Artist Audrey Samantha Romero shares how she makes time to ground herself to make the most of her day.

Vicente Yepez turned down an opportunity to write the script for an independent film because, even though there was some overlap with his...

Filmmaker Spade Robinson is extremely protective of the time and space it takes to concentrate on art, which requires making sacrifices....

Multi-disciplinary artist Traci Rae Manos has been using Julia Cameron’s book The Artists Way to identify core desires and dreams that...

Sophia Ordaz encourages artists who are fighting isolation to surround themselves with things that make them feel like themselves,...

Markeith Woods describes visiting his written long-term goals every day, morning and night, and using a vision board. He practices...

Megha Rao, a bharatanatyam dancer, shares that learning to talk and write about herself and her work has helped her grow take her work to...

Poet Lynette Thrower shares her practice of considering whether her mission and the project’s mission align before agreeing to unpaid...

Musician Bernice Hembree suggests evaluating opportunities that don’t pay based on whether it’s a good fit for the artist and a cause...

Visual artist Kinya Christian suggests that artists sincerely acknowledge each others’ talents to build the community and the audience...

Amos Cochran describes how creating a network of other artists – especially those outside of his discipline of music – made a difference...

Baang shares about his journaling practice to be present and listen to himself. His goals are toward freedom, peace, engagement with the...

Keely Brice describes how she breaks down a writing project, planning daily word count targets around other obligations, and how she...

Joy Clark describes connecting with other writers through their work to avoid feeling isolated, and how they reciprocate. When she’s...

Painter Helen Kwiatkowski shares how painting is a solitary but not isolating practice. She doesn’t say no to new ideas, but she’s...

Musician Jasper Logan describes how he and other artists have supported each other over time, personally and professionally. When his...

Painter and printmaker Briseida Ochoa connects with other artists digitally and in person, supporting each other and sharing techniques....

Artist Enzina Marrari describes how she practices generosity as an artist by creating opportunities for underserved artists. She also...

Artist Kristine Shomaker describes how she fostered a support group of artists and the benefits she derives from this community.

Artist Robert Yoder describes when and why he’s said no to opportunities and what he’s learned from negative experiences.