Interested in creating change with art? Then you won’t want to miss this event: Eco Art for Earth: How Artists Influence Environmental Change! I am honored to be in conversation with Beverly Aarons, of Artists up Close. Through interview and interactive group discussion we will explore how art can directly impact public policy and public perception of environmental issues. Here are the details:

Where: The event is hybrid, with an in-person option at Blue Cone Studios in Seattle
When: April 19, 7-8:30 PM, 2024
Tickets: Click HERE for in person tickets and HERE for virtual option. All proceeds go to Beverly Aarons and Artists up Close. There are a limited number of "inclusion tickets" for BIPOC and low-income attendees.

Beverly Aarons left, Carrie Ziegler, right.

Let me share a bit about Beverly Aarons:

With a professional writing career spanning 30+ years, Beverly Aarons is a distinguished storyteller, exploring the intersections of history, current realities, and imagined future worlds. As an award-winning journalist, she has interviewed a diverse range of individuals, from artists and business owners to scientists, for publications such as South Seattle Emerald and The Iranian. And she has facilitated several conversations at Town Hall Seattle.

Recognizing the need for in-depth arts coverage, Beverly Aarons founded Artists Up Close in 2022. Her passion for uncovering the deeper layers of artists' lives and creative processes drives her to tell stories that transcend superficial hot-takes and soundbites.

In 2023, she began collaborating with Seattle artists and organizations to create unique, transformative artist conversations that are more than just a bunch of talking heads and a silent audience. Her artist gatherings are more than talks, they’re community discussions.

Aarons' thoughts on founding Artists Up Close:

"I created Artists Up Close because I’m hungry for arts coverage that goes deep. I’m hungry to read it and I’m hungry to write it. We live in an era of quick hot takes, sound bites, and copy/paste press releases. I’m tired of that. I want to dig beneath the surface of artists’ lives and artistic practices. What makes them tick? What is their reason for existing and creating? I want to take a trip deep into the mind of the artist. Come take that journey with me."

See why I’m honored. She’s amazing! Please join us for this in depth conversation!