> at Distinction Gallery, <b>Julie Weaverling</b> at Front Porch
Gallery, <b>Lynn Susholtz</b> at Art Produce, <b>Blanca Bergman</b> at Art
Unites, <b>Sandi Cottrell</b> at Art Walk, <b>Jennifer de Poyen</b> at
Space4Art, <b>Julia McMeans</b> at ArtsBusXpress, <b>Wendy Wilson</b> at the
Bonita Museum,<b> Julie Fister</b> at Studio Ace<b> </b>and <b>Dinah Poellnitz</b>
at Hillcrest Country Club. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both Madison
and Adelman Galleries are run by women. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br /><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There are women writers in the arts like <b>Julie Dixon
Evans</b>,<b> Lonnie Burstein Hewitt, Lisa Deaderick, </b>and <b>Elizabeth
Rooklidge, </b>plus<b> </b>lots of great curators like <b>Daniella Susella </b>and<b>
Chi Essary </b>and PR agents like<b> Toni Robbin. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>There are legions of women art
administrator who are working for the SD County cities, and libraries and the
airport like <b>Bonnie Domingos</b> at the Central Library, <b>Giang Myers</b>
at the new County Office of Art and Culture, <b>Lara Bullock </b>at the City of
SD Commission for Arts and Culture<b> </b>and recently appointed curator for
the SD Art Prize.<b> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Naimeh Tahna
Woodward</b> runs the Encinitas Friends of the Arts and <b>Collette Murphy </b>does
arts admin at the City of Encinitas. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let’s
not forget<b> Naomi Nussbaum </b>who runs Synergy Arts Foundation, and their sister
non-profit The San Diego Visual Arts Network coordinated by me, <b>Patricia
Frischer.</b></span></span></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">The opinion expressed in this blog are not necessarily the opinions of the San Diego Visual Arts Network but are solely the thought of Patricia Frischer</div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466326752758836872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506098870258088086.post-24490366877482700372022-11-19T23:29:00.001-08:002022-11-19T23:29:10.335-08:00Partying with No Purpose<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qZ4_TecXXByj52bfLqgETYUYnbQEaOUZ-qgd9sV0pMvZlXeh_xxsmDuG2grI8IKE419WR51LysFjwpqA4Mvh5qW6HNwtzjbHbeY7-VwJYEO9iFBSjvx1ZSiadXOdZn5C0zw_4b2ra0oxziTrGr_H8xOBYjg3ZfZW2EI7gA8OpHaz11mkgnnbLgxcCg/s606/Cookies%202021small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="443" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qZ4_TecXXByj52bfLqgETYUYnbQEaOUZ-qgd9sV0pMvZlXeh_xxsmDuG2grI8IKE419WR51LysFjwpqA4Mvh5qW6HNwtzjbHbeY7-VwJYEO9iFBSjvx1ZSiadXOdZn5C0zw_4b2ra0oxziTrGr_H8xOBYjg3ZfZW2EI7gA8OpHaz11mkgnnbLgxcCg/w468-h640/Cookies%202021small.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If you are anything like me and the rest of the world, you
have been isolated for the last 3 years. I really appreciated the time to slow
down and re-evaluate. I had time for yoga, for reading books, and doing my
taxes early. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No parties meant no small
talk, no indigestion from overindulgence, no hangovers. BUT NO FUN!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Now I am ready, mask in hand, to gather to celebrate our
survival and to be reminded that we need more than one other human in a room
that is not a zoom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am having a private
cookie frosting party to prepare for my reception and the annual SDVAN holiday
party, this year at the Cardiff by the Sea Library (Wed. Dec 14<sup>th</sup>).
I am helping to prepare the Encinitas Friends of the Arts Membership
appreciation party at the Encinitas Ballet Academy (Dec 8<sup>th</sup>). We
have even started to plan the 20<sup>th</sup> Anniversary party of San Diego Visual
Arts Network with Synergy Arts Foundation, our sister organization next
September 16<sup>th</sup>, a big bash for our double decade. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But it will be a quiet Thanksgiving for me with only my
husband Darwin and hopefully a pair of duck breasts. One more chance to give
thanks for a loving relationship that sustains our lives and makes all the fun
possible. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">With our wishes that you are with people special to you and
that you are grateful for every breath. <br />
With added wishes for a world that is tolerant and peaceful and full of art. <br />
With additional gratitude to all those that supported the San Diego Visual Arts
Network with their kind <a href="https://www.sdvisualarts.net/sdvan_new/sponsors2022.php">donations</a> in
2022 both in-kind and financial. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">The opinion expressed in this blog are not necessarily the opinions of the San Diego Visual Arts Network but are solely the thought of Patricia Frischer</div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466326752758836872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506098870258088086.post-56753257674126074912022-10-02T11:23:00.004-07:002022-10-19T11:14:52.132-07:00ArtsVote – Make Your Vote Count<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBTTOWZnOJEe0u2wnjCvyR2Ql3NqAOzs-YjVh4E7XHd-IX3fJEpwZkkyAZA_TPlZFaLDuusbrtyYJdY9AYrPZ4VefnS7TJ4G4nSgujBqfnPVtHCYCRuvAjoEAByOPDbzeJBKet7Paqb1F-c4DfJP0_jShj83qfj9_iVdBJGY7wDq4Yn09a27xA839Ow/s428/SDHouseRepre.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="428" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBTTOWZnOJEe0u2wnjCvyR2Ql3NqAOzs-YjVh4E7XHd-IX3fJEpwZkkyAZA_TPlZFaLDuusbrtyYJdY9AYrPZ4VefnS7TJ4G4nSgujBqfnPVtHCYCRuvAjoEAByOPDbzeJBKet7Paqb1F-c4DfJP0_jShj83qfj9_iVdBJGY7wDq4Yn09a27xA839Ow/w400-h269/SDHouseRepre.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">by Patricia Frischer<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">California for the Arts has issued the <b>US Congressional </b></span><a href="https://www.artsactionfund.org/sites/artsactionfund.org/files/2022-09/CONGRESSIONAL%20ARTS%20REPORT%20CARD%202022_0.pdf"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Art
Report Card for 2022</span></b></a><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">.</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> This year marks a midterm
election year, which means all 435 U.S. House of Representatives, 6 Delegates,
and one-third of the U.S. Senate are running for election on Tuesday, November
8, 2022. There will likely be state and local elections taking place that day
as well. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">We encourage you to be an ArtsVote champion by pledging to
make your vote count and encouraging others to turn out to vote. Download your
customized State Voter Factsheet with key deadline dates, times, and locations
to update your voter registration, find out if you can vote absentee, or vote
early in person at </span><a href="https://www.artsactionfund.org/artsvote"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">ArtsActionFund.org/ArtsVote.</span></b></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">The following have Pro-Arts Grades:</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> <br />
<b><u>US House of Representatives</u></b><i> in San Diego County</i><br />
Mike Levin CA <b>49<sup>th</sup></b><br />
Scott Peters was 52<sup>nd</sup> Now Running for <b>50th</b><br />
Sara Jacobs was 53rd – Now running for <b>51st</b> <br />
Juan Vargas was 51<sup>st </sup>- Now Running for <b>52<sup>nd</sup></b><br />
<b><br />
<u>US Senate in CA:</u><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>Alex Padilla
and Diane Feinstein both have Pro-Arts Grades<b><br />
</b><br />
The following <b>DO NOT</b> have Pro-Arts Grades<br />
Darrell E, Issa was 50<sup>th</sup> - Now running for <b>48<sup>th</sup></b><sup><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></sup>Against Stephen Houlahan <br />
Michelle Steel was 48th - Now running for 45th<br />
<b><br />
</b></span><a href="https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">To
find out who your US House of Representatives is, put your zip code in this link</span></b></a><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Of course, you also should know how candidates stand on the
arts in more local races; Mayor of your city, your City Councilpersons, your CA State Congress Representatives and Senators. And maybe most important, the San
Diego County Supervisors who are all now known to support the arts with their bold move
to re-create a county level Commission for Arts and Culture. We hope they
announce the full-time staff member for that commission soon. <br /><br />Yes, it takes
time to find this information, but once you know who these people are and who might be
running for office this fall, you can attend debates and forum and put forward
questions about who supports the arts. <br /><br />One caveat: The first goal of politics
is to get people to act in unison: the second is to get them to stop!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Questions for candidates:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">1.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Identify
one particularly important cultural, creative, or artistic asset in your
district. What is its significance to the community?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">2.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>If elected,
how do you plan to identify, connect with, and support cultural, creative and
artistic assets in your district?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">3.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>What role
should municipal government play in funding cultural and creative efforts?
