Speak Out

This column gives everyone an opportunity to express their point of view. Pieces must be well written, of interest to the Arts Community and not an advertorial for a specific place, event or individual. Writers may query or send completed piece (not electronically). A SASE must be included with submissions.

Most Recent
For the Love of Dancing J. Alexandra Marshall

Archives:
A Cautionary Tale for Those with a Studio or Home Office by Cornelia Seckel (Mar/ Apr 2010)
An exploration of the Lighton International Artists Exchange Program By BJ Alderman (online Apr 2010)
Contemporary Art Has Run it's Course by Michael X. Rose Online Feb 2010
Art? Craft? Whimsy? by Lisa Wersal Jan/ Feb 2010
Faking it in Shenzhen by Mark Callaghan (Sept/ Oct 2009)
When does Craft become Art (Sept/ Oct 2009)
Reports of Newspapers' Death are not Exaggerated (May 2009)
Alternative Digital Printmaking and its Tribal Roots (April 2009)
Prepublished by W.E. Reinka (March 2009);
Energy & Emotionalism in Art by Jeanne Heiberg (January /February 2009)
Showcasing Young Artists by John Coyne (January /February 2009)
Can art audience? by Lars Aagaard-Mogensen (December 2008)
How We Musick by Lisa Wersal (October 2008)
What is Art Therapy? by Giora Carmi (September 2008)
How it all began… by Cornelia Seckel (July/ August 2008)
What to Do with Your Art Collection by Gary M. Schuster, Esq. (April 2008)
Old Versus New by Henry P. Raleigh (March 2008)
New Law Promotes Arts “Shared Use” Spaces by Gary M. Schuster, Esq (November 2007)
The Creative Industries - An Engine for Economic Developmentby Gary M. Schuster (October 2007)
The Excellent Wrtier WithinbyMichael Levy(May 2007)
Artist Mother and Child by Helen Shalfi (April 2007)
Got Culture? Get Folk Music Lisa Wersal (March 2007)
Art as Meditation: Ways to Peace and Awareness through Painting by Susan Squellati Florence and Patty Van Dyke (October 2006)
Who Wrote That Song Gary M Schuster, ESQ (Sept 2006)
In the Eye of the Beholder By Lisa Marie Wersal (June 2006)
The Price of Celebrity Barbara Anton, Esq. (May, 2006)
The Revolution will be Televised—but you'll need cable to get it Joseph P. Griffith (April 2006)
You Get What You Deserve Henry P. Raleigh March 2006
New York Municipal theme Districts Act Gary M Schuster ESQ (J/F 2006)
Involve the Public in the Arts Marion R. Behr & Omri M. Behr (Sept 2005)
The Critic - Maximizers and Satisficers Francis Raven ( August 2005)
The Artist and War Si Lewin(July, 2005)
The NYS Cultural Development Areas Act Gary M. Schuster, Esq. (June, 2005)
To Understand a Painting, You Need a Chair Timothy Hawkesworth (April, 2005)
Be an Arts Angel Gary M. Schuster, Esq. (Jan/Feb, 2005)
Exploring the Healing Power of Art John Coyne (Dec, 2004)
Tips for an Emerging Artist(Sept, 2004)
Review: Impressions: Paintings by Raymond J. Steiner by Timothy Clark (Aug, 2004)
A Dance with Lady Baldwin(Jul, 2004)
On Being An Artists Model(May, 2004)
In Praise of the Humble Sketch Book (April, 2004)
Reflections on Art for the Future (Mar, 2004)
The Plight of the Emerging Artist(Jan/Feb, 2004)
El Greco Walked the Streets of New York (Dec, 2003)
Seduction by Theatre - A Life Raft?(Sept, 2003)
A Theory of the Aesthetic (Jul, 2003)
The Power of Art (June, 2003)
The Emergence of the Teaching Artist (May, 2003)
African Art ( March, 2003)
On Being Taught Not to Flyby Ed Rubin ( October 2003)
The Future of Figurative Art (July, 1999)