Authentic Art Visions: The Artcast

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AAV, ArtCast, 27th Edition: Artist as Entrepreneur

We are taking a little break from our topic of Art and Change, and exploring the topic of professional development for visual artists. Despite the talent that visual artists share with the world, many are in need grounding and information to become successful as business people. To talk more on this topic, we invited Evelyn Bandoh of EAB Creative Planning Services to participate on our artcast today. Evelyn Bandoh, is the founder of EAB Creative Planning Services, and has over 6 years of experience in business and financial training, consulting, management and personal financial coaching. Ms. Bandoh helps creative businesses and entrepreneurs maintain sustainable enterprises by providing training, advising and coaching services that are relevant to the needs of the creative community. Ms. Bandoh facilitates personal finance and small business workshops throughout the Washington, DC metropolitan area and publishes a blog called Fiscally Fit Fashionista, where she provides practical business and financial advice to her readers. Ms. Bandoh also teaches financial, business and investment education to youth in the DC Metropolitan Area and teaches at the Art Institute of Washington in the Fashion and Retail Management Program. Ms. Bandoh is a Registered Financial Consultant (RFC), and a NxLevl certified trainer. Ms. Bandoh holds a BA in economics, a Masters in Public Administration, a certificate in financial planning, and is currently finishing up a Masters of Science in Taxation

AAV ArtCast, 26th Edition, Art and Change: The Visual Artist as Advocate

We are continuing our new series called Art and Change, which will focus on how the visual art world to helping to change society, whether on the community level or internationally. Our topic for today is Art and Adovacy. Our guest is Milton Bowens, a Calfornia based artist, radio personality and activist. Milton began his formal art training at the Renaissance Art School in Oakland, CA during his junior and senior high school years. On completion of High School, he was awarded a scholarship to attend the California College of Arts and Crafts, but enlisted in the United States Armed Forces and became an Illustrator. He received his Associates Degree in Commercial Art under the Army's College Education Assistance Program. Bowens continued his education in the Arts, attending both Austin Peay State University, TN and Fayettevile State University, NC while serving his tour of duty in the military. During this time, Miltons' work was collected by two of the military's most prestigious museums: the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Museum, Fort Bragg, NC, and the Don F. Pratt Memorial Museum, Fort Campbell, KY. After serving his tour of duty, Milton returned to the Bay Area and continued his art training under the mentorship of fine artist David Bradford, Head of the Art Department and lecturer at Laney College, Oakland, CA. Inspired by such greats as Jean Michel Basquiat, Robert Rauschenberg, Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence and Andy Warhol, Bowens changed his focus from illustration to fine art. He has evolved into a significant figure in the Bay Area art scene, not only as an artist, but also as a powerful speaker and art activist. Bowens has been the subject of over twenty solo exhibitions since 1992, and has participated in numerous group exhibitions. His work can be found in numerous public and private collections.

AAV ArtCast, 25th Edition: Celebration of Freedom with Liberated Muse

We are continuing the series Art and Change, which focuses on how the visual art world to helping to change society, whether on the community level or internationally. Today we are talking with one of the founders of an exciting social network of artists, Khadijah Ali-Coleman of Liberated Muse Productions based in the Metro Washington, DC area. Khadijah Ali-Coleman is founder of So Our Youth Aspire (SOYA), LLC , and co-founder of Liberated Muse Productions, the founding group of the Capital Hip Hop Soul Fest. She is a freelance writer & photographer who has appeared in numerous print and online publications including the Washington Post, Honey Magazine, and the Washington Informer.She pens an arts column in the Washington DC-based monthly paper East of the River, showcasing talent hailing from the Washington DC area.In addition to writing and serving as web manager of http://www.liberatedmuse.com/, Khadijah is a perfomer who has appeared on the television show "Showtime at the Apollo" and has appeared in various venues nationally and locally as a singer. As an actress, she has acted in stage presentations of "The Medea Myth", "The Life", and "The Vagina Monologues". Her preference is to perform in socially conscious and boundary-stretching presentations that address complex issues of race, gender and social class. She is a member of the arts collective The Saartjie Project (http://www.thesaartjieproject.org/) which examines the politics of the Black Woman's body.As a director and creative writer, Khadijah produced in February 2008 the play "Shades of Black: a thought in progress".The play debuted in Baltimore, Maryland on the campus of Morgan State University. Khadijah's creative writing has also appeared in different places, including recently in the online literary magazine Flask and Pen. She is editor of the soon-to-be-published anthology "How I Freed My Soul", volume one in a series of Liberated Muse publications.S he will soon publish a poetry chapbook "Legacy of Lovely" and is working on finishing the book "Being Heard Through the Noise: A Youth Worker's Guide to Working with Urban Youth".