Please state your reasons.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">4.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Will you
advocate for a county-wide conversation about various municipal arts funding
and fund management paradigms? Explain your position.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">5.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>What are
the under-utilized municipal assets in your district that could help support
the creative, cultural, and artistic efforts of your constituents? How would
you make them more easily accessible?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.3333px; line-height: 115%;">Californians have an opportunity to positively impact every public school in the state by voting<b> Yes on PROP 28. </b>It will fund high-quality instruction in visual arts, media arts, music, dance, and theatre if passed!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">October is National Arts and Humanities Month
but we celebrate the arts every hour, every day, every week, and all and
every year! <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">...and sent to us by Lonnie Burstein Hewitt, this little glimpse into the robot Ai-Da, the artist of the future at the UK House of Parliment!</span></p><p></p>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aoQ5EUjN_LM" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer">The opinion expressed in this blog are not necessarily the opinions of the San Diego Visual Arts Network but are solely the thought of Patricia Frischer</div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466326752758836872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506098870258088086.post-1218715723004419882022-09-21T23:22:00.000-07:002022-09-21T23:22:04.181-07:00Ayad Akhtar gives the Nancy Hanks Lecture and SD Design Week Collectors. <p>by Patricia Frischer</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVowZHa68ctKYjq5KWbUX5sIScT_53JmL5JpZuwS7-XCe6UgGpGnYvmyA4eMI2t2FMGhxW_-6hOkfO4uZ50aUBRjp3ardK_WOiXOy-H6SuJP0stpA8AtCAPBT3l-cp_yUF8tTd309B0J3E9PN_OeTtYb6HyruagWe623i3qEETBINXHvAiIuQrZaTntQ/s450/Panca.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="378" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVowZHa68ctKYjq5KWbUX5sIScT_53JmL5JpZuwS7-XCe6UgGpGnYvmyA4eMI2t2FMGhxW_-6hOkfO4uZ50aUBRjp3ardK_WOiXOy-H6SuJP0stpA8AtCAPBT3l-cp_yUF8tTd309B0J3E9PN_OeTtYb6HyruagWe623i3qEETBINXHvAiIuQrZaTntQ/w336-h400/Panca.jpg" width="336" /></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Sarah Grossman </b>Polychromist posting in front of <b>PANCA's </b>wall mural<b> </b>(SD Art Prize recipient 2021)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I am writing about the following two video presentations because they are so interesting and I feel I want to draw attention to both. The first is a 30 minute talk by Pulitzer Prize recipient Ayad Akhtar which was so insightful; the second, one of my favorite subjects, art collectors. </p><p><b>34th Annual Nancy Hanks</b> Lecture on Arts and Public Policy - Featuring <b>Ayad Akhtar</b><br />Presented by Americans for the Arts at the Kennedy Center. </p><p>This beautifully written and spoken speech touched on the universal and the particular as well as the dangers of our online obsession's and was moving and inspiring. Don't miss one of the best half hours of the year. </p><p>Please note the introduction start at 51 minutes and the actual lecture at 59 minutes</p>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="285" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DOmPGWmK0oU" title="YouTube video player" width="504"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>I’m No Guggenheim How a Novice Designed an Art Collection</b> from the San Diego Design Week 2022 features <span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Jennifer Findley</b> of JFiN Collective with collectors tips and a description of her own Op-Art collection in her home designed by La Jolla architect, Dale Naegle. Jennifer then interviews local social-media personality, <b>Sarah Grossman</b> (instagram Polychromist) who matches her wardrobe to colorful art works. Sarah, herself, has not started to collect the art to which she is so drawn.</span></div>
<div><br /></div>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="285" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/71IDovyH7OE" title="YouTube video player" width="504"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer">The opinion expressed in this blog are not necessarily the opinions of the San Diego Visual Arts Network but are solely the thought of Patricia Frischer</div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466326752758836872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506098870258088086.post-87211488150301434392022-08-20T00:43:00.003-07:002022-08-20T00:43:43.914-07:00What the NFT?<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; mso-line-height-alt: 6.0pt;"></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">by Patricia Frischer</span></h4><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtE8E5tEXH_Ag0aWpv6x_g9jgWUmoP123ZuRnah2CGhSmF4Q4viF2H9Kx720llHu8sS7w1RWGgpf4_QwCsIRE7Txa4uvaadzTfqDKZant7a3cyqzIwKgR846piUoCVF0jvVxoWOUCg10IRmL8i86UVLL0_LUvv-wHw6hXYmmt8J2YYAWkIuMVUbIZ_g/s522/MintNFT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="522" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtE8E5tEXH_Ag0aWpv6x_g9jgWUmoP123ZuRnah2CGhSmF4Q4viF2H9Kx720llHu8sS7w1RWGgpf4_QwCsIRE7Txa4uvaadzTfqDKZant7a3cyqzIwKgR846piUoCVF0jvVxoWOUCg10IRmL8i86UVLL0_LUvv-wHw6hXYmmt8J2YYAWkIuMVUbIZ_g/w400-h144/MintNFT.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; mso-line-height-alt: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><b>Gary Lang</b>, NFT at <a href="https://www.quintgallery.com/exhibitions/183-s-t-a-r-s-gary-lang/">Quint
Gallery</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; mso-line-height-alt: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">NFT stands for
“non-fungible token.” NFTs are a
category of assets called digital. You may have heard of Bitcoin which is also
a digital asset as a form of digital money. NFTs are digital collectibles assets. So, they
can be purchased, sold and traded. The “fungible” part means it could be
exchanged like money for anything equal to it. But the “non” part means it is
one of a kind and has no equivalent. Like a great Picasso painting is
non-fungible because it is unique. Each
one is unique and so has a certificate of ownership and there in lies the
value.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; mso-line-height-alt: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Now it gets tricky. The
blockchain is just a database. It stores pieces of digital info in
chronological order called blocks. The control of blockchains is spread out and
not centralized in one authority. This allows for exchanges with no middle man
but directly between owner and buyer. You
use the blockchain to store and sell your NFTs.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; mso-line-height-alt: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Since we are talking
about digital information, there is no physical asset. No canvas, no stone. The
only exchange document is in a public blockchain ledger open to computers
worldwide. This record is your proof of ownership and a record of the value.
