rings. Dale Yudelman Chromogenic print | 36 x 55 cm
Erdmann Contemporary. Jo Burg Art Fair
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joburg art fair johannesburg, south africa
The first-ever art fair devoted exclusively to art from Africa will be held March 13-16, 2008, in the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. On sale will be the largest collection of African and South African contemporary art ever, covering 5000 square metres of space. Twenty-three galleries from the United States, Europe and Africa will showcase works. continue
The following images are samples of what will be on view:
above ground: information on artists III special focus new york city aging artists
joan jeffri. research center for arts and culture
Joan Jeffri: This study is the culmination of 20+ years of work by the RCAC. This includes studies of jazz musicians for the NEA, dancers in career transition, training and career development of actors, painters and craftspeople, and ongoing studies called Information on Artists in different US cities about benchmark information including health insurance, pensions, income from art, education, etc. For these studies, and almost all others conducted on artists, the median age is between 35 and 40. The median age in our study is 73 and the age range between 62 and 97.
No one has tackled the unique and urgent needs of artists as they grow old. While foundations and other funders have long directed their largesse to emerging and even mid-career artists, notably few have concerned themselves with the artist as s/he matures into old age—artistically, emotionally, financially and chronologically. Special attention to aging artists is important for material support and policy-making and is made more urgent in a time of scarce resources when the baby boomer generation is about to enter the ranks of the retired. continue
Joan Jeffri is a life long advocate for the arts as well as the director of the Research Center for Arts and Culture AND the Program of Arts Administration at Columbia University's Teachers College. For more information on the instituitons Joan has built, visit RCAC at http://www.tc.edu/centers/rcac/ and the Program of Arts Administration at http://www.tc.columbia.edu/academic/arad/.
