Frankly, the sheer volume of the posts just on my page makes my heart drop. Artists that have been my mentors, colleagues, and friends over the years have posted. Behind those "Me too" posts are stories, sometimes a single incident, sometimes a pattern of harassment and in some case abuse that has been a part of the arts for far too long.
Category: Artist Development
From Artist to Administrator: David Walker
Increasingly opera companies are turning to the very artists that perform on their stages for assistance in running their organizations.While these artists are focusing their talents on providing artistic consultation still others are using their talents to improve an organization's bottom line. David Walker is one such artist who has transitioned from the operatic stage to the Managing Director at Palm Beach Opera.
Episode #004 -Indianapolis Violins
Luthiers, the craft of violin making with Indianapolis Violins.
Three Important Questions for Artists
Twice in the past couple of weeks, I've had artists reach out to me to talk about whether or not they should accept a job that has been offered to them by a company. While the names of these artists are unimportant to this story, they both suffered from a common issue that artists face, …
Audition season is over. Now what?
With another fall audition season finished, artists often wonder, now what? Too many times the first couple of months of the new year becomes a waiting game to see if any work comes around. Is it enough to simply sit around waiting? There is much more that artists can do to keep the progress moving forward. …