These are dry times. Summer slips away faster than you can catch it – a dime down the drain. The sky hangs damp and icy today. Across the globe, powerful little men toy with the world’s future like it’s a game of chicken. Hurricanes have ravaged large parts of our earth. Families will suffer the effects for years to come. Terrorists won’t let London sleep.
This planet can get so ugly. So broken. So disordered. So many of our mirrors are shattered.
There is order in beauty. A divine order, I believe, but whatever your theology you can feel it. The affirmation of disparate parts falling into place.
Jennifer Berkenbosch’s Cultivar matters because the world needs beauty today. We need to be reminded that there is goodness. There is a solid bed beneath this wild river.
We are seeking writers to reflect on what was stolen and lost when these women were taken from their communities, as well as the precious legacies they have left behind.
You have something to say–why not say it here? Email your blog post idea to dave@bleedingheartart.space and let's chat.
Why do we feel guilty spending money to further our creative careers?
Why does it feel indulgent to make investments that nurture and awaken our weary souls?
Spending money on workshops, retreats and resources can be a big pill to swallow but let me assure you, it is not money spent, it is money invested. The investment often has returns you simply cannot predict.
You have something to say–why not say it here? Email your blog post idea to dave@bleedingheartart.space and let's chat.
There are so many ways to make a difference in this world. We can volunteer, advocate, create beauty and pray. We can also give money. In our country, the government will often give us a tax deduction for financial gifts, too.
For those of us who care about the arts and a faith that puts love and mercy first, Bleeding Heart is one organization worth supporting.
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I’m Dave Von Bieker, a singer-songwriter who has learned the immeasurable value of connecting my creativity to my spirituality. I’m looking forward to focussing on both this June in the mountains, and I’d like to invite you to join me
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Management of volunteers has been, well, piecemeal up until now. I’ve done what I can to connect with many of you, but there have been more last-minute ‘bail-us-out’ emails than I’d like because I haven’t been able to focus on filling shifts as much as is needed. Every once and a while, I’ve dropped a ball. Or two. Forgot to fill shifts. Double filled shifts. You, our volunteers, have been resilient. Reliable. Remarkable. You deserve better.
You have something to say–why not say it here? Email your blog post idea to dave@bleedingheartart.space and let's chat.
Today is my last day at the office. I have resigned to pursue an artist’s life for the next year. That’s all the courage I can muster so far. A year. All the commitment I can make. But it’s a start and it’s enough. I would not have made this move without the Glen Workshop. The people I met there in the desert have changed my life in the best of ways.
You have something to say–why not say it here? Email your blog post idea to dave@bleedingheartart.space and let's chat.
This is the experiment. From late October to mid November, we’re not planning anything. Except a radical openness. We’re leaving our walls bare and we are trusting you to cover them with your beautiful work.
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We started this Space for the community, not just for ourselves. Today, we are opening our Call for Submissions for the 2016 and 2017 gallery season. If you wonder if your work would be a fit for our space, have a read through our Manifesto and get a sense of what we're all about.
Still with me? Great! We'd love to hear your ideas for the Space. Heck, you can even use our fancy dancy online form!
You have something to say–why not say it here? Email your blog post idea to dave@bleedingheartart.space and let's chat.
The Kaleido 12 FOOT 12 challenge is back, and looking for submissions. Your mission: dream up an engaging, innovative creation to fill a 12 by 12 foot space, then, during Kaleido this fall, build it on site in 24 hours
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Remember that old saying, 'crime doesn't pay'? I think they meant to say 'art'.
I am continually scratching my head, trying to figure out just how to make art pay. How to make a living from this life. Don't get me wrong, it's worth every non-penny it brings my way, but it would be awful nice to sustain a family with these creative gifts, too.
This struggle isn't only mine, of course. It may well be yours, too. And it is certainly, thus far, the story of the Bleeding Heart Art Space.
You have something to say–why not say it here? Email your blog post idea to dave@bleedingheartart.space and let's chat.
