Art Career

“Men argue, nature acts.” -Voltaire

The world is changing before our eyes. What we once knew is lost forever. In its wake we find a new term, solastalgia, used to describe the distress caused by environmental change, a sadness for the weather we once knew. The arctic burns and the deserts flood, it is an angry planet on which we live. And who among us stands up and says I will be the first to change?

Maimuna Adam is currently in Southeast England where she is working on a residency project with artists from around the world. The project is called Upcycled and is intended to create work from archives from around the world or from the personal archives of the artists involved. She is also working on her personal artwork for which she has been developing different narratives using coffee as a painting medium. She holds a strong interest in the history of coffee and how it shapes the world. To hear more about this and her other work, listen to the complete interview.

Roy Scranton is based in Los Angeles. He recently released two books and has a few other small pieces coming out in various publications in the near future. He is now starting to think about what a human future may look like in the catastrophic world that is currently emerging and beginning to figure out how his work will take shape moving forward. Much of Scranton’s recent smaller projects relate to the topic of climate change and the work that emerges next will follow along these lines. To hear more about his books (which are listed in our reading section below) and more, listen to the complete interview.

 

A Few Words to Keep in your Pocket:

The point of no return has long since passed. Now is the time to salvage what is left.

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. Maimuna Adam has been reading a lot of books on Kindle of late including Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne which she picks up from time to time to stop herself from getting too serious. Roy Scranton’s books can be found here.

Twyckenham Notes accepts art and photography for publication. They are currently accepting submissions for their upcoming issue and artists chosen will be paid a nominal fee for publication of their work. If work is not selected, artists may resubmit after two issues have gone by. Those published must wait a year before re-submitting work. All art must be previously unpublished. For more details, and to familiarize yourself with the publication, visit the website. Deadline for current submissions is September 15.

 

Deadlines

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

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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 Succeed with Social Media Like a Creative Genius.

Time flies. We all know the phrase. A cliche. And yet, there is so much truth inherent in this – that is what makes it a cliche after all. One moment we are young, full of life, and the next, half our life has sped by before our eyes and we are starting to look toward the second act. The same is true on a smaller scale. What we put off today, we are always amazed to discover, sneaks by us in the short term and before long is nothing but a distant memory. The opportunities you say you’ll get to later are the ones you’ll surely miss.

Atlantic Center for the Arts invites artists interested in using the body and live performance as a primary expressive tool to apply for the Annie-B Parson Residency. The Master Artist Statement for this opportunity is as follows:

“This is a time for a deep dive into making live performance work within a brain trust. We will use each other for inspiration, energy, goodwill and serious feedback. Choreographers should come to the workshop with a study they want to expand into a “finished” piece. We will give ourselves the construct of a deadline, using the last day of the workshop for final showings and feedback. The residency will be comprised of time for rehearsals, showings, group responses, and private meetings with me.” -Annie-B Parson

For more information and to apply, visit the website. Deadline for submissions is September 15.

Also at the Atlantic Center for the Arts is the Will Cotton Residency for painters. All applicants must be serious painters willing to spend time during residency on intimate discussion of technique and art. Accepted artists may apply for financial assistance. To learn more about the residency and about artist Will Cotton, and to apply, visit the website. Deadline for applications is September 15.

Twyckenham Notes accepts art and photography for publication. They are currently accepting submissions for their upcoming issue and artists chosen will be paid a nominal fee for publication of their work. If work is not selected, artists may resubmit after two issues have gone by. Those published must wait a year before re-submitting work. All art must be previously unpublished. For more details, and to familiarize yourself with the publication, visit the website. Deadline for current submissions is September 15.

At Praxis Center we realize that a month is but a moment. All three of the opportunities listed here have a deadline one month from today. How many of them will you attempt? Don’t wait until tomorrow, use the skills and tools we provide to reach for these new horizons today. Our experts are ready to assist you, and our community is ready to embrace you. Time flies. Don’t let it pass you by.

 

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 Succeed with Social Media Like a Creative Genius.

 

Photo credit: Will Cotton

“Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth.” -Pema Chodron

Things fall apart. Of this we can be certain. What we know today is not what we will know ten years from now, or twenty – it is not what generations from now will even begin to understand. There is no use in fearing change. You cannot stop it and, in truth, in order for there to be growth, there also must be destruction. To move, ourselves, to another level of understanding means to annihilate the person we are who does not have the knowledge we have yet to gain.

Dan Paz is based in Seattle, Washington. There she finds a modest but vibrant arts community that is on the verge of expanding. At present, she is involved in multiple projects including one titled The Sun Never Knew How Great it was Until it Struck the Side of a Building. This project, named after a quote from Brutalist architect Louis Kahn, examines how Brutalism finds its way to the U.S. The work investigates otherness in relation to place-based work. Paz also works in photography and expanded forms of media. To hear more about her work and live in Seattle, including her work with incarcerated youth which influences her projects, listen to the complete interview.