AAV ArtCast, 24th Edition: Women Visual Artists and How We View Them

We are continuing our series called Art and Change, which will focus on how the visual art world to helping to change society, whether on the community level or internationally. Today's topic is How Society Views Women Visual Artists and our guest is Pamela Tanner Boll. Pamela Tanner Boll is an artist, a writer, a filmmaker, and an activist. Pam brought her activism and her art closer together by co-executive producing the Academy award-winning film, "Born into Brothels: The Kids of Calcutta's Red Light District. She is currently producing the following film projects: Global Moms with director Justine Shapiro (of Promises ); In a Dream (winner of the Emerging Visions Audience Award at SXSW and short listed for the 2009 Academy Awards); and Connected: A Declaration of Interdependence with Tiffany Shlain, director of The Tribe . <a href="http://www.whodoesshethinksheis.net/"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong> Who Does She Think She Is? ,</strong></span> </a>Pam s directorial debut, is a feature-length documentary which follows the stories of five creative and inspiring women who are able to weave their lives as artists singers, painters, sculptors, printmakers with their lives as mothers. The film has screened in over 100 theaters and universities across the US and Canada and it has won Best Documentary in the Savannah Film Festival, Baltimore Women s Film Festival, Old Colony Film Festival and Tupelo Film Festival . Pamela grew up in Parkersburg, West Virginia then graduated from Middlebury College. She completed graduate studies and has an MA in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus on Women and Creativity from Lesley University. She and her husband live in Massachusetts where they have raised their three sons.

AAV ArtCast, 23rd Edition: Art Dolls and Healing

We are continuing our series called Art and Change, which will focus on how the visual art world to helping to change society, whether on the community level or internationally. Today's topic, is art's role in healing and to discuss this more, we invited Sherry Burton-Ways, a DC-based doll artist. Sherry is a Washington, DC-based art doll artist creates straight from the soul. Born in the City of Brotherly Love , Philadelphia, PA and raised in upstate New York, Sherry began working with cloth dolls four years ago after participating in a doll making workshop with notable Washington, DC textile artist Francine Haskins. Inspired by her travels to Japan, Canada and tropical locales such as The Bahamas, Africa, and Mexico,Sherry's dolls helped her delve into hidden areas of her psyche, which has promoted personal spiritual healing and growth. Sherry started Sankofa Doll Artistry - an outlet for mixed media doll art focused on women of the African Diaspora. Each collection are personally handcrafted and embellished by the artist. Her work have recently been published in Black Dolls: A Comprehensive Guide to Celebrating, Collecting and Experiencing the Passion by Debbie Behan Garrett, Doll Castle News Magazine and Soft Dolls and Animals Magazine. Recently, Burton-Ways has been asked to contribute to another book by another nationally known doll artist. Burton-Ways is a former Board member of the Ward 7 Arts Collaborative, is an active member of the Prince George s Artist Association and also serves as a Patron member of the National Institute of American Doll Artists (NIADA). Her goal is to participate in an artist residency featuring traditional doll making in Africa as well as to have her dolls included in prestigious collections. Check out Sherry's work at her blog Sankofa Doll Journal at http://www.sankofadolljournal.blogspot.com and through her website http://www.sankofastudio.com.

