Jennifer Paige
Cohen, Untitled, 2022; Clothing scraps, plaster, plaster gauze, fabric collage, zipper, watercolor; 17 x 28 x 15 inches
“Many people lose the small joys in the hope for the big happiness.” -Pearl S. Buck Day to day, we
wake up, go through the motions of work, home, socialization, sleep and repeat it all over again. Often, we begin losing track of the small moments as we move through this repetition, thinking only ahead to some unknown, unnamed time and place where it all proves “worth it” without knowing how we’ll know we’ve arrived there. What if we set aside this idea that the endgame is the goal, embraced the idea that today is what we have been striving for. That the very act of waking up once again is the
ultimate victory. Jennifer Paige Cohen sat down with us to talk about
her show, Accompanied, which ran until mid-January at Nielle Beauchene Gallery in New York. A considerable amount of thought went into the title, she explained. It speaks to the concepts of being accompanied by self, by others and by your own personal and collective history passed down from those who came before. The sculptural works in the show reflected on the body, what it experiences as it moves through time and space. To hear more about this and other aspects of her work, listen to the complete interview. Jessica Westhafer joined us to talk about Somewhere That’s Green, her recent show at Vito Schnabel Gallery in New York. The show, Westafer’s first with the gallery, featured six large-scale canvasses, each of which reference childhood in some way. There is a playful yet tragic quality throughout the pieces, all of
which speak in some way to Westhafer’s upbringing in Arkansas. To hear more about the exhibition as a whole as well as some of the individual pieces, listen to the complete interview. Read the summary of this week's interviews and resources. |
Weekly Grants &
Resources for Artists
Every week you will find updated resources here to apply for grants, find residencies and more.
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Opportunity is everywhere. You just have to know how to look for it. That is, of course, easier said than done. Those embarking on a career as a professional artist may feel overwhelmed and not know where to begin. Of course, as with all things, opportunity in the art world comes in all sorts of variations. There are the big ones – major grants that put artists
on the map – and the smaller programs that are perfect for experience, enrichment, and career advancement. Here are a few of each kind for you to consider. |
When the time is right for you to turn your art into your livelihood, where do you turn first? How does one build a successful career in the art world, a place notorious for its roadblocks and exclusive members-only status? The truth is that
you absolutely can forge a life as a working artist, you simply need the right tools, just like with anything else. One of those tools is knowing what sort of opportunities are available – and there are a lot of them – here are a few to get you started. |
These are positive and / or negative reviews of galleries, art fairs, consultants, writers, online pay to play offers, residencies and more – all written by artists so that other artists can beware
of situations where institutions treat artists badly, or that end up costing the artist money or are outright scams.
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