With Two Cars Produced Every Second, One Billion New Cars Will Be Built in the Next 15 Years.

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Futurist Mark Pesce, Along with Designer Sally Dominguez Explain: THE NEXT BILLION CARS

10 Episode Series Launches Today in Australia and America

Beverly Hills, CA – February 13, 2019 – The automotive industry manufactures two cars a second. Never have so many had access to motorized transportation. Over the next fifteen years – the time it takes to build THE NEXT BILLION CARS – the expectations of the automobile and the experience it provides will transform completely. Hosted by futurist Mark Pesce, of the award winning THE NEXT BILLION SECONDS podcast, along with noted innovator and Wheels Car of the Year judge Sally Dominguez, and special correspondent auto industry insider Drew Smith, THE NEXT BILLION CARS, launching on PodcastOne today, surveys the landscape of electrification, autonomy, mobility — and an automotive future that looks nearly nothing like the past.

Across ten episodes THE NEXT BILLION CARS listeners will learn how the entire automotive experience from design to manufacturing to sales to ownership to driving will change from a mode that’s been pretty static for the last 100 years into something radically different.

MARK PESCE
Mark Pesce is an American born and raised futurist, inventor, writer, entrepreneur, educator and podcaster. In 1994 Pesce co-invented VRML, a 3D interface to the Web. Pesce was a seven-season judge on Australia’s version of Shark Tank, The New Inventors, celebrating Australia’s newest inventions, and writes an award-winning column for global tech publication The Register. Pesce hosts two podcasts: This Week in Startups Australia; and The Next Billion Seconds – winner of Australia’s Best Technical and Scientific Podcast of 2018 – offering a window into the world of tomorrow. He has written six books, and founded graduate programs at both the University of Southern California and the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, holding appointments as Honorary Associate at the University of Sydney, and Honorary Adjunct at the University of Technology Sydney.

SALLY DOMINGUEZ
Sally is a multi-award-winning product designer and architect of the Adventurous Thinking innovation strategy which she has implemented at organizations including NASA, Stanford and Breville. Sally was a judge on The New Inventors, is a co-host on Foxtel’s upcoming Great Aussie Inventions, host of a yet-to-be-named Foxtel Innovation Challenge, and judges design and innovation competitions internationally. She has over ten years of Car of the Year judging experience with Wheels magazine and Drive and is passionate about innovation in materials, sustainability and transportation strategies.

DREW SMITH
With a background in automotive design and design research, and a role as a lead strategist at one of the industry’s most exciting brands, Drew is the consummate industry insider. Indeed, he’s helped shape the future for the likes of Lexus, Jaguar Land Rover, and Audi. He’s not without critical faculties however, and has long held the industry to a higher standard when it comes to designing for environmental and commercial sustainability. He is a visiting lecturer at the Royal College of Art, advising automotive design Masters and PhD students, and founded the Automobility Group, a global community exploring the future of urbanism, design and mobility. He is also the co-founder of Rising Minds, an international lecture series that explores the intersection of technology, business and culture.

EPISODES // PRECIS & AIR DATES

I. THE NEXT BILLION PROBLEMS // DISRUPTION IN AUTOLAND
 AIR DATE: FEBRUARY 13, 2019
When cars are electrified and autonomous – driving themselves, perhaps even owning themselves – will we need as many automobiles? Is the auto industry kicking the can on the enormous challenges it faces as it manufactures the next billion cars? Will these be the last billion cars?

II. THE NEXT BILLION ROBOTS // AUTONOMY AND TRANSFORMATION<br/>SCHEDULED AIR DATE: FEBRUARY 27, 2019
Autonomous vehicles are the hot topic right now – will we have self-driving cars? When? And what sorts of technologies will we need to have nailed down before the average car-owner feels safe in a car that’s thinking for itself?

III. THE NEXT BILLION VOLTS // POWER, BATTERIES AND ELECTRIFICATION
SCHEDULED AIR DATE: MARCH 13, 2019
All of the new power sources, power trails — framed by Sally’s story of driving a hydrogen-powered automobile across China.

IV. THE NEXT BILLION MILES // THE EXPERIENCE OF THE CAR
SCHEDULED AIR DATE: MARCH 27, 2019
Driverless tech means a complete rethink of interior packaging. Volvo has already played with a spinning baby seat in the front passenger for tending by rear adults, Prius showed a concept car with a reclining bike in the front seat…Will we bring our exercise equipment into the car? Our offices? Our friends?

V. THE NEXT BILLION RPM // SPEED & PERFORMANCE
SCHEDULED AIR DATE: APRIL 10, 2019
Performance – what does it mean when the driver aids are taking care of your safety? It used to be that quick handling, great balance, etc. were part of active driver safety i.e. you could accelerate or swerve out of a situation. But if we don’t have drivers, we don’t have driver error so how much importance do we place on performance vs comfort, roominess, suspension etc. Does this mean a whole new definition for “performance” that is passenger oriented rather than driver oriented?