AAV ArtCast, 22nd Edition: Art and Change: Part 5: Art, Cultural Diversity and the Workplace

We are continuing our series called Art and Change, which will focus on how the visual art world to helping to change society, whether on the community level or internationally. Today's topic, is art's role in creating a positive workplace. To discuss more, I invited Valerie Cooper of Picture That, LLC to join me. Valerie Cooper is the President of Picture That, LLC, a fine art consulting firm based in Stamford, CT. Valerie has been providing fine art advisory services for over 15 years, primarily to corporations with an interent in promoting awareness of cultural diversity through fine art and to private clients who collect African American Art. This includes art acquistions,deaccessions, providing curatorial services, diversifying art collections by culture, developing art centerfolds for magazines and developing numerious fine art education programs for both adults and students. She is a graduate of Morgan State University and received her MBA from Columbia University. For more information about Valerie and Picture That, visit www.picture-that.com/

AAV ArtCast, 21st Edition: Art and Change: Part 4: Art Murals and the International Community

We are continuing our series called Art and Change, which will focus on how the visual art world to helping to change society, whether on the community level or internationally. Today's topic, is a continuation of the discussion about art murals in our last episode, with a focus on how they are impacting communities on the national and international level.To discuss more, I invited Peter Krsko of Albus Cavus to join me. Peter Krsko is the executive director of Albus Cavus. His life work has centers around understanding and exploring interrelationships, both in nature and in art. Peter's journey to the world of public art took him first through biophysics and material sciences, where he earned a Phd and was a fellow at the National Institute of Health Peter's dream is to take his knowledge and love of public art to build interactive and creative parks for the young and the young at heart Albus Cavus is an international collective of artists, educators and visionaries who work primarily in public space. Albus Cavus art installations physically beautify the neighborhoods and also promote development of healthy and strong communities through interactive events. In DC, Albus Cavus has painted murals at the new Eatonville restaurant, at Benning Park recreation Center and installed pieces at a development at 11th and Park NW. Up next: Albus Cavus seeks to work with DC urban youth to create public art in parks. For more information, visit Albus Cavus at www.albuscav.us.

AAV ArtCast, 20th Edition: Art and Change: Part 3: Art Murals and the Community

We are continuing our series called Art and Change, and today's topic is about one of the most visual art that can be seen in many neighborhoods - the art mural. To discuss how the mural concept contributes to community change and growth, I invited DC based artist, Anne Marchand to join us. Anne Marchand was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Growing up in a colorful environment of Spanish and French influences left a lasting impression on Anne's color sensibility. She completed a Master of Fine Arts Degree Program at the University of Georgia. She has traveled widely in Europe, Central America, India and Thailand gaining inspiration from different cultural themes. Anne is recipient of an Individual Artist Fellowship 2009 from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. She was honored as Liquitex Artist of the Month in November 2004. She was awarded a CAP/MEX EX Residency Grant in 2003 from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation & the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities to teach a mural workshop in Culiacan, Mexico. In 2002, Anne designed and won two mural competitions in 2005 and 2001 through the DC Creates Public Art Program. In 2003, Anne's 33 x 35 mural at the Westminster Playground in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, DC was included in a Visions Award from the Committee of 100 to the Westminster Neighborhood Association. Anne recently completed a 160' mural for the Crystal City Metro Gateway in 2008 and installed work on an outside wall of the Hyatt Regency Crystal City. Anne's paintings are represented in corporate and private collections in the USA. Marchand teaches private art classes and maintains an art studio in Washington, DC. You can visit her website at http://www.annemarchand.com.

AAV ArtCast, 19th Edition: Art and Change: Part 2 - Art and Society's Sterotypes

We are continuing our new series called Art and Change, which will focus on how the visual art world to helping to change society, whether on the community level or internationally. Today's topic, is how art is being used on the grassroots level to challenge society's sterotypes and heal communities. Jessica T. Solomon, the Founder and Artistic Director of The Saartjie Project, is with us to talk more about this topic. The Saartjie Project is a Washington, DC-based growing collective of women - artists, poets, activists, actresses, mothers, healers, teachers - who use the stage to explore the fascination with the black female body. The performance is a call to action and an interactive production that weaves song, dance, spoken word, personal narrative and drama into a story that travels from the life and times of Saartjie Baartman until today. Jessica's passion for social justice, and belief in the transformative power of art led her to develop The Saartjie Project. Jessica has participated in local community theater and several independent films. She is currently a youth worker in Washington, DC, consultant to several art-centric organizations and completing a master's program in Organization Development at American University. For more information about The Saartjie Project visit www.thesaartjieproject.org.

