How to Get Your Creative Work Seen, Funded, and Supported

Good morning. ☁️ Today, a prison abolitionist ceramics studio, the large-scale quilts of Jesse Krimes

Dec 15, 2020 • View in browser

Good morning. ☁️ Today, a prison abolitionist ceramics studio, the large-scale quilts of Jesse Krimes, and celebrate Hanukkah with films that center Jewish narratives.If you’ve been meaning to pick up a gift from our online store, today is the last day to place your order to be sure to receive it by December 24. We’ve also got virtual gift cards that can be sent via email.– Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

A Guide to Getting Your Work Seen

Illustration by Ludi Leiva (image courtesy the artist)

There are two major aspects of being any type of creative person: the challenge of creating the thing and the challenge of getting it seen.If you’re ready to dedicate more time to your craft and put yourself out there, we have a new guide to help you get started.

SPONSORED UC Davis’s MFA in Design Program Welcomes Prospective Students to a Virtual Open House On Friday, December 18, discover the interdisciplinary research-based graduate program at the University of California, Davis. The priority deadline to apply is January 5, 2021.

In Other NewsHundreds of people worldwide have signed a petition condemning the proposed appointment of Effi Eitam, a far-right Israeli former politician, to chair Israel’s Holocaust museum. Hundreds of artists, academics, and writers called on German parliament to reverse a resolution that labels the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement as “anti-Semitic.” A painting by the French surrealist artist Yves Tanguy, reportedly worth over €250,000, was trashed by a cleaning crew at Düsseldorf Airport in Germany.

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In Large-Scale Quilts, Jesse Krimes Memorializes Those Subsumed by Incarceration American Rendition interweaves materials cherished by current and formerly incarcerated people into contemplative scenes. Billy Anania

SPONSORED German Film Office and Arsenal Berlin Present "Comes the Revolution: The Berlinale Forum at 50" The 50th-anniversary program featuring curated selections by The Museum of Modern Art will be available for free and on demand from December 14–20.

Celebrate Hanukkah With Films That Center Jewish Narratives From the Coen Brother’s take on the Jewish-American experience, to a rabbi’s talking cat, stream these films during the holiday. Dan Schindel

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A Prison Abolitionist Ceramics Studio Is Helping Change People’s Lives The People’s Pottery Project is becoming a structure of support for formerly incarcerated women, trans, and nonbinary individuals. Rachel Elizabeth Jones

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