7/1/2023 0 Comments Muse watson 2020![]() ![]() Since receiving the award, his business increased with more commissions and he expects this to continue in the future.Ģ020 was a challenging year for Charlie having to cut back on classes and shortening their hours. To be recognized for something he’s done for most of his life is a validation of the hard work and perseverance it took to have a career in a field he loves. That led to a very unique arts community and I believe we will re-emerge from this with new creative energy.”Ĭharlie Parker says that receiving the MUSE award was an honor and a highlight. “We came together - artists from all disciplines, arts non-profits and for profit, and governmental and found ways to share infrastructure, work opportunities, grant partnerships and basically anything that could keep us all going. She also thinks the lessons of the financial crisis of 2008 can be helpful in rebuilding the Arts. When asked what the future of our arts community will look like post-COVID, Yael believes virtual everything is here to stay, tours, shows, and meetings. Plans for a solo show at Red Cloud Indian Arts Gallery are underway. Yael’s future plans are all about more painting, painting, painting! She was a faculty member for the 2021 Arts Business Academy and on March 11th will be sharing her art and process with the Dali Museum Guild as part of their Women Artists via zoom. Her work is still in the embassy in San Salvador as part of the Arts in Embassies program through the U.S. Zoom has also played a big role and allowed her to engage in the arts community, and to sit on several committees including the Dunedin Government Center Public Art subcommittee. She is part of the Historic Kenwood Artist Enclave and serves on the Public Arts Committee. Since COVID has put a halt on her usual travel, she is focused on opportunities here. The themes that Yael is now exploring in her paintings have absolutely been impacted by all the events of the last year both positive and negative. Red Cloud’s owner, Harriet Rambeaux related that several customers came by specifically to see her work after the MUSE announcement was made and had appeared in various publications.Ĭurrently, Yael is painting, painting, painting! Because of COVID, socially distanced studio visits, as well as private gallery showings, have been a constant. Petersburg Gallery - Red Cloud Indian Arts that represents her. That in turn led to additional sales of her work to new collectors. Receiving the MUSE Award opened up several new opportunities for Yael to share her work and experiences as an artist with a number of organizations as an invited guest speaker. Becca has great faith that even if the institutional delivery method of performing arts to the public evolves, “We as human beings will always have a fundamental need to tell our stories and experience our stories, and our desire to share space will be irrepressible.” The pandemic's impact on performing arts in particular has been absolutely brutal. ( We understand that!)īecca spends a lot of time wondering what our art community's future post-COVID-19 will look like. Right now Becca’s future plans are just to survive and remain competitive. She is represented by agents in Atlanta and in Chicago and auditions regularly by self-tape and Zoom. Becca is taking classes and working with a coach in voiceover and has built a recording booth in her studio. Petersburg to someone who contributed positively and quantifiably to the arts community of her hometown, and she states that was a tremendous honor.īecca moved to Atlanta recently with her partner, artist Justin Groom where they have individual studios in their house and are building them to be professionally self-sufficient. It was an elevation from someone raised in St. We asked them questions about how receiving the MUSE Award affected their lives and what they believe the future holds for them and for the rest of the artistic world post COVID.īeing a MUSE recipient became a designation in Becca’s professional written and oral introductions and inclusion in the company of her highly respected peers. Unfortunately, we could not host our February 2021 MUSE Awards due to COVID-19 guidelines, however, that doesn’t mean we don’t have something to celebrate.Ģ020 has given us plenty of time for self-reflection and for some, a transformation so we decided to find out what our past MUSE Award Recipients have been up to. Petersburg Arts Alliance created the annual MUSE Awards to celebrate the artists and art-lovers in our St. MUSE Awardees - Where are they now and what do they envision a post-COVID future to look like? ![]()
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