Here we are ensconced in a new year. What are you up to so far? Are you finding opportunities that excite you and motivate you to carry on and move forward? Stagnation can be a challenge in an art career, especially when things might not have gone how you imagined. Add in the weight of mid-winter, and this can be a time when it feels like the brakes are engaged. Give yourself some space to relax and reboot. Then find your way back to the path.
The Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, hosted triennially by the National Portrait Gallery, honors portraiture excellence. Funded by Virginia Outwin Boochever’s Smithsonian gift, it showcases impactful individual contributions. U.S. artists submit recent portraits, chosen by experts, revealing diverse and compelling contemporary approaches to sharing personal and collective stories through art. To learn more and to enter, visit the website. Submission deadline is January 26.
Hayama Artist Residency in Hayama, Japan, offers a roundtrip flight, shared accommodations, and $200 USD weekly for meals and local transport. Artists can embrace Japanese culture, meet peers, and reflect on their careers without creating new work. For more information and to apply, visit the website. Deadline for applications is January 31.
The Recharge New Surrealist Prize, a $7,000 grant, is dedicated to painters actively engaged in the New Surrealist Style and residing in the United States and/or U.S. Territories. To learn more about this award or to apply, visit the website. Deadline is January 31.
Praxis Center believes in artists. Full stop. It is our mission to make sure you have the tools you need to achieve the success you’ve always dreamed of. Give Praxis a try today and see how far we can take you.
Brainard Carey is an author, artist and educator. He is the director of Praxis Center for Aesthetics. He has written six books for artists: Making it in the Art World, New Markets for Artists, The Art World Demystified, Fund Your Dreams Like a Creative Genius, Sell Online Like a Creative Genius and Succeed with Social Media Like a Creative Genius.