Shoebox Arts News

I've been thinking about artists in our community. I'm watching what's happening in the world and in the art world and I'm genuinely wondering how you're doing. Because I know what's going on out there. People are spending less. Collectors are pulling back. Shows are harder to sell from. AND get in to. The economy is doing what it does and artists feel it first and loudest because we were already operating on the margins before any of this started. And at the same time, somet

I've been working with Monica Marks for a while now, and I can tell you that this show has been a long time coming. Not just in terms of the years it took to make, though it has been years, but in terms of what it asks of an artist to put something this personal on the walls. Waiting Rooms opens Sunday, May 31st at Shoebox Projects at the Brewery. 4–6pm. And I really hope you'll come. Monica's statement says it better than I can: "Waiting Rooms comes from a deeply personal pl

This Saturday I'm doing a talk. It's part of Artist Resource Collective LA West, a free all-day event in Santa Monica put together by ARC (powered by YoungArts) and the City of Santa Monica Cultural Affairs. May 30, 10:30am to 5pm at Miles Memorial Playhouse. My session is called "If You Don't Ask, The Answer is Always No" and it's basically everything I know about finding and using resources to actually make your work. Where to look. How to ask. What to do when you feel weir

Welcome. You found us. Or maybe we found each other. Either way, I'm really glad you're here. Shoebox Arts has been building something since 2014. Not a networking group. Not a class. A community where artists stop navigating the art world alone and start actually moving forward together. Over ten years that's what it's become and it keeps growing into something I'm genuinely proud of. This newsletter is your introduction to everything that's available to you right now. We Ju