ART ICULATION

A Christmas Story written by Shanlee Brennan.

Once upon a time there was an elderly woman named Gertrude. (I’ve always wondered how you climb up on a time.) Now Gertie was very wealthy – not just the usual type of wealthy, but ginormously wealthy. Her accounts totaled bazillions of dollars. She was at that place in life where she could feel the hours and days ticking away. She had no family and no real friends to speak of. She had lots of people who pretended to be her friends, but they all seemed to want things that only she could afford. She was generous and often taken advantage of. She worried constantly about who should receive her vast wealth upon her death. She had never formalized her Will. Just before Christmas Gertie decided that she would need to make a decision soon.

Promoting your Art: Easy Steps to Get you Started

You get inspired and spend countless hours working away on your art that you forget the world around you even exists. When you are finally satisfied with what you have accomplished and feel like the Picasso of your generation, you are tempted to put down your brush and get to your hard-earned celebration.

But in actuality, you are not quite done yet! The spark and creativity used in creating your admirable art now need to be used for marketing! Yes, promoting your art is the next giant step you need to take to become the well-known artist you aspire to be.

Before you break out in cold sweat, we are going to share with you some easy steps you can start working on today to increase your art visibility!

Open House Success at Arizona Art Alliance!

The VIP/Behind the Scenes OPEN HOUSE that took place at the Arizona Art Alliance on Saturday, October 11, 2014, was a huge success! More than a 100 artists, friends, and family members attended the event at the Arizona Art Alliance newly renovated headquarters near Tempe Diablo Stadium.

“Could Art Change the World?”

Could Art change the World? This is a challenging question that remains unanswered until someone decides to give it one. I came across this powerful video of how a French artist, JR, found his own way to answer the question of how art can change the world. JR is a French artist who uses his camera to showcase people and their untold stories in hopes of transforming messages of personal identity into works of public art.

The Therapeutic Powers of the Arts

“The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.” -Pablo Picasso Tweet Quote!

Imagine if you could take all the negative feelings that linger and aggravate you on a daily basis and turn them into something meaningful. You dive into your own world and indulge yourself in all the deserted feelings to finally set them free on a canvas of your creation. If you were able to lose yourself for awhile only to end up finding yourself again by reflecting on what you’ve created. Art is a powerful form of expression that allows you to explore your soul and restore the pieces of it you lost along the way.