lisa wrote a new post, Ira Glass on the Creative Process
One of the most popular posts ever on the Artist INC Facebook page:
View Articlelisa wrote a new post, New Literary Salon Begins Saturday June 9
Artist INC Fellow Jennifer Leigh Coates has started a literary salon, Second Saturdays at Chez Elle. She describes it as “a space for literary artists in Kansas City to come together and...
View Articlelisa wrote a new post, KCPT's The Local Show Features Charlotte Street...
Check out this profile of the Charlotte Street Foundation on KCPT’s The Local Show. Charlotte Street is featured in the first segment.
View Articlelisa wrote a new post, W.A.G.E. Survey of Artists
In April, the group W.A.G.E. (Working Artists and the Greater Economy) released their W.A.G.E. Survey Report. According to W.A.G.E.: The purpose of the W.A.G.E. Survey was to gather information about...
View Articlelisa wrote a new post, Kansas City Fringe Festival Experimental Music...
Kansas City Fringe Festival Experimental Music Showcase at La Esquina July 27-29, 2012 Deadline for Applications: May 1, 2012 Performers, composers, sound and media artists, and all others producing […]
View Articlelisa wrote a new post, A Big (and Inspirational) View of the Arts in the 21st...
Ben Cameron, Program Director for the Arts at the Doris Duke Foundation, delivers a barn-burner of an inspirational speech on the promise and challenges of the performing arts in the 21st […]
View Articlelisa wrote a new post, Kansas City Chiefs Call for Artists
Yes, you read that correctly. The Kansas City Chiefs has issued a call for artists as part of their 50th Anniversary celebration. From their website: The Hunt family and the Kansas City Chiefs are...
View Articlelisa wrote a new post, Indianapolis Museum of Art Call for Artists and...
From the Indianapolis Museum of Art; The Indianapolis Museum of Art is inviting artists and fashion designers to submit original, one-of-a kind-works for inclusion in Project IMA, IN:spired, a runway...
View Articlelisa wrote a new post, The Art of the Business Card
A recent posting on the Moo blog highlights the creative use of business cards by artists and how your cards can showcase your work. Moo’s Printfinity feature allows for a different image on each card...
View Articlelisa wrote a new post, Bread! KC Event Call for Applications
Bread! KC is now accepting grant applications for their next event on Sunday, July 29 at 2:00 p.m. Coffee Girls (7440 Washington, KCMO) will be our gracious hostesses this month, and we’re beyond...
View Articlelisa wrote a new post, Artists and Healthcare
With the upholding of the Affordable Care Act by the Supreme Court last week, a number of articles have popped up about the impact of the ACA on artists. Here’s a round-up: Adam Huttler, Founder and...
View Articlelisa wrote a new post, A History of Arts Entrepreneurship
If you want a good retrospective (actually the only retrospective we know about) of artist-driven spaces and projects in Kansas City, take a look at the Charlotte Street Foundation’s Living Archive,...
View Articlelisa wrote a new post, The Value of Free Admission
The Minneapolis Star Tribune has a fascinating article on Mixed Blood Theater’s new free admission program. Turns out, there’s a whole lot of unexpected value in offering free tickets, including new...
View Articlelisa wrote a new post, Value (or lack thereof) of Spotify for Musicians
The Atlantic has an article titled “Why Spotify Doesn’t Make Sense for Musicians: 70,000 Listens Earns Less Than $300“. From the article: Zoë Keating, a cellist, composer, and occasional Radiolab...
View Articlelisa wrote a new post, On Our Radar: Creative Capital's Searchable Database
Take some time to look at Creative Capital’s database of noteworthy projects from around the country: On Our Radar is a searchable, public database featuring nearly 400 noteworthy projects that...
View Articlelisa wrote a new post, Learn for Free
Assets for Artists has a great compendium of free resources available on the web and thumbnail descriptions of the following resources: tutorials by Open Culture, SmARThistory, CraftArtEdu, Vimeo’s...
View Articlelisa wrote a new post, New Digital Tool for Connecting with Fans
Novelist Margaret Atwood is promoting a new mobile app for Fanado, a website she co-founded, that connects artists to their fan base and they are crowdfunding the app with an Indiegogo campaign...
View Articlelisa wrote a new post, When Giving Away Your Art is Smart Business
artbizblog writes about David Castle, a Denver artist who gives away small paintings in return for valuable contact information from potential buyers as well as publicity and good will from the...
View Articlelisa wrote a new post, Coffee Shops and Creativity
The Atlantic reports on a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research that links ambient noise (like in a coffee shop) can actually boost creativity. Compared to a relatively quiet environment (50...
View Articlelisa wrote a new post, Discovered on Twitter
An article on Mashable about how literary agents are discovering writers through Twitter and a reminder of the opportunities online tools are opening up for artists: …literary agents have found talent...
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