HOW CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THROUGH THE ARTS CAN DRIVE SOCIAL CHANGE “An organization called Path with Art in Seattle, Washington, offers a small case study of how civic engagement through the arts can drive social change. Started in 2008 by a group of women who had experienced the healing power of […]

I have been looking through archived newsletters and came across this watercolor that I just adore. The detail in the plastic! The use of negative space. I remember being mesmerized when it was on display during a gallery show, but I cannot remember who the artist is. If you know, […]

An art collecting couple recently gifted more than a dozen 20th-century abstract expressionist and European masterworks, collectively worth about $400 million, to the Seattle Art Museum. SAM plans on opening the collection to the public in October. Included are works by Francis Bacon, Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, Franz Kline, […]

In a new essay for Harper’s Magazine honoring Federico Fellini, Martin Scorsese argues that streaming services have “systematically devalued, sidelined, demeaned, and reduced” the art of cinema by turning films into “content.” He distinguishes between human curation that highlights particularly meaningful works of art and algorithms that “treat the viewer […]

“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, […]

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.