Because the value is public, that is what actually drives the price in a free economy.
Uniqueness with scarcity can drive a price up if there is desire.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; mso-line-height-alt: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Artist can make a
digital image or even variation of an image, that is unique, never produce a
product and sell that specific digital information. Although the NFT art works
can be viewed on a digital screen, what is really being traded is the value.
Anything you can create digitally is included. The artist has no manufacturing,
storage, or shipping costs. And no middleman although we have seen artist with
NFTs use gallery to help promote these works.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; mso-line-height-alt: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Modern artists are
leveraging the exclusivity factor of NFTs to build audience especially online.
That means that they have to create or ride a trend. Commissions could be a
perfect slot for visual art NFTs. The customer could have input and the work
would be individualized just for them. Exclusivity is always appealing at the
top of the market. Check out <b>Beeple (Mike Winkelmann)</b> (b. 1981) and his NFT
art work <b><i><a href="https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/beeple-first-5000-days/beeple-b-1981-1/112924">Everydays:
The First 5000 Days</a></i></b> which was sold in 2021 at Christies Auction for
$69,346,250.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; mso-line-height-alt: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">But one of the most
exciting aspects is how this might drive creativity in digital art.
One-of-a-kind ideas of how to use this changing digital medium and being the
first to introduce that technology could be a real advantage.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">If you are an artist,
you might want to try this out. OZY present </span><a href="https://www.ozy.com/pg/newsletter/the-daily-dose/450294/"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Here’s how to Mint Your
Own NFT</span></a> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer">The opinion expressed in this blog are not necessarily the opinions of the San Diego Visual Arts Network but are solely the thought of Patricia Frischer</div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466326752758836872noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506098870258088086.post-59758537545079197442022-07-23T00:40:00.001-07:002022-07-23T00:41:13.794-07:00Uninformed and Not Stupid?<p> </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeqoGX8fzBMBDnSv1Qu2xluKN2NLW3AZUr9JiOEDaMYwYdwOs26fcsvY71yoQbn7Ym3doUmlztcJ7fuBh7utLKpuCObN8vCGDVnMhPKQHMm4WbcXM5GEV3vYMPbZTByyH7G3d851GMG9LMgTv2nCebQfiwbeq7EivhEYHHOnlT2hcHwOiADntRC2bYA/s3601/ArtsVote-FNLE-revised-01-WEB_RES.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3601" data-original-width="2701" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeqoGX8fzBMBDnSv1Qu2xluKN2NLW3AZUr9JiOEDaMYwYdwOs26fcsvY71yoQbn7Ym3doUmlztcJ7fuBh7utLKpuCObN8vCGDVnMhPKQHMm4WbcXM5GEV3vYMPbZTByyH7G3d851GMG9LMgTv2nCebQfiwbeq7EivhEYHHOnlT2hcHwOiADntRC2bYA/w300-h400/ArtsVote-FNLE-revised-01-WEB_RES.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shepard Fairey Arts Vote</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">I had an interesting discussion</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> with my husband this month
about the difference between ignorant and stupid. I often chastise myself for
thinking someone is stupid because they don’t believe in science or have a
twisted view of truth. I try hard to see their point of view and be empathetic
to how they might feel. But this is a hard task especially in our world that
seems to be more and more polarized. I know these people are smart about lots
of other things in their lives. But what I realized is that they may be uninformed
once it was pointed out to me that they might just be ignoring certain ideas.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A case in point was in part 7 of the Jan 6 hearings. The
family man who listened only to social media to get his news and based his
opinions on a very narrow set of targeted statements. He ended up at the “steal
the vote” rally and got riled up with the rhetoric and found himself eventually
arrested for invading the capitol building. When he shut off the limited social
media sources he was reading and really started paying attention to all points
of views, he started to develop his own opinions. He saw that he had been misled
and that ignorance had a high price i.e.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>jail time, loose of his job and his family home. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">About this time, you might be asking, “What does this have
to do with visual art?” I think that one of the most attractive traits of a
good artist is curiosity. And if you are truly curious, you do not ignore life
around you, but delve into it. I should like to send a little congratulations
to all out there who are curious, who notice the world, who are tolerant and
who use their art to communicate some of what they are learning. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I am also not so sure anymore how polarized we actually
are. I hear this all the time but I may be a victim of the same sort of newsfeed
type rants. I know the political parties are divided.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The issues of gun control, diversity, equity,
inclusion, abortion rights, climate change, voting rights are highly contested.