VI. THE NEXT BILLION PASSENGERS // MOBILITY AS A SERVICE
SCHEDULED AIR DATE: APRIL 24, 2019
The Uber app transformed the entire automotive industry, separating transportation from car ownership in a way that satisfies transportation needs. That presents a fundamental challenge to the automotive industry: they really only know how to sell product, and can’t quite grasp the concept of a service, let alone “service”.

VII. THE NEXT BILLION TONNES // REDEFINING “SCRAP”
SCHEDULED AIR DATE: MAY 8, 2019
We make around 70 million cars/year and we crush around 1 million hulks/year. The most toxic bioaccumulates left when all other materials are salvaged are slyly labeled as “fluff”. How’s the fluff pile look in the next billion cars? What advances in tech, upcycling and materials are being made to make the next billion cars harder/ faster/stronger in terms of their environmental impact?

VIII. THE NEXT BILLION DRIVERS//UTOPIA vs DYSTOPIA
SCHEDULED AIR DATE: MAY 22, 2019
A Mad Max reality between the uber highways of driverless cars, shared vehicles, and the byways full of all the beater cars that people can’t afford to give up. If beaters are not allowed on the highway and byways are no longer maintained as a priority, people who refuse or cannot afford to participate in new vehicle tech will have a huge aftermarket trade in rough wear tires, chunky suspension, maybe some armament…basically beefing up old petrol and diesel vehicles to make using byroads more manageable as they deteriorate.

IX. THE NEXT BILLION CARMAKERS
SCHEDULED AIR DATE: JUNE 5, 2019
Car manufacture is going fabless – where the design is entirely separate from manufacturing – and anyone can design their own automobile. Fabless displaces the traditional automobile workforce — and the customer’s responsibility becomes one of co-designer. Meanwhile, incumbents have perfected their approach to building safe, reliable cars at scale.

Extrapolating from Porsche and Bugatti’s experiments with 3D printed components and smart surfaces – consumers soon will be able to style any (brand specific) shape, with all the necessary controls for, say, electric windows, woven in.

X. THE NEXT BILLION BITS // THE CAR AS SOFTWARE
SCHEDULED AIR DATE: JUNE 19, 2019
Like our smartphones, will our cars – the software that makes them do what they’re going to do – be controlled by two large companies: Apple and Google? Increasingly that’s looking to be the case as the complexity of software proves to be beyond the scope of automobile manufacturers…

Join the Shakti Community at Their New Location Come Celebrate the Divine Feminine in All of Us!

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Shakti Fest 2019: Yoga and Sacred Music Festival Mother’s Day Weekend May 9 – 13

Joshua Tree, CA – February 20, 2019 – The Shakti Fest community of yogis, meditators, conscious parents, and spiritual seekers comes back together for its ninth season, this year on Mother’s Day weekend – May 9 – 13. The 2019 Shakti Fest is at a new location, on the southern edge of the Mojave Desert – offering panoramic views of the North face of Joshua Tree National Park, exceptional desert vistas, and spectacular night skies at the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground, in Joshua Tree, CA.

Organized by Bhakti Fest, recently surpassing 10 years of producing conscious events, Shakti Fest is a unique springtime celebration. Driven by the divine feminine spirit, described in Eastern philosophy as the ‘dynamic force which moves the universe’ Shakti Fest features world famous yoga teachers, sacred music stars, spiritual and emotional growth workshops, sound baths, a healing sanctuary, and much, much more.

“We are so fortunate to be staying in the sacred vibration of Joshua Tree. Shakti and Bhakti Fest are all about heart centered community, a conscious and uplifting experience and the amazing line-up of artists, teachers and presenters in a family friendly drug and alcohol-free environment. We expect to offer the same amazing experience our events have always been known for” noted Sridhar Silberfein, founder of Bhakti Fest.

The Shakti Fest 2019 music lineup inspires attendees to sing, dance and open their hearts. This year’s line up once again includes the best Kirtan (a.k.a. chanting) artists on the sacred music scene: Jai Uttal, Donna De Lory, MC Yogi, Saul David Raye, Amritakripa, Gina Sala, Bhagavan Das, Larisa Stowe & the Shakti Tribe, Govind Das & Radha, Girish, Jaya Lakshmi and Ananda, Gina Sala, Fannah Fi Allah, Kavita Kat MacMillan, Krishna’s Kirtan, David Newman, Sirgun Kaur, and Wicked Hanging Chads, with more to be announced. The centuries-old practice of devotional chanting is considered to connect humans with themselves, the universe, and spirit. The entire Kirtan line-up is available here.

