Around the Coyote Shuts its Doors for Good.

Around the Coyote has been in trouble for awhile (read Deanna Isaacs article on the organization’s woes in the January ’10 issue of The Reader here), but at the end of last week New City reported that, as of May 8th, the 20 year old Chicago nonprofit arts...
Brooklyn Hospital Takes Art For Healthcare

Brooklyn Hospital Takes Art For Healthcare

Woodhull Hospital in Brooklyn is letting artists of all stripes pay for their medical bills by trading “credits” they earn by donating their skills & time to patients in recovery. The program called “Artist Access”  was born last year,...
Top 5 Weekend Picks!

Top 5 Weekend Picks!

Hello again! The madness of Artopolis is over my friends, and I’m glad for it, it was a long weekend. But this by no means indicates a lack of awesome art. This weekend is surprisingly busy, and here’s what I think shouldn’t be missed: 1....
A Precursor to Bad at Sports

A Precursor to Bad at Sports

Duncan brought this fascinating New York Times article on William Furlong to my attention yesterday. Duncan was particularly interested in how Furlong’s Audio Arts magazine, which consisted solely of cassette recorded conversations with other artists, provides a...
Half the sky, and just a bit more of your attention.

Half the sky, and just a bit more of your attention.

GUEST POST BY DAMIEN JAMES Part two of two. If you haven’t already, you may be wondering by now what this has to do with art, why you’re reading about a humanitarian crisis on an arts weblog? I’ll tell you. During the community conversation and...