Carlos Contreras replied to cc's discussion 'Arts in the Schools - who are great artists to invite to schools?' in the group Teaching in Albq I am available for school presentations to groups of all ages and work on a sliding scale as far as pay is concerned. I have performed at 9 National ...

I saw this cartoon in this weekend's Guardian which made me smile but also is fairly typical of many collaborations. However it doesn't have to be like that. In a previous article we showed a similar three stage process with a slightly different definition of success. See for yourself: I can certainly identify with the cartoon but like to think that collaboration can be less combative ...

I posted recently about two exceptional women - Hannah Arendt and Amy Wallace - who slept with gurus - Martin Heidegger and Carlos Castaneda - who despised and mistreated them, and yet the women remained in love until the day their gurus died. But I didn't note another famous case in that post because it has been so well developed and discussed for such a long time that it requires ...

Sometimes you just have to get away to nurture your artist's soul and allow yourself to refill that well of inspiration from which you draw daily. Follow in the footsteps of these famous artists by visiting the places they loved and were stirred by in life. · The Roman Ruins in Arles, France -- Vincent van Gogh was Dutch by birth but completed some of his best work in this southern city, ...

Various Artists - including Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis, Speckled Red & Pete Johnson ... I'm not terribly familiar with some of the backgrounds of these great artists so this disc was a great gateway for me to do some research and familiarize myself ... driving piano instrumentals to help you burn through a work day or to have as some great background tunes, this one is killer. For its natural ...

We enjoy all of our interactions with the Featured Artist Community. We are privileged to work with each and every one of them. Selfishly, we think we have the best group of artists anywhere on the Internet! Here's a quote from one of the great artists who displays their work for sale: "I think you are doing a great job ...