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How to embrace failure and turn it into a creative superpower

Creative Boom

We see people crafting superior work and succeeding spectacularly on social media. Every artist, designer, photographer, animator, or filmmaker has experienced setbacks, rejections and projects that didn't quite work out as planned. As writer and filmmaker Daniel Johnson puts it, "I just accept failure as part of the process.

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Cultural festivals for the soul: 2024 events that celebrate art, design, and creativity

Creative Boom

Picture yourself wandering the labyrinthine alleyways of Venice during the Biennale, discovering hidden masterpieces around every corner, soaking in the electrifying energy of SXSW, where music, film, and technology collide in a vibrant Texan melting pot, or feeling the thrum of anticipation alongside aspiring filmmakers at Sundance.

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Brett Morgen on Bowie, his BAFTA nomination and being inspired to live a fulfilled life

Creative Boom

Rifling through the archives and media related to Bowie's 50-year-strong career was no easy feat, but it provided Morgen with a structure for the script, something he knew from the get-go would be far from linear. In every moment that I encountered his media, he was always present," he says. "He I've never seen that in a subject.

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Maine Media Workshops Have Taught Generations of Photographers. Now, They’re Celebrating 50 Years. (Sponsored)

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Having recently completed an internship at a New York City art gallery, she spent the summer at Maine Media in Rockport— a campus surrounded by majestic mountains and sunlit blueberry fields. That first summer at Maine Media, Denny enrolled in workshops with Cig Harvey, Joyce Tenneson, Arno Rafael Minkkinen, and Brenton Hamilton.

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

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All three artists will have the opportunity to develop and lead a public program at the museum. Sony Future Filmmaker Awards (International) The Sony Future Filmmaker Awards elevates voices that bring a fresh perspective to storytelling. Their work will be installed from May 2024 through May 2025. Deadline: February 4, 2024.

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Hardcore: The Cinematic World of Pulp is a beautiful book every designer will love

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And Mark Webber, Pulp's guitarist, runs the Visible Press, which publishes books on cinema and writings by filmmakers. There was certainly no social media: it hadn't even been invented. Jarvis hated being in the spotlight, unable to do what he wanted without the public glare. So, there is a cinematic side to Pulp.

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

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BLINK Cincinnati Call for Artists Featured With the highly anticipated return of its massive public art spectacle, BLINK, Illuminated by ArtsWave, is calling for artists working in light-based experiential installation, murals, projection mapping, digital art, or animation to submit proposals for the October 17 to 20, 2024, event.

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