World-class yoga teachers are the heart of Shakti Fest, and spring in Joshua Tree is a beautiful time to practice in nature. With a multitude of yoga venues with classes from sun up to sundown, there really is something for everyone! 2019 Shakti Fest teachers include; Shiva Rea, Mark Whitwell, Mas Vidal, Kia Miller, Georgina Meister, Leeza Villagomez, Carmen Curtis, Hemalayaa Behl, Nubia Teixeira, Dr. Haridass Kaur Khalsa, Lisa Gniady, Dharma Shakti, Hannah Muse, Saul David Raye, Govind Das & Radha and local desert favorite Kristin Olson. Anyone can find their inner Shakti through energy invoking sessions in a wide variety of yoga styles. View the full yoga lineup here.

Shakti Fest 2019 Workshops will cover a plethora of wellness and conscious topics including Ayurveda, spiritual nutrition, tantric energy, breathwork, Sanskrit, conscious relationships, women’s sexuality, bhakti art, and hoop dance, with internationally known speakers such as Michael Brian Baker, Mirabai Devi, Dawn Cartwright, Siva Mohan, Zoë Kors, Lorin Roche and Camille Maurine, Manoj Chalam, Peace Guardians, Sharanam, Josie Keyes, Meghan Mahealani Morris, Rana Nader, Sarah Marshank, Syamarani, Zach Leary, and Dharma Devi. Shakti Fest also offers gender specific workshops for Women and Men, creating dedicated sacred spaces, which allow for a deeper connection and expression with sisters and brothers in a safe space. For further workshop details please go here.

In addition to the music, yoga, and workshops, Shakti Fest also supports a healing sanctuary offering a variety of bodywork and other wellness modalities (what’s a weekend exploring your divine feminine without a massage?!); a sound temple where attendees can meditate to the healing vibrations of top soundbath musicians; plus the younger set can play and explore in the expanded Bhakti Kids Land where families enjoy a huge array of special kids programming daily; a Chai Tea lounge with proceeds benefiting Food for Life Vrindavan; immersive Dome experiences; and Bhakti Kirtan School, where top artists share methods of creating Kirtan for a deeper experience of this increasingly popular genre.

There is no place like springtime in the high desert for a fully immersive, powerful conscious experience. Accommodation options include a huge area for car and tent camping under the amazing Joshua Tree stars. In addition, there are RV Sites with electric and water hook-ups, RV Sites with no hook-ups, Cozy Trailers, Bell Tents with an option to include cot & bedding, and fully styled out Yurt Tent Glamping (emphasis on the Glam in glamping!). There are also several hotels within a few miles of the property. Joshua Tree is also known for its variety of private homes to rent via sites like AirBnB including published modern masterpieces, rustic desert shacks, fancy Airstreams, and more. For info on accommodations please see https://bhaktifest.com/accommodations/.

The Shakti Fest Eco Artisan Village offers vegetarian and vegan food vendors, yoga clothing and gear, jewelry, art and unique collectibles. The organizers pride themselves on running a green event, offering free water and mindful recycling practices.

Early bird festival pricing is still available for Shakti Fest 2019, plus there are discounted tickets available for local residents, veterans, military, seniors, and students. Tickets are available at https://bhaktifest.com/buy-tickets/.

The Clark Hulings Fund Presents “Artists Taking Charge of Their Business,” a Panel at stARTup Art Fair, Saturday, February 16

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Los Angeles, CA – The Clark Hulings Fund (CHF), which helps professional visual artists compete in an increasingly complex marketplace by providing them with strategic business support and training, is bringing its message of artist empowerment to stARTup Art Fair Los Angeles with a panel on Saturday February 16, at 4pm, at the Kinney Venice Beach hotel, 737 Washington Blvd, Venice, CA 90292.

Entitled “Artists Taking Charge of their Business,” the panel will be moderated by LA Weekly Arts Editor Shana Nys Dambrot, and will feature Gregg Chadwick, artist and 2018 CHF Art-Business Accelerator Fellow, Steve Pruneau, an agile program manager, CHF board member, and founder of the management consulting firm Free Agent Source, and Pixels.com-featured artist Jabu.

CHF has organized this panel to discuss how artists can take charge of their business in today’s art market. With gallery disintermediation, social media, and other modern concerns, how can artists take advantage of new ways to reach collectors, show their work, and run their art business to maximize both their vision and their bottom line?

“We are excited to continue our partnership with the stARTup Art Fair,” notes Elizabeth Hulings, CHF’s founder and executive director. “We love that they are so aligned with our mission of helping artists become self-sustaining entrepreneurs.”

