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Stories of Success: The Exposure Program
Our director, Monika Proffitt, was recently interviewed about the Starry Night Exposure Program, which she created to bring emerging artists to major art fairs such as Art Basel Miami and Frieze Week NYC. One of the artists that we worked with, Anastas Konstantinov, played a big role in our exhibition programming. You can check out the interview here: Please tell […]
10 Ways to Prepare For Life After Graduation
“Almost every successful person begins with two beliefs: the future can be better than the present, and I have the power to make it so.” Just graduated? Welcome to your quarter life crisis. We know. It sucks. But it doesn’t have to all the time. You’ve got your whole life ahead of you… Here’s 10 things you can do to prepare […]
Stop Thinking Like An Artist, And Start Thinking Like An Entrepreneur
Okay, so you have your work completed and ready, you’ve got an idea, you’ve got an army of supporters willing to back you up no matter what, and you’ve made a mental list of all the potential resources to make it all happen. Now, the only thing that’s missing is ______. THE RIGHT ATTITUDE. Many times we find ourselves making […]
Creativity is Madness!!!
You start with an unspoken idea, a blank canvas and some tools to help you shape that idea. You start with the contours or you dive right in & then you take a step back. No. Not good enough. You dive in again, and you start building a momentum, a rhythmic dance almost. Your hands must capture your thoughts just right! If you can relate to […]
How To Become the Best You Can Be
When we speak of childhood memories, people tend to think of a bunch of crayons, doodled walls and scribbled papers. Ah, he/she’ll grow up to be an artist, they say. But what if that wasn’t the beginning? What if we were never presented with the concept of a crayon, or color. What if a child was never told what a circle […]
3 Tips To Help You Craft Your Application
Similar to an interview, an application requires your full attention. You want to leave a room after making a strong impression; likewise, you want a viewer to look at your application and categorize it under “powerful stuff.” So here are some tips we’ve gathered together in correlation with the article How To Nail An Interview for you: 1. Dress to Impress In […]
5 Steps to Enhance Your Residency
Here are some helpful tips that you can apply to seed, water & nurture an Artist Residency: 1. Define your vision Yes, tackle the most important part first. Refine while defining your fundamentals. Your vision will act as your thesis throughout the process, so sketch it with your clarity-specs on! Think of all the possible questions anyone may have about […]
