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Learn How to Fund Your Next Big Project: And Help Others Fund Theirs
Make the most of your passion to relate and grow by connecting with like minded people? There’s always room for change and there’s always room for growth! So, here are a couple of websites that provide an innovative portal for people looking to expand their ideas by either connecting with like-minded people or by getting their ideas out […]
Happy New Beginning From Starry Night
“Every day is a chance to begin again.” — Catherine Pulsifer We are welcoming 2015 with optimism and anticipation, and reflecting on a great year in 2014. Here is our collection of a year in photos, at the Residency, Exposure NYC, Exposure LA, and Exposure Miami. Music by Music For Painters and Pela. This fun-to-read guide will change […]
Finding Inspiration in the Desert: Gem Hunting
Nothing inspires like the beauty of our natural world. One of the most exciting ways to interact with nature in New Mexico is to try your hand at rock hounding for the many precious gems and minerals found throughout the desert. We’ve been lucky enough to go on many such excursions, including bringing along a few Starry Night residents to […]
Best Year Ever Workbook
Do you want to really shine as an artist in 2015? Do you have big dreams and goals that you want to accomplish in the coming year? Stay on track and get where you want to be with our Best Year Ever workbook and planner. Have you been making great work all year long but haven’t had a big show of it yet? Have you […]
The Brain on Art: Neuroesthetics
A whole new field called neuroesthetics is devoted to understanding how and why people appreciate art and music, and define beauty. Before neuroscience, master painters sought to give viewers an intense experience, activating senses and stirring emotions. Today, we are beginning to look into the mechanism by which these responses occur. Primitive humans needed to be aware of predators around […]
Starry Night “Cartists” in Residence?
The visual art genre contains such a broad spectrum of creations, not limited to the elusive Art Car. Most car artists have no formal training, but trained artists do work within the medium, also known as “Cartists.” I don’t consider myself a Cartist, but each time I see one cruisin’ through town my motivation seems to increase. Art cars got […]
A Little Motivation From History’s Greatest Artists
Once we have our mind set, it’s only natural to want it right there and then. But we must be patient in our hard work towards our dreams. Think of your art career as a marathon, not a sprint! Yoko Ono’s was published in a compilation of letters from various artists to young artists. Her letter was published amongst […]
