Field Notes
How UK Artist Training Programs Are Changing Gallery Entry
New UK artist training programs are reshaping early-career routes into galleries and media.
How Artists Build
How artists build sustainable careers — from pricing and skills to visibility, income models, psychology, and art market insight for today’s art world.
How Artists Build
Creativity Is Breaking Under Time Pressure
When time is stripped out, judgment collapses. When evaluation is rushed, mistakes surface publicly.
How Artists Build
The Prize That Will Reshape 2026 — And the Quiet Power Shift Underneath It
The Serpentine x FLAG Prize introduces a long-term, high-stakes model for supporting emerging artists, pushing institutions, collectors, and practitioners to recalibrate ahead of the first selection in 2026.
How Artists Build
Emily Carr University Opens High-Stakes Teen Art Contest for 2026
Emily Carr University launches a national Teen Art Contest tied to its centennial year, offering two full scholarships to its 2026 teen programs.
Field Notes
A Residency in Houston Is Throwing Open Its Doors — And It Wants Working Hands, Loud Minds, and Craft That Can Hold a Room
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft opens applications for its 2026–27 artist residency, offering stipends, 24/7 studio access, and deep public engagement. Deadline: February 1, 2026.
Latest Art News
The 10-Minute Challenge: Why Staring at Art Might Save Your Mind
When you stop long enough to truly look, art stops being decoration and becomes a mirror — this ten-minute staring challenge might just save your mind.
Latest Art News
Art and Procrastination: The Creative Power of Refusing to Hurry
What if procrastination isn’t laziness but resistance? In art, delay becomes a medium — shaping how meaning unfolds in time.
Latest Art News
Why Artists Once Slept Twice: Rediscovering the Lost Art of the Second Sleep
Artists, insomniacs, and dreamers may still carry the old second sleep rhythm in their bones.
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The Aesthetic of Control: Why “Artful Living” Isn’t Freedom
Behind the soft glow of calm lies a quiet obedience. “Artful living” doesn’t liberate creativity — it polishes the cage.
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Visiting Art Galleries Proven to Reduce Stress and Boost Health, Study Finds
A new King’s College London study shows that viewing original artworks like Van Gogh’s can lower stress hormones, improve immune response, and boost overall wellbeing — proof that art is good for your health.
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Learn to Draw for Free
Discover the 21 best YouTube channels to learn drawing for free — sketching, shading, anatomy, and illustration tutorials for every skill level.
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Elements of Art: The 7 Building Blocks Explained
Discover the seven elements of art—line, shape, form, color, value, texture, and space—and how principles like balance, rhythm, emphasis, proportion, harmony, variety, gradation, and movement turn them into powerful compositions.