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This is the scene on the National Mall, October 30, 2010. And, at first glance, it is fair to say the scene is a slightly ironic one. I should say now that I’m not much of a rally-er, and I write that off as a…
Read more »10/24/11 In my last blog entry, I talked a little bit about strangers, and about living amongst them. I’m starting to now realize that this is kind of what all my work with America: Now and Here (see: www.parallaxamerica.com) has been about: living with strangers, or,…
Read more »Two very important things happened today: The first: I was sitting outside the laundromat, playing accordion–as I do from time to time–thinking about America and being an American–as I do from time to time–when two woman (two!), dressed head to toe in only rainbow-colored clothing,…
Read more »As aforementioned, America Now and Here took a trip up to Providence, Rhode Island, last Spring, to engage in a salon and dialogue with a group of RISD students. The discussion was a huge success on many levels, but it didn’t stop in Providence for…
Read more »In the Spring of 2010, The ANH launched its Artist Corps program by sending a select group of RISD students on their own American journeys. Their projects will continue to be posted on this blog and can be viewed in full on our website. Some…
Read more »Once upon a time, before there was an official Artist Corps blog, or even an Artist Corps, there was an unemployed recently graduated twenty-two year old girl who had no idea how to insert herself into the world. Ok, so that girl was me, and…
Read more »Welcome to the Official America: Now and Here Artist Corps Blog. This will be the headquarters for all things Artist Corps related—including (but not limited to!) art projects! community events! salon photos! artist updates! America stuff! commiseration on existential ennui! the occasional roadtrip mix! and…
Read more »9/26/10 We’re so happy that our new web site up and running: Welcome! Thanks to everyone at Purpose (purpose.com) for making this happen. We’re already looking forward to a whole series of improvements and campaigns we are going to be adding within a couple of months.…
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