Dear Mayor Mamdani, We love your love of arts for all, and we swooned when we read that your favorite museum is the art we all see and share together in the NYC subway: the “...beautiful murals and pieces of art across our subway system. And the fulfillment of art as being something for the public to engage with, no matter how much money is in their pocket.” As Mayor, you … [Read more...] about Dear Mayor Mamdani
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CA to Colorado on the Zephyr: Train Art and Culture
On June 12, I boarded the train for a 34-hour ride to Denver, on my way to the annual convention of Americans for the Arts. My assignment to myself was to write something about every hour I was awake. It turns out there's a lot of art and culture to see on long train rides. Tuesday 9 AM Seriously, I’m so excited to be getting on the train to … [Read more...] about CA to Colorado on the Zephyr: Train Art and Culture
Stop Talking: More on Deleting the Formal
On the day of the Comey hearing, we sat in a bar in Paris watching CNN. Lordy, that was a lot of talking. As if to balance that experience, we went to a piano recital in Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, the first art deco building in the city. It’s a fine and intimate space for about 1900 people. That night it was full—the concert appeared to be sold-out. The audience was pretty … [Read more...] about Stop Talking: More on Deleting the Formal
Welcome to the Ride
Waaaaaay back in 2011, as communications and research VP of a newly re-launched arts funding organization old enough to be an antique, I devised (with friends and colleagues) a bike ride that we named The BRIGHT Ride. The idea was to bring people together with a free, fun, flat, slow ride that would create a surprising, moving spectacle of shiny, sparkling people … [Read more...] about Welcome to the Ride