In this spirit I want to propose a salon renaissance. Invented in Italy in the 16th century, salons reached their peak in France during the 17th and 18th centuries. They brought together artists, writers, musicans, and art lovers, for conversation and cultural enrichment.

At a time when art funding is disappearing, why not create a salon  in your home, to share you work and the work of others with an interested community of like-hearted people who are committed to making the world a better place? Three or four artists, a big living room, and perhaps some potluck dishes, for an hour or three, can provide a forum for art to flourish at a grassroots level, without funding and without plugging into the consumer fame machine.

Make art and share art. Together we can change the world, a drawing, story, a song at a time.

When a new child is born in the family, the ancestors gather above it
and whisper among themselves: “Maybe this will be the one who
will tell our stories and heal our lineage.”        Angeles Arrien

Es verdad que reparten cartas
transparentes, por todo el cielo?

Is it true they scatter
transparent letters across the sky?         Pablo Neruda