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Goldie Cai highlights daily life and mental health in her powerfully colourful illustrations

Creative Boom

Having worked as both a freelance and in-house artist for clients such as IYN Gallery, Tokyoiter and Adobe, Goldie's career so far is a culmination of a lifelong love of the ritual of drawing, creating and experimenting. She creates characters out of the simplest shapes, but all her art feels endearing and charming.". © Goldie Cai.

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June 2024 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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1,800 Innovate Grants for Art + Photo Featured Innovate Grant awards two $1,800 grants each quarter to one visual artist and one photographer. 2024 Booooooom Art & Photo Book Award (International) Artists, photographers, and illustrators are invited to submit cohesive bodies of work they’d like to see turned into a book.

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How to beat isolation when you no longer live in a creative hub

Creative Boom

Image licensed via Adobe Stock Moving out of the city brings many advantages but can be a shock when you're no longer nestled in a metropolitan creative hub. But what you can do is attend local art exhibitions, craft fairs, creative workshops, art college shows, and similar events in your area.

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Lost your passion? Here's how to fall back in love with your creative work

Creative Boom

Image licensed via Adobe Stock We all suffer burnout, but you don't have to suffer alone. The good news is that it is possible to reignite the spark and fall back in love with your craft. Both times I travelled – one time for pleasure and a second time to meet the family. It's usually a combination of both. Go to a gig.

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October 2022 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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Collection of the artist, courtesy of Ota Fine Arts. Massachusetts Design Art and Technology Institute (DATMA) – SHELTER 2023 Featured. Tawney Fellowship at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center. This fellowship fosters engagement with Tawney’s art environment installed at JMKAC’s Art Preserve in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

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May 2024 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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Submissions will be juried by Lauren Rosati, Associate Curator, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City and Maya Brooks, Assistant Curator, North Carolina Museum of Art. ARTS Southeast’s ON::View Artist Residency Program Featured Applications are now open for the On::View Artist Residency Program in Savannah, Georgia.

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50+ Best Gifts for Designers on Every Budget

Inkbot Design

Here are the top picks in this category: Art and Design Books From modern to contemporary works, art books give designers eye candy to admire and draw ideas from. Some examples: Taschen’s The Art Book : A visual dictionary covering 500 influential artists and their most famous pieces from medieval times to today.