The Artist's Helpdesk
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Supporting African artists with practical assistance in these harsh economic times 🎨 | Rooted in kindness, community, and mutual aid, we provide creatives with support to navigate life’s challenges. #ArtistsLivelihoods
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got my hands on a copy of the November 1995 issue of Vibe Magazine, for which I interviewed Quincy for The Vibe Q (another thing I came up with during the creation of the magazine; I’m still proud of that one haha)
November 12, 2024 at 4:24 AM
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The best way to prepare and fight is not always to read a endless daily stream of information that makes you feel overwhelmed and hopeless.
Read books about resistance to fascism. Develop a strategy. Do local work and build a strong community around yourself.
We are going to need it.
Read books about resistance to fascism. Develop a strategy. Do local work and build a strong community around yourself.
We are going to need it.
November 11, 2024 at 11:36 PM
The best way to prepare and fight is not always to read a endless daily stream of information that makes you feel overwhelmed and hopeless.
Read books about resistance to fascism. Develop a strategy. Do local work and build a strong community around yourself.
We are going to need it.
Read books about resistance to fascism. Develop a strategy. Do local work and build a strong community around yourself.
We are going to need it.
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Dear Grown-Ups,
Please take time to nurture your own curiosity and joy. These things are not just for children.
This photo shows a dry ice filled cloud bubble dropping into the audience @adalovelaceday.bsky.social at The Royal Institution, London. The anticipation is tangible! #SciComm
Please take time to nurture your own curiosity and joy. These things are not just for children.
This photo shows a dry ice filled cloud bubble dropping into the audience @adalovelaceday.bsky.social at The Royal Institution, London. The anticipation is tangible! #SciComm
November 10, 2024 at 9:40 AM
Dear Grown-Ups,
Please take time to nurture your own curiosity and joy. These things are not just for children.
This photo shows a dry ice filled cloud bubble dropping into the audience @adalovelaceday.bsky.social at The Royal Institution, London. The anticipation is tangible! #SciComm
Please take time to nurture your own curiosity and joy. These things are not just for children.
This photo shows a dry ice filled cloud bubble dropping into the audience @adalovelaceday.bsky.social at The Royal Institution, London. The anticipation is tangible! #SciComm
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A lesser-charted chapter of 20th-century Black history surrounds the artists who relocated to Scandinavia over the well-trodden paths to Paris.
When Scandinavia Was a Hotbed of Black American Culture
“Nordic Utopia? African Americans in the 20th Century” zeroes in on a far less charted corner of Black history than that of expats to Paris: the artists who ventured north.
hyperallergic.com
November 2, 2024 at 8:37 PM
A lesser-charted chapter of 20th-century Black history surrounds the artists who relocated to Scandinavia over the well-trodden paths to Paris.
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Came across this & think it encapsulates my feelings atm very well indeed.
November 7, 2024 at 7:39 AM
Came across this & think it encapsulates my feelings atm very well indeed.
Master poet Lefifi Tladi said to us "artists are the servicemen/women of society's sanity"! #SupportArtists #ArtistsLivelihoods
Art is light in the darkness. Shining beacons which strengthen resolve and enable hope. We need art the most in the darkest times.
Support artists, individually & collectively (including yourselves if applicable), however you can in the face of our every crueler world.
Support artists, individually & collectively (including yourselves if applicable), however you can in the face of our every crueler world.
I've talked to a few folks this morning who were talking about stopping work on their creative projects. Because it's "not important anymore."
I don't know who needs to hear this, but DON'T DO THAT.
We win by living our lives as loudly and truly as we can. That includes your "silly" art project.
I don't know who needs to hear this, but DON'T DO THAT.
We win by living our lives as loudly and truly as we can. That includes your "silly" art project.
November 10, 2024 at 7:38 AM
Master poet Lefifi Tladi said to us "artists are the servicemen/women of society's sanity"! #SupportArtists #ArtistsLivelihoods
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Hey all the new people following me should also take a look at these starter packs including more artists! Let's support them!
Artists under 1000 Followers
Just want to put both of these in one post.
Part 1: go.bsky.app/CfeBgia
Part: 2 go.bsky.app/Mg3F2e5
Really hope these help you guys!
If anyone missed out, don't worry. I'll do another one at some point. Sooner rather than later.
#artistsupport #artshare #art
Just want to put both of these in one post.
Part 1: go.bsky.app/CfeBgia
Part: 2 go.bsky.app/Mg3F2e5
Really hope these help you guys!
If anyone missed out, don't worry. I'll do another one at some point. Sooner rather than later.
#artistsupport #artshare #art
November 7, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Hey all the new people following me should also take a look at these starter packs including more artists! Let's support them!