But I believe that most people in America are good at heart and not adversarial
in nature. If we can add more curiosity to that good nature, then a common way
might be found forward.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.artsactionfund.org/sites/artsactionfund.org/files/2022-07/California%202022%20State%20Voter%20Factsheet.pdf"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">ArtsVote California</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> is your way to make sure your vote counts. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">The opinion expressed in this blog are not necessarily the opinions of the San Diego Visual Arts Network but are solely the thought of Patricia Frischer</div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466326752758836872noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506098870258088086.post-29429851573073860132022-06-15T17:57:00.001-07:002022-06-29T20:05:02.542-07:00Summary of the New Ordinance for an office of Arts and Culture at the county level. <h4>by Patricia Frischer</h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7640dc9WrO4ZxiBgj0P0bkmMiOBWnotxLCLVFlAWqf0P-eTsyJB4_7-mwKffO3BdILgAoOJcTLgFElzYuMvZovegXoeR5sGjccBkjQ8X0ljEoJZiroC-eGOtAkjenuqziYgfb6sQSAZHsNKXoPcc56DqhMt2ymDZBUGt7T1hHAJbxOb3q656M_WywPg/s544/County%20logo%20purple.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="544" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7640dc9WrO4ZxiBgj0P0bkmMiOBWnotxLCLVFlAWqf0P-eTsyJB4_7-mwKffO3BdILgAoOJcTLgFElzYuMvZovegXoeR5sGjccBkjQ8X0ljEoJZiroC-eGOtAkjenuqziYgfb6sQSAZHsNKXoPcc56DqhMt2ymDZBUGt7T1hHAJbxOb3q656M_WywPg/w400-h376/County%20logo%20purple.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I am thrilled to announced that the Ordinance for a new office for SD County Arts and Culture has passed unanimously its <u>SECOND</u> reading. One more reading and it will have gained its place in the 2021/2022 county budget.</span></h4><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="text-indent: -24px;">My colleague Naomi Nussbaum sums up this new agency, </span><span style="text-indent: -24px;"> “Some of us have been working on establishing arts & culture on the county level for decades, so we are deeply grateful to all the supervisors for actualizing this.</span><span style="text-indent: -24px;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -24px;">Some of us support our artists and arts organizations throughout the county and keep a firm pulse on their needs, challenges, and opportunities.</span><span style="text-indent: -24px;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -24px;">Because of COVID and the increasing cost of living in our county, we are seeing more artists and small arts organizations struggling to survive.</span><span style="text-indent: -24px;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -24px;">We are losing some of our creative community to more affordable places to live.</span><span style="text-indent: -24px;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -24px;">We believe representation at the County level will address some of the challenging issues facing our creative community, the two greatest being affordable housing and limited opportunities and adequate support.</span><span style="text-indent: -24px;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -24px;">I think we all agree that art & culture transcend barriers, encourage inclusivity, provide innovative solutions, and are vital to economic development of our County.</span><span style="text-indent: -24px;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -24px;">Let’s make San Diego County an international cultural destination.”</span><span style="text-indent: -24px;"> </span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 105%; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Below is a summary of the ordinance combined with more information that we have received from the office of the Supervisors, especially Supervisor Vargas and Fletcher. This was originally compiled for the North County Arts Network and a Confab of arts leaders brought together by Larry Baza to bring back the SD County Arts and Culture Agency. It is our hope to support and advance the Supervisor’s vision for the Arts and Culture staff and Commission. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 105%; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There are three parts to the ordinance: 1) expanding and improving existing County programs, 2) addressing and improving equity in access to arts and culture, and 3) creating a county arts and culture agency.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 105%; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Please note: the Film Commission is not part of the new office. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 105%; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">#1 Expanding public arts programs. Updating the Community Enhancement grant programs to better assess which grants are being used to fund arts and culture organizations, (an extra $5 million from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) will augment supervisorial Community Enhancement Funds in order to fund organizations related to arts and culture, one million dollars for each district.) Updating policies to make grants available to individual artists, and exploring the possibility of using County spaces as workspaces for local artists.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 105%; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">#2 The County to act as a regional leader to inform sector goals to improve racial and cultural equity in arts and culture. To promote greater cultural diversity and inclusivity and empower historically disenfranchised communities, it is important to elevate the work of smaller, emerging artists from communities that have not had access to arts and culture resources.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 105%; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">#3 County Arts and Culture Agency: The SD County Commission for Arts and Culture will be formed with nominations from the public and two chosen by each Supervisor plus 3 youth commissioners (age 16-24). Appointment will last only as long as the Supervisor is in office. Committees can be formed and each has to have at least one commissioner. At least one full time staff will be paid by the county under the offices of the Economic Development and Government Affairs (EDGA) (total budget of that office is $3.5 million). This position is appointed by the Chief Administrator of that EDGA. The remit of the Commission was set forward but we have yet to see the staff description. The Commission shall have the power and duty to:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 105%; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(a) Study and evaluate equity in access to arts and culture in the region. (This could be data gathering)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 105%; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(b) Promote equity in access to arts and culture in the region. ( This could cover all sort of things, promotion, funding smaller orgs, support of artists???)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 105%; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(c) Conduct workshops for County personnel and community groups to explore specific subject areas and improve relationships. (This leaves the door open to educate and sounds like it is about collaborations, professional development workshops, getting paid staff for all cities)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 105%; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(d) Conduct public hearings dealing with matters before the Commission. (Asking for input from the community to the Commission)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 105%; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(f) Prepare and disseminate information on matters related to the arts community. (Again, pr and education of the issues)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 105%; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(g) Provide liaison and assistance to citizen groups interested in the problems facing the arts community. (bringing in non-art org and business to help the arts community, dealing with homelessness and housing for artists, healing arts programs)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 105%; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="line-height: 105%;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 105%; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(h) Apply for and administer grants from all levels of government and private sources for carrying out the functions of the Commission. (The ability to fund raise, but no funding from the county noted except for admin)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 105%; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">My feeling is when we see the application for the staff position and an outline of those duties and responsibilities as well as the nomination application for Commissionors, we will have a pretty good idea of the direction of this new agency. </span>Although it might have certain flaws, these plans are a good starting place. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 105%; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;">Questions remaining:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 105%; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1. What is the salary, title and description of the staff position? Are there any addition staff position in the arts and culture department?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 105%; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">2. What is the official title of the office? SD County Arts and Culture Agency?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 105%; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">3. Is there any budget for the office besides the staff position(s)?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 105%; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4. Will this office be working with Andrew Strong's Office of Equity and Racial Justice?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 105%; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 105%; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">6. Will this new office be working on a new Public Art Policy?</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: 105%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">The opinion expressed in this blog are not necessarily the opinions of the San Diego Visual Arts Network but are solely the thought of Patricia Frischer</div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466326752758836872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506098870258088086.post-32442091027819344482022-05-21T17:04:00.003-07:002022-05-21T17:04:37.319-07:00Support for the Arts at the County Level<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVIxnOXg9tQD0_AftVaQnooVzGiC1uAOAiVaG00O2G64dGWS02Z4XU5KEdpzAT20DMWEfE8CmPN5tFpio7NSq8DoxeLtPFBuDLgr63P5PN9o7mU2lz4B9p5lRuKTfPfTw7Vl2hQfD4xkMoV7XyvDwlS9UkX40bsUOjfl_akCBl89kP3q4q9tFMVM09uA/s977/County%20Budget.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="251" data-original-width="977" height="103" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVIxnOXg9tQD0_AftVaQnooVzGiC1uAOAiVaG00O2G64dGWS02Z4XU5KEdpzAT20DMWEfE8CmPN5tFpio7NSq8DoxeLtPFBuDLgr63P5PN9o7mU2lz4B9p5lRuKTfPfTw7Vl2hQfD4xkMoV7XyvDwlS9UkX40bsUOjfl_akCBl89kP3q4q9tFMVM09uA/w400-h103/County%20Budget.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The following is a letter I wrote to thank and support our county supervisors who are moving forward in supporting the arts with a designated staff and office for arts and culture when the June county budget is passed. Feel free to copy this and send it to your own district supervisor who are all holding information meetings about the upcoming budget. (see below for dates)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dear County Supervisor Lawson-Remer, Fletcher, Vargas, Desmond and Anderson,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We would like to thank you each and your fellow county
supervisors for the unanimous support you are giving the arts and culture
community in San Diego. We truly appreciate the efforts of Supervisor Fletcher
and Vargas in championing the move to allocating funds for building an
administrative structure on a county wide basis. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">At this time, we want to confirm that we are in support of
the 2022 budget including the new Office of Economic Development and Government
Affairs (EDGA) to coordinate regional efforts through the creation of a
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). We are particularly happy that
t</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">he Office of Arts and Culture and
its staff are ideally placed in the new</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> Economic Development and
Prosperity division of EDGA which will be implementing the county wide
coordination and arts and culture initiatives. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We are looking forward to seeing details of these
strategies and the posting of these vital staff positions which need
professional art experience at this high level.
