Are You an Existential Nomad?

If you happen to be an existential nomad, I want your story! Many artists are! I’m gathering real-life stories for a new book exploring an increasingly common human experience: the life of the existential nomad. An existential nomad is not someone who travels the...

The Emotional Labor of Creative Life

The Emotional Labor of Creative Life [Get your free subscription to the International Association of Creative and Performing Artists newsletter here.] Creative work is often imagined as a kind of effortless inspiration: the artist in a sunlit studio, brush in hand;...

Belonging Without Conformity

Belonging Without Conformity [Get your free subscription to the International Association of Creative and Performing Artists newsletter here.] For many artists, the longing to belong is inseparable from the longing to create. Across continents, cultures, and...