“CHF’s panel in LA last year was so informative,” says stARTup Art Fair Founder Ray Beldner, adding, “we’re thrilled that they are able to bring their unique message to our fair since our goal is also to empower artists’ success outside of the gallery system.”

The stARTup Art Fair takes place from February 15-17, concurrent with a number of other exciting art events in LA, including Frieze Los Angeles at Paramount Pictures Studios, and Art Los Angeles Contemporary at The Barker Hangar, at the Venice-adjacent Santa Monica Airport.

About The Clark Hulings Fund
The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists (CHF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that champions economic sustainability for working artists. CHF does this by delivering business education and entrepreneurial learning through a rigorous Art-Business Accelerator, a Digital Learning Portal, in-person education events in local communities, and a federation of artist-formed and artist-led networks of opportunity. All of this work achieves one aim: equip visual artists to thrive as self-sustaining entrepreneurs.

About stARTup Art Fair
stARTup Art Fair is a unique contemporary art fair for independent artists. This intimate boutique fair provides artists and art enthusiasts with direct access to the art world, fostering new relationships and creating a new exhibition platform for thought-provoking contemporary artwork.

Stephanie Carlin’s “Reclamation” EP Release Event set for January 25, 2019, at Jivamukti Yoga Center New York

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Stephanie will perform during Jessica Stickler’s popular Friday 6:30 pm live music yoga class, followed by a full band concert at 8 pm

New York City – December 17, 2018 – Noted New York City-based soulful rock Kirtan artist Stephanie Carlin will celebrate the release of her new EP “Reclamation” with a live music yoga class plus ecstatic trance dance concert at internationally acclaimed Jivamukti Yoga Center New York on January 25, 2019.

The event begins with Stephanie headlining an acoustic show during popular yogi Jessica Stickler’s weekly live music yoga class at 6:30 pm. Then, Stephanie and her band Transmorpheous celebrate that day’s EP release with an ecstatic trance dance concert at 8 pm. Presale tickets for the class/concert bundle are $35, and for the concert only it’s $25 ($40/$30 day of and at the door). A digital copy of Stephanie Carlin’s new EP “Reclamation: A Collection Of Mantras” is included in the price of entry.

“We have forgotten our power. And there’s nothing more important to me than people getting how powerful they are,” shares Stephanie. The musical sage presides over a multi-dimensional platform as a speaker and singer-songwriter, kids record label founder, and life coach for artists. She’s on a mission to empower people to shed self-doubt and discover their truth. And she happens to be an expert at it.

Noting, “I’m reclaiming my voice, my art and myself.” Stephanie is championing her message with a bold new EP titled “Reclamation.” The album is a stylistic mosaic infusing classic Kirtans with rock, jazz, and soul.

“Reclamation” fearlessly mixes ancient Sanskrit mantras with Stephanie’s rebellious nature that defies the typical new-age genres. “I am asking the questions ‘what does it take to be happy and truly free?’” she says. The 4-song EP with the full title: “Reclamation – A Collection of Mantras” boasts an in-the-moment electricity seldom experienced with devotional music. The single out now “Lokah Samastah” simmers with touches of Afro-beat, chiming guitars, dreamy harmony, and slow-burn soulful vocals. Here, set against traditional texts, Stephanie challenges what it takes to be an enlightened spirit.

Her rendition of “Hare Krishna” is like no other. Stephanie brings the otherworldly composition to street level with brawny rock guitars, and surging and passionate singing. Other tracks favor ambitious arrangements with mesmerizing ethereal touches, sweetly soulful vocals, and forays into majestic rock epic territory.

Stephanie’s vocals are richly dynamic, spanning woozy sensuality to soaring emotionality. Lyrically, Stephanie is unafraid to make traditional texts resonant in today’s world with her own insights and commentary. “I hear all these yogis and gurus and spiritual teachers saying, ‘Just be free! Just take a deep breath and let the day go, RIGHT NOW!’ What does that even mean?” She continues, “I’m really looking at our triggers, our resignation, our cynicism, to actually release what stops us from being free. That’s what I write about. The scary work of looking, acknowledging, and if we have the courage, transforming it all.”

Since 2012, Stephanie has fueled her music career as the founder of Free Spirits Music, an international songwriting school with thousands of students across 9 countries. Based in Brooklyn, Free Spirits Music trains artists to be leaders and emphasizes breakthroughs in self-expression and self-doubt through music. The school has blossomed to boasting sold-out semesters, presenting annual rock shows, and, in 2018, becoming a kids’ record label.

As a result of her flourishing program, Stephanie was commissioned to create the curriculum for the John Lennon Real Love Project, a songwriting program for children afflicted with cancer. The program has been endorsed by Yoko Ono since 2015. Stephanie was the Associate Producer of the Annual John Lennon Tribute for 8 years, and it is the only Lennon tribute in North America endorsed by Yoko Ono.

