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Nurture your community

Monday, November 17th, 2008

When we think about creating, we usually consider it to be a one-way conversation: the creator speaks, writes, paints, sculpts, dances, etc. and we listen, read, or view. But as a former museum educator, I have always believed that the viewer (or consumer) completes every work of art. Each person who views and shares [...]

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Donate your art prudently

Monday, September 8th, 2008

They’re coming after you again!
You open the email and darned if it doesn’t look familiar. Once again, you’re asked to donate your art for a worthy cause.
Of course you’d like to help out. You’d love to save the world! But you delivered your art to that  environmental group’s auction just last month. And you’ve promised [...]

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Personal note on philanthropy

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

Philanthropy is in my blood. It seems as though I was born asking people for money. My mother, when younger, was one of those people who volunteered for everything. Not only that, but she volunteered me for everything. I went door-to-door (in the days when people did this) asking for donations to UNICEF, Muscular Dystrophy, [...]

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