Renee Luna BeBeau is currently involved in festivals and events doing henna work. The summer season keeps her busy with this practice, decorating bodies of festival goers with art that slowly fades away. While some of BeBeau’s work holds to the tradition of the art, she also departs from this tradition. A former tattoo shop owner, it was an artist who came to her shop who first introduced her to the art. She moved away from permanent tattooing in favor of working with the impermanent medium. BeBeau also works in other mediums including paint. To hear more about her work, listen to the complete interview.

A Few Words to Keep in your Pocket:

Embrace change as the only constant in life and live well.

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. Dan Paz is reading All About Love by Bell Hooks. Renee Luna BeBeau is reading How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan

 

The Tina Marie Plein Air Grant is available to artists interested in expanding their practice in Costa Rica. The grant includes a two week stay at Mauser Eco House, meals Monday through Friday, private room and attached bath, access to 1.5 acres of outdoor studio space and more. For full details, see the listing on Rivet. Deadline to apply is September 9.

 

Deadlines

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

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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 Succeed with Social Media Like a Creative Genius.

There’s never a wrong time to reach out into the world and see what you come up with. Today is the perfect day to seek out your next opportunity and put your full weight behind committing to it. Around here we like to say you’ll never land an opportunity you don’t apply for, so here are a few that might be of interest. Today is the day.

Latitude Chicago is now accepting applications for their 2020 residency period. Residency includes some supplies, unlimited access to lab and studio space, and the opportunity to participate in many events and activities. For further details, visit the website. Application deadline is August 31.

The Tina Marie Plein Air Grant is available to artists interested in expanding their practice in Costa Rica. The grant includes a two week stay at Mauser Eco House, meals Monday through Friday, private room and attached bath, access to 1.5 acres of outdoor studio space and more. For full details, see the listing on Rivet. Deadline to apply is September 9.

Artists with an interest in object design are invited to apply for SZDIF 2019 Gadget Design Award. Shenzhen Industrial Design Profession Association seeks its official gadget/souvenir for attendees of the Shenzhen International Industrial Design Fair 2019. Design entries are evaluated by a high-level jury of professionals in the field. For complete information and to submit your design, visit the website. Deadline for submissions is September 30.

At Praxis Center we know that any opportunity is better than no opportunity. Your art career is up to you so what are you waiting for? Join the Praxis community today and receive the support of experts in the field and a community of peers all taking the same leaps you are and all ready to support you along the way. Tomorrow isn’t a guarantee. Don’t hesitate. Today. Is. The. Day.

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 Succeed with Social Media Like a Creative Genius.

 

Photo credit: Latitude Chicago

“What need is there to weep over parts of life? The whole of it calls for tears.” -Seneca

What is the meaning of this? Are we to understand that life is nothing more than a series of trials until we reach the end of our road? Perhaps there is more to these ancient words than that. To weep is to express profound emotion – sorrow, pain, guilt, anger, joy, reverence, awe. There are layers upon layers of tears throughout our lives but this only means that we are living.

Alison McNulty lives and works in Hudson Valley, New York where she is currently working on a number of projects, both old and new. Recently, Alison attended a residency in the Catskills where she was fully immersed in an outdoor environment but in close proximity to a studio. This allowed her to move between the outdoor and indoor spaces and gave new dimensions to her work. She also recently participated in an interactive festival for which she revisited an older project. McNulty also teaches at Parsons School of Design and French-American School of New York. To hear more about how she is using her summer months between teaching, including her upcoming project titled Hudson Valley Ghost Columns which utilize materials local to the Hudson Valley, listen to the complete interview.

Sheila Pepe is based in Brooklyn. She is preparing to participate in a show at the John Michael Kohler Art Center titled Even Thread has Speech for which she will create an installation in a solarium filled with plants. Pepe grew up surrounded by religious objects which she eventually realized were also sculpture. She has a strong interest in the origin of things and a lot of her work itself originates in home crafts she learned as a child. These crafts were intended to suit an assumed future lifestyle as wife and mother. Pepe identifies as an androgynous lesbian feminist and so the origins of much of her work have in fact yielded a far different result than was intended by the instructors. To hear more of her fascinating interview that intertwines religious iconography, queer culture and a discussion of the meaning and origin of objects, listen to the complete interview.

A Few Words to Keep in your Pocket:

Do not shy away from the intensity of emotion that life invokes. Embrace it and live fully.

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. Alison McNulty considers books like old friends, she keeps them close for when they’re needed. One old friend is Matters of Care by Maria Puig de la Bellacasa. Sheila Pepe has recently been surprised to discover The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith.

FONDATiON THALiE is accepting submissions to those interested in forming an artist/writer collaboration for the 2019-2020 residency period. The theme of residency and project is challenges that Europe faces to today and the challenge is to envision perspectives for its future. Participants can be already collaborating at the time of application or can be formed specifically for this project. Artists of all nationalities who are based in Europe are invited to apply – applicants must speak French or English. There are monetary incentives for those chosen. For more details and to apply, visit the website. Deadline is September 15.

Deadlines

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

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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 Succeed with Social Media Like a Creative Genius.