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Let's change the music industry to protect the artists we support! #LiamsLaw
www.change.org/p/enact-legi...
www.change.org/p/enact-legi...
Sign the Petition
Enact Legislation to Safeguard Artists' Mental Health in the Entertainment Industry
www.change.org
November 9, 2024 at 8:48 AM
Let's change the music industry to protect the artists we support! #LiamsLaw
www.change.org/p/enact-legi...
www.change.org/p/enact-legi...
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🌈Important links:
🛒 studioansitru.bigcartel.com
💌 studio.ansitru@gmail.com
♡ Linktree : linktr.ee/ansitru
♡ Portfolio: ansitru.carrd.co
♡ Ko-Fi : ko-fi.com/ansitru
🛒 studioansitru.bigcartel.com
💌 studio.ansitru@gmail.com
♡ Linktree : linktr.ee/ansitru
♡ Portfolio: ansitru.carrd.co
♡ Ko-Fi : ko-fi.com/ansitru
November 10, 2024 at 7:30 AM
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As a small business/artist whose audience was mainly on Twitter (12k+), it's scary, but I deleted the app from my phone.
Please support artists on other social sites. It's gonna be rough to rebuild networks of support.
Please support artists on other social sites. It's gonna be rough to rebuild networks of support.
November 6, 2024 at 8:08 PM
As a small business/artist whose audience was mainly on Twitter (12k+), it's scary, but I deleted the app from my phone.
Please support artists on other social sites. It's gonna be rough to rebuild networks of support.
Please support artists on other social sites. It's gonna be rough to rebuild networks of support.
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Hi, just a quick announcement, my old anti-AI list has now been upgraded to a general anti-art thieves list! ✨
My reasoning for this is that the two aren't that different, AI art is theft, and art theft is an attempt to deceive you to make you think they created something.
Anyway, enjoy! 🤍
My reasoning for this is that the two aren't that different, AI art is theft, and art theft is an attempt to deceive you to make you think they created something.
Anyway, enjoy! 🤍
November 5, 2024 at 6:24 AM
Hi, just a quick announcement, my old anti-AI list has now been upgraded to a general anti-art thieves list! ✨
My reasoning for this is that the two aren't that different, AI art is theft, and art theft is an attempt to deceive you to make you think they created something.
Anyway, enjoy! 🤍
My reasoning for this is that the two aren't that different, AI art is theft, and art theft is an attempt to deceive you to make you think they created something.
Anyway, enjoy! 🤍
The big fish are scary, but there’s more of us than of them. Support each other, support local drag artists, queer artists and LGBTQ+ spaces.
Organise, plan, fundraise. If history can teach us anything it’s that we can get through anything, together.
Organise, plan, fundraise. If history can teach us anything it’s that we can get through anything, together.
November 10, 2024 at 7:24 AM
What they said! 😂
catch this fuckin block
November 10, 2024 at 7:22 AM
What they said! 😂
Check out our other platforms to a sense of who we are and what we do. There's a link for PayPal donations for our newly launched #mutualaid fund for getting some essentials (food, rent and medications) to artists who have not made any real income this year. linktr.ee/artistshelpd...
November 10, 2024 at 7:11 AM
Check out our other platforms to a sense of who we are and what we do. There's a link for PayPal donations for our newly launched #mutualaid fund for getting some essentials (food, rent and medications) to artists who have not made any real income this year. linktr.ee/artistshelpd...
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HELL YEAH. If you're millennial or Gen Z, you should def reach out to Run for Something, they're great: runforsomething.net
Run for Something
Run for Something recruits and supports talented, passionate young people who will advocate for progressive values now and for the next 30 years, with the ultimate goal of building a progressive bench...
runforsomething.net
November 8, 2024 at 2:11 PM
HELL YEAH. If you're millennial or Gen Z, you should def reach out to Run for Something, they're great: runforsomething.net
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This whole thread. I’m going to keep working to build a better world and I’m going to try and do one thing each day that delights me (and maybe share it). Stay in it. Plan for joy. ❤️👊
Y'all know I'm going to fight. I'm going to build with communities of resistance and refusal. You'll hear from me about that, trust. But today I want to share another hot tip for survival in dark times: plan for joy. 1/x
November 9, 2024 at 12:05 PM
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November 9, 2024 at 12:02 PM
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All public libraries have one or more of the following: free books, free movies (often new releases!), free audiobooks, free e-books, free wifi, free-to-use computers, , free music, free musical instruments, free puzzles, free wall art, free passes to museums and theater, free food, free restrooms..
November 8, 2024 at 3:37 PM
All public libraries have one or more of the following: free books, free movies (often new releases!), free audiobooks, free e-books, free wifi, free-to-use computers, , free music, free musical instruments, free puzzles, free wall art, free passes to museums and theater, free food, free restrooms..
