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Building an Artist Application Package: How to Set Up Your Artist CV and Statement So Applying Becomes Easy
This article explains how to create a professional artist application package for residencies, grants, and exhibitions by building a sustainable system for your artist CV, statement, bio, images, and documentation. It offers guidance on preparing, customizing, and maintaining materials that align with your evolving practice and institutional opportunities.


How Artists Can Best Harness the Energy of an Artist Residency: What to Do Before, During, and After
This article examines how artists can harness the full energy of an artist residency by approaching it intentionally before arrival, working strategically during the residency period, and integrating its outcomes afterward, with clear guidance on documentation, networking, and marketing as essential parts of the residency experience.


How to Decide If You Should Do an Artist Residency and How to Choose Which Ones to Apply To
This article explains how to decide if you should do an artist residency and how to choose artist residency programs that align with your practice, capacity, and long-term professional goals.
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At What Point Can You Call Yourself an Artist? Philosophies, Histories, and the Weight of a Title
The term “artist” is deeply charged, carrying centuries of cultural weight, social expectations, and philosophical contention. It is a...
Feb 23, 20256 min read


The Role of the Artist as Curator: Origins, Value, and Contemporary Practice
This article explores the origins of the artist-as-curator phenomenon, examines its value to contemporary art, and outlines how artists approach and enact curatorial roles.
Feb 5, 20255 min read


What Counts as Art? Cultural Capital in Creative Fields (Part One)
What counts as art is not simply a matter of individual taste or artistic intent but the result of a complex web of social, cultural, and...
Feb 2, 20256 min read


How to Identify Reputable Art Opportunities: Deciphering Value and Avoiding Exploitation
Opportunities for artists—exhibitions, residencies, grants, markets, and community projects—are often presented as pivotal steps toward...
Jan 12, 20256 min read


Breaking Down Gallery Contracts: What Every Artist Should Know
Gallery contracts are a critical foundation for professional relationships between artists and galleries, outlining expectations, rights,...
Jan 1, 20255 min read


Who Gets What? Understanding Commission Splits and Gallery Responsibilities
When artists consign their work to a gallery, they enter into a partnership where the artist provides the work, and the gallery...
Jan 1, 20255 min read


The Importance of an Inventory List in Gallery Contracts
This article explores the purpose of an inventory list in a gallery agreement
Jan 1, 20254 min read


Selling Out or Staying True? Authenticity in Art Under Consumer Capitalism
Learn how an artist can remain true to themselves in a consumer capitalist market!
Dec 31, 20245 min read


The Class System Within the Arts: How Late-Stage Capitalism and Hustle Culture Deepen Inequities
The art world has long been romanticized as a meritocracy, where talent and creativity transcend barriers to determine success. This...
Dec 31, 20246 min read


Scarcity Mindset in the Arts: Psychological, Sociological, and Cultural Impacts
Supporting scarcity mindset in the arts
Dec 31, 20246 min read


Navigating Impostor Syndrome in the Arts: Battling Self-Doubt in a Creative Landscape
How to navigate Impostor Syndrome in the Arts
Dec 31, 20245 min read
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