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Soumyaraj Vishwakarma's calming illustrations remind us to enjoy a slower pace of life

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Art has always been a strong part of Soumyaraj's identity. Her mother bought her a watercolour kit when she was a young child, and they would sit and paint together and craft for hours. She also thanks her art teacher, who helped her lean more towards a creative subject in her further education. "My

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

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The grants are marked to aid the completion of visual projects and to ease the burden of business expenses. The Susannah Kelly Art Award Featured The newly launched Susannah Kelly Art Award offers three $2,000 grants for artists working in drawing, painting, and sculpting. Contemporary Craft Artists-in-Residence (U.S.)

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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. This is an international open call, and all visual media is eligible. Thirty artists will be selected for a shortlist. Deadline: 11:59 p.m.

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Top 11 Graphic Design Schools In New York

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The importance of education itself isn’t highly debated but the risk and cost-benefits are constantly weighed for many seeking creative careers or industry changes. School of Visual Arts. The School of Art, Media and Technology houses the communication design, design and technology, fine arts and photography programs.

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

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-based artists and arts workers of any discipline are eligible to apply for this three-year fellowship. Prisma Art Prize (International) Open to emerging painters and artists, this quarterly competition awards €2,000 in cash and €3,000 in services annually, plus exhibition opportunities. Deadline: 11:59 ET on January 5, 2024.

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Xiangni Song follows her instincts to create paintings of the abstract images in her mind

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Spending her time between Beijing and New York, Xiangni was trained at the School of Visual Arts in 2016. She subsequently transitioned from illustration to fine art by enrolling in the MFA Fine Arts program at Pratt Institute in 2020. This doesn't mean her background in illustration was time wasted, though.

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How to Become a Graphic Designer

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Professional designers are typically trained as part of their formal education. The term “graphic designer” is commonly used in the US, while in Europe, it is more often called a “visual designer.” The Master of Fine Arts (MFA) is also popular for graphic designers.