Given her valiant vulnerability, it may come as no surprise that Stephanie came up something like a punk with a mystical goth streak. She led a 10-piece band called Oliver Lankard at just 16 years old. By her senior year of high school, she had convinced her principal to give her a half-day schedule so she could catch an afternoon train from her hometown of Hampton Bays to New York City. She was commuting to record her debut EP, the Agony and Ecstasy of (2008). This is where her career truly began.

Stephanie went on to release her debut LP Tree Of Series (2012) under the band name Avidya And The Kleshas. She’s garnered accolades in such venerated press outlets as MTV, The Deli Magazine, and The Southampton Press, among others. Stephanie honed her craft at Long Island University in Brooklyn where she graduated with a degree in vocal jazz performance. “Even though my shows were packed, it felt like nobody was listening. I needed so much courage to wake up every day and keep writing music,” Stephanie explains.

In 2015, Stephanie had the honor of performing at an international United Nations Conference in South Korea with thousands of delegates in attendance, including the UN secretary general Ban Ki-Moon. There she saw firsthand the power of music to transform lives at a global scale. She adds: “And while all these delegates wanted to change the world, they were struggling with changing themselves.”

Now, Stephanie performs exclusively in yoga studios and at yoga festivals. “It’s a whole ethereal experience. The listeners, the yogis, are in sync with the pulse I set. People are breathing with the music. It’s a shared experience in this whole other way than a conventional show.”

Stephanie Carlin is guiding a new generation of artists to deal with the conditions of their lives to self-actualize dreams — or at very least, start to discover them. “Reclamation” is a statement of rebirth. “It’s liberating and terrifying,” she acknowledges, “but it’s so much better than being chained down by fear.”

BlockChain Innovations Corp. Acquires The Games Company

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TORONTO, CANADA – December 19, 2018 – BlockChain Innovations Corp. (“BCI” or the “Company”), an international blockchain technology supplier serving the regulated gaming industry, is pleased to announce that it has acquired The Games Company (“TGC”), a popular provider of online casino games that is licensed by the United Kingdom Gambling Commission and Alderney Gambling Control Commission.

TGC’s games are available across Tier 1 online casino operators and government lotteries, including William Hill, Bet Victor, and Loto Quebec. TGC’s products, including Hippie Chicks, Cash Cowboy, and Lucky 8 Keno, are available in 30+ languages, feature a freespin promotion engine and, most importantly, offer multi-currency wagering including cryptocurrencies.

TGC’s games are available in Canada, the UK, and markets served from Gibraltar with several 1H 2019 launches out of Malta also scheduled. Leveraging BCI’s blockchain technology, TGC products will become provably fair enabled, allowing players to independently ensure and verify game fairness.

BCI’s CEO Matt Stafford, said, “We are excited to acquire The Games Company. In addition to their proven success in the market, strong product roadmap, talented management and staff, and cryptocurrency friendliness; integrating BCI’s technology with TGC’s casino content will allow us to showcase other examples of blockchain applications in the casino content vertical. By adding TGC’s suite of casino content to BCI’s sportsbook, platform, and payments solution, it further establishes BCI as a full-product suite B2B gaming platform supplier with all the advantages of running on blockchain technology.”

The Games Company founder Hans Winkelmann, said: “Joining the BCI family expands BCI’s product portfolio, delivers TGC’s games into new markets and on revolutionary technology. By supplying our game content and other product features via BCI’s technology we can then address cryptocurrency players and the nascent Bitcoin market that has over 22 million wallets and a market cap exceeding $60 billion USD.”
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Notes for editors:
About BlockChain Innovations Corp:
BlockChain Innovations is headquartered in Las Vegas and Toronto. The company designs and develops market ready blockchain technology for public and private real-money wagering and peer-to-peer gaming companies across the globe. The company offers platform, payments, and sportsbook solutions along with leading casino content run on its proprietary blockchain technology for a provably fair gaming and a frictionless wagering environment with deposit-less wagering, instant confirmations and instant deposits for winning bets.

About The Games Company:
The Games Company is an independent casino games development house founded by Hans Winkelmann and Ian Matthews, with a mission to deliver high quality gaming content. TGC is a UK company with a development team based in Portugal, creating HTML5 casino games for desktop and mobile. TGC supplies content to global casino operators and distributes via an RGS allowing for simple integrations and deployment of games.

