Guides

  1. How a group of poets started a free poetry vending machineA poem can arrive in unexpected places: folded inside a library book, chalked onto a sidewalk, or tucked beneath a coffee cup. For one small group of poets,…
  2. Following the circus road through a documentary lensThe circus rarely stays still long enough to be fully understood. Its tents rise at dawn, its performers rehearse beside generators and food trucks, and by…
  3. A music teacher on bringing jazz into toddlerhoodJazz can seem like an advanced language: layered, improvised, and full of references that take years to understand. For toddlers, though, its essential…
  4. The curator who turns vacant storefronts into pop-up galleriesWhen a shop closes, its windows often become blank signs of absence: dusty glass, faded decals, and a dark interior waiting for a new tenant. For one inventive…
  5. A playlist for your opening night, from before to afterAn opening night has its own rhythm before the first guest arrives. There is the quiet choreography of arranging work, checking lights, steaming outfits,…
  6. The Collage Artist Turning Astronaut Photos Into Earthly ScenesOld photographs of astronauts often arrive with a built-in mythology: polished helmets, weightless bodies, lunar dust, and the deep black of space. In the…
  7. Learning to Stand Beside Someone Who CreatesI used to think being a creative partner meant becoming an expert in someone else’s imagination. I believed I needed to understand every reference, recognize…
  8. When Artists Trade Skills Instead of MoneyA good creative meetup does more than place interesting people in the same room. It creates the conditions for exchange: a photographer shares lighting…
  9. A guide to self-publishing your art book: costs, pitfalls, and joysAn art book can be many things at once: a portfolio with a spine, a record of a creative season, a collectible object, or an invitation into a visual world.…
  10. When discarded bicycles become a living sculpture gardenAt first glance, a pile of worn bicycle parts looks like a problem for the recycling depot. Bent rims, rusted chains, snapped spokes, and stripped frames have…