These positions as well as the arts and culture commissioners need to be
equitably available and filled. We applaud your effort to make this a vital
part of your mission enabling diversity to flourish. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We are here to support you and the county in approving this
budget and we are here to play any role in aiding or advising you through
future white papers about this office by calling on the expertise of our many
colleagues.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">With kindest regards,</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="line-height: 115%;">Patricia Frischer</span></b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><br />
Founder/Coordinator, </span><a href="http://www.sdvisualarts.net/"><span style="line-height: 115%;">San Diego
Visual Arts Network</span></a><br /><i>A database of 2500 visual arts resources and calendar, reports and support
information produced to improve the clarity, accuracy and sophistication of
discourse about San Diego's artistic and cultural life, dedicated to the idea
that the Visual arts are a vital part of the health of our county.</i> </span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Monday May 23: District 3 Lawson Remer<br /></b><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_efkyS4wESnyIdvy42ZnGcw" style="background-color: #e1e1e1;" target="_blank"><b><span style="background: rgb(0, 129, 157); color: white;">REGISTRATION
LINK</span></b></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Tuesday May 31:District 4 Fletcher<br /></b><a href="https://www.supervisornathanfletcher.com/content/d4/en/community/supervisor-nathan-fletcher-s-district-4-budget-town-hall.html" style="background-color: #e1e1e1;" target="_blank"><b><span style="background: rgb(42, 74, 105); color: white;">MORE
INFORMATION</span></b></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black;">
<b>Thursday, June 2 District 1 Vargas<br /></b></span><span style="color: #5a5a5a;"><a href="http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=ascwtjbbb&oeidk=a07ej5ozn6pd391a2ea" target="_blank"><b><span style="background: rgb(107, 122, 46); color: white;">REGISTRATION
LINK</span></b></a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="color: #5a5a5a;">Monday June 6, District 5, Desmond</span><br /></b><a href="mailto:cosdbudget@sdcounty.ca.gov" style="background-color: #e1e1e1;" target="_blank"><b><span style="background: rgb(233, 113, 17); color: white;">MORE INFORMATION</span></b></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Wednesday, June 8 District 2, Anderson<br /></b><a href="https://conta.cc/3sbwGdZ" style="background-color: #e1e1e1;" target="_blank"><b><span style="background: #00637A; color: white;">MORE INFORMATION</span></b></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">The opinion expressed in this blog are not necessarily the opinions of the San Diego Visual Arts Network but are solely the thought of Patricia Frischer</div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466326752758836872noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506098870258088086.post-81831500780784864872022-05-01T17:56:00.002-07:002022-05-01T17:56:30.390-07:00Costumes and Scenery from the Ukraine for the Encinitas Ballet<h4 style="text-align: left;"> reported by Patricia Frischer</h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-whkLR4T8uLUaUeWKMruqvQJ5oCWjRENCOMzHHfyaDRswBiLipooBntzPaGjwFxAQNUm6_915di5f5kkNjbClgcS76AArY6dDshUprbun7MBjhekotFMTvCPKTcA-0NpbHs4Af08KeAroTfqI3CSfWz2ZQsQSeMlvbVpfVUoYcXnuGS9Gu2zzX4vHgQ/s1600/1a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-whkLR4T8uLUaUeWKMruqvQJ5oCWjRENCOMzHHfyaDRswBiLipooBntzPaGjwFxAQNUm6_915di5f5kkNjbClgcS76AArY6dDshUprbun7MBjhekotFMTvCPKTcA-0NpbHs4Af08KeAroTfqI3CSfWz2ZQsQSeMlvbVpfVUoYcXnuGS9Gu2zzX4vHgQ/w300-h400/1a.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We recently got this very touching story from Sayat Asatryan who is the owner and director of the Encinitas Ballet company. I am reposting his story in his words below. </div><br /><div><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Sayat Asatryan, Agent/ Director<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Encinitas Ballet<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Located at: California Institute for Human Science (</span><span style="font-family: arial;">701 Garden View Court, </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Encinitas, CA 92024) </span><span style="font-family: arial;">cell 760.632.4947<br /></span><a href="http://www.EncinitasBallet.com" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">www.EncinitasBallet.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.NutcrackerHelp.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">www.NutcrackerHelp.com</span></a></p><p>We are so excited to announce that our Cinderella dresses and one backdrop have arrived from Lviv, Ukraine! </p><p>It's so touching that designers were making our costumes for us at such a hard time despite the difficulties of the current world. Before the war, on February 23rd, everything was ready to be shipped to the United States, until the 24th, when the war started, and all the post offices had closed. <br /><br />The backdrop was ready, but I told them to stop making costumes in order to ensure their safety, yet they continued to create our beautiful costumes because it was what helped them not think about the war, keeping them happy. <br /><br />We found only one solution, to transfer everything to Poland. After a four-hour drive, the costumes were at the DHL office and were ready to be shipped to us. </p><p>We received stunning costumes for Cinderella (Gabby Fish/Moriah McLellan) and the fairy godmother (Andrea Schefer/Elisa Shroeder). The hand -painted backdrop was done using my design and was sponsored by Christina Elmore. