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Ellen Pearlman

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Ellen Pearlman, a native New Yorker is a new media artist, critic, curator and writer who received her PhD from The School of Creative Media, Hong Kong City University where her PhD thesis on “Noor A Brain Opera” was awarded highest global honors by Leonardo LABS Abstracts. Noor was the world’s first immersive, interactive brainwave opera in a 360-degree theater. A Fulbright World Learning Specialist as well as a EU Vertigo STARTS Laureate, Ellen is on faculty at Parsons/New School University and a Senior Research Assistant Professor at RISEBA University in Riga, Latvia. She is also Director of the ThoughtWorks Arts Residency, President of Art-A-Hack(TM) and Director of the Volumetric Society of New York.
Still from “Noor: A Brain Opera” where performer Saba Arat’s brainwaves launched databanks of videos, audio, and a libretto as the audience viewed her brainwaves through as part of a human computer interaction loop.
Still from “Noor: A Brain Opera” where performer Saba Arat’s brainwaves launched databanks of videos, audio, and a libretto as the audience viewed her brainwaves through as part of a human computer interaction loop.

George David Clark

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The author reading Reville at Union University

George David Clark was born in Savannah and raised in Chattanooga and Little Rock. He now lives in Washington, PA with his wife, Elisabeth, and their four young children.

The author of Reveille (winner of the Miller Williams Poetry Prize from the University of Arkansas Press), David’s recent poems can be found or are forthcoming in AGNI, Alaska Quarterly Review, The Believer, Blackbird, The Cincinnati Review, The Georgia Review, The Gettysburg Review, Image, Ninth Letter, Poetry Northwest, The Southern Review, The Yale Review, and elsewhere.
 
After earning an MFA at the University of Virginia and a PhD at Texas Tech University, David held the Olive B. O’Connor Fellowship in Poetry at Colgate University and, later, the Lilly Postdoctoral Fellowship at Valparaiso University.  He’s received additional honors from Southern Poetry Review (the Guy Owen Prize), Narrative Magazine (the 30 Below Prize), and the Sewanee Writers’ Conference (a Walter E. Dakin fellowship), among others. The editor-in-chief of 32 Poems, he previously served in various capacities on the staffs of Meridian, Virginia Quarterly Review, Iron Horse Literary Magazine, and the Best New Poets anthology. Since 2015 David has taught creative writing and literature as an assistant professor at Washington & Jefferson College.

Time to Take the Plunge?

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It isn’t easy to ask for what you need. But as a career artist, there will be numerous occasions when you find overcoming the discomfort of the ask can pay off in big ways. Whether it’s communicating with a gallery owner for the first time, completing an application for an opportunity you feel is out of reach (which is not to say that it is out of reach!) or asking for funding from potential patrons and sponsors, there are many ways in which overcoming your obstacles can produce big benefits. Take the story of Praxis student Sarah who reached out when she had a particular need and was pleasantly surprised by the results. In her own words:

“I put out letters to local businesses to sponsor my upcoming Bay Area performance of my one-woman show and so far one has said yes to $100 sponsorship and one for $200. I’m so excited this is working! That covers half of my production cost.“

Praxis Center takes great care in nurturing our students through those aspects of a career in art that are less comfortable, even intimidating. We know that there can be times when overcoming your anxiety is a real stumbling block to advancing your success and we are there to make sure you have the tools and the confidence to forge ahead regardless. When you join Praxis you receive our full suite of courses and access to our virtual classroom where we offer additional support as well as a community of colleagues all banding together to navigate the often thorny path of an artistic career. Move past your obstacles and start realizing your dreams.

Brainard Carey is an author, artist and educator. He is the director of Praxis Center for Aesthetics. He has written six books for artists; Making it in the Art World, New Markets for Artists, The Art World Demystified, Fund Your Dreams Like a Creative Genius, Sell Online Like a Creative Genius and the forthcoming Succeed with Social Media Like a Creative Genius.

Signed and doodled copies of these books can be purchased from Praxis Center.

 

Golden Artist Colors began publishing the Just Paint newsletter in 1989, a source for information about painting techniques, product information, and the latest research in art materials. Now online, JustPaint.org has become one of the most exhaustive resources for technical information in fine art. With the new Just Paint Experience, GOLDEN is expanding the concept to provide artists with quick-reading, studio-oriented content to help bring their visions to life.

When you subscribe to Just Paint Experience (free), you’ll receive access to exclusive content. GOLDEN will also notify you whenever there is new content added to the site.

