Revolution for the Family: Heather Bhandari and Nikki Columbus on Pandemic Parenting, art, and Activism

This week on Explain Me, co-hosts William Powhida and Paddy Johnson talk to arts organizers and activists Heather Bhandari and Nikki Columbus about the challenges for mothers during the pandemic, and the challenges for arts workers seeking to make changes to a system that no longer works for them. Of the family-focused topics discussed we take on pandemic screen time for kids (Bhandari describes DinoTrux as terrible for kids, but a necessary evil), what to do if your toddler licks a bodega door, and disrupted schedules that make it impossible to find or look for work and require long and often unusual hours. On the subject of organizing we discuss several projects spearheaded by Bhandari and Columbus respectively designed to pave actionable paths for artists. Finally we discuss Frieze New York, and contrast their dubious charity efforts during the fair to the more collective NADA art fair model that works towards a sustainable model for everyone. Show links below. The Art World Conference Forward Union Art/Work , Heather Bhandari and Jonathan Melber N+1, Free Your Mind , by Claire Bishop and Nikki Columbus Art+Work+Place , Emergency Session I, Veralist Center Art+Work+Place , Emergency Session II, Veralist Center Museum transparency Newsletter (Read about all the layoffs and other bad news that’s happening in the museum world right now—of which there is a ton.) The Model Model: Ethical Actions by Arts Organizations in the time of COVID-19 (Read about the good news and exemplary work by arts organizations.) Obama Commencement Speech (twitter hashtag) Frieze Art Fair (May 8-15th) NADA Fair (May 20-June 21)

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Revolution for the Family: Heather Bhandari and Nikki Columbus on Pandemic Parenting, art, and Activism is an episode from Explain Me by Paddy Johnson and William Powhida.

This episode is 112:29 long.

This episode was published on May 19, 2020.

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