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Lindsey Nickel
Aug 11, 20182 min read
Photos from the Front Seat
Some people meditate or practice yoga to find balance, others like to go for long walks. Me? The most effective way for me to restore and...


Lindsey Nickel
Jan 10, 20183 min read
Mompreneur and Mindfulness
Last weekend at the end of a two day video shoot, my tired tween spoke up and said, “I want my mom! I don’t want the producer, editor, or...

Lindsey Nickel
Oct 25, 20172 min read
Once a Sweeper, Always a Sweeper
Aaron Burr Jr. had some free advice for Alexander Hamilton in the now all-too-famous musical “Hamilton” created by Lin-Manuel Miranda....


Lindsey Nickel
Jun 22, 20174 min read
Risky Passion and the Making of an Artistpreneur
I have a question…how often do you consider your risk threshold or the pull of your passion? Do you even consider these factors? Do you...


Lindsey Nickel
Mar 19, 20173 min read
Coping with Confidence Paralysis
I finally fired off an email reply to an organization. This is not my first inquiry. It’s not an unsolicited email. It is a response to...

Lindsey Nickel
Mar 5, 20172 min read
Commander in Tweets, Leading Through the Tangled Webs of Social Media
During a casual weekend phone chat with my buddy, Artist and Art Gallery Owner Sarah Ellen Smith, we galloped into a topic that has been...


Lindsey Nickel
Feb 21, 20173 min read
Chasing Creativity
Last year, within three months of each other, my nephew and aunt died by suicide. For an undetermined period of time “my art” was on...

Lindsey Nickel
Jan 13, 20172 min read
This Metabook is Mega Cool!
Every once in awhile, I get a lucky break! This December I was in the right space at the right downtime. A colleague of mine named...

Lindsey Nickel
Oct 31, 20161 min read
Putting the “HAPPY” in Happy Halloween!
It’s been a ridiculously busy post-summer/autumn season! Tons of grant writing opportunities, too much travel, tons of new clients and...

Lindsey Nickel
Aug 28, 20162 min read
When Do-Gooding Ends Badly, How Do You Cope?
A very dear friend and work buddy of mine is going through a rough patch. A program that she worked hard to fund and develop was hijacked...

Grace Anne Alfiero
Nov 10, 20151 min read
Busy Is, As Busy Does…
Because we have been busy, busy, busy at Arts In Action writing so many proposals, it’s been awhile since we have posted our grant...


Grace Anne Alfiero
Aug 5, 20152 min read
The Sweet Season of Summer!
Summer in the Northeast is bliss! The culture up here in the Delaware Valley and beyond is to work Monday through Thursday. Summer hours,...

Grace Anne Alfiero
Apr 21, 20142 min read
So Easy, A Kid Can Do It!
Some of my favorite childhood memories are from times spent with my siblings and our cousins. We always played football, wiffleball or...
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