Although it’s not Spring yet, it is just around the corner. We bring you these colorful bits to ease the yearning for warmer days.

A joyful and playfulness abounds in Kelly Shea’s work, a forward thinking modernism beyond any rigid coolness. Having been both a professor and a career freelancer, her honesty about her experiences and goals is refreshing. A truly stand-up person, a true rock in the industry, her practical wisdom might seem familiar. Still, it’s good to be reminded that in our competitive arena of creative professionals bright points on the map like Kelly are welcome stars.

This wise nugget was embedded towards the middle of this current NYTimes article on the US Air force’s choice of an Airbus refueling jet over Boeing’s proposed model. The main spin, and probably sticking point, to this story is the on-the-face value of US vs. Europe and the believed loss of American jobs. The truth [...]

Nonprofit Incorporation and Tax Exempt Status Workshop
When:
Monday, March 10, 2008: 1pm-3pm
Where:
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
1 East 53rd Street (on the corner with 5th Ave)
Auditorium
NY, NY 10022
Note: There is no CLE credit for this class.
Bring a drink, some humor, and a pen and paper for this two-hour introductory workshop which introduces individuals, organizations and practicing attorneys [...]

NOTE: This is the first in the weekly series of images from Ingrid Werthmann. Ingrid will be posting a new image each week and include descriptive text on the workings and production of the image.
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Photographing Asha required using careful positioning, highlights and fill. Asha had to stand at the edge of a studio [...]

$2.4 Billion for Getty, nice work. The reports don’t list how much of that fee is going to pay down debt posted at Media Bistro note “the purchase price will be split about equally between equity and debt“. Wowzers! That’s $1.2 Billion in debt! Is it that Getty borrowed huge sums to gain market share? [...]

The ever guru Michael Doret graces her grace with some smart type treatment

New works from:
Robert Archambeau, Dan Beachy-Quick, Claire Becker, Joel Bettridge, Joseph Bradshaw, Cary Conover, Norman Finkelstein, Gina Myers, Peter O’Leary, Jesse Pires, Michael Prasil, Pam Rehm, Kate Schapira, Chuck Stebelton, & Chris Zinger.
Go see…http://culturalsociety.org/

Tim Steele is not a fiery manager, nor is he steely, he’s “ready.” I think of kung-fu fighters who pay little attention to the flare, but once called upon, they can kick-it where it needs to go. Tim is no fighter, but there’s no getting past him, the problem will be solved, now, if not sooner.

Maybe it’s the gray of winter, the bitter cold, the layers of clothes? All lead me into a self-inflective zone of daylight deprived consideration. A cure? Some clever self-reflective, a modestly humorous, performances by three video artists who seek to define what is the self, and what it is all about.

We bring you these three [...]