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      Art21 Premieres Season 12 of ‘Art in the Twenty-First Century’ Amid Funding Cuts
      The Art of Not Being Boring: Polymath Hans Fjellestad on Chaos and Creativity
      Filming the ‘Arthouse’ Pilot
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      Mary Sherwood Brock and Joshua Wattles On Hope and Aspiration for Indivisibility in America
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      Indivisible 2020: Political Art Exhibition Opens Online October 24
      Leroy Johnson: What It Means to Be A Political Artist Today
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      Everything Worth Seeing, Hearing, and Thinking About in Art This Year
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      Meet the Winners of the 2024 NOT REAL ART Grant
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      FINAL CHANCE: The 2024 NOT REAL ART Grant Cycle Closes Jan. 1 at Midnight
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      Georgian Painter Mako Lomadze Finds Refuge in the ‘Middle of Nowhere’
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      Christina Massey Weaves a Series of Otherworldly Ecological Wall Sculptures [Interview]
      The Kitagawa School: A New Vision of Craft, Ecology, and Community in Western North Carolina
      ‘An Enchanted Realm of the Woods’: Jena Ataras Creates Safe Space for Young Artists To Grow
      Catching Up With Joan Cox, Winner of the 2022 NOT REAL ART Grant
      Ben Frost: Directions for Navigating Modern Life
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      The NOT REAL ART Guide to Summer Festival Season 2023
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      Freelance Artist Taxes Explained: Financial Tips From Hannah Cole of Sunlight Tax
      Call For Artists: Apply Now for the 2021 NOT REAL ART Artist Grant. Don’t Miss Out. Deadline May 1, 2021!
      Q+Art: Artist Man One is Changing the Art World, One Spray Can at a Time
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      Finding Home in Unexpected Places: Malti B Lee on Tracing Global Roots Through Austin’s Architecture
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      Corn Is More Than a Crop in Suzy González’s Visionary Portraits
      How Alicia Garza Turns Thrifted Finds Into Wearable Art
      Why This Pakistani Artist Washes Away Her Own Paintings—And What It Reveals About Memory and Migration
      Brazil and Texas Suburbia: Julia Fisher Photographs the Space Between Two Worlds
      Chris Wicker's Houston Studio Is Where East Texas Nostalgia Goes to Get Weird
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Q+Art 7 min read
See ‘American History’ Through the Eyes of Italian Artist Celio Bordin

When Celio Bordin immigrated to LA nearly a decade ago, strange images began appearing in the clouds of cross-hatched ink on his mixed-media canvases.

Morgan Laurens Morgan Laurens
Q+Art 10 min read
Ghazal Ghazi on Persian Poetry, Collective Memory, and the Language of Power [Q+Art Interview]

In ‘Fish Without a Sea,’ artist-poet Ghazal Ghazi uses traditional Persian art forms to rewrite harmful narratives surrounding Middle Eastern communit...

Morgan Laurens Morgan Laurens
Features Curator Statements 5 min read
Beyond Likeness: An Exhibition Statement From Curator Kirsten Bengtson-Lykoudis

Our seventh exhibition of 2024, Beyond Likeness, investigates the evolving role of self-portraiture in an era dominated by selfies, TikTok videos, and...

Kirsten Bengtson-Lykoudis Kirsten Bengtson-Lykoudis
Artist Profiles 2 min read
‘An Enchanted Realm of the Woods’: Jena Ataras Creates Safe Space for Young Artists To Grow

Inspired by mythology and folklore, Jena Ataras' 'Guardians of The Whispering Woods' imagines a protective pact between children and the natural world...

Morgan Laurens Morgan Laurens
Podcast 3 min read
Diarra Bousso: From Wall Street to Sustainable Fashion Design

On today’s episode, Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur Diarra Bousso discusses her sustainable, size-inclusive fashion and lifestyle brand, DIARRABLU.

Scott Power Scott Power
Q+Art 5 min read
Mixed-Media Artist Kenn Kotara Charts Hidden Terrain in His Asheville Studio [Q+Art Interview]

Kenn Kotara’s ample studio is one of many workspaces in Asheville, NC, where visitors can learn about contemporary craft from their favorite artists.

Morgan Laurens Morgan Laurens
Podcast 2 min read
Asheville: The Capital of American Craft [Podcast]

In today’s episode, host Scott “Sourdough” Power shares his recent escapade to Asheville, NC, a vibrant arts community he dubs ‘the capital of America...

Scott Power Scott Power
Artist Profiles 8 min read
Catching Up With Joan Cox, Winner of the 2022 NOT REAL ART Grant

Lesbian painter Joan Cox joins us to discuss her two-year whirlwind of residencies, exhibitions, and awards since winning our biennial grant for artis...

Morgan Laurens Morgan Laurens
Q+Art 7 min read
Sloppy Craft Disciple Olivia Mae Sinclair Processes Her Trauma—She Wants You To Do the Same [Q+Art Interview]

Toronto-based crafter Olivia Mae Sinclair discusses her ‘sloppy’ cloth-book confessionals and their ability to transform past traumas into shared cath...

Morgan Laurens Morgan Laurens
Exhibitions Curator Statements Features 4 min read
Soul Meets Body: An Exhibition Statement From Curator Morgan Laurens

Our sixth exhibition of 2024, Soul Meets Body, explores the world of wearable art, which celebrates craft and acknowledges its close relationship with...

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Features Grant 6 min read
Meet the Winners of the 2024 NOT REAL ART Grant

Today, we’re proud to introduce the six lucky winners of the 2024 NOT REAL ART grant for artists. Learn about their work in today’s special feature.

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Podcast 3 min read
Announcing the 2024 NOT REAL ART Grant Recipients [Podcast]

In today’s podcast episode, host and NOT REAL ART founder Scott ‘Sourdough’ Power reveals the six lucky winners of our biennial grant for artists.

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