THE EXAMINATION OF ARTS ECOSYSTEMS BEGINS! 

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My second post is up, launching an ongoing series in which I’ll attempt to deeply examine the arts ecosystem of the region over the past twenty years starting with contemporary issues. In this piece, I begin by referencing  Renny Pritikin’s text  Prescription for a Healthy Art Scene, which is one of the inspirations for this investigative journey. Pritikin states that a healthy ecosystem requires “adventurous dealers who are willing to take on new artists, and support artists with sales”. Obviously, the rest of the treatise describes the conditions a dealer requires to be adventurous, by virtue of describing what the ecosystem requires overall. But the growing instability of brick-and-mortar commercial space is becoming, and has been, prohibitive to taking risks or being adventurous. Widely, this is becoming a more and more prominent topic of conversation, and one that is often started by the gallery owners themselves.

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ESSAYS

COLOR, CONDUITS, & CONNECTIVITY

Reflecting on new work by Brooklyn artist Paolo Arao, Sharon Arnold weaves a thread through the multiple histories and influences present in Paolo's sewn paintings on view at Glass Box Gallery (curated by Sharon Arnold)

THIS IS FOR LOVE LETTERS

In this throwback to 2014, Sharon Arnold writes about Joey Veltkamp's work in quilts and flags, and how they have deep art historical roots, and cultural context in queer and activist communities. 

MAKERS OF DEATH: REFLECTIONS ON THE VEIL & THE HARVEST PT I

In part one of this two-part essay, guest writer Sequoia Day O'Connell offers their reflections and recollections on the artworks and performances produced during two exhibitions they curated, The Veil & The Harvest.