{"id":31127,"date":"2025-01-02T13:56:13","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T14:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/?p=31127"},"modified":"2025-01-02T15:12:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T15:12:58","slug":"shall-we-begin-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/shall-we-begin-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Shall We Begin (Again)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new year brings the opportunity for new beginnings. But it is important not to expect a full rewrite of your entire life. Committing to working\u00a0<em>toward<\/em> a few healthy shifts is one thing, deciding firmly that this is the year you turn on a dime day one and reset your course is nothing more than an invitation to fail. Humans are creatures of habit, and psychology and behavioral science tell us that it takes time to reshape those habits. So give yourself some grace, and do not expect a new year miracle. With that said, here are some opportunities to start your year off right.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.watermillcenter.org\/residencies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Watermill Center\u2019s Artist Residency Program<\/a> fosters experimentation, offering artists time, space, and resources to develop their practice, share processes, and explore new ideas in a communal environment. Learn more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watermillcenter.org\/residencies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">at the website<\/a>. Deadline for applications is\u00a0<strong>January 15<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kresgeartsindetroit.org\/award\/kresge-artist-fellowship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kresge Artist Fellowships<\/a> award $50,000 to emerging or established artists, celebrating creative vision and excellence across diverse disciplines, including self-taught and culturally rooted art forms. <a href=\"https:\/\/kresgeartsindetroit.org\/award\/kresge-artist-fellowship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the website<\/a> for more information. Deadline is\u00a0<strong>January 16<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sculpturecenter.org\/callartists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Sculpture Center<\/a> invites emerging artists in sculpture and mixed media from the greater Ohio region to apply for the funded 2026 Revealed Emerging Artist Series. Inclusivity prioritized. For more information and to apply, <a href=\"https:\/\/sculpturecenter.org\/callartists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit the website<\/a>. Deadline is\u00a0<strong>January 27<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/praxiscenterforaestheticstudies.com\/courses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Praxis Center<\/a> believes in setting realistic goals for your art career and offering the resources to help you meet them. We nurture artists every step of the way, and we can\u2019t wait to meet you and be part of your journey. Give Praxis a try today and see how far it can take you.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h6><em>Brainard Carey is an author, artist and educator. He is the director of Praxis Center for Aesthetics and is currently faculty at the School of Visual Arts in NYC. He has written seven books for artists, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/162153765X\/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&amp;fbclid=IwAR0m2cFPe9xHLHPOV6ZWn4LLIYT6KcNYm6pGmWSxRBQedXbFxe-n82LTyfo&amp;ref_=dp_ob_neva_mobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Making it in the Art World<\/a>. His seventh book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Problem-Art-World-Z-Navigation\/dp\/1621537951\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Problems in the Art World: An Artist\u2019s A-Z Action Guide<\/a>, is available now.\u00a0<\/em><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new year brings the opportunity for new beginnings. But it is important not to expect a full rewrite of your entire life. Committing to working\u00a0toward a few healthy shifts is one thing, deciding firmly that this is the year you turn on a dime day one and reset your course is nothing more than [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":20433,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-31127","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-art-career","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31127"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31128,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31127\/revisions\/31128"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}