February 2015 Tasks
February is heart-health month, in both the literal sense (take care of your heart muscle!) and the figurative sense. Are you protecting yourself and your heart physically, emotionally, creatively, and intellectually? Are you protecting your money and your finances […]
Opening Those Big Eyes
“The point of art is to elevate, not to pander,” John Canaday, the art critic (portrayed by Terence Stamp) in the movie Big Eyes tells us. And yet, the pandering nature of Walter Keane, the villain in Tim Burton’s […]
In Service of Humanity
I love how MLK Day has become synonymous with service. And I love even more how, particularly with recent events in Ferguson, Staten Island, Paris and elsewhere, we are more cognizant than ever of the value of community. So in […]
Singing a New Tune
Every once in a while, I read something that feels like music to my ears. It rings true and I respond physically and emotionally. It’s kind of like my own sound track. “This sounds a lot like your […]
January 2015 Tasks
Are you tired of tips to get 2015 off to a great start yet? Me too. Why do we still look for logical restart points, or excuses to recommit to our goals, in our lives? Shouldn’t we be doing that […]
2014 Year in Review
2014 was quite a year for Minerva Financial Arts. Our programming reached 459 people in six cities and two countries. (And that’s just the live programming.) Here’s the 2014 Recap, full of metrics and unscientific statistics. And indeed, the best […]
‘Tis the Season of Giving… Right?
Sleigh bells are ringing, sugarplums are dancing, and children are scribbling their lists for Santa. (And really, many of us adults are too. But more on that in a bit.) Clearly, it is the holiday season. The holidays bring a […]
Heads. Hearts. Hands.
I am thrilled to share a bit of news about something near and dear to my heart. This semester, with the support of CCAD, particularly Julie Taggart, the Dean of the School of Studio Arts, we created the CCAD Women’s […]
AICAD+B: Teaching the Business of Art & Design
On Friday, I had the pleasure of presenting to the AICAD conference, hosted by CCAD. The conference theme was “Collaboration in Action,” and the entire two (plus) days was full of wonderful ideas of how we can share our resources […]
Boot Camps in Bloomington
Have you ever visited the charming city of Bloomington, Indiana? If not, you are missing something truly special. (But shhhhh… Don’t tell anyone.) Recently Katy and I had the pleasure of presenting three workshops in Bloomington, Indiana, courtesy of […]
