"Since the start of the #Israel-#Hamas war, many #Jews — and #Jewish #artists, specifically — have felt sidelined by their communities. Jewish #authors have been dumped by their #literary agents, Jewish #comedians have had shows cancelled and #visualartists have shared stories about being abandoned by fans and friends. Members of #NewYork’s #theater community also felt abandoned, despite the sentiment, as a 2023 #NewYorkTimes headline put it, that “Jewish people built the #Americantheater as we know it.”

This article has some complications but this point here is a significant problem throughout the arts.

https://forward.com/fast-forward/792688/a-new-organization-aims-to-combat-antisemitism-and-spread-jewish-joy-in-new-yorks-theater-industry/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Sharing a selection of art resources we’ve put together for painters, visual artists, and creative minds. These guides bring together techniques, intuition, and inspiration to help you grow in your practice.

Discover more: https://www.inspirationdesignresource.com/category/art-resources/

#ArtResources #CreativeTools #VisualArtists #ArtJourney #ArtPractice

OnlineFirst - "The mobilities of visual artists: The case of South Africa" by Brian J Hracs, Irma Booyens, Roberta Comunian, and Taylor Brydges:

#mobilities #locationalchoice #visualartists #creativelabour #SouthAfrica

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0308518X251347429

#Biden Awards 20 National Medals of the #Arts, Recipients Include #CarrieMaeWeems, #MarkBradford, & #SpikeLee

#POTUS also awarded National #Humanities Medals

Biden celebrated excellence in the #arts & humanities, awarding the National Medal of the Arts to #VisualArtists Mark Bradford & Carrie Mae Weems, & #filmmaker Spike Lee. The #artists are among 20 recipients POTUS recognized w/the National Medal of the Arts…

#culture #politics #democrats #WhatMatters #USpol
https://www.culturetype.com/2024/10/21/president-biden-will-award-20-national-medals-of-the-arts-recipients-include-carrie-mae-weems-mark-bradford-and-spike-lee/

Visual and media artists in Canada: Never underestimate the value of your work!

The CARFAC-RAAV Minimum Recommended Fee Schedule provides guidelines on what you should be paid for your copyright and other professional services: https://carfac-raav.ca/

#CARFAC #art #MediaArtists #VisualArtists #Canada #CanadianArtists #copyrights #Artist

TIL there’s a social media / portfolio website 1) dedicated to visual artists 2) explicitly anti-AI art. I have zero knowledge of any kind of numbers but it is a thing that exists and has users: https://cara.app/about

I did a quick & shallow search and the site does not appear to use ActivityPub or AT Proto or anything like that

#social #socialmedia #genai #art #visualartists

This recent @TechCrunch article about a new social network for creatives and artists makes me wonder what sort of features are missing for Fediverse alternatives like @pixelfed.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/06/a-social-app-for-creatives-cara-grew-from-40k-to-650k-users-in-a-week-because-artists-are-fed-up-with-metas-ai-policies/

#Cara #Pixelfed #SocialNetworks #SocialMedia #creatives #VisualArtists

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#MetalInjection
The Threat Of AI Art: An Eye-Opening Interview With An Artist, A Musician & A College Professor
Why AI is an existential threat to artists.

https://metalinjection.net/editorials/the-threat-of-ai-art-an-eye-opening-interview-with-an-artist-a-musician-a-college-professor

#ArtificialIntelligence #AIthreat #VisualArtists #MusicIndustry #Deicide #Pestilence #HourofPenance #HighonFire #BanishedBySin #SamShearon #Rammstein #Slayer #IronMaiden #Ministry #Filter #GenerativeAI