The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists Names 16 Artist Fellows for its 2019 Art-Business Accelerator Program

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Designated Artists To Receive Free Tuition for the Fund’s Intensive Educational Program, Which Features Tailored Business Training and Expertise


SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO (November 27, 2018) — The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists (CHF), the acclaimed national nonprofit organization, has chosen 16 artist fellows for its 2019 Art-Business Accelerator Program. The selected artists will participate next year in CHF’s innovative and comprehensive initiative, a yearlong virtual course of business study for visual artists that is designed to impart the necessary business training to succeed as entrepreneurs and make a complete living through the creation of their art.

Fellows in the program receive customized business training, publicity, network-building opportunities, sales assistance, and one-on-one support to boost their careers and help make their businesses self-sustaining. The educational program consists of broad strategic workshops and labs delivered by remote technology (a laptop or desktop computer is required), and provides participants with practical knowledge that’s actionable in the real world, including information about how to develop a business strategy, build a compelling brand narrative, find buyers for their art, negotiate contracts, handle copyrights, communicate more effectively, and manage their finances and taxes. Each workshop is led by an expert in the pertinent subject matter, and the labs are deep dives that include extensive time for Q&A, allowing our Fellows to obtain feedback on their specific questions and hear the perspectives of their peers.

At the course’s conclusion in December 2019, CHF will select a group of participants to continue into a second fellowship year that features even more personalized coaching and assistance with signature projects, as determined jointly by CHF and the artist. The CHF team will provide these artists with one-on-one business support and guidance to ensure the greatest possible positive impact on each recipient’s business. This support can include anything from assistance with strategy and implementation, to help in evaluating bids from vendors to carry out specific tasks, such as designing a website or drawing up a contract.

Of the 113 artists who applied for the Fellowship in September 2018, 23% came from the Four Corners region (Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico), with 11% from New Mexico, which is unsurprising given that CHF is based in Santa Fe. Fifteen percent of applicants were from the tri-state metro New York City area, where CHF’s other office is located. Fourteen percent were from California. The average applicant has been a professional artist for approximately 15 years.

“This year’s group of applicants was very diverse, in terms of medium, style, genre, stage of career, business model, interests, background, and location. It was a really broad, fascinating group, which made for a competitive and exciting selection process,” said Elizabeth Hulings, CHF’s director. “One of the things we have to do is make sure the cohort will integrate and coalesce around the intense work they’ll be doing,” she added, “and that was a bit of a puzzle this time around. We are thrilled for our 16 Fellows and anticipate a vigorous and fun Accelerator in 2019.”

The 2019 Clark Hulings Fund Fellows are:

Terri Albanese, Westerville, Ohio, Glass painting
Manuelita Brown, Encinitas, California, Bronze sculpture
Carrie Cook, Austin, Texas, Painting
Sharon Crute, Saratoga Springs, New York, Painting
Andie Freeman, Apex, North Carolina, Oil painting
Adreon Henry, Austin, Texas, Mixed media
Robin Holder, West Milford, New Jersey, Mixed media
Jonathan Keeton, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Watercolor and acrylic painting
Steven Lester, Canton, Georgia, Acrylic painting
Kara Maria, San Francisco, California, Painting and mixed media
James Moore, San Jose, California, Mixed media and sculpture
Bradley Reyes, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Acrylic painting
Tim Saternow, Jersey City, New Jersey, Watercolor painting
Todd Scalise, Erie, Pennsylvania, Installations
April Wagner, Pontiac, Michigan, Glass
Karen Whitman, Bearsville, New York, Printmaking

For biographical info on each artist, please go to https://clarkhulingsfund.org/accelerator/#fellows and click on the 2019 tab.

About The Clark Hulings Fund
The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists (CHF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that champions economic sustainability for working artists. We do this by delivering business education and entrepreneurial learning through a rigorous Art-Business Accelerator, a Digital Learning Portal, in-person education events in local communities, and a federation of artist-formed and artist-led networks of opportunity. All of this work achieves one aim: equip visual artists to thrive as self-sustaining entrepreneurs.

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The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists Announces Its Art-Business Conference in the Washington DC Metro Area, March 23-24, 2019

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Washington, DC – The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists (CHF) is excited to announce its Art-Business Conference in the Washington DC metro area, an event that seeks to inspire visual artists to “Conquer the Changing Marketplace.” This weekend-long business- development workshop will give professional working artists the chance to take a deep dive into the business side of their art careers. Scheduled for March 23 and 24, 2019, the two-day conference is co-sponsored by Artists & Makers Studios, an art center complex dedicated to providing a supportive and vibrant environment for artists to realize their creative goals.

The event manifests CHF’s assertion that “Art is a business and artists should run it.” With the art market undergoing rapid and significant change—not only with regard to technology but also HOW art is marketed, bought, and sold—artists need to reclaim their rightful position at the center of the industry. The Art-Business Conference will help them to take charge of their careers, captivate their audience, maximize the extraordinary professional advantages they already possess and sell their art effectively and profitably.

