Last Fall I again experienced the semi-vagabond life, having been granted two significant artist residencies. Thank you to both Oxbow and Ragdale for seven weeks and more fodder than I can possibly paint in the next several years. I am particularly focused on the work addressing truth and fiction in memory and nostalgia.
Because my mind is preoccupied with the visual work at hand, I am finding it hard to put pen to paper for blog content. (Yes, I often write long-hand.) Frankly, it's been a struggle to write since my return to Chicago in 2010. I don't want Art & Thinking to drift away, but have had to seriously consider its future. What to do, what to do....
Eureka!
Eureka!
Among new and old friends, peers, and acquaintances there are some seriously talented writers. Thus, I am inviting submissions to Art & Thinking. I cannot pay you, but will fully credit you and provide a brief bio. The work can be fact or fiction, poetry, prose, criticism, and/or opinion. My only caveat being that it concern contemporary culture and the arts - preferably those visual. Submissions should not exceed 1000 words. Please DO NOT submit writing that could substitute as a press release for your upcoming event - we can include that information in you bio.
In addition, I want to profile visual artists and their work. Here, I must admit, preference will be given to Chicago-area artists. But anyone may submit. Artists should submit a link to their website, an artists statement and a CV.
Please submit materials, questions. and/or comments to artandthinking@gmail.com. I will then contact you to discuss the post.
Hope to see you here!