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkqJeNfJet3GllxKZ_tJODHAk6D0oDT2qJ8cl84AfwXD8edvAh3q03iGYVKxwmKy1z2Gbg_Cr3wmb39xqFnOvALS7-wryyJFf-6AqIoihALC24sB2ByQ9Qgyhg4WSA3eUdCQfgbn8rgXARoPy_YSBH0jUfdEda5vtgY7Mbqmp-qJelWKBnbbFFhG-2A/s1600/2a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkqJeNfJet3GllxKZ_tJODHAk6D0oDT2qJ8cl84AfwXD8edvAh3q03iGYVKxwmKy1z2Gbg_Cr3wmb39xqFnOvALS7-wryyJFf-6AqIoihALC24sB2ByQ9Qgyhg4WSA3eUdCQfgbn8rgXARoPy_YSBH0jUfdEda5vtgY7Mbqmp-qJelWKBnbbFFhG-2A/w300-h400/2a.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4eEr8pDuHBnmlybmPXILNDbiM9mirWorvLKJiRIJQpGW21ESGscJbaUJdpS3vk7oSvHLuG7uZ6FhQ93BQVFCicGRmicxYZdK1DTxyTbbvqKbaTsAX16TlwYL2j68H9kawOX9KOafsuN3AI6GE-dOW1lbCBcNqMEBVnllZiOQCphwD3j7pUWouNBV6A/s1600/3a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">The opinion expressed in this blog are not necessarily the opinions of the San Diego Visual Arts Network but are solely the thought of Patricia Frischer</div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466326752758836872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506098870258088086.post-55074150041389994852022-04-23T13:20:00.000-07:002022-04-23T13:20:15.677-07:00How are the arts doing?<p> </p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkEVylZvrsSc3xbvMIewkEl5UprXdpKBWxJeE3Jvbz7WG54r5XjGti0czvgJBV74XtHXIVF542NZXFqjjuHbbkFTnGcJ07ZlK_IemxUgClVY2RFu7Tx4d-fBd974PukDC5dMLCwgezeUJS49yck1aFdn4ovbC0M_6ZUEFd_e-kKN_H8DxxIkg65Yi9w/s522/ArtsAlive%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="384" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkEVylZvrsSc3xbvMIewkEl5UprXdpKBWxJeE3Jvbz7WG54r5XjGti0czvgJBV74XtHXIVF542NZXFqjjuHbbkFTnGcJ07ZlK_IemxUgClVY2RFu7Tx4d-fBd974PukDC5dMLCwgezeUJS49yck1aFdn4ovbC0M_6ZUEFd_e-kKN_H8DxxIkg65Yi9w/w470-h640/ArtsAlive%20copy.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.sdmart.org/art-alive-2022/"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">The San Diego Museum
Art Arts Alive</span></b></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> blooms again in a kaleidoscope of color
this April 28-May 1, 2022. Talented floral designers inspired by the Museum
collection, offer a brilliantly colored backdrop for a weekend of beloved
traditions and art-inspired activities. Thurs, April 28 Art Alive 2022 Premiere
Dinner from 6:30pm–11:30pm, Fri, April 29 is Members’ Preview from 8am –10am. and
Bloom Bash from 7pm.–midnight, Art Alive Floral Exhibition Fri.10am–5:pm
Sat/Sun 9am to 5pm, and Sat/Sun Garden of Activities from noon–4pm. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">I was asked by a friend who knows how involved I am in the visual
arts, how are the arts doing? I had just filled out a survey for Americans for
the Arts, and so my first impulse was to think about all the challenges that
the arts face. But what came out of my mouth instead was the arts are doing
rather well in San Diego. We just got promised $7 million for a new art center
in Encinitas, the Museum of Contemporary Arts in La Jolla just opened and is a
knock out, The Mingei just re-opened as well and the new Institute of
Contemporary Art Central and North seems to be thriving. There are new
exhibitions opening every week and our SDVAN events calendar is full. Everyone
seems to be working hard to make sure of diversity and equality of
opportunities. </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Below are my answers to the survey. I have shortened and
only selected a few of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the questions to
post here. But I would love to hear your
answers…so feel free to email me <a href="mailto:patricia@sdvisualarts.net">patricia@sdvisualarts.net</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">1. What is the greatest advancement or success of the arts
and culture field in your lifetime? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Acceptance of the internet as a way to
communicate and create greater involvement<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />2. What are the three greatest transformational aspirations
for change in arts and culture in the next five years?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">a. Recognition of the arts in our everyday
lives for full integration, in school subjects, corporate spaces, private homes
etc.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">b. Support for organizations county wide instead
of just pockets of support in large or well funded cities.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">c. Tax relief for artists as essential workers,
tax incentives for supporting artists and to make work live spaces available.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />3. What are the three greatest concerns/fears you have
about what could transformationally change in arts and culture in the next five
years?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">a. The election of power hungry and greedy
politicians in all level of government<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">b. A backlash undoing some of the good of more
equitable diversity measures taken to recognize minorities<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">c. Marginalization of the arts due to issues of
war and climate change instead of embracing the arts to showcase these causes.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />4. What is your highest priorities for the needs of the arts?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Fostering innovation is the highest of my high
priorities. A large organization like Americans for the Arts is like a huge
ship and I believe it needs to be nimbler if it wants to be more innovative.
Applying that innovation to create more funding through more relationships with
the business community will only be possible with cross sector collaborations.
