Current completed project: 6 glowing-eyed creature hat for an annual hat/white elephant party. See next post for most of my past hat party creations.
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Submitted by Jaime Sharp on April 15, 2022
Launched in 2015, Common Field – a national network of independent visual arts organizations and organizers that connects, supports, and advocates for the artist-centered field – announced that, “after a comprehensive auditing and strategic visioning process in 2021, Common Field has made the decision to begin an intentional sunsetting process and will close as an organization in December 2022.”
“Having considered a number of paths forward with trusted field colleagues, our primary funder and financial advisors, we believe this decision holds the founding values of the organization most responsibly and addresses all of the complex challenges the organization faces intentionally. Sunsetting this organization is not an easy decision, but it is the responsible one.”
Submitted by Jaime Sharp on April 15, 2022
From National Endowment for the Arts:
“We invite you to join us in sending the below letter to the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee in support of funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).”
“The letter requests at least $204 million for the NEA in the FY23 Interior Appropriations bill to support the NEA’s core mission to strengthen the creative capacity of our communities by providing all Americans with diverse opportunities for arts engagement. Continuing to invest in our creative economy’s recovery from the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on cultural organizations and workers makes robust funding to support this mission even more important.”
Please call your member of Congress and encourage them to sign this letter in support of the National Endowment for the Arts by April 22.
Submitted by Jaime Sharp on April 15, 2022
“Yesterday, the National Endowment for the Arts joined more than 90 federal agencies in releasing its Equity Action Plan to the public, and shared the plan with stakeholders and partners.”
“The NEA’s Equity Action Plan builds upon on the agency’s already high standards of diversity and inclusion in its programs and practices, and was developed with staff member input from across the Arts Endowment.”
Submitted by Nadia Elokdah on April 15, 2022
“Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust’s nearly $141 million in grantmaking during the last half of 2021 is a keen expression of both its legacy of long-term strategic investment in Maricopa County’s (AZ) resilience and its unique ability to respond powerfully to unfolding crises,” announced in the Business Wire.
They summarized, “The Trust was established nearly 22 years ago with Virginia G. Piper’s $590 million endowment to help nurture communities and individuals in Maricopa County. But in 2020, a series of crises, including the devastating health, social, and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the stark, painful reckonings about inequity and racial injustice, compelled the Trust to respond differently and immediately. To date, the Trust has awarded $43,754,250 in COVID-19-response and COVID-19-related grants. Grantmaking in fall 2021 continued to place special emphasis on organizations serving Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.”
The Cosmic Space Worm is all ready to roll at SaaStr in San Jose. #cosmicspaceworm #tylerfuquacreations
Just chilling in the cold night with Wormin. #tylerfuquacreations #cosmicspaceworm #saastr2019
U.S. National Deadline: June 30, 2022 – This Carlisle Arts Learning Center exhibit is intended to highlight the connection between contemporary textile art and the traditional methods and materials from which evolved…
The Psychedahlia Garden is all ready to go for the Portland Winter Light Fest! The Garden is located under the cover of the World Trade Center but there are a ton of other art installations at OMSI, PSU, and everywhere in between. It starts today at 6 and it’s FREE! #psychedahlias #psychedahliagarden #tylerfuquacreations #pwlf