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Alcatraz: A Metaphor for the Native Continuum

November 14, 2011 by admin

Oral histories tell of a time when there were villages on Alcatraz Island, only, at the time, it was not an island but was instead a hill that overlooked the great river flowing to the sea.

November 14, 2011 by admin

By the time of the Poor People’s March on Washington in 1968, the Chicano community had already established a political bloc that had been called into action to support many local campaigns throughout the Southwest, as well as Robert F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign. From the political rallies, protests, and marches in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s emerged the powerful political voices of Reies López Tijerina, Rodolfo “Corky” González, Dolores Huerta, and of course César Chavez.

Detective Work (poem)

November 14, 2011 by admin

It’s past midnight and the boy holds a flashlight steady in one hand while the other moves carefully on paper as he sits engrossed by the images laid out in the center of the book. He’s trying to get the curve of the tongue down just so before the tip of his pencil wears out to a blunt gray wash. When he’s got the tongue down, he faces a network of laces and eyeholes that suddenly appear to be too much a thicket of detail for his now quickly dropping lids.

November 14, 2011 by admin

This is an excerpt from a longer version published by the National Alliance for Media Art and Culture

OSHUN: Word
UBU ROI: Ditto
HE’-E-TLIK: Strike!
ROBERTO: OK, OK, OK!

Embracing Diversity in the Arts

November 14, 2011 by admin

The Washington State Arts Commission, supported by the Wallace Foundation, is presenting a series of public forums exploring arts participation, the arts and changing demographics, and the use of technology to increase audiences. This is the second of a series of essays by Seattle writers, providing a glimpse into the forums and follow-up workshops attended by representatives of arts organizations of all types and by arts funders. The event referenced here took place November 18, 2010, in Seattle Center’s McCaw Hall.

Trolley (poem)

November 14, 2011 by admin

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Arts Funding Snapshot: GIA's Annual Research on Support for Arts and Culture (5Mb)

November 14, 2011 by admin

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Arts Funding Snapshot: GIA's Annual Research on Support for Arts and Culture (5Mb)

The Artist as Philanthropist

August 9, 2011 by admin

Volume 1, Findings: Overview of the Field, 504 pages; Volume 2, Considerations in Foundation Practice, 547 pages; 2010, Aspen Institute, Washington, DC