Written by Miles Markestein, Development Director For all our artists who struggle to navigate the overly-complicated and time-consuming world of artist grants: we understand. No one created the world of artist grants. It just happened, and now we all have to deal with the consequences. Below is a quick guide for artists stepping into the world of grants. With luck, you’ll be funded soon and back to what’s truly important – creating art. Step 1:
By Emma Grover On January 26th, 6 PM-8 PM PT, ARTogether hosted its first poetry reading, kicking off its new quarterly reading series centering immigrant and refugee writers. On my way to the event, as I crossed onto Harrison Street towards the bright lights filling ARTogether’s new center, I ruminated on my own journey as a writer. Specifically, how I had struggled to write prose since finishing my creative writing thesis about a year ago.
Between Mission Street and Valencia Street, in the middle of a long line of beautiful murals, a woman waits for you. With her arms lifted above her head, she holds her ponytail in one hand and a pair of scissors in the other. An Iranian flag is painted behind her but she is the focus. She looks down at the earth, her expression shaped by determination as she slices the sharp blades through her hair.
I first stumbled across Edward Gunawan and Elbert Lim’s exhibit, Press Play, at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center (OACC) during their annual Celebrate Asian Love Gala and Auction. The installation was a quiet retreat from the lively conversations and festivities taking place in the main room…
After yet another mind-numbing day of online job searching, I finally left the confines of my bedroom to join the ARTogether staff at the SEASAW mural unveiling in Peralta Hacienda Historic Park. During the drive over, I couldn’t have been more disarrayed…
