Hadi Eldebek: Why must artists be poor?
هادي الدبق: كيف يسهم الفنانون في الاقتصاد - وكيف بإمكاننا أن ندعمهم
TED Resident Hadi Eldebek is a musician, educator and entrepreneur who creates artistic, cultural, and educational projects around the world. Full bio
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I sent them the following email:
أرسلت إليهم البريد الالكتروني التالي:
this message finds you well.
آمل أن تصلكم هذه الرسالة في أحسن حال.
of my master's program in engineering
as a full-time musician.
is not to worry about me."
was a little bit more skeptical.
mistake of your life.
were so enthusiastic about my decision,
متحمسين جدًا لقراري،
coming from my brothers
to make it as an artist,
to be a full-time artist.
أن أكون فنانًا بدوام كامل.
who need to have a second job
الذين يحتاجون الحصول على وظيفة ثانية
sometimes becomes their plan A.
تصبح أحيانًا الخطة الأساسية.
who experience this.
عليّ وعلى أصدقائي ممّن يختبرون هذا.
10 percent of art school graduates
أنّ 10 % فقط من خرّيجي مدرسة الفنون
في العمل كفنانين بدوام كامل.
sales, education and other fields.
المبيعات، التعليم ومجالات أخرى.
to be a struggling artist.
أن يكون الفنان فنانًا مكافحًا.
the European Union
بدأ الاتحاد الأوروبي
arts funding initiative.
will give 2.4 billion dollars
للإبداع 2.4 مليار دولار
for our National Endowment for the Arts,
لمنحنا الوطنية لدعم الفنون
for the arts across the United States,
في أرجاء الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية،
marching bands alone
وكالة الطاقة النووية بأكملها.
Brendan McMahon for the "Huffington Post,"
لموقع "هافنغتون بوست،"
the one trillion dollar budget
ميزانية تريليون دولار
were allocated to the arts,
for 20 full-time symphony orchestras
20 فرقة أوركسترا سمفونية بدوام كامل
ب 50000 دولار لكلّ منهم.
in a capitalist society,
from a financial angle, shall we?
من زاوية ماليّة، هلّا فعلنا ذلك؟
in economic activity,
في النشاط الاقتصادي،
ماليّة فحسب، أليس كذلك؟
than just an economic value.
هي أكثر بكثير من قيمة اقتصادية وحسب.
and it supports creativity
من بعضهم البعض وتدعم الإبداع
this much to our economy,
تساهم بهذا القدر في اقتصادنا
so little in arts and artists?
القليل جدًا في الفنون والفنانين؟
of our schools nationwide
من مدارسنا في كل أنحاء البلاد
in arts education programs?
من ميزانية برامج تعليم الفنون؟
of arts and artists
and far from being fair,
وبعيد عن كونه عادلًا،
and financial support
instead of being forced to drive Ubers
بدلًا من إجبارهم على قيادة سيارات (أوبر)
they'd rather not have.
يفضّلون عدم العمل بها.
for artists, however.
don't know about these opportunities.
من الفنانين لا يعلمون بشأن هذه الفرص.
and people with money.
الذين يملكون المال من جهة
you have artists seeking funding,
الذين يبحثون عن التمويل،
about the people with the money,
عن هؤلاء الأشخاص الذين يملكون المال،
don't necessarily know
الذين يملكون المال بالضرورة
to share "Grantpa,"
and funding opportunities
and less intimidating.
towards solving an existing problem
من حلّ مشكلة موجودة بالفعل
on multiple fronts
بشكل جماعي على جبهات متعّددة
the artists in our society.
إلى الفنانين في مجتمعنا.
as a luxury or a necessity?
in the day-to-day life of an artist,
في الحياة اليومية لأحد الفنانين،
no matter how struggling they are,
بأنه مهما كان الفنانون يعانون،
they're following their passion?
my brothers the following email:
البريد الإلكتروني التالي لإخوتي:
this message finds you well.
في أحسن حال.
that I am doing great
أنّني أبلي بلاًء حسنًا
of thousands of artists
culturally and financially
الثقافي والمالي بشكل أفضل
to focus on their crafts
ليركّزوا على ما يصنعون
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Hadi Eldebek - Musician, educator, entrepreneurTED Resident Hadi Eldebek is a musician, educator and entrepreneur who creates artistic, cultural, and educational projects around the world.
Why you should listen
After completing his undergraduate studies in math and chemistry, Hadi Eldebek enrolled in a master's program in industrial engineering before he decided to focus on music, culture, and entrepreneurship. His choice was encountered by doubts about how he was going to make it as an artist.
When Eldebek was awarded a music grant in 2015, he started to explore how to make funding opportunities more accessible to artists around the world, sparking grantPA -- a platform that connects artists and organizations to funding and professional development opportunities.
Eldebek's collaborations with pioneers in the world of arts, culture and education, including Yo-Yo Ma's SilkRoad Ensemble, Disney World Imagineering and Harvard Graduate School of Education have equipped him with a valuable mindset and powerful insights that led him into the creation of numerous projects. He often tours as a musician and a panelist. He was recently a TED Resident, where he co-developed grantPA and Circle World Arts with his brother, Mohamad Eldebek, into ideas worth spreading.
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