Jessyca Holland

cowgirlupbitch: This is pretty bad ass. a real work of art;)

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 11:47:17 -0500

This is pretty bad ass.

a real work of art;)

joeventures: Old structure on the left, emerging structure on...

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:00:06 -0500

Old structure on the left, emerging structure on the right.

mcmvanbree:

Butts In The Seats via Grantmakers in the Arts

Support the Arts by supporting the Artist!

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:11:07 -0400

Dear friends and family of C4 Atlanta,

We have come a long way in the past few months and wouldn’t have been able to do it without your collective advice, support and love.

We are about to begin the next stage in our work, and we are emailing to ask for your help in writing the next chapter of our story by making a donation to support our first major public project.

On October 23rd, we will be offering our very first seminar called ‘Entrepreneurship in the Arts’ which will be taught by entrepreneur/artist Kamal Sinclair. This is the very first of our professional development programming for Artists, and we are extremely excited for all the sustainable projects this seminar will help participating artists launch! For an example of the kinds of stories that have come out of this seminar in the past, check out Tori Tinsley’s story on the C4 Atlanta blog.

We are asking for your donation in order to pay for things like liability insurance, course materials, space, etc. Many of these are one time start-up costs that once paid for will enable us to offer more affordable professional development to artists in the Atlanta region throughout 2011.

You can donate easily via the paypal widget on our the C4 Atlanta website located here: http://blog.c4atlanta.org/entrepreneurship-in-the-arts/fundraising/

A number of the artists participating in ‘Entrepreneurship in the Arts’ are raising funds in order to pay for the cost of tuition. Over the next week we will be profiling them on our blog, and you can help support their individual efforts by donating through our Artist Gallery: http://blog.c4atlanta.org/artist-gallery/

We will be adding more artists over the next week, so keep coming back to find out more about the lives and careers your donation will help transform.

Thanks for your continued support, and we hope to share the successes of these artists with all of you soon!
The C4 Atlanta Action Team, Joe, Jessyca, and Lyre

Is Self-Improvement Science or Myth?

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:43:36 -0400

Is Self-Improvement Science or Myth?:

References a recent New York Times article about research that debunks traditional theories surrounding study habits and learning. Great tie into business “best practices.”

Crisis of Creativity in American Business

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:00:00 -0400

Crisis of Creativity in American Business:

“In a Newsweek cover story last month, Bronson and his co-author Merryman write about the crisis of creativity now affecting the American educational system. According to Bronson, the results of creativity tests for American kids has been falling since 1990 — a particularly worrying statistic for American business given that these test scores have been rising over the past twenty years in most other industrialized countries around the world.”

Oslo Innovation Clinic Offers Treatment for Ideas

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:27:23 -0400

Oslo Innovation Clinic Offers Treatment for Ideas:

A clinic that doesn’t treat people; rather, it treats ideas. Brilliant! I love it!

The Challenge of Business Model Innovation

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:18:07 -0400

The Challenge of Business Model Innovation:

This was shared via the APASO (Association of Performing Arts Service Organizations) group. Great read for service organizations.

Embracing Uncertainty Rather than Whining About it

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:30:00 -0400

Embracing Uncertainty Rather than Whining About it

Losing job opens new doors to strengthen the arts in Atlanta

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:30:00 -0400

Losing job opens new doors to strengthen the arts in Atlanta:

Joe Winter’s (C4 Atlanta) guest column on Maria Saporta’s blog: SaportaReport.

"Throughout history, almost every culture has had art, music, dance, architecture, poetry,..."

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:54:38 -0400

“Throughout history, almost every culture has had art, music, dance, architecture, poetry, storytelling, pottery, and sculpture. The desire to create is not limited by beliefs, nationality, creed, educational background, or era. The urge resides in all of us…[it] is not limited to the arts, but can encompass all of life, from the mundane to the profound.”

- Robert Fritz

Ian David Moss: How does mapping a community’s cultural assets benefit the arts and culture field?

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:00:00 -0400

Ian David Moss: How does mapping a community’s cultural assets benefit the arts and culture field?:

I have been reading, and pontificating on, systems thinking. Not looking at just one piece of a system, but looking at the whole. The book that has been my nightly devotional about systems thinking: The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization by Peter M. Senge.

