Techdirt. Stories filed under "ruckus" Easily digestible tech news... http://www.techdirt.com/ en-us Techdirt. Stories filed under "ruckus"http://www.techdirt.com/images/td-88x31.gifhttp://www.techdirt.com/ Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:58:00 PDT A Conference All About Art On The Web Mike Masnick http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120921/22332220469/conference-all-about-art-web.shtml http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120921/22332220469/conference-all-about-art-web.shtml written about in the past, has been working on a cool series of events in NYC recently, called RUCKUS NYC, trying to bring together a variety of artists who are using the web to their advantage. Of course, it's not just a gathering, but a concert as well. He's also running a Kickstarter campaign, seeking support for the event, which looks quite cool. That campaign ends soon if you'd like to help out and support it.
Art matters. And it’s hard. So we’re bringing a bunch of amazing people together to talk about how they make their art, get it online, and build a career.

We’re artists ourselves. And the changing digital tools, the power (or not) of the old system, and the pressures of the economy are all big, scary issues for us. We’re building RUCKUS NYC to help each other find a way forward.
We've been seeing more and more stories of artists looking forward, rather than backwards. Of looking at opportunities, rather than looking for a place to point the blame finger in a changing market place. It's nice to see positive events like this one springing up.

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