Seeing better

by | May 21, 2015 | Uncategorized

You can improve your memory and see better at any age by reading Book 3 of Karl Ove Knausgaard’s “My Struggle.” The book is an immersion in Knausgaard’s childhood on an island in southern Norway. As with the other books in this series, he...

Community Arts at Work Across the U.S.

by | Feb 18, 2015 | Uncategorized

Here’s a link to an article I wrote in 2010 for Animating Democracy, a project of Americans for the Arts. It offers snapshots of selected projects that help capture the range of community arts projects and programs happening today. They are led by veteran and...

Leaving Los Angeles

by | Oct 17, 2014 | Uncategorized

I’m get ready to return to L.A. for the 25th anniversary celebration of the 18th Street Arts Center, October 25, 2014. I was one of the founders of that multi-faceted organization and I am thrilled that it has survived and is running a magnificent arts residency...