Collecting objects and artworks has been a habit of artists throughout history, from Henri Matisse, who drew inspiration from his collection of decorative arts from Africa, to Andy Warhol’s dedicated ...

Darren Bader is looking to cap a two-decade artistic career by selling something valuable. Not the witty and poetic sculpture he’s known for, but his own name. Darren Bader, in Carroll Park, near his ...

In the third installment of our interview series, Helina Metaferia discusses teaching social practice art and finding healing in community. Helina Metaferia in her studio at Silver Art Projects at the ...

CHICAGO — Two weekends ago I was invited to attend the Lived Practice symposium held by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The symposium — which asked the central question “Can life be an art ...

FARGO — Standing in front of a group, Nichole Rae often begins with a simple statement: “I have a daily practice.” For Nichole, that phrase is more than a ritual. It’s a declaration — one she believes ...

What happens when an artist’s inclinations towards her/his work conflict with her/his ability to sell and keep making it? I have heard (repeatedly), in seminars, lectures, and articles, that a ...

This week, SVA announced the launch of a fully online MFA Art Practice program beginning with the Fall 2026 term—the first online MFA degree offered by the College. The program, led by Chair David A.

In a dynamic and ever-changing art world, artists are looking for an equally dynamic form of education to reflect it. We spoke with David Ross, the chair of MFA Art Practice at SVA, to get a better ...

Arts and crafts do not always get along. Many craftspeople would rather look to history for inspiration than engage with contemporary art practice; some visual artists do not master traditional skills ...

NEW YORK — The phenomenon of the artist who drops out, whether only leaving the scene socially or actually ceasing to make work, may be as old as the scene itself, but it could be catching on. In 1967 ...