Adrian had always known he was a gifted and talented artist growing up, but he never had the resources to fully explore this talent. Raised in a single-parent household in Indianapolis, like many young creatives, pursuing art was not a…
I hate Art–hate according to Google means to “feel intense or passionate dislike.” Out of all the things I could be applying for, why would I apply for classes based on something I hate? It sounds absurd, but my hate…
Living in a world where I feel unable to express myself, art serves as my escape. I consume anger so I can flesh it out on a canvas. As a young girl from the Bronx, I was upset at the…
JUNE 13, 2019 Bernard currently battles two illnesses that are often interlinked: depression and anxiety. The 26-year-old artist recently opened up about her internal struggle and how mindfulness practices have helped her cope, hoping to inspire others. “My journey with depression involved a…
New York-based artist Firelei Báez casts diasporic histories into an imaginative realm, re-working visual references drawn from the past to explore new possibilities for the future. In exuberantly colorful works on paper and canvas, large-scale sculptures, and immersive installations, Báez…
Growing up on the Apsáalooke (Crow) reservation in Montana, Wendy Red Star was immersed in Crow culture and art. Her father was a rock musician, her uncle was a painter, and her grandmother sewed traditional Apsáalooke regalia and beadwork. When…
Romare Howard Bearden was born on September 2, 1911, to (Richard) Howard and Bessye Bearden in Charlotte, North Carolina, and died in New York City on March 12, 1988, at the age of 76. His life and art are marked…
“There is always light. Only if we are brave enough to see it. There is always light. Only if we are brave enough to be it.” — Amanda Gorman In this issue of our Seeds Newsletter, we would like to…
I would love a chance to study at the Art Students League because I have a love for art and expression. I have always taken art classes since I was young, but they always seemed to get canceled due to…
My name is Kayla and I have been drawing since I was three years old. I went to the High School of Art and Design where I originally majored in cartooning but was inspired by the work of the illustration…
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