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Joelle McKenna brings the creative struggle to life in comic store installation

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A 2012 graduate from Boston University's College of Fine Art, she's also the creative director of Brooklyn Magazine print publication. And every season, the owner invites an artist to create a sculptural window display for his shop." It started as a notebook sketch, then was illustrated in Adobe Illustrator.

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The best art books to enjoy in the summer of 2022

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Image licensed via Adobe Stock. Born in 1957, Raymond Pettibon is an American artist who became prominent in the southern California punk rock scene of the early 1980s, creating posters and album art mainly for groups on SST Records. But if you're staring at the bestseller lists and feeling underwhelmed, we're here to help.

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December 2021 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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Socrates Sculpture Park Open Call. The 2022 Socrates Annual Fellowship program is looking for public art proposals for its Sink or Swim Climate Futures project and group exhibition. Walter Foster is looking for submissions for instructional art and craft books and will award one creative an opportunity to publish a beginner’s text.

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

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Arte Laguna Prize (International) In its 19th year, this annual prize is open to artists and designers working in painting, sculpture, installation, photography, video and films, performance and acting, digital art, digital graphics, cartoons, environmental and land art, street art, and design. Deadline: 11:59 p.m.

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

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Open Calls ArteAlta (International) This annual competition organized by Alina Art Foundation, Inarttendu, and the Council of the Region Valle d’Aosta invites artists to submit work across painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media, textiles, paper, and video related to the theme of Fear. Deadline: May 1, 2024.

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

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Virgin Islands) This portrait competition is open to all media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking, textiles, video, performance art, and digital or time-based art. Other prizes range from $1,000 to $10,000, and all finalists will be included in an exhibition. There is a $50 entry fee.

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December 2023 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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Virgin Islands) This portrait competition is open to all media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking, textiles, video, performance art, and digital or time-based art. Deadline: February 15, 2024. Grants The Puffin Foundation 2024 Annual Artist Grant Program (U.S.) Deadline: December 2, 2023.

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