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County of Renfrew Reborn

Here are the slides from a talk on economic renewal that I am giving for the County of Renfrew on Monday September 17, 2012 at 10 am at the Best Western Renfrew Inn and Conference Centre. The challenges facing the county are not unlike small towns elsewhere in rural Ontario and, for that matter, in [...]

Read First Four Chapters Quantum Entity | we are all ONE, Free

You can download the first four chapters of Book 1 of Quantum Entity Trilogy free by clicking on: http://www.old.dramatispersonae.org/images/QuantumONE_CS_Third_Edition_First_Four_Chapters.pdf. If you believe in Ellen’s message that ‘We Are All ONE’, can you help us spread the word? Let your friends know that they too can get the first four chapters of Quantum Entity | we [...]

Big Video Shout Out to Brevis Gallery Artists & Artifex Sponsors

Plus Introduction to Generation Q, Film by prototypeD.org Plus Introduction to Quantum Entity Trilogy How diverse, sustainable, interesting and vibrant a place would Ottawa be or any city if every one of our artists went on an Atlas Shrugged-inspired strike forever? We want to thank each of our Brevis Gallery Artists and our sponsors for [...]

Mayor Jim Watson Speaks at Artifex

National Gallery of Canada, June 20, 2012 Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Bonsoir, Mesdames et Messieurs. It is a pleasure for me to be here tonight. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the Professional Artists Gala and the inaugural “Artifex” event in support of Ottawa’s artistic entrepreneurs. J’aimerais saisir cette [...]

Radio Plays

Some of the cast of the film Quantum Entity | We Are All ONE, Generation Q came together at prototypeD.org to record two scenes from Book 1 as radio plays. In Scene 1, you’ll hear superstar performance artist Nell reporting to business dynamo, the fabulous Ellen Brooks, that CEO, Damien Bell, leader of their upstart, [...]

Generation Q

Film by prototypeD.org, Directed by Janak Alford My name is Janak Alford. I am an Architect, a hacker, an artist and a filmmaker. I run not-for-profit, Ottawa-based, underground film studio, prototypeD.org. About eight months ago and after reading an early version of his manuscript, I was captivated by the world of Quantum Entity created by [...]

Introduction to the World of Quantum Entity

Tomorrow Wednesday June 20th, 2012 at Artifex*, we introduce everyone to a mid 21st Century world that is both marvelous and frightening; it is on the verge of being swept up by a revolution where new artificially intelligent creatures have come to join humanity in their march to their joint destiny whatever that may be. [...]

Nell’s Folly

We present below some images (by prototypeD.org) and original music and lyrics (by Chris Brydges) from the upcoming film based on the book, Quantum Entity, We Are All ONE (by Bruce M Firestone). Foreword: When young Damien Bell, physicist and engineer, and his business partner, the fabulous Ellen Brooks unleash Damien’s twin creations, a new [...]

Artpreneurs Aren’t Important, Right?

Wrong! Here’s a thought experiment for you to perform. Close your eyes for a moment and ask yourself: how diverse, sustainable, interesting and vibrant a place would your city be if every one of these professionals went on an Atlas Shrugged-inspired strike forever? Here’s my list of suddenly vanishing artpreneurs: graphic artists, architects, musicians, writers, [...]

Artifex

Professional Artpreneur Gala We want to take this opportunity to thank all the sponsors of Artifex in advance of this very special event that will take place on June 20th, 2012 at the National Gallery Of Canada. These organizations make it possible to celebrate the essential role that the arts play in building better, more [...]

Open Letter to: Our Community and all of the City of Ottawa

From: Professor Bruce M Firestone, Executive Director, Exploriem.org Date: May 28, 2012 Re.: Support for the Arts and Artists in this Community The average Canadian artist makes just $22,000 per year. Yet where would be without art? How dull our cities would be and how empty life would be of music, film, fabulous clothes, cool [...]

Nell’s Folly

The Successors Miss Nell, Performance Artist from Palos Verdes, California Nell knows that you have to think not of your own victory over those who would harm you but what you might do afterwards to prepare and make way for your own successors. Here Chris Brydges sings a mournful tune that nevertheless celebrates Nell’s thinking. [...]