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Archive for March 18th, 2008|Daily archive page

The Impact of Gifts

In Uncategorized on March 18, 2008 at 7:51 pm

We’ve been reading Eckhart Tolle‘s pivotal book, “A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose.” It follows his fantastic success with “The Power of Now” and is being endorsed and studied in Oprah’s Live Web event each Monday evening.

There’s a theme in the book that seeks to explain each individual’s power to put forth mental attitudes necessary for a true healing of the ego (and the Earth). Part of the intricate text speaks of giving and receiving and how selfless giving opens pathways for the universe to return to you what you put out. The ideas are inspirational, heady, and as we unexpectedly learned this week, very true.

You never know what your act, your gift, or your kindness may mean to another. My personal thanks to Gary Goldenstein for sending a sentiment that ties into the congruence of Mr. Tolle’s work and helps to encourage us in our learning journey.
Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows. – Robert G. Ingersoll

In Uncategorized on March 18, 2008 at 7:23 pm

Rob Mandle, Operations Director of the Crystal City Business Improvement District, celebrated his St. Patricks Day in part by writing a detailed post on his Crystal Flight Blog. Mandle’s article outlines the work Shauna Lee Lange Arts Advisory has been accomplishing in realizing our creative designs for a large-scale public art works project.

Read more about our efforts to make the U.S. Marine Corps Marathon, Boeing, and the Crystal Gateway Marriott/Bin 1700 proud. The Crystal Flight project is enjoying the collaboration of a fine group of artists who are all looking forward to the April 13, 2008 Crystal Outdoor Block Party. Come join us when we celebrate the “landing” of the planes!

Long Island Business News: The Business of Art

In Uncategorized on March 18, 2008 at 6:57 pm

Ambrose Clancy, a Long Island Business News Reporter, published Author, and all around Writer-Extraordinaire took a few moments to interview us in connection with our Washington DC arts advisory services. LIBN is planning a story on a program funded by the New York Foundation for the Arts. The programs offer lessons to artists on how to market themselves and their work successfully.

When asked why we thought artists need this type of training, we explained that many artists are self-taught or enter the creative vein later in life. When this is the case, those artists may not have picked up the art world business savvy they need in today’s global e-economy. We also noted that many artists struggle with time management skills such as scheduling, planning, completing timely submissions, and organizing their work; all necessary tools to position oneself strategically in the art world.