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quote by Hugo Crosthwaite
2019

Notable Quotable: Hugo Crosthwaite

"We are defined by our stories. We present the story that we tell ourselves, or that we tell others, as our portrait." — Hugo Crosthwaite Read more about Hugo Crosthwaite and the 2019 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition here .
a bronze medal with a stylized figure of an eagle in the center encircled by realistic depictions of a sturgeon, a bear's head, a crane's head, an eagle's head, a wolf head, and a moose's head. On the left and right side, sheaves of grain.
2019

First Person with U.S. Mint Medallic Artist Renata Gordon

You probably know that the United States Mint is the sole manufacturer of legal tender coinage in the country. But did you know that the Mint is also responsible for designing and well, minting, commemorative coins, Congressional Gold Medals, and gold and silver bullion coins as well as everyday...
Woman in Native outfit sitting in front of a plains background with a cow skull next to her and an inflatable elk behind her.
2019

#ThrowbackThursday: Wendy Red Star: Owning Your Power

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 reflecting on her childhood, Red Star said that...
quote by Clarissa Sligh
2019

National Arts + Humanities Month Notable Quotable: Clarissa Sligh

"I am often told that my work is at times too personal. But how could it be otherwise? One's life is formed from one's understanding of one's world, is shaped by one's response. To me an artist's life is dedicated to trying to comprehend and communicate with honesty and clarity the emotions...
Painting of a fallen dove tied to a rock
2019

Art Talk with Mouth Painter Mariam Paré

By the time she was 20, Mariam Paré was already an accomplished artist. She had grown up painting and drawing, and was pursuing her bachelor’s degree in fine arts. But when gunfire suddenly erupted while she was driving to visit a friend in Virginia, a stray bullet passed through the car door,...
Life-size lowrider car piñata hanging in a museum
2019

Art Talk with Justin Favela

At first glance, Justin Favela ’s large-scale installations are joyous and exuberant. Each one is formed from hundreds of pieces of cut paper, transforming life-size sculptures and murals of lowriders, desert landscapes, and recreations of well-known artworks into what look like colossal piñatas...
Woman sitting at desk with large microscope while holding pen with art supplies in background
2019

Art Talk with Paleo Artist Mary Parrish

Scientific illustrator Mary Parrish spent much of her career turning what she described as the “mangled, frozen, gray rocks” of fossils into the living, breathing flora and fauna they once were. A paleo artist who recently retired after 37 years with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural...
quote by Kehinde Wiley
2019

#WisdomWednesday: Kehinde Wiley

"You throw yourself into moments of fear, and on the other side of it—if you survive—are the rewards." — Kehinde Wiley Browse the blog for more quotable creative inspiration .
Headshot of Chinese-American cartonnist Gene Luen Yang
2019

#FlashbackFriday: On Fear and the Superhero

"Let your fear drive you to do your homework. But no matter what, don’t ever let your fear stop you." — Gene Luen Yang I'm a comic book guy, so I'd like to talk about another comic book guy. Dwayne McDuffie was one of my favorite writers. When I was growing up, he was one of the few African...
A tattooed arm belonging to a suicide survivor

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Are you okay? These three words may seem simple on paper or screen, but when spoken with kindness to people in pain, they can transform worlds and save lives. This...

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