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Just something to break up all the noise in your timeline...
Algonquin Provincial Park
Algonquin Provincial Park
November 7, 2024 at 11:41 PM
Just something to break up all the noise in your timeline...
Algonquin Provincial Park
Algonquin Provincial Park
One wise man called it "plagiarism software" 😎
November 9, 2024 at 10:40 AM
One wise man called it "plagiarism software" 😎
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Organizing how-to 🌈
Will be doing a bit of a hands on DIY #Bluesky event here in Wellington,NZ early/mid December for any interested peeps that want to know about setting up and running personal or community infrastructure.
Will be a part of a broader week long micro-symposium envisioning of tech futures
Deets TBC
Will be a part of a broader week long micro-symposium envisioning of tech futures
Deets TBC
November 8, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Organizing how-to 🌈
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I haven't said much since Tues because I didn't have anything helpful to say. How do we keep going when America is sliding into authoritarianism? Then I realized: I've been thinking about this for years. I wrote a whole novel (OUR MISSING HEARTS) looking for ways to keep hope alive in darkness.
November 8, 2024 at 9:11 PM
I haven't said much since Tues because I didn't have anything helpful to say. How do we keep going when America is sliding into authoritarianism? Then I realized: I've been thinking about this for years. I wrote a whole novel (OUR MISSING HEARTS) looking for ways to keep hope alive in darkness.
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✨ Mit der Version 1.93 gibt es nun den sogenannten Thread Composer.
Es ist nun möglich Chirps mit mehreren Beiträgen zu erstellen. Sobald ihr einen Chirp startet, erscheint unten ein + und ihr könnt einen weiteren, angehängten Chirp verfassen.
Thank you for your work @bsky.app 🫶
Es ist nun möglich Chirps mit mehreren Beiträgen zu erstellen. Sobald ihr einen Chirp startet, erscheint unten ein + und ihr könnt einen weiteren, angehängten Chirp verfassen.
Thank you for your work @bsky.app 🫶
November 8, 2024 at 8:28 PM
✨ Mit der Version 1.93 gibt es nun den sogenannten Thread Composer.
Es ist nun möglich Chirps mit mehreren Beiträgen zu erstellen. Sobald ihr einen Chirp startet, erscheint unten ein + und ihr könnt einen weiteren, angehängten Chirp verfassen.
Thank you for your work @bsky.app 🫶
Es ist nun möglich Chirps mit mehreren Beiträgen zu erstellen. Sobald ihr einen Chirp startet, erscheint unten ein + und ihr könnt einen weiteren, angehängten Chirp verfassen.
Thank you for your work @bsky.app 🫶
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#30GreatWomenMusicians 👩🎙️
#MusicChallenge 🎶
Day 12: Noname
🔊 Tiny Desk Concert
Fatimah Nyeema Warner, known professionally as Noname, is an American rapper, poet, and record producer.
#MusicChallenge 🎶
Day 12: Noname
🔊 Tiny Desk Concert
Fatimah Nyeema Warner, known professionally as Noname, is an American rapper, poet, and record producer.
April 11, 2024 at 10:00 PM
#30GreatWomenMusicians 👩🎙️
#MusicChallenge 🎶
Day 12: Noname
🔊 Tiny Desk Concert
Fatimah Nyeema Warner, known professionally as Noname, is an American rapper, poet, and record producer.
#MusicChallenge 🎶
Day 12: Noname
🔊 Tiny Desk Concert
Fatimah Nyeema Warner, known professionally as Noname, is an American rapper, poet, and record producer.
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What I'm listening to today: "Self", Noname
Noname is a socialist, a rapper and a true Poster. The best way I know to introduce you to her whole Thing is to play you this two-minute soft funk explosion that opened her 2018 album.
nonameraps.bandcamp.com/track/self
Noname is a socialist, a rapper and a true Poster. The best way I know to introduce you to her whole Thing is to play you this two-minute soft funk explosion that opened her 2018 album.
nonameraps.bandcamp.com/track/self
Self, by Noname
from the album Room 25
nonameraps.bandcamp.com
August 26, 2024 at 7:01 PM
What I'm listening to today: "Self", Noname
Noname is a socialist, a rapper and a true Poster. The best way I know to introduce you to her whole Thing is to play you this two-minute soft funk explosion that opened her 2018 album.
nonameraps.bandcamp.com/track/self
Noname is a socialist, a rapper and a true Poster. The best way I know to introduce you to her whole Thing is to play you this two-minute soft funk explosion that opened her 2018 album.
nonameraps.bandcamp.com/track/self