 

 

Lee Running

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Lee Emma Running’s work embraces the beauty and complexity of the natural world. Guided by simple material investigations, her sculptures, installations and drawings are deeply connected to place.

Running was awarded the 2017 Iowa Arts Council fellowship. In 2018 she completed a major permanent installation in the Edgar Fine Art Building at Upper Iowa University, and a temporary installation in the Governor’s Office at the Iowa State Capital using herbarium samples from the 1800’s as inspiration. In the last year she has exhibited her work at the Morris Graves Museum, Eureka CA, Western Carolina Museum of Fine Art in North Carolina, the Front Gallery, New Orleans, LA, The Dubuque Museum, Dubuque, IA and the National Taiwan University of the Arts. She has been an artist in residence at the Jentel Foundation, Sheridan WY, Penland School of Crafts, Penland N.C., Constellation Studios, Lincoln NE and The Vermont Studio Center, Johnson VT. In 2020 she will be artist in residence at the Bernheim Forest in Kentucky.

Her work is in international public and private collections, and she is represented by Olsen Larson Galleries in Des Moines IA where she lives. Running was born in Minnesota, grew up in Colorado, received her BFA from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY and her MFA from the University of Iowa. She is currently Full Professor of Art and Chair of the Studio Art Department at Grinnell College. In 2020 she will be appointed the director of the Center for Prairie Studies at Grinnell College.

Cure: Glass, 2019, Polished roadkill deer bones, cast glass, meat hook, hardware, 6x2x3 feet
Detail – Cure: Glass, 2019, Polished roadkill deer bones, cast glass, meat hook, hardware, 6x2x3 feet

Fiction

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“Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.” -Albert Camus

Stories are an integral part of the human experience. We use them to make sense of our own reality, to parse out the details that are too difficult or opaque to look at directly. Our fictions become almost as important as the world in which we live. We treasure stories, pass them down to the next generation and look to them for answers. Characters from fictions become icons to whom we turn in times of trouble for their wisdom.

Elise Tak is a painter turned digital painter who lives and works in Brooklyn. Her subjects are fictional “world famous” movie actors. Over her career she has created 10 characters. She uses 3-D and 4-D tools to painstakingly make each of her created characters look real. Tak has recently finished creating imagery and projection design for the play Paging Doctor Faustus. To hear more about her fascinating art and other projects, listen to the complete interview.

Mohamed Ben Soltane lives and works in Tunisia. He has an upcoming group show in New York titled Occupational Hazard at Apex Art. For this show Soltane created a triptych mosaic that expresses aspects of the history of art in Tunisia. The work itself is three versions of a signature. To hear more about this piece as well as Mohamed Ben Soltane’s other projects including the residency program he co-founded, listen to the complete interview.

A Few Words to Keep in your Pocket:

Never underestimate the power fiction has to heal reality.

Interviews are available on iTunes as podcasts, and for Android please click here. All weekly essay pieces in a shareable format are here. The full archive of interviews here.

Books to Read

What are you reading? Add your titles to our reading list here. Elise Tak references Moment of Clarity by Lee Camp. For a rainy day, Winnie the Pooh – the Complete Collection narrated by Alan Bennett is a delightful listen and comes highly recommended by an 8-year-old closely connected to Praxis.

Artists over the age of 16 from around the world are invited to submit digital images of their figurative or representational work to The Moth Art Prize 2019. Selected artist receives $1,000 euros and a two week stay at The Moth Retreat in rural Ireland. The winning artist is not expected to produce a body of work during their stay at The Moth Retreat, the purpose is for relaxation and rejuvenation. There is a 20 euro fee for portfolio entry. For complete details and to submit, visit the website. Deadline is May 31.

Deadlines

Weekly Edited Grant and Residency Deadlines – review the list here.

 

 

Brainard Carey is an author, artist and educator. He is the director of Praxis Center for Aesthetics. He has written six books for artists; Making it in the Art World, New Markets for Artists, The Art World Demystified, Fund Your Dreams Like a Creative Genius, Sell Online Like a Creative Genius and the forthcoming Succeed with Social Media Like a Creative Genius.

Signed and doodled copies of these books can be purchased from Praxis Center.

 

Golden Artist Colors began publishing the Just Paint newsletter in 1989, a source for information about painting techniques, product information, and the latest research in art materials. Now online, JustPaint.org has become one of the most exhaustive resources for technical information in fine art. With the new Just Paint Experience, GOLDEN is expanding the concept to provide artists with quick-reading, studio-oriented content to help bring their visions to life.

When you subscribe to Just Paint Experience (free), you’ll receive access to exclusive content. GOLDEN will also notify you whenever there is new content added to the site.