Hadi Eldebek: Why must artists be poor?
האדי אלדבק: איך האמנים תורמים לכלכלה--ואיך אנחנו יכולים לתמוך בהם
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:
את האי-מייל הבא:
this message finds you well.
of my master's program in engineering
as a full-time musician.
כמוזיקאי במשרה מלאה.
is not to worry about me."
was a little bit more skeptical.
mistake of your life.
were so enthusiastic about my decision,
coming from my brothers
to make it as an artist,
to be a full-time artist.
who need to have a second job
שצריכים לעבוד בעבודה שנייה
sometimes becomes their plan A.
הופכת לפעמים לתוכנית א' שלהם.
who experience this.
10 percent of art school graduates
שרק 10 אחוזים מבוגרי לימודי האומנות
sales, education and other fields.
ובתחומים אחרים
to be a struggling artist.
להיות אמנים שמתקשים.
the European Union
arts funding initiative.
הכי גדולה בעולם.
will give 2.4 billion dollars
for our National Endowment for the Arts,
לקרן הלאומית לאומנויות,
for the arts across the United States,
ברחבי ארצות הברית
marching bands alone
תזמורות המצעדים הצבאיים בלבד.
Brendan McMahon for the "Huffington Post,"
ב"הפינגטון פוסט",
the one trillion dollar budget
were allocated to the arts,
for 20 full-time symphony orchestras
in a capitalist society,
חיים בחברה קפיטליסטית,
from a financial angle, shall we?
in economic activity,
בפעילות כלכלית,
than just an economic value.
מסתם ערך כלכלי
and it supports creativity
this much to our economy,
so little in arts and artists?
באמנויות ובאמנים?
of our schools nationwide
ברחבי הארץ
in arts education programs?
בתוכניות חינוך אמנותיות?
of arts and artists
and far from being fair,
ורחוקה מלהיות הוגנת,
and financial support
instead of being forced to drive Ubers
they'd rather not have.
for artists, however.
למרות זאת.
don't know about these opportunities.
לא יודעים על האפשרויות האלה.
and people with money.
you have artists seeking funding,
about the people with the money,
don't necessarily know
to share "Grantpa,"
and funding opportunities
ואפשרויות למימון
and less intimidating.
towards solving an existing problem
בפתרון של בעיה קיימת
on multiple fronts
the artists in our society.
רואים את האמנים בחברה שלנו
as a luxury or a necessity?
כמותרות או כהכרח?
in the day-to-day life of an artist,
בחיי היום יום של האמן,
no matter how struggling they are,
לא משנה כמה הם מתקשים,
they're following their passion?
אחריי התשוקה שלהם?
my brothers the following email:
לשלוח לאחיי את האי-מייל הבא:
this message finds you well.
that I am doing great
שאני מסתדר מעולה
of thousands of artists
culturally and financially
to focus on their crafts
במלאכה שלהם
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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