January 19, 2005

The D.I.Y. Library 
How-to articles and manifestos from Expo 2000-2005

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THE EXPO D.I.Y. LIBRARY

Business
Taxes, promotions, copyright

Funding
Benefit events, grants

Health
Studio toxicity, healthy lifestyles

Culture & Community
Advocacy, identity, parenting

Guerrilla Art Project Reports
Free expression, art interventions

Methods & Technique
Printing, photography, performance

Music: The Home Producer
From MP3s to home studios

Music: On The Road
Touring and management

Venues
Booking, forming, promoting


BUSINESS
Top

Get Ready for the Gallery
By Amy Ellingson, artist and educator

Strategies for Artworld Success
By Chris Cobb, artist and educator

Open Source Art: Copyright Issues Online
An interview with Electronic Frontier Foundation attorney Robin Gross

Fiscal Sponsorship Issues
Caiti Crum, BAVC

Tax Tips For Rockers
Q&A with tax attorney Andy Pollack

The Art Of Small Business
By Janet Lees, Renaissance Entrepreurship Center

Fundraising Basics
By Patricia Morgan, Community Arts & Cultural Enhancement

Your Life In Art
By Cay Lang, Taking the Leap

The Nonprofit Option
By Josh Wilson, Independent Arts & Media

Copyright Basics
Adapted from U.S. government documents

The Artist's Web
By Li Gardiner

How To Open Your Studio
By Li Gardiner, Artist Resource


CULTURE & COMMUNITY
Top

Your Child, The Artist: DIY Tips for Moms & Dads
By Ellyn Parker, parent and indie producer

De-Polarized: Arts Forum San Francisco
By Brad Erickson, Arts Forum SF

Does Art Make a Difference?
By Med-O, 848 Community Space


FUNDING
Top

Staging a Successful Benefit Event By Emily Griffin, DJ/producer

Grantwriting Basics
By Francis Phillips, grants consultant

Grantwriting Outline
By Francis Phillips

Grant Resources
By Francis Phillips


GUERRILLA ART PROJECT REPORTS
Top

The Door is Always Open
The Department of Public Art strikes again, with a telling example of car/bicycle dynamics.
By Citizen Q

A Bit of Extra Action
"Generously proportioned, smartly attired, including a hypnotic drum corps, a wicked-ass brass section and a provocatively uplifting flag squadron."
By the Extra Action Marching Band

Yes, It's a Heart. In a Jar
The preserved heart of Father Junipero Sera provokes astonishment and discourse.
By John Graham

Hearts in San Francisco (Remix)
What happens when "officially sanctioned" public art fails to meet the standards of a movivated band of masked art critics?
By Anonymous

RESPONSE TO: Hearts in SF (Remix)
How does a conscientious public-art producer react to unsolicited critique from the street?
Interview with Amy Kweskin

Memoirs of a Guerrilla Geisha
Could it be that a major Asian cultural institution was promoting orientalism?
By the Guerrilla Geisha

I Stole Another Art Project
How more fitting could it be, than to appropriate a show based on appropriation?
By Gordon Winiemko

New Mission Cafeteria
An organic, streetside collage project reclaims public space from swarming ad culture.
By Clark Buckner

$800/1BR, Parking, Well Ventilated!
It truly was a dream apartment, "too good to be true," at the height of the dot-com housing crunch.
By Matthew Purdon, Odyssey Arts

Streets on Fire
A safe space for inflammable performance manifests in SoMa.
By Isa Isaacs, Temple of Poi

Urban Alterations
No one stopped to ask what he was doing with his welding kit.
By Scott Kildall


HEALTH
Top

From Emergency Aid to Health Insurance
Health Care for Artists & Musicians

By Margaret Pitcher, band manager

Toxic Art Materials
What every artist should know

By Nate Orman, artist/designer

Poisoned By Painting
By Tesia Blackburn, artist

Detoxify Your Studio
By Tesia Blackburn


METHODS & TECHNIQUE
Top

Digital Photography Tips
By Gabriella Marks, professional photographer

Manuscripts, Agents, Typography
A tip sheet for self-publishers

By Jennifer Joseph, publisher, Manic D Press

So You Want to be an Actor
By Jenny Debevec, Theatre Bay Area

How to make bad theater
By Jenny Debevec


MUSIC: THE HOME PRODUCER
Top

How to Produce Your Own Jams
By John Anaya, Hummpback Studio

Getting Your Independent Music Online
By Eliot Van Buskirk, MP3.com

Get Your Record In The Shops

By the Aquarius Records staff

Pro Digital Audio On The Cheap
By JC Wilson, Neighborhood Bass Coalition

Analog Tricks, Digital Studios
By Walt Svala, Planet-3.com


MUSIC: ON THE ROAD
Top

Who Wants to be a Booker?
By Matt Shapiro, independent booker

How to Go on Tour (without killing your bandmates)
By Conan Neutron, Replicator

Touring Band Budget Chart
By Conan Neutron

Nadine Sez: Know Your Band Manager Basics
By Nadine Condon, independent band manager


VENUES
Top

21 Grand: Two Evictions & Three Grand Openings
Interview with Sarah Lockhart

Lights! Clamor! APAture 2005
By Mel Tran

CELLspace: The Arts in Abundance
By Brian Short

CounterPULSE: The Arts Put Down Roots
By Brian Short

Dematerialized: Pond Gallery's Active Afterlife
Interview with Steve Shada and David Forster

Public Glass: Stoking the Furnace
By Therese F. Martin

The Short on Curating an Art Show
By Kim Carlson, ArtSF

How To Open a DIY Artspace
An interview with Pond's Steve Shada, Marisa Jahn and Blair Randall

Bay Area Music & Art Venues
By the Expo Staff

Preserving Your Artspace
By Kathleen Diohep, ArtHouse Feedback

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