http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/29/nyregion/new-york-today-artists-in-residence.html 2016-09-29 12:32:37 New York Today: Artists-in-Residence Thursday: Finding inspiration in unusual places, honoring a fallen firefighter, and Vaclav Havel Day. === Good morning on this cloud-covered Thursday. For nearly 40 years, The idea of a municipality’s having an artist-in-residence was unprecedented when she proposed it in 1976, but in recent years, Ms. Ukeles’s residency has inspired similar programs elsewhere. In 2014, the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs began a public artist-in-residency program that has placed artists in the The program provides artists access to an agency’s resources, facilities and the people it serves. For the past 11 months, Christine Tinsley and Jules Rochielle have worked with female veterans in the city through their residency program at the Department of Veterans’ Services. Ms. Tinsley, for one, has focused in part on photography, shooting portraits of more than a dozen local veterans. She plans to print the portraits on used military uniforms that have been transformed by hand into paper. “When you think of a veteran, you see a male image,” Ms. Rochielle said. The artists’ work, she hopes, will change that perception. Ms. Rochielle said she would like to eventually find a place to display the art from the residency program to the public. Art is a “tool for us to connect and communicate through,” Ms. Rochielle said. “It’s a fabric that’s essential for society.” Here’s what else is happening: We’ve seen better. You’ll need a light sweater and (possibly) a raincoat. It’ll stay cloudy and breezy, with a Things are looking more or less the same from now through the end of the weekend, so begin brainstorming some indoor activities. Parcheesi, putt-putt or pottery painting, perhaps? • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The city’s Czech community last night honored the memory of an artist who rose to become a president, serving as a prisoner along the way: Vaclav Havel. An event at the Mr. Havel, who He visited New York just after the fall of the Iron Curtain and was welcomed by a huge gathering of local artists at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. In 2006, he also spent a seven-week residency at Columbia University. Ms. Karpetova said Mr. Havel’s works were just as important as they were decades ago. “In the turbulent times we’re facing today,” she said, “we need the words of wisdom.” New York Today is a weekday roundup that stays live from 6 a.m. till late morning. You can For updates throughout the day, What would you like to see here to start your day? Post a comment, Follow the New York Today columnists, You can find the latest New York Today at