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Sunshine and Studio time at the Residency
Starry Night Residency Program This week at the Residency, our artists have been making great use of the studio. Here are Artists In Residence Caitlin Glennan, Libbet Loughnan & Amanda Martinez, fast at work in the studio. The spring has begun in the desert. We’ve been enjoying each others company around the fire pit at night and working outside […]
Deadline Extension for Frieze Week NYC
We’ve extended our Exposure application deadline to come to New York during Frieze week to April 10th at Midnight The Exposure program has partnered with SELECT Fair to curate our fifth exhibition and we are excited to return to New York May 13th – 17th. We invite all to join us and encourage visual artists to apply! Will you be […]
The Birth of ART School
After spending years working with artists in our Residency and Exposure programs, we continually saw the same questions and stumbling blocks popping up for artists. No matter if they were basking in the desert sun and making work in our quiet hot springs town of Truth or Consequences, or exhibiting their work at a bustling, international art fair like Art […]
March On!
We’re giving you a free video! This is straight from our ART School program, and this free video is an example of the invaluable resources and tools we have for you. Our newest program, ART School, is so exciting, we can’t wait to share it with you! We’ve taken all of your feedback, combined it with our knowledge and experience, […]
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 […]
How To Know When to Quit Working on A Piece of Art
“When is my work of art complete?” This is perhaps the most important question for any artist, of any medium! I once started a sketch that was my best ever. Then I changed the eyes of the subject to be farther apart. Next, I changed them to be closer together. That action affected the nose and made it look […]
