http://www.cardus.ca/contributors/dhegeman en Copyright 2012 Cardus Thu, 24 May 2012 10:35:27 -0400 Cardus Thu, 24 May 2012 10:35:27 -0400 http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/767/ Comment asked regular contributors to tell us of signs of hope they see in their daily work, in the spheres of culture where they are most active, or in the world at large. What follows is their obser... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Comment asked regular contributors to tell us of signs of hope they see in their daily work, in the spheres of culture where they are most active, or in the world at large. What follows is their obser... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/62/ We asked Comment contributors to send us very short statements of practical wisdom that they use and are willing to stand by, based on their own experience or oral traditions in their communities.... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 We asked Comment contributors to send us very short statements of practical wisdom that they use and are willing to stand by, based on their own experience or oral traditions in their communities.... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/244/ A turning point in my life came in 1979. A speaker at a meeting suggested I read Rookmaaker's brand new book Art Needs No Justification. I bought it the next day. Though less than 100 pages, this book... Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0500 A turning point in my life came in 1979. A speaker at a meeting suggested I read Rookmaaker's brand new book Art Needs No Justification. I bought it the next day. Though less than 100 pages, this book... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/223/ Last month, I examined the first of two recently published books heralding a major shift in our economy and culture: Virginia Postrel's The Substance of Style: How the Rise of Aesthetic Value Is Remak... Tue, 01 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0400 Last month, I examined the first of two recently published books heralding a major shift in our economy and culture: Virginia Postrel's The Substance of Style: How the Rise of Aesthetic Value Is Remak... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/219/ We now live in an aesthetic culture: an "age of look and feel." This new focus on the sensory nature of things-their visual, tactile and emotional character-has become a major factor (perhap... Sat, 01 May 2004 00:00:00 -0400 We now live in an aesthetic culture: an "age of look and feel." This new focus on the sensory nature of things-their visual, tactile and emotional character-has become a major factor (perhap... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/205/ Creativity and technical facility are not enough, in and of themselves, to achieve professional excellence in the plastic arts and fine crafts. I first saw evidence of this during my college years as ... Mon, 01 Mar 2004 00:00:00 -0500 Creativity and technical facility are not enough, in and of themselves, to achieve professional excellence in the plastic arts and fine crafts. I first saw evidence of this during my college years as ... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/196/ Hans Rookmaaker, in the opening chapter of his delightful little book Art Needs No Justification, gives a brief, penetrating analysis of the changing role of the artist in the modern art world. He foc... Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0500 Hans Rookmaaker, in the opening chapter of his delightful little book Art Needs No Justification, gives a brief, penetrating analysis of the changing role of the artist in the modern art world. He foc...