AAV ArtCast, 18th Edition: Art and Change: Part 1 - Art in Social Media

We are beginning a new series called Art and Change, which will focus on how the visual art world to helping to change society, whether on the community level or internationally. Today's topic is Art in Social Media. Artists, art galleries and everyone in between have engaged in social media, via the internet, during the last 10 years to market art. This is changing the way that not only how art is marketed but also it has made art more accessible to those who may otherwise not enter a gallery or art museum. To discuss how one art gallery is using social media to market art, we invited Amrita Chandra to talk with us. Amrita is the Founder of tinku gallery, a contemporary art gallery in Toronto, Canada. Tinku gallery represents emerging and mid-career artists from across Canada and the United States working in the mediums of painting, photography and mixed media. Amrita opened the gallery in May 2008 to make contemporary art more accessible to new collectors without compromising on the quality of art and the caliber of artists that more established collectors expect. As a collector herself, Amrita found most contemporary art galleries unapproachable and opened tinku as a way to broaden the reach of contemporary art for people who are starting their own collections. For more information about Amrita Chandra and tinku gallery visit the website at www.tinkugallery.com.

AAV ArtCast, 17th Edition: Art Collecting 101 - Art Market Trends

In this episode, we are continuing our Art Collecting 101 Series and we are focusing on current Art Market Trends. With the global economy tanking, auction houses preparing to lay off staff, and huge art fairs selling art for less than they did even during the summer, the question of buying art as an investment has some collectors wondering if it is still worth it. To help us with this topic, we have invited Nicholas Forrest,an art market analyst, art critic and journalist based in Sydney, Australia to join us. Since completing a BA (Art History and Criticism) degree in 2003, Nicholas has pursued a career in the art world with a specific focus on the art market and has previously worked as an art broker, gallery curator, exhibition assistant and copyright consultant. An interest in art fraud and theft resulted in Nicholas completing further studies in this area the most recent of which has been a Graduate Certificate in Art Authentication through the University of Melbourne. Nicholas is the founder of www.artmarketblog.com which he started in 2007 in response to the misconceptions and lack of understanding of the art market that he experienced while working as an art broker. Since its creation, the Art Market Blog has received mentions on the New York Times website, the Wall Street Journal website, the Conde Nast Portfolio website, Flash Art Magazine, the Saatchi Gallery website and many others. In between giving his opinion and thoughts on art and the art market to clients as well as on tv, radio, in magazines, newspapers and on websites, Nicholas is a keen art collector of Aboriginal and contemporary art.

AAV ArtCast, 16th Edition: Art Collecting 101 - How to Determine the Value of Your Art Collection

In this episode, we are continuing our Art Collecting 101 Series and we are focusing on How to Determine the Value of your Art Collection. And to help us discuss this topic, we have invited Alvah T. Beander to help us. Alvah is a certified personal property appraiser specializing in African, African American and African Diaspora art. Upon completing the requirements (pending) of senior level appraiser in the American Society of Appraisers (ASA) she will become the first African American and women awarded the designation in African art. She is currently an adjunct professor of management, marketing and ecommerce at Strayer University. Alvah earned her undergraduate degree in Political Science from Bennett College for Women and a MBA from Marymount University. The certification in appraisals studies: Personal Property was earned at George Washington University. She is the CEO and Founder of Melanin Art Appraisers, LLC based in Alexandria, Virginia.

AAV, ArtCast, 15th Edition, Art Collecting 101: Navigating the Art Fair

For this episode, F. Lennox (Lenny) Campello joins us to talk about navigating the Art Fair. Lenny is a widely published Washington, DC and Philadelphia based art critic, as well as an award winning artist and curator. He is also often heard on NPR and the Voice of America discussing visual art issues. Campello also reports on Mid Atlantic area art news for the TV show ArtsMedia News. Lenny Studied art at the University of Washington School of Art in Seattle, under Professors Norman Lundin, Alden Mason, Jacob Lawrence, Everet DuPen and others. Although he graduated from Washington in 1981, the artist started to sell his work professionally in 1977, when he became one of the regular exhibiting artists at Seattle s world famous Pike Place Market, where over four years he sold, gave away or traded over two thousand works of art. Lenny is also one of the Internet s leading arts bloggers, and since 2003 his visual arts blog (Daily Campello Art News: dcartnews.blogspot.com) has been one of the web s first art blogs and currently has nearly 20,000 weekly readers, making it one of the highest ranked art blogs in the world.

