Shoebox Arts News

Over the past few months, I've had so many conversations with artists about the same frustrating problem: "I can't drive at night anymore, so I'm missing everything." The stories crushed me. And made me furious. Artist after artist shared experiences about missing openings, skipping museum exhibitions, feeling cut off from the cultural life they desperately wanted to be part of. Some can't see well enough to drive at night. Others don't have cars (which in LA is basically lik

Breaking down barriers, one studio visit at a time We're excited to announce that we're combining our popular Speed Dating Studio Visits...

Calling all artists!  Join us for an exciting FREE  online bookmaking workshop where you'll learn to create beautiful, versatile books...

The Art Business Masterclass starts again September 16th, and I keep thinking about what one of my students said: "I'm not in as bad...

Twenty-seven years of affordable artist housing in downtown LA. How is that even possible? So I'm driving through the Arts District last...

When Quality Becomes Your North Star Carlos Grasso calls himself a "Visual Explorer," and honestly? That might be the perfect description...

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When Street Signs Meet Poetry Scott Froschauer makes zines full of long-form poetry that he gives away for free, and this might tell you...

We're serving up our third helping of sweet indulgence! Shoebox is thrilled to announce the call for artists for "Let Me Eat Cake,...

From Times Square to Steven Tyler's Collection Debbie Korbel's advice for emerging artists starts with this: "If you have some wealthy...

When Art Saves Lives Dave Lovejoy once created an installation called "Bounce"—fifteen five-foot-wide red rubber balls suspended in the...