Starting your day off right
Artist Audrey Samantha Romero shares how she makes time to ground herself to make the most of her day.
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Thriving Stories
Below is a growing collection of stories from organizations and artists across the country that align with the self-assessment survey.
Goals and generosity create opportunities
Markeith Woods describes visiting his written long-term goals every day, morning and night, and using a vision board. He practices...
Building community through support and sharing
Visual artist Kinya Christian suggests that artists sincerely acknowledge each others’ talents to build the community and the audience...
Self-awareness helps define goals
Baang shares about his journaling practice to be present and listen to himself. His goals are toward freedom, peace, engagement with the...
Planning and networking lead to celebration
Keely Brice describes how she breaks down a writing project, planning daily word count targets around other obligations, and how she...
Networking & Collaboration is Key to Success
Painter and printmaker Briseida Ochoa connects with other artists digitally and in person, supporting each other and sharing techniques....
Creating a System for Time Management that Works for You
Azucena Trejo-Williams describes how she has learned to manage her time by creating a detailed day-to-day schedule including both her...
Making Studio Time a Habit
Artist Samantha Fields shares how she has developed a routine that protects her studio time.
Making Time for All of the Aspects of Life
Debs Webster describes her learning curve to find balance between time for her large family, the business side of art, and her studio...
Valuing What Matters to You
Artist Matthew Deleget explains how he sets goals that reflect his values as opposed to only looking at the traditional markers for an...
An Annual Tradition of Goal Setting
Artist Andre Lucero describes the power of getting goals down on a piece of paper and revisiting them weekly, monthly, and yearly to see...
Time Management for Artists
Take control of your time. Tips and tools from practicing artists on how to optimize your schedule to maximize your creativity from...
The Snowball Effect of Sharing
Ali Groves describes how small acts of generosity can snowball into more significant shifts in the ways artists work together, share...
Sharing Knowledge through a Community of Artists - Chris Parmelee relates how producing and sharing
Chris Parmelee relates how producing and sharing knowledge is one of the best things a community of artists can do to expand their...
Embracing the Act of Finding Balance
Artist Asia Freeman describes how she has learned to embrace the act of juggling all of the different things she needs to thrive.
Balancing Being a Mom and an Artist
Artist Andrea Chung describes how essential it is to have a strong support system in order to have balance, especially as a mom and an...
Building a Network of Support
Artist Margie Livingston shares how she has intentionally cultivated a network of artists that she depends on for support.
Knowing What a Life as an Artist Can Look Like
Diane Scott shares her first-hand experience with the importance of showing artists real examples of what making a life as an artist can...
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