AAV ArtCast, 14th Edition: Art Collecting 101 - Art Decorating Trends and Tips

For this episode,we are resuming our Art Collecting 101 Series and today we are focusing on Art and Interior Design. We invited Susan Featherstone-Schemm, Co-Principal of Design Scheme Interiors LLC to talk with us about tips on decorating your home with art as well as working with an interior designer with your art. Susan Schemm has a Degree in Interior Design from Bradley Academy, and has advanced knowledge in all aspects of interior design; residential, commercial, hospitality, educational and healthcare. It is her goal to help her clients create beautiful yet functional spaces. She artfully combines clients existing furnishings with new items to create a comfortable aesthetically pleasing living atmosphere. In 2005, Susan Schemm and Sherry Ways teamed up to form Design Scheme Interiors, LLC. Since then this dynamic duo has been taking the design world by storm. Together they make up 15 years of interior design experience, both residential and commercial. To learn more about Design Scheme Interiors, visit their website at http://www.designschemeinteriors.com

AAV ArtCast, 13th Edition: Changes at Authentic Art

In this episode, we are taking a break from the Art Collecting 101 Series and talking about the changes at Authentic Art Consulting, now Authentic Contemporary Art. Listen in to learn more about these changes, including the anticipated Obtainable Art Program (Fighting Poverty with Art), Virtual Art Gallery, and the Metro DC African American Art Lovers and Collectors MeetUp Group.

AAV ArtCast, 12th Edition, Art Collecting 101: Art Framing 101

We are continuing our series Art Collecting 101 and today we are talking about framing your art. October is National Art and Framing Month, and thousands of frame shops and art galleries will be celebrating with a variety of special events and programs designed to promote the enjoyment of art and framing as a part of daily life. To help us kick off this celebration and help us learn more about how to properly frame our art, we invited Eric Zacharias, Certified Picture Framer, and owner of Studio Frameworks, based in Crofton, Maryland to talk with us. Mr. Zacharias has been working in the art framing field for 42 years and opened Studio Frameworks, a wholesale framing company in 1999. Through this business, he has framed artwork for such organizations as The Smithsonsian's American History Museum, The Phillips Collection, the Library of Congress, and the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, just to name a few. He frames the artwork over 75 Maryland State Professionals Photographers and dozens of local artists and corporations. Mr. Zacharias holds a business degree from the University of Akron.

AAV ArtCast, 11th Edition, Art Collecting 101: Collecting Fine Art Prints

We are continuing our series Art Collecting 101 and for this episode, we are talking about collecting fine art prints. We interviewed Otis Robertson to help us learn more about this topic. Mr. Robertson is an avid collector of artwork, the majority of which are works on paper. He serves on the Acquistion Committee of the Delaware Art Museum and serves on the boards of the James E. Lewis Museum of Art Foundation (Baltimore, MD) and the Brandywine Workshop (Philadelphia, PA). He presented this topic recently at a workshop at the Baltimore Museum of Art.

AAV ArtCast, 10th Edition, Art Collecting 101: Building A Relationship with A Gallery

We are continuing our series Art Collecting 101 and on this episode, we are talking about developing a relationship with an art gallery. We interviewed Myrtis Bedolla of Galerie Myrtis, a Baltimore-based gallery, about how new collectors can build this important relationship to help develop a collection. Ms. Bedolla has over 20 years of experience as an artist's representative and in preparing artists for the art market through lectures, workshops, and invidual consulting. In addition, Ms. Bedolla advises corporate, private and instituational collectors in the acquistion and sale of fine art; and provides corporations, civic and arts organizations with professional curatorial services, lectures and educational programming. Ms. Bedolla has also served as cultural liaison for the embassies of Ghana, Haiti, Republic of Georgia and Zimbabwe. She uses art to encourage cultural exchange and awareness.

