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art competition odds: Catskill Film and Video Festival

cwongyap — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:18:41 +0000

The Greene County Council on the Arts’ Catskill Film and Video Festival program received over 100 applications for 32 selections.

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or about 1:3, or 32%.

Sources: Tattfoo Tan‘s iheartrejectionletters.com and greenarts.org.

See all Art Competition Odds.

How to feel miserable as an artist

cwongyap — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:17:58 +0000

I don’t know the source, but this meme has been making its way around the digital ‘hood, and it seems to bear sharing. Guideline #1 is on social comparison, which is correlated to unhappiness in people in general.

This is funny and dramatic because it’s framed negatively. I wonder if it would work positively?

houseplant spotted! rashid johnson @ hauser and wirth nyc

cwongyap — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:26:33 +0000

Black Yoga Communication Station (detail), 2011 Blackened steel, books, plants, shea butter, oyster shells, CB radios, branded red oak flooring, black soap, wax, Persian rug Overall sculpture: 213.4 x 181.6 x 279.4 cm / 84 x 71 1/2 x 110 in Sculpture: 213.4 x 95.3 x 186.7 cm / 84 x 37 1/2 x 73 1/2 in Rug: 181.6 x 279.4 cm / 71 1/2 x 110 in Photo: Genevieve Hanson. Source:HauserWirth.com.

Rashid Johnson
RUMBLE
11 January – 25 February 2012
Hauser & Wirth New York
32 East 69th Street
New York NY 10021

Participants Give Thanks

cwongyap — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:20:26 +0000

Thanks to Katie Rutherford, director of Untitled Gallery in Manchester, UK, I’ve got some photos of the participatory component of Give Thanks to share with you. The public was invited to make drawings on paper pennant flags in response to the question, “What are you grateful for?” I love the mix of children’s scribbles and grown-ups’ renderings.

Participatory component of the Give Thanks installation at Untitled Gallery at Project Space Leeds, Leeds, UK last month.

Participants' gratitude pennants on display.

Detail with a subtle rendition of a cup (bottom row, center) and a drawing of the word, "ribbons."

Further developments in professional development for artists

cwongyap — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:32:30 +0000

Very cool that there is yet one more resource for artists to tackle professional development. Presented by the eminently professional Creative Capital organization too!

Starting this month, the Professional Development Program (PDP) at Creative Capital will begin offering an ongoing series of seven new webinars for artists working in all disciplines nationwide.

To participate, all you need is access to a computer with speakers and an Internet connection (hard-wired preferred). There is no special software needed.

There are two great webinars taking place this month. Be sure to register soon because “seating” is limited!

Visual Arts Round Table: Critics, with Stephen Maine & Matthew Deleget
Monday, January 16, 7:00-8:30 EST
> Register

Real Life Budgeting, with Andrew Simonet
Monday, January 30, 7:00-8:30 EST
> Register

Participation Fee:
$25 per webinar

For a complete list of upcoming webinars and dates, visit PDP’s online Calendar.

Questions?
Please email Matthew Deleget, Online Learning Consultant, at matthew.

www.creative-capital.org.

cultivate optimism

cwongyap — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:14:43 +0000

But don’t take it from me. Ask psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky, whose 12 “happiness habits” are nicely summarized in “12 Things Happy People Do Differently” (Marc and Angel Hack Life).