Living in NYC provides the perfect opportunity to surround
oneself with plenty of talented people.
Here’s a short list of some fun and inexpensive ways to support local
artists in the city!
1. Recession Art is an arts organization that aims to connect emerging artists with art enthusiasts
and the general public alike who may not have the means to spend a lot of money
in the traditional art market. Their
affordable pieces start as low as $25.
2. Nuyorican Poets Cafe has held poetry slams since the late eighties. Today, anyone can watch poets
compete every Wednesday night, where the first 20 people who sign up are
allowed to share 1 poem before being judged by 3 randomly selected audience
members. The top 10 move on to the
second round (where they share a second poem) and the top 5 move onto the final
round. The top poet is awarded a cash
prize and is invited to participate in a Friday Night Slam.
3. The Moth offers a space for ordinary people to showcase the ancient art of live storytelling. Storytellers must be invited in order to participate,
and each show explores a specific theme.
Some stories are sad, some are humorous, but all of them are personal and allow
the audience members to observe human existence from a unique angle.
There are plenty of ways to support artists in the city. Have fun exploring!
Interesting, informative, enlightened. What a great literary piece in supporting those artistic-philes that add so much to this vibrant city! Nice work Maxine!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Eugene!
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