“WE NEED ART AND ART NEEDS US” How much art exposure do you need everyday to reduce stress and anxiety? How can we use art as a form of meditation? Is the pandemic fostering a new generation of artists? This month on the ArtsFund blog, the president and CEO of Sound, […]

One of the most unique websites out there is jeffbridges.com. I came across it years ago, when hearing him talk in an interview. He uses an old drawing pad and stylus. Basically, the text is handwritten, and he includes many drawings and photographs. It is remarkable for its originality. He […]

Milford Graves, a “legendary” artist and drummer, has died at the age of 79. He “figured out a way to feed the soul of anyone he performed with, dismantling barriers between drumming and dancing, between concert and healing ceremony, and even between musician and instrument.” His “radical approach galvanized everyone […]

We are upholding this annual tradition of celebrating kindness because we know everyone can use more kindness in their lives. Scientific evidence shows us the positive effects of doing kind acts for others as well as receiving or even witnessing kindness. Even the smallest act of kindness can change a […]

Learn about the Chinese New Year, the traditions and the taboos. Celebrations are weeks-long, culminating in the Lantern Festival on February 26ᵗʰ this year.

Thanks to teaching artist Laurie Brown and creative mentor Jade Willis for sending this.

SilverKite Community Arts, another arts group in Seattle, is offering up free classes via KCLS, the King County Library System. You do not need a KCLS library card. There are many workshops, everything from writing to painting and special senior options. There are others, too, from kite making to origami. […]

I have been learning about María Grever, a Mexican singer and songwriter, thanks to Google. Often to celebrate a person or holiday, Google has an artist design an image, what is called a doodle, and highlights it on their main search page. Sometimes these are region or country specific. I […]

ACROSS SIBERIA AND THE FAR EAST A photographer has trekked more than 40,000 miles across Siberia and the Far East in Russia capturing the faces of vanishing ancient cultures with his camera. “My life is my travels, or better, wanderings, since I spend most of the time on the road. […]