Example after example, Peter demonstrates the importance of looking at the forest instead of a single tree. In one example, Peter tells the story of a technology company that, despite increasing sales staff and pouring money into marketing efforts, went from top dog to bankrupt. It was the inattention to customer service that was the company’s demise. The technology company, to paraphrase Peter M. Senge, became their own worst competitor. Seems simple, but if we are only looking at one piece at a time, the simple can be missed. Sometimes the entire system is flawed.

My co-worker pointed me to this link. It is a piece I see missing in Atlanta’s arts and culture: understanding the system, or the macro picture. We cannot move forward until we know, as a community, as a system, where we stand now, and how we all fit together.

Take a very brief moment to view this video.

joeventures: A safety PSA from the UK that is nothing like what...

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:48:43 -0400

joeventures:

A safety PSA from the UK that is nothing like what we see here on this side of the pond.

This was found via PEDS:

Unlike transportation safety messages produced here, this British video emphasizes love and family values. Why do ads from the national transportation safety administration focus so heavily on enforcement?

Technology in the Arts Blog: "Baby Boomers, Facebook, and the Australian Example"

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:24:33 -0400

Technology in the Arts Blog: "Baby Boomers, Facebook, and the Australian Example"

I geeked out a little over this blog

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:31:58 -0400

I geeked out a little over this blog:

I don’t know much about semantic web, but I liked this article. This is my attempt at expanding my knowledge base. I keep learning all about technology thanks to my coworkers Joe Winter and Lyre Calliope. When I thought about my adulthood as a child, I imagined myself penniless in NYC as an actress. I imagined a one-room apartment with the sounds of sirens and random yelling (maybe a screaming kid or two) all around me. But life throws curve balls and I suck at sports. Now I live in a middle class home, drive a van, have a loving husband, two kids and a fading tattoo.

None of this has anything to do with the link.

Have parents given up on the arts in public schools? Is it a factor in state superintendent’s race?

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:16:00 -0400

Have parents given up on the arts in public schools? Is it a factor in state superintendent’s race?

This is my dog, Beanie. He loves horses. Snuffy is a Mustang. He...

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 21:32:00 -0400

This is my dog, Beanie. He loves horses. Snuffy is a Mustang. He loves food and tolerates dogs.

Where should Caravaggio’s remains finally, uh, well,...

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:49:51 -0400

Where should Caravaggio’s remains finally, uh, well, remain?

“How about over there!”

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/17/arts/design/17arts-RESEARCHERSI_BRF.html

The Laugh that Binds

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:29:51 -0400

The Laugh that Binds:

Hey all,

Spencer and I are performing again with our wonderful friends and team, Your Mom’s Mom. 8pm @ Relapse Theatre in Midtown.

I love humor. I mean, who doesn’t? And we all have a different sense of what is funny. But humor has gotten me through some really difficult times in my life. After my mom passed away, my sister and I stayed up ALL night drinking and talking about my mom’s life, her legacy. There were sad moments of course…but what got us through that night was the ability to laugh about the times that were not sad.

My husband and I are very close. One thing that makes us really close us is that we share the same brain. Seriously. I know what is going to make him laugh. And he, well, he cracks me up every day and evening. My kids have even adopted a love for inside jokes, a love for hearty laughter, and a slightly skewed perspective on life. It is what binds us.

I love playing with Your Mom’s Mom, not because we are the best damn improvisers (although we aren’t too shabby most of the time), but because we laugh.

GAMES

If you watch a YMM show you will notice we play games between scenes. We aren’t really doing this just for the audience, we do it for us too. Even in our rehearsal workshops we play games…we play games when we are just hanging out. We can’t help ourselves. We make each other laugh AND that is what we want to share with our audiences. There is something wonderfully communal about live theatre…there is something totally kick-ass about sharing a laugh with a bunch of people you may or may not know.

I invite my friends and you to see a show. Say hello after the show and tell us your thoughts. The best way to enjoy one of our shows is to bring a friend or two. I mean, we like more audience members, but really you will have a better time with a date, a friend, a mom or a dad, siblings or someone you met that day who doesn’t seem too creepy. Leave creepy people at home. Oh, and not that they are creepy, but we suggest leaving the kiddos at home too.

I look forward to seeing you there.

Axis of Awesome - 4 Chords

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:42:06 -0400

Axis of Awesome - 4 Chords:

madeuslaugh:

This is only the tip of the iceberg!

Warning: Adult Language

Art Jocks!

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:58:40 -0400

Art Jocks!:

Why shouldn’t people enjoy being an artist & an athlete?