By David Blasher
“Every artist deserves SPA.”
That’s what we believe about SPA — Scaffolding for Practicing Artists — MAP Fund’s coaching and peer gathering program. In these times of chaos, arts defunding, widespread distrust of institutions, and attacks on vulnerable communities, it makes sense that isolation, greed, and mistrust will grow. In contrast, SPA offers space and time to strengthen connection to self and community, which helps us deepen our ability to trust, share, and grow together.
Click here to continue reading this piece, available for free on our Medium page, in which MAP’s Executive Director reflects on his time with the SPA Program, relationships between coaches and artists, and the creative trajectory of SPA alum Migiwa ‘Miggy’ Miyajima.