AAV ArtCast , 9th Edition: Art Collecting 101, Collecting Photography

Authentic Art Visions, the ArtCast is continuing with our Art Collecting 101 Series and for this episode, we are talking photography. Photography is a starting point for many new art collectors because the prices, even for the work of acknowledged masters, are very reasonable when compared to many other art forms. Some wonderful images by emerging photographers can be purchased for as little as $250 a piece. Works by recognized photograpers are often only a few thousand dollars. Camille Mosley-Palsey of Pasley Place Photography (www.pasleyplace.com) and Anacostia Fine Art (www.anacostiafineart.com) talks with us to help us learn more about collecting and caring for fine art photography. Camille is a photographer, a former gallery director (Touchstone Gallery in Washington,DC), and independent curator. She is a graduate of the Corcoran College of Art and Design and a Washington,DC native. She recently completed her lastest series of photographs entitled "Mama Love" which features mothers and their babies. The photographs have been exhibited at Artomatic (Washington, DC) and the National Institutes of Health. They will be soon be published into a book by the same name.

Authentic Art Visions, , 8th Edition: Art Collecting 101: The Role of the Art Critic - Interview with JW Mahoney

We continue with the second installment of our Art Collecting 101 series with a discussion about the Art Critic and how their reviews may or may not guide your decisions regarding purchasing an artist's work. For this discussion, we talked to J.W. Mahoney, a noted Washington, D.C.-based artist, critic, and independent curator who serves as Washington s Corresponding Editor for Art in America. He is currently a Professor of Visual Arts at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and has been writing and curating on the idea of transmodernity since 1992. His most recent nationally published piece on this subject was Transmodern Yoko, which appeared in Art in America in February 2002. His latest one-person show, Stella Maris, was on exhibit in January 2007, at Curator s Office in Washington, D.C.

Authentic Art Visions, 7th Edition: 100 Years of Service: The Alpha Kappa Alpha Story on Exhibition

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. will collaborate with the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. to feature an exhibit that showcases the 100-year history of Alpha Kappa Alpha, and chronicles the sorority s birth and evolution into one of the world s leading service organizations. From July 12-July 20,2008 the Historical Society will house the exhibition titled: 100 Years of Service: The Alpha Kappa Alpha Story. This multi-media Centennial Traveling Exhibit traces Alpha Kappa Alpha s history from its founding by nine visionary women at Howard University to its prominence as one of the world s leading service organizations. We talked to Melody M. McDowell of the National Office of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority about the exhibition and the Centennial Celebration of the sorority in Washington DC.

Authentic Art Visions, 6th Edition: Art Collecting 101: "Interview with Lisa Hunter, Author of the Intrepid Art Collector "

This artcast is the first in a series entitled Art Collecting 101. Every few weeks, the artcast will focus on some aspect of starting and maintaining an art collection. For our first Artcast, we interviewed Lisa Hunter, author of the book The Intrepid Art Collector a wonderful book for the beginning art collector. In The Intrepid Art Collector, Lisa shows you how to start a fine art collection without spending a fortune. Arts journalist Lisa Hunter is a former editor and publicist for major New York museums. She has a degree in fine arts from Barnard College, Columbia University and has been collecting art for more than 20 years.

Authentic Art Visions: The ArtCast, Fifth Edition, "Interview with Jennifer Krafchik of the Sewall-Belmont House and Museum "

We interviewed Jennifer Krafchik of the Sewall-Belmont House and Museum, a national historic landmark in Washington, DC. Jennifer talks about the history and significance of the facility and their collections including art and artifacts relating to the Women's Movement at the Turn of the Century. The Sewall-Belmont House will host Project 3: Empowered Artistry, a collaborative exhibition featuring women artists representing Art for Global Development, Authentic Art Consulting, Girls Gotta Run Foundation and ThickArt Collaborative. The exhibition is on view from June 11-August 30, 2008 and the opening reception is June 18, 2008 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

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