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Diebenkorn by Curb Scholar Keith Berquist
Jul. 29, 2013—A couple weekends back I went to the De Young museum on a Sunday afternoon, just to check it out. They had a special exhibit on Richard Diebenkorn, who was this abstract impressionist painter from the 1950’s-60’s living in the SF Bay Area. I’d never really been a fan of abstract or modern art up...
First Love
Jul. 24, 2013—As part of their scholarship, Curb Scholars must intern the summer before their senior year at an organization or agency of their choice to explore the role of art and creativity in our world. Scholar Keith Berquist describes his experience interning at a music venue in San Francisco, this past summer. CONTEXT Sometimes you...
I asked Steven J. Tepper to respond to Kyle Thetford’s “Does Art Help the Economy?”
Jul. 17, 2013—Happy mid-July! Here at Curb, we’re constantly hearing and reading ideas and wondering what each other thinks of them. Yesterday as I read “Does Art Help the Economy?” by Kyle Thetford, (Atlantic Monthly — find it here), I wondered if Steven J. Tepper had a moment to let me know what he thought. Turns out,...
Imagining Transformative Justice from the Inside Out
May. 30, 2013—Just found out that the Innovation Grant supported “Imagining Transformative Justice” elicited enough powerful writing to warrant an anthology! See prisoners’ visual art here: Just found out that the Innovation Grant supported “Imagining Transformative Justice” elicited enough powerful writing to warrant an anthology! See more prisoners’ visual art with descriptions here: http://goo.gl/iHVjX
3 Million Stories Conference Summary
May. 29, 2013—Missed the “3 Million Stories” conference, or want to revisit the presentations & conversations? Steven Tepper has compiled a 21-page summary of the unique conference dedicated to exploring the creative marketplace and its opportunities for arts graduates.
Gif creator settles the great debate
May. 23, 2013—If you were among the group of people who said a GIF, the popular animated images file, is pronounced like the word “Jif,” then give yourself a pat on the back — you were right. Now we know! Steve Wilhite finally clarifies the pronunciation of his popular images file format, saying: “Choosy programmers choose GIF”...
Vistas
May. 21, 2013—All the time, things are happening. It is hard to record them in such a way as sitting by the passenger window in our minds and watching them, the things, flit by. In Puerto Rico we stopped on the top of a hill in Maricao and it was a green, lush place that we could...
Dr. Dre, Iovine gives 70 million for new academy
May. 13, 2013—Excited about this new program — has a clear vision for how work will be done in creative spheres in the future. Neat how it draws expertise from across schools in the development of the program.
William Schreiber on Stadium Stock Exchange
Apr. 3, 2013—by Rebecca Bernard William Schreiber, a senior graduating from the Vanderbilt Curb Scholar’s Program, took a few minutes to answer some questions about his Senior Legacy Project, the Stadium Stock Exchange. Interviewer: Give us the 20 second elevator pitch for your company, the Stadium Stock Exchange. William: We are building a fantasy stock market for sports. The...