Letters to a Young Artist

Edited by: Peter Nesbett, Sarah Andress, and Shelly Bancroft Published by: Darte Publishing LLC (2006) A young artist asked a group of established artists “Is it possible to maintain one’s integrity and freedom of thought and still participate in the art world?” and this pocket sized books contains written responses from these writers. The book […]

Open House at FDAC

Saturday evening, I attended the open house at the Frederick Douglass Arts Center on west 96th street (around the corner from Symphony Space). Because of the World Cup, the crowd was very small and intimate. When I walked into the communal space of Frederick Douglass Arts Center, I was welcomed by Laura Pegram’s warm smile, […]