Allyson Arendsee grew up in San Diego and is now based in New York City. A recent graduate of Westmont College, Allyson is continuing her education at the New York Center for Art and Media Studies. She spends several hours a week assisting International Arts Movement as a graphic designer and editorial assistant. In her spare time, Allyson enjoys observing some of New York's more obscure artifacts, including rooftop water towers, and engaging in lively discussions over good, strong coffee.
From the article, “The Economics of Arts, Artists, and Culture- Making a Better Case” (Grantmakers in the Arts: Reader Vol 20, No. 3 Fall 2009) In a time of economic trial, artists, who stereotypically are often the ones to be jobless, or at least struggling if not famous or “discovered” yet, are facing serious unemployment […]
A historical and contemplative article on the modern understanding of “beauty” in our society… “The problematic role of beauty in art is a peculiarly modern one — or, more accurately, a modernist one, since it was created by the writers and artists who came of age around the time of the war and who refused […]
An excerpt from the article “Mystery and Evidence,” by Tim Crane. “Religious belief tolerates a high degree of mystery and ignorance in its understanding of the world. When the devout pray, and their prayers are not answered, they do not take this as evidence which has to be weighed alongside all the other evidence that […]
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