Jugyokenkyu Meets Art
We’ve all heard the fallacy, “I’m an artist; I don’t do numbers.” But we may have a new twist on that old favorite misconception: “I’m an American; I don’t do numbers.” Last week my inbox and social media feeds […]
Ямар нэг туршлага (What an Experience)
Anyone read Mongolian? Me either, which is why I had trouble finding 976 Art Gallery, an incredible contemporary art gem in Ulaanbaatar last week. (Knowing it is near the Ramada is incredibly helpful.) I persevered, however, to meet Gantuya Badamgarav, […]
March (Tax) Madness
March Madness, for me, means taxes. I do our family’s taxes each year (shocking, right?), and I tend to do them during the first weekend of the March Madness basketball tournament. It just seems to be a more pleasant approach […]
A Challenge of Olympic Proportions
‘Tis the Olympic season, and along with the breathtaking displays of athleticism, grace, humility, and pride comes an unforeseen consequence: Amateur injuries. Many of us casual skiers watch the downhill competitions with false confidence. We could do that, we think, […]
Things Get Messy
My presentation today at the College Art Association’s annual conference was called “Financial Basics for Entrepreneurial Artists.” But in the spirit of improvisation and, dare I say, impulsive artistry, I added the subtitle: “Things Get Messy.” Messy is all around […]
CAA Announcement
Sometimes things will be in the works, and they’ll be on my calendar, and I’ll be excited about them… But they don’t really seem real until I see them advertised in print. Like a few weeks ago, for example. While […]
The Beauty of “And”
There’s something special about the word “and.” It’s one of my favorites, and it packs quite a punch in an incredibly modest package. No where is “and” on more prominent display than with the arts AND business councils we find […]
SECAC Recap
I’ve spent the past few weeks gathering my thoughts from the 2013 Southeastern College Arts Conference gathering in Greensboro, and my brain continues to percolate with new ideas. I met tremendous people, we shared fantastic ideas, and I benefited from […]
Just Announced: Book Signing at Juilliard
Exciting news: I’ll be at Juilliard on September 12 beginning at 5:00 to sign copies of Arts & Numbers and meet and chat with artists. I’ll kick off the event with a brief presentation and stay as long as questions […]
Drumroll Please…
What an incredible evening I had at The Collective last month, where I led a master class on Arts & Numbers for musicians, mostly drummers. I spoke amid drum sets, keyboards, and production equipment and answered questions from the 30 […]