Business communities want national recognition to give big funding so these
priorities are all linter-related.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />5. What is the most completely transformational way you
could imagine Americans for the Arts changing that would be exciting or
valuable to you?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Funding for affordable housing for artist and
an expansion of the creative corp.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">The opinion expressed in this blog are not necessarily the opinions of the San Diego Visual Arts Network but are solely the thought of Patricia Frischer</div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466326752758836872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506098870258088086.post-60850617849411252972022-03-08T11:12:00.004-08:002022-03-08T11:12:54.420-08:00Do's and Don'ts for Non-Techie Founders by Anand Bora<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #212529; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #212529; text-align: justify;"><i>Anand Bora is a one of my most valuable friends. He has helped the San Diego Visual Arts Network make extensive improvements to our website and was involved in the <a href="https://www.sdvisualarts.net/sdvan_new/dna.php" target="_blank">DNA of Creativity</a> project in both the <a href="https://sdvan.weebly.com/">SDVAN View Art Now App</a> and <a href="http://polyamm.weebly.com/" target="_blank">PAMM Polyaethetics: Mapping the Muses</a> project. The View Art Now app allows all of our events on SDVAN to be located on a google map. PAMM makes visual the u</i></span></span><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: arial;"><i>nderstanding of the mechanics of aesthetics and its interplay within Art, Culture & Science. When you read this article, I think you can see that the do's and don'ts can apply to much more that those founding a tech project. </i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: arial;"><i><span> </span><span>Patricia Frischer</span><br /></i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #212529; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #212529; text-align: justify;">Since I started my firm Determinant Studios way back in 2014-15, I have been involved with different kinds of startup founders who have tried to give their all to their ideas, concepts and eventually their technological vision. This small write up is based on my experiences working with a lot of non-technical founders trying to build technological machinery in the digital world. This is just a pure assessment based on my experiences and enumerates the do’s and don’ts.<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVMbLACMSLmTOFOHtv2PP1P6LWBnszZvUIpqiXDzI5B0ZhdsOdEUe2yWyeKOdDkf-ybbBkh3hgEBqb-Vru6DXLCmeYtolJIWeS8UsKxV1KS4src7Xkgrk_fcycrx20ga2FdRxIhNp_bJeyy6MGquW7f8CR1TTjhCMpJVoKkCgPjcpiVX3jcBtpYkT0iA=s1600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="1600" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVMbLACMSLmTOFOHtv2PP1P6LWBnszZvUIpqiXDzI5B0ZhdsOdEUe2yWyeKOdDkf-ybbBkh3hgEBqb-Vru6DXLCmeYtolJIWeS8UsKxV1KS4src7Xkgrk_fcycrx20ga2FdRxIhNp_bJeyy6MGquW7f8CR1TTjhCMpJVoKkCgPjcpiVX3jcBtpYkT0iA=w400-h264" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b><br /><u>DO’s - Technology is a secondary tool, focus is first</u></b><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Let me start with a couple of successful stories as we need the mood to be light before gobbling the bitter medicine. Sometime back, my firm was involved in building a small platform for a NGO whose target was to build a small web application which could accept donations for their cause. This NGO was very specific on what they wanted to do. The founder himself was a retired army personnel and had been funding the NGO from his own pocket for a few years. His sole idea was to bring an online presence for the NGO and make sure that the visibility is good enough for agencies which will be funding him. His work was predominantly in the field and his requirement wasn’t completely dependent on online donations. He worked to his strengths and slowly his online platform started generating revenues which helped him grow. The crux is that technology in this case is a secondary tool. Online donations and donation platforms are the present and the future. But the founder has to work to the strength and fundamentals of the business. The technology and upgrades to it need not drive home the advantages.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><u>DO’s - Keep the UI simple and plan upgrades</u></b><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Another one of our projects involved building a platform for a Fintech company which wanted to build a ‘Google’ of Wealth Management platform. Of course, ‘Google’ is not a Noun anymore which explains a lot. Google started with a simple search engine concept and grew to the enterprise we know of. A lot of non techie founders don’t realize how technology works and try to push in a short timeframe. Eventually, they have a product which is good but has a lot of holes. The maintenance of such a product keeps consuming time and money both and hurts in the long run. In today’s world, the UX/UI plays an important role in selling a product and increasing the customer base. Most founders I have met want their product to create a ‘WOW’. Sometimes, trying to achieve this Wow, turns out to be ‘wise of wreckland’ instead of ‘wise of wonderland’. A lot of this is because most founders think that doing simpler changes in the UI shouldn’t wreck the software and they keep asking for changes without following a process. The simplest approach to solve a problem is to break it down into small problems and solve one at a time. Similarly, a founder should always target a functional software with minimal working wireframes. This would ensure a good product plan and delivery. The product can be improved over iterations and with time<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><u>DO’s - Understand the process of building a software product</u></b><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">This must be the first lesson for someone who wants to get their hands dirty in creating a software product and coming from a ‘unsoftware’ background. It is really important to understand the process which will eventually lead to millions of lines of code and preferably dollars too. That said, there are hundreds of processes defined in the books for building a quality software product. The industry follows Agile methodology for a reason and that is what a founder should understand. Goals will be achieved only after understanding the process in a seamless way. In my experience, most founders have wanted results as soon as the developers started working on the product. One should realize that the Taj Mahal was built in 22 years and that is why it is a marvel we still cherish.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><u>DO’s - Be involved in the process</u></b><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">A founder understands clearly what the eventual goal has to be. The vision and the clarity of thought is necessary to materialize an efficient and robust software product. A constant input channel to the dev team needs to be maintained to bring out the best. Most founders multitask in their day to day responsibilities. But their main focus should always be the product and the product itself until it reaches a stage where he is the last person to say ‘wow’. That pure dedication to the building process culminates into the results. Of course, I know that the founder has too many things on plate, but the product should always be the focus. I have worked with founders who have been focused more on other things than the product. Needless to say, the eventual product took a hit.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><u>DON’T - ASSUME</u></b><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">The biggest menace I have experienced working with so many non techies is ASSUMPTIONS. It is important to understand that any action or change done to a pre-decided goal will always alter the timeline of delivery of work. Most bigger companies have a set process because they want to mitigate the risk of changes and alteration of deadlines. The process takes control of building the software and eventual delivery of the product. But in reality, when a new platform or software is built, the founder is too focused on creating the best product as the first version. In turn, a lot of changes are being done without any plan. This leads to a lot of technical debt inside the product code and eventually a low quality software. Ideally, even addition of a small horizontal line should be discussed with the dev team to avoid any impact on deadline or quality of the software.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><u>DON’T - Undervalue or undercut your development team</u></b><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">With the current situation of WFH, it has become so easy for software developers to jump companies. If you think that this is a job bubble, then I think you are mistaken. Anyways, I am trying to refer to the problem of rising engineering costs and maintaining a good engineering team. It is important to keep the dev team in confidence and create a win-win situation in such a way that the ecosystem of mutual growth is realized. It is a harsh reality that a founder is always short on funds until an investor comes on board. Running the business until that time with keeping everyone in confidence is a huge challenge but it should never result at the expense of the dev team. A happy team can do wonders in the long run.