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NY Resolutions – Make an Art Career Masterplan
The start of a new year is the perfect time to reassess your art career and consider what goals need to be worked upon and which are...

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Tips for Gaining Artist Opportunities
Becoming a successful artist requires getting your work seen by others. Not every artist enjoys exhibiting their work but unless the...

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Tips for Participating in Art Fairs
Art fairs are large scale events that bring together an array of artists, galleries, artworks and art enthusiasts. Usually they run for a...

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5 Top Freelance Arts Jobs
There are a variety of reasons why creative professionals choose a freelance career path: they want the freedom to juggle their career...

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How to Organize Creative Ideas
Finding connections between evolving creative thoughts can sometimes be a nightmare for artists. When work is at a crossroads, there can...

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A Guide to Popular Art Careers – Part 2
In this series I delve into some of the top art careers that people choose to pursue when they come out of art school. I put together...

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A Guide to Popular Art Careers – Part 1
At some point someone will ask: “But what can you do with an art degree? Don’t you want a stable career? Is it worth the investment? ” In...

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Representing Decay and Passage of Time in Art
Imagine if we could stop time—if we could press pause on the relentless clock and hold onto a single moment. What would that be like?...

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The Power of Pigment Powder
Natural pigments are the oldest known artistic medium used by humans. Our ancient ancestors used the natural resource to create markings...

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My Top 5 Art Studio Hacks
An efficient work space is essential for my mental wellbeing and key to being productive. For some reason artists have the reputation for...

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Art Scene & Culture: Miami
Art Basel taking up residence in Miami Beach in 2002 was considered the catalyst to Miami being dubbed a rising art hub in the US. The...

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Art Scene & Culture: New York City
I’ve lived and worked as an artist in New York and the city has forever captured my heart and imagination. Every city has its own...

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The Future of Art: Part 2
As part of my series, The Future of Art I wanted to put together some key themes that I think we will continue to see dominating the...

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The Future of Art: Part One
Amongst my creative peers we often discuss what we believe to be the future of art: thematic trends, developing technologies, creative...

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Portraiture Through Photography and Digital Art
This is a basic guide for artists that don’t have formal photography training to start experimenting with the medium. Nowadays many...

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What Makes a Portrait Memorable?
If you are an art lover, at some point you have probably found yourself loitering in front of a portrait that has you truly mesmerized.

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Portraiture Art: Capturing a Person’s Essence
Although you may be talented at replicating the structure of a figure it can be much trickier to capture their essence – the glint in...

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AI and Art: A Collaboration or Total Takeover?
Although I don’t use AI to create my artwork, I am fascinated by the idea that one day AI could evolve to have a form of consciousness,...

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The Purpose of Art
For me art has always meant a total freedom of expression. It has allowed me to question the world around me through a variety of...
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Interested in a Career as an Art Therapist?
If you are interested in a career as an art therapist it is first important to understand exactly what art therapy is and whether it...

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