During the open-studio weekend in September, visitors nominated their favorites among 1, 708 participating artists.

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If you want to get to know some of the bands playing the conference, SXSW has made available over 7 gig of music from participating artists.

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Participating artists include Hidden Orchestra, Submotion Orchestra and Ghostpoet.

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Two years ago, while participating in the museum's "Conversations With Artists" series, Mr. Laib stepped into the Rothko Room for the first time and was transported by "a very emotional, deep feeling, " he says.

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Also participating in the round were CMEA Capital, Venture51, Crunchfund, Mark Ecko and Artists and Instigators.

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That changed in September when Ms. Watson, who is 31, "came out" as an artist by participating in "GO, " an open-studio weekend organized by the Brooklyn Museum, during which artists of every level across the borough welcomed the public into their work spaces.

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