Inspiration and The Art of Living Black

The Art of Living Black (TAOLB) is an annual fine art exhibit featuring over 100 African American artists in the Bay Area.   Joan Kuenz  and I (Edwin Rutsch)  interviewed participating artists about their experience with finding inspiration for life and art.  "Inspiration and The Art of Living Black" is  part of  my personal quest for inspiration. More about my quest can be found at the Inspiration Project website.  The following links will guide you through this documentary video project.

Inspiration & The Art of Living Black
			Youtube Group     A group on Youtube were all videos are located.  At the group page you can browse and view over 160 videos with more than 8 hours of stories and art. Be sure to post your feedback in the comments sections. This is the first project that we know of that has made available an entire art show on Youtube.
	You can also access the videos by browsing the detailed links and playlists below
				Introduction to the Stories      Joan Kuenz introduces the interview workshop process.  00:06      Artist Feedback about the video interview workshop. 00:07      Creating the 2006 Exhibit from set up to take down. 00:10      34 Artists Act out Signs of Inspiration.  00:10
				Stories of Artists First Inspiration Experiences  32 videos,  01:40 Artists share personal and intimate stories about one of their first memories of feeling inspired. Many of the artists talk about their childhood experiences.
				Stories of Artists Inspiration for an Artwork 34 videos, 03:00 Artists tell personal stories about how the inspiration for one of their artworks came about.
				2006 Artist Talk 25 videos, 01:16 Artists give a talk and tour of their artwork at the TAOLB exhibit.  Each artist talks for 2 to 5 minutes about their piece in the exhibit.
				2007 Artist Talk  27 videos, 01:22 Artists give a talk and tour of their artwork at the TAOLB exhibit.  Each artist talks for 2 to 5 minutes about their piece in the exhibit.
				Artist Feedback about TAOLB 41 videos, 01:16 Artists talk about their experience in taking part in TAOLB. Artist considering taking part in TAOLB should find this of special interest.

Other links

• TAOLB Web Site - The official website for  The Art of Living Black (TAOLB)
• The Richmond Art Center - The art center in Richmond, California where TAOLB exhibit is held every year.
• Project Development Site - Technical site for project developmental resources.
  • Artist tip- PR For YouTube group
  • Artist tip- Embedding video into your webpage