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Questions to artists about issues they face in their work and lives.

Stress and Burnout as an Artist

March 24, 2022 Leave a Comment

Marilyn Pappas, NEVERTHELESS SHE PERSISTED II (detail)

Periodically, we pose questions about issues artists face in their work and lives. This month, we wanted to revisit a question we first posed in 2018, How do you deal with stress and burnout, as an artist? Artists Clint Baclawski, Tsar Fedorsky, Marilyn Pappas, Jessica Rizkallah, and Debra Weisberg respond. Marilyn Pappas, textile artist For more years than I care to … [Read more...]

Mythology and Traditional Stories in Art

December 3, 2021 1 Comment

Ethan Murrow (Drawing & Printmaking Fellow '16), THE CULTIVAR (2021), High flow acrylic on mounted board, 60 x 48 in.

Periodically, we pose questions about issues artists face in their work and lives. This month, we asked a group of artists, How do mythology, fables, folk tales, and traditional stories impact your art? Poet Kirun Kapur, visual artist Ethan Murrow, printmaker Debra Olin, Bharatanatyam dance artist Soumya Rajaram, and photographer Astrid Reischwitz … [Read more...]

Envisioning Your Art, Post Pandemic

July 15, 2021 1 Comment

From REACHYOU, an interactive Augmented Reality project by Katrina and Jonah Goldsaito (Sculpture/Installation/New Genres Finalists '21)

Periodically, we pose questions about issues artists face in their work and lives. About a year ago, we asked artists how the pandemic had impacted their art. For good or ill, COVID-19 forced many artists to reimagine their creative practice. Now, as the pandemic starts to ebb and society begins to reopen, we asked, What possibilities do you see for your art? Katrina … [Read more...]

Seldom-Discussed Artist Issues

May 5, 2021 1 Comment

Photo from NECESSARY MONSTERS, scenic design by Cristina Todesco, written by John Kuntz (Dramatic Writing Fellow '15), SpeakEasy Stage, Boston.

Periodically, we pose questions about issues artists face in their work and lives. We wanted to revisit a question we first asked in 2016: What issues do you see artists grappling with that don’t often get discussed? Whether because they're hard to talk about or because they fly under the radar, some issues just don't get a lot of open discussion on forums such as this … [Read more...]

Artists’ Advice for Gatekeepers

February 24, 2021 4 Comments

Johnetta Tinker (Drawing & Printmaking Fellow '20), FROM THY ANCESTORS (2017), monoprint collage on paper, 20.5x16.5x5 in.

Periodically, we pose questions about issues artists face in their work and lives. We recently asked a group of curators, editors, and presenters about their advice for artists. So this time, we decided to turn the tables and ask artists, What is ONE THING you wish more curators, editors, and presenters, i.e. gatekeepers, would incorporate into their selection … [Read more...]

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