Topics will include building an action plan, creating a brand story, rocking their portfolio, multiplying revenue streams, pricing for profit, selling art online effectively, building a strong support team, squashing resistance, sales strategies, and much more. All sessions are interactive, allowing artists to work together and engage conference leaders with their specific business questions.

The program will be led by Elizabeth Hulings, CHF director and co-founder; Carolyn Edlund, CHF sales director, and events manager; and Daniel DiGriz, CHF education director. “With a vibrant gallery scene, museums attracting visitors from around the globe, and unparalleled public art, we are thrilled to deliver tangible business skills and training in this exciting market, and to partner with Artists & Makers Studios.” says Hulings.

The event fee is $395, but CHF is offering an extra early-bird price of $295 until January 15, and an early-bird price of $345 until March 1, 2019, when the regular price of $395 starts. Tickets are available here. In addition to conference admission, ticket holders will receive one year of “Colleague”-level access to CHF’s Business Accelerator Portal, a comprehensive online learning and community resource for working artists.

About The Clark Hulings Fund
The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists (CHF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that champions economic sustainability for working artists. We do this by delivering business education and entrepreneurial learning through a rigorous Business Accelerator, a Digital Learning Portal, in-person education events in local communities, and a federation of artist-formed and artist-led networks of opportunity. All of this work achieves one aim: equip visual artists to thrive as self-sustaining entrepreneurs.

The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists Announces Its Art-Business Conference in Fort Lauderdale, February 1-2, 2019

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October 25, 2018, Fort Lauderdale, Florida – The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists (CHF) is excited to announce its Art-Business Conference in Fort Lauderdale, an event that seeks to inspire visual artists to “Conquer the Changing Marketplace.” This weekend-long business- development workshop will give professional working artists the chance to take a deep dive into the business side of their art careers. Scheduled for February 1 and 2, 2019, the event is funded in part by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners through the Broward Cultural Council. The two-day conference is co-sponsored by ArtServe, an active incubator for Broward County’s growing art community.

The event manifests CHF’s assertion that “Art is a business and artists should run it.” With the art market undergoing rapid and significant change—not only with regard to technology but also HOW art is marketed, bought, and sold—artists need to reclaim their rightful position at the center of the industry. The Art-Business Conference will help them to take charge of their careers, captivate their audience, maximize the extraordinary professional advantages they already possess and sell their art effectively and profitably.

Topics will include building an action plan, creating a brand story, rocking their portfolio, multiplying revenue streams, pricing for profit, selling art online effectively, building a strong support team, squashing resistance, sales strategies, and much more. All sessions are interactive, allowing artists to work together and engage conference leaders with their specific business questions.

The program will be led by Elizabeth Hulings, CHF director and co-founder; Carolyn Edlund, CHF sales director, and events manager; and Daniel DiGriz, CHF education director. “South Florida has emerged as an important art hub,” says Hulings. “We are thrilled to be delivering tangible business skills and training in this exciting market.”

The event fee is $395, but CHF is offering an extra early-bird price of $295, until November 15, and an early-bird price of $345 until January 1, 2019, when the regular price of $395 starts. Tickets are available here. In addition to conference admission, ticket holders will receive one year of “Colleague”-level access to CHF’s Business Accelerator Portal, a comprehensive online learning resource for working artists.

About The Clark Hulings Fund
The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists (CHF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that champions economic sustainability for working artists. We do this by delivering business education and entrepreneurial learning through a rigorous Business Accelerator, a Digital Learning Portal, in-person education events in local communities, and a federation of artist-formed and artist-led networks of opportunity. All of this work achieves one aim: equip visual artists to thrive as self-sustaining entrepreneurs.

Mark Pesce’s New PodcastOne series, THE NEXT BILLION SECONDS – CRYPTONOMICS Hosts Live with Audience Interview with Ethereum Founder Joe Lubin

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Sydney, Australia/Beverly Hills, CA – October 29, 2018 – While Bitcoin’s bubble has burst, the world of cryptocurrencies – and the ‘blockchain’ technology that powers them – is here to stay. That world has been shrouded in deep-tech speak by experts holding the secrets to this new economy.

But now crypto and blockchain “noobs” and experts alike can listen to futurist, inventor and award-winning podcaster Mark Pesce, as he brings a refreshing clarity into this new world of CYRPTONOMICS – where everything involving money is changing.

The latest episode of the first season of Cryptonomics features one of the most influential thinkers in the space, Ethereum co-creator Joe Lubin. Pesce recorded the show with him during a live interview at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) last week. The show can be heard at https://cryptonomics.show/2018/10/25/episode-1-09-joe-lubin-ethereum-consensys/ and on all major podcast services.

