<p>Today we're talking to the boys! Or, given our audience demographics, we're talking to the girls and gender non conforming folks about the boys... </p><p>Buy We Need Your Art <a href="https://www.amiemcnee.com/pre-order-we-need-your-art-book-amie-mcnee" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">here</a> and be our best friend forever!</p><p>00:00 Introduction and Preamble00:47 Discussing Men and Creativity00:49 Housekeeping and Personal Updates03:13 How we're trying to be less tired07:10 Book Launch and Pre-orders12:12 The Importance of Men's Art27:37 The Gendered Nature of Art and Craft27:48 Men's Role in Art: Historical Context29:13 The Struggle of Monetizing Art for men and women32:33 Cultural Influences on Art Monetisation 33:33 The Australian Male and Creativity35:10 Encouraging Men to Embrace Art40:53 Breaking Gender Norms Through Art50:13 Final Thoughts and Encouragement</p><p><br></p><p>TOUR DATES</p><p><a href="https://bookmarkshoppe.com/event/2025-03-11/we-need-your-art-book-launch-author-amie-mcnee?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaaAsG22AkZQDWXsg97cwslFEXQyFSH02NmxodK4XXn1bqfriSarqoqGpXw_aem_UdOJw0rjgHL1xAQGmO_JFQ" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">BROOKLYN event at the Bookmark Shoppe on the 11th of March</a> ( I refuse to bow to the ludicrous American style of writing the date)</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/we-need-your-art-an-evening-with-amie-mcnee-tickets-1243991464959?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">PHILLY Event at Head House books on the 13th</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.taylorcobooks.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">BROOKLYN event at Taylor & Co on the 14th</a> (scroll down home page and you'll find it!)</p><p>Note those dates are actually different to the ones I've been talking about... misread an email!</p><p><br></p><p>Save the date for LONDON: 25th of March at <a href="https://dice.fm/venue/morocco-bound-wnln?lng=en" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Morocco Bound</a></p><p><br></p><p>And the 27th of March at the <a href="https://marlowbookshop.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Marlow Book</a> shop (our local!)</p><p><br></p><p>Save the date for Amsterdam: April 5th, 2-3pm at <a href="https://www.scheltema.nl/home" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Scheltema</a></p><p><br></p>
