“The ideal society of the Taoists was….”

“The ideal society of the Taoists was cooperative, not acquisitive.”
- Joseph Needham

Recognizing artistic light in darkness and courage in truth

I just came across this: the ArtVenture Freedom to Create Prize. The US$ 100,000 prize is designed to recognize artists whose works promote human rights, free expression, empathy, equality and understanding. This international prize will recognize artists who use their talents to promote human rights, including the freedom of expression, empathy, equality and [...]

Enlightened tea cup

i am such a sucker for weird lighting fixtures! i just spied this on Haute Nature, one of my favorite blogs.

read more at: http://www.domestic-construction.com/for_the_home/ted_lights.shtml

Women, Art, Politics show closing June 29

Judy Johnson-Williams and I went to the opening of this show back in March, and it is weird but I haven’t talk to one other woman who has seen it - SO GO IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN IT! It is a great show with some very provocative installations.
Organized by Yerba Buena Center of the Arts [...]

Glass gardens and more at de Young Museum

(fyi, if the slideshow stops, click the “X” in the upper right corner)
We went to opening night of Chihuly at the de Young, June 14 - September 28 and it was spectacular. The de Young did not disappoint with the terrific lighting and installation that really showed of the beauty of the magical environments [...]

Dad the Doer

In honor of Father’s Day I’m writing about my dad today. My dad just turned 80 years old last month and I think he looks young and handsome for his age. For his big birthday, some of the kids wanted to take him out for a nice dinner with some of his friends, but dad [...]

One Stitch at a Time: The Healing Power of Storytelling

I am working on a research project about Art and Social Justice for ISKME and I am learning about the most incredible artists! I thought I would feature some of them on my blog.
Tonight I read about Devora Neumark. She incorporates performance, sound and photography installations, storytelling and community art. I like her “emphasis on [...]

Healing arts at the Asian Art Museum, SF

Healing Arts
Thursday, June 5
5 to 9 pm
FREE with Museum Admission ($5 after 5 pm)
The Asian Art Museum kicks off its third season with multi-sensorial offerings of healing
arts from all over Asia: acupuncture, cupping, Japanese shiatsu, Thai foot massage,
and more. Sample tea, check out medicinal herbs from China, Japan, India and Tibet,
have your pulse diagnosed, tour [...]

Number thirty-four

Today the corresponding Tao Te Ching reading is #34:
The Great Tao flows everywhere, both to the left and to the right.
The ten thousand things depend upon it, it holds nothing back.
It fulfills its purpose silently and makes no claim.
It nourishes the ten thousand things,
And yet is not their lord.
It has no aim; it is very [...]

“Little progress can be made…”

“Little progress can be
made by merely attempting
to repress what is evil;
our great hope lies in
developing what is good.”

– Calvin Coolidge