In the interview, Lubin, the co-creator of Ethereum, and ‘godfather’ of the smart contract, traces his arc from his college days at Princeton to founding ‘blockchain venture studio’ ConsenSys. As Joe makes clear in the conversation, Ethereum is a process – not yet a product, and described the roadmap toward Ethereum 2.0 – taking a lot of what’s been learned since the network went live in 2016 — and fixing its shortcomings.

“The “live” version of the Ethereum white paper, maintained on the Ethereum website, is an interesting read. Particularly when you remember that it was drafted by someone who was only eighteen years old at the time” says Pesce.

Across the first five episodes CRYPTONOMICS listeners learn the basics of the blockchain, the bonanza of Bitcoin and what it says about how money works in the 21st century. In episodes 6 to 9 (and coming Friday 2 November, episode 10) the audience is treated to discussions of some of the most important current topics in the space: fedcoins & stablecoins, evaluating ICOs for environmental impacts, the fervor surrounding the crypto/blockchain space, and now the future of Ethereum.

The business of blockchain is already transforming agriculture, energy, gaming, and more – finding its way into every part of our daily lives, while from the cutting edge we’re seeing “smart contracts’, computer code blending with cryptocurrencies to create ‘smart money’ – money that thinks for itself!

Pesce is joined on CRYPTONOMICS by experts including serial entrepreneur and author Mark Jeffrey, BitTrade founder Ron Tucker, Agridigital’s Emma Weston, PowerLedger’s Dr. Gemma Green, CryptoFlip’s Max Kenny, Havven’s Kain Warwick, P2P Foundation’s Michael Bauwens, and more. The guests’ insights give listeners a window onto a world where every part of our lives has been touched by blockchain technologies.

“People believe in cryptocurrencies”, Pesce says, “But belief is a lousy investment strategy. CRYPTONOMICS listeners learn the questions they need to ask before they make a risky investment. They’ll learn how to make the world of blockchain work for them — and their children. Money is changing – let’s get ready for that new world!”

Currently available on PodcastOne.com – via the PodcastOne App – or search THE NEXT BILLION SECONDS CRYPTONOMICS on Apple podcasts.

About Mark Pesce:
Mark Pesce is a futurist, inventor, writer, entrepreneur, educator and podcaster. In 1994 Pesce co-invented VRML, a 3D interface to the Web. Pesce was a judge on Australian Broadcasting Company’s series The New Inventors, celebrating Australia’s newest inventions, and writes an award-winning column for global tech publication The Register.

Pesce hosts several podcasts, including This Week in Startups Australia; and The Next Billion Seconds – winner of the Best Technical and Scientific Podcast of 2018 at the Australian Podcast Awards – offering a window into the world of tomorrow. Pesce has written six books, including The Playful World, VRML: Browsing and Building Cyberspace, and Hyperpolitics, and founded postgraduate programs at both the University of Southern California and the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, holding appointments as Honorary Associate at the University of Sydney, and Honorary Adjunct at the University of Technology, Sydney.

Steve Weisberg & his Orchestra Perform at Santa Monica’s Magicopolis November 14 with Special Guests Including Gaby Moreno, NRBQ’s Terry Adams and more

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October 17, 2018, Santa Monica, CA – Noted for his long and busy career as a producer and music director Steve Weisberg is bringing his orchestra, with a who’s who of LA’s top session musicians, together again for a variety show style concert at Magicopolis, 1418 4th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401, Wednesday November 14 at 8pm. Tickets are $30 and are available here.

Joining Weisberg’s amazing 17-piece orchestra will be NRBQ founder Terry Adams, noted indie Latina singer/songwriter Gaby Moreno, Billboard Jazz Charting Ghanian-American singer Abiah, noted father/son act The Cages, Suzy Williams – long known and loved as the songbird of Venice, and up and coming singer Clara Zimm, with more special guests to be announced.

Weisberg has extensive experience as an arranger and musical director on recordings and live events often for famed producer Hal Willner with artists including Sting, Elvis Costello, Marianne Faithful, K.D. Lang, Macy Gray, BØRNS, David Byrne, Lou Reed, Carla Bley, Michael McDonald, Kesha, Tony Clifton, Howard Tate, Shane McGowan, Jill Sobule, Jackson Browne, Bill Frisell. and many, many more.
Weisberg describes his orchestral aspirations to be “Lawrence Welk meets Spike Jones meets Frank Zappa.” Adding, “come on down and get ready to be amazed, surprised and thoroughly entertained!”

Past SWO shows included performances by BØRNS, Victoria Williams, Jill Sobule, Petra Haden, Sussan Deyhim, Mocean Worker, and Perla Batalla, so attendees never know what surprise guests might pop up!