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><u>DON’T - Hire high cost supplementary work resources</u></b><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">A mistake I have seen many founders get into is to hire high cost personnel to get the job done in quick time. One should know that gastritis can happen from food in a food stall or from food in a five star hotel. It is all about the sanity of the body to digest the food. Sometimes we think that hiring a dev team with support staff might get us the product quickly and help us scale quickly. This notion is an invocation of ‘harakiri’ for a lean startup looking to build the product in the right way. Keeping the costs low has to be one of the most strategic decisions so that the firm survives the long run. Management has to be the onus of the founder and the founder should only identify and hire people who can support the venture in an economical and efficient way.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><u>DON’T - Create WOW with just Design</u></b><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">It is important to understand the use-case of the product and realize the end customers of the product. Before Macintosh OS was released back in ‘84, the world was engineering and functional in it’s own way. Apple revolutionized the concept of user interface design and brought in a new spectrum of creativity in the field of software engineering. Every now and then you look at an iphone and appreciate the technological marvel and the ease of use it has. But little do we realize that the best of designers and billions of iterations and loads of time would have been required to achieve that feat. Most founders of startups are short on time and money and in today’s world both are precious.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxKA0dPijH1IbWajTwqW8IjS44hp0LwIkV1LJFynMZ1rXno-grbGJlMCvS0zA48Pv29s5-BnGuzx7piQHSq_0car97UXhfphRIBuY-RRX9duFMJOcudsqqopwYUmN9pCYAxJ-zEsP783iNsIFAaf0KKPM_oZp-MXVMusPRLY3hLw4oZtNswVg78uURAA=s726" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="492" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxKA0dPijH1IbWajTwqW8IjS44hp0LwIkV1LJFynMZ1rXno-grbGJlMCvS0zA48Pv29s5-BnGuzx7piQHSq_0car97UXhfphRIBuY-RRX9duFMJOcudsqqopwYUmN9pCYAxJ-zEsP783iNsIFAaf0KKPM_oZp-MXVMusPRLY3hLw4oZtNswVg78uURAA=w434-h640" width="434" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CazL8SyP90S" target="_blank">Anu Cheeran</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">I would like to compare building software with a piece of clay being molded into a beautiful pot. Every line of code needs care to build the perfect product. If you keep adding materials and keep changing the shape, it will result in something undesirable. The founder is the sculptor who is directing the show and needs to be careful at each step.</span></div><p class="blogPostBody" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">Happy founding and best wishes.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b>Anand Bora, <a href="https://determinantstudios.com/" target="_blank">Determinant Studios</a></b></span></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">The opinion expressed in this blog are not necessarily the opinions of the San Diego Visual Arts Network but are solely the thought of Patricia Frischer</div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466326752758836872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506098870258088086.post-75462278580065033482022-02-17T21:52:00.006-08:002022-02-20T17:00:48.495-08:00 Arts and Culture Center for Encinitas<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuzpT2yJNWFM4iUFo_Neeu53jWlqwpKE7wHETiX0KydU11IGJXnw5a2dehZPK17nIwLuM5FtwRd8TkvUfnfrqg9PbeO5NR83vjKq46YmwtA8IgrBbQ12YlqLghxAtAZ1ezUBonEONHjysNWT5fb0MtXw7EafvRpXaziFjtG1OhWDfHdY9tKRSd_eaBmQ=s960" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="960" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuzpT2yJNWFM4iUFo_Neeu53jWlqwpKE7wHETiX0KydU11IGJXnw5a2dehZPK17nIwLuM5FtwRd8TkvUfnfrqg9PbeO5NR83vjKq46YmwtA8IgrBbQ12YlqLghxAtAZ1ezUBonEONHjysNWT5fb0MtXw7EafvRpXaziFjtG1OhWDfHdY9tKRSd_eaBmQ=w400-h297" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Conceptual image of a yarn bombed art center by Patricia Frischer</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">I am not a patient person in general. I like immediate gratification. But some projects are more like life-time dreams. Many of you know, I have been working toward bringing back a San Diego County Arts Council, but some might not know that I have also been waiting for an Arts and Culture Center to come to the City of Encinitas.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">Although
the entire region of San Diego is important to me, as I age, I want to make
sure that my own neighborhood is well served by the arts. That is why I joined
the </span><a href="https://encinitasarts.org/"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">Encinitas Friends of the Arts</span></b></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"> (EFA) when it first
started in 2014. The EFA has a stellar record and this week, after 8 years, we
finally got the go ahead to make the Pacific View school property, a stunning
site, into that arts and culture center. <br /><br /><br />It was an unanimous vote from the
entire city council which is most gratifying. Our thanks go to Mayor Catherine S. Blakespear and City Council Members Kellie Hinze, Tony Kranz, Joe Mosca and Joy Lyndes. The city which owns the property,
will pay for the renovation and be responsible for maintenance, security,
staffing and the EFA will help with fundraising and programming along with the
city staff and the Encinitas Commission for Arts and Culture.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">Imagine
a place where seniors pass on skills to the young who in turn help their elders
learn about technologies. Where the design of a garden is not only for physical
sustenance, but for spiritual joy. Where the discarded trash is given new life.
Where diversity is celebrated and healing is non-verbal. Imagine an art center
full of these small miracles that bring communities together, defines them,
makes them stronger. Imagine such a jewel in the middle of our art district, an
ace in the hole for prosperity and growth. This is our vision for the Arts and
Culture Center Encinitas as a Center for Innovation through Art.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk94697730;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">Having an arts and
culture center for Encinitas will </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk94697730;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">define the Cultural life of our community. At the heart of
this new development is Art Education for all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We are prioritizing Communal experiences and </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk94697730;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">Cross sector development with a strong need to encourage
Innovation by creating a gathering place for both locals and cultural tourists.</span></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"> We want to</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> activate this much-loved building into a valuable art
education resource;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">*Create the economic growth for which the arts are well
known.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><br /></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">*Add value to our community by celebrating 500 artists and 90
arts organizations willing to contribute their expertise. <br /></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">*Create new jobs for a state-of-the-art facility<br /></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">*Take advantage of state and national funding for the arts as
never before. </span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">Naimeh
Woodward</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">,
the president of the EFA says, “The EFA has been a solid partner for the city
for over 7 years. In fact, we just renewed our MOU with the City for the next
two years and recently agreed to take on the task of promoting cultural tourism
including calendar of events for the community.”<br />
<br />
The activation of the site which originally cost $10 million, could be anywhere
from approx. $4 to $8 million, but Woodward has Assembly Member Tahsa Boener
Horvath word to consider matching the City’s funding up to $3.5.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With that sort of backing, other funds should
be forthcoming.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">There
has been lots of controversy and rumors about delays in this activation. But
now is the time to do what the arts are best at…bringing a community together
to heal and prosper.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMh59XRWoocCYGbBmdt9U_yZA4FFvxyfROP-X1AYHYIYLkmAy0s0snWMbZgY1eXV8SHmtaI3aPR5h_Bp4eE0xLXb-bKlt5uPJ0c_I3jwt0zq9WezkoVw7MuG3ty3QqQlJL8zP4_51peFG99CVNtgZujHUPZcMjJ2sD1O4oyCWvV8OW7lCO3peIsDsFmw=s960" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="960" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMh59XRWoocCYGbBmdt9U_yZA4FFvxyfROP-X1AYHYIYLkmAy0s0snWMbZgY1eXV8SHmtaI3aPR5h_Bp4eE0xLXb-bKlt5uPJ0c_I3jwt0zq9WezkoVw7MuG3ty3QqQlJL8zP4_51peFG99CVNtgZujHUPZcMjJ2sD1O4oyCWvV8OW7lCO3peIsDsFmw=w400-h297" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sad, sad, sad</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">You
can read the EFA full vision of the Arts and Culture Center in Encinitas at
this link: </span><a href="https://www.sdvisualarts.net/sdvan_new/pdf/ACCVision22.pdf"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">https://www.sdvisualarts.net/sdvan_new/pdf/ACCVision22.pdf</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">The opinion expressed in this blog are not necessarily the opinions of the San Diego Visual Arts Network but are solely the thought of Patricia Frischer</div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466326752758836872noreply@blogger.com1