Artist Commons

A year-long, online artist development program to help artists level up their practice.

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Artist Commons
Program Info Session
Sun, Nov 8 from 1–2:30pm ET

REGISTER HERE: https://t.co/Ea8FvSPpi4

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Artists, what would change in your art if you had thoughtful feedback and support for a full year?

Join us this Sunday, Nov 8, from 1–2:30pm ET for a free Artist Commons program info session. You’ll hear from faculty and current students about what it’s like to be part of the program, from hands-on mentorship and small-group feedback to weekly lectures and a community of artists growing together.

We’ll walk you through how Artist Commons' the yearlong program works, including what it means to be part of a cohort, what an average semester looks like, and how to fill out a strong application.

If you’re curious whether Artist Commons might be the right fit for you, come join us.

And, if you can’t attend live, register anyway and we’ll send you the recorded replay after the session.

REGISTER BELOW👇

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She joins a team of four mentors supporting artists across disciplines through our year-long artist development program. Our cohort mentors offer feedback on WIP, one-on-one guidance, and accountability to help artists build momentum and deepen their art practice.

Meet Tina and the rest of our cohort mentors:
https://t.co/wUFCbGMSHR

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We’re thrilled to welcome curator and art critic @TinaRiversRyan as a mentor at Artist Commons.

Previously editor in chief of Artforum and a curator at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Tina brings deep expertise in contemporary art and the history of art and technology.

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Register here:
https://t.co/OAGNQZgByW

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As an artist, how do you create a portfolio that makes it easy for a curator to say yes to exhibiting you, funding you, or inviting you?

Join Artist Commons’ director, Haiver, tonight for a 2 1/2 hour live webinar on How to Build a Portfolio.

TOPICS:
We’ll move quickly from foundational principles to advanced portfolio strategies, including:
- The questions every artist should ask before you decide what belongs in your portfolio
- Why strong work can still result in a weak portfolio
- How to turn a pile of images into a persuasive, coherent story about your practice
- How to make your practice legible to a gallerist or curator
- Ways to show range without making your art practice feel fragmented
- How to sequence for a stronger rhythm

#ArtEducation #ArtPortfolio

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The early bird registration discount for How to Build a Portfolio ends in less than 12 hours! So come get over 20% off while it's still available.

Your art may be strong. But is your portfolio doing it justice?

On Monday, @HaiverArt is hosting How to Build a Portfolio, a live workshop on one of the most important skills an artist can develop: presenting your work in a way that helps others not only understand it, but connect with it too.

This is an advanced workshop, so even if you've built a portfolio before you'll learn important skills about not treating your portfolio like an archive or a greatest hits list. Your portfolio should be a persuasion tool to get people to say yes — what do you want people (curators, juries, nonprofits) to say yes to in your practice their year?

We'd love to see you there.

#ArtistWorkshop #ArtPortfolio #ArtEducation

REGISTER HERE: https://t.co/WKVlkCa6ax

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@HaiverArt Monday, November 2, 2026 · 7–9:30pm ET
Admission: $65
Early-bird registration: $49 (through Sat, Oct 31)

REGISTER: https://t.co/OAGNQZg3Jo

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Artists, how do you create a portfolio so strong it makes it easy for curators to say yes to exhibiting you, funding you, or inviting you?

Join Artist Commons’ director, @HaiverArt, for a 2 1/2 hour live webinar over Zoom (including Q&A) on How to Build a Portfolio.

TOPICS: We’ll move quickly from foundational principles to advanced portfolio strategies, including:
- The questions every artist should ask before you decide what belongs in your portfolio
- Why strong work can still result in a weak portfolio
- How to turn a pile of images into a persuasive, coherent story about your practice
- How to make your practice legible to a gallerist or curator
- Ways to show range without making your art practice feel fragmented
- How to sequence for a stronger rhythm

Register here👇

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Make: Text to Image - Community Event at @Artist_Commons with Robin Morris was a lot fun ☺️

The word was "dapper"
(I know he looks homeless, that's why I wrote FANCY ✨)

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@Artist_Commons @genartfound Huge thanks to the Generative Art Foundation and you, Artist Commons! 🙏

It is a great experience and a tremendous opportunity to develop. Appreciate you all! ❤️‍🔥

[nygilia @nygi_xxv]

I am so happy and honored to be part of the 2026 Generative Art Foundation Creative Coding Award. Thank you so much @Artist_Commons and @genartfound for selecting me and these incredible artists.

Because of Artist Commons, I have grown as an artist, connected with like-minded people, be inspired by new ideas through conversations, and learned how to develop my practice. It has given me the confidence to expand my work, leading up to my @artblocks_io x @opensea collection ‘Starlight’.

Appreciate all the love 💫

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More work from the 2026 recipients: Nygilia McClain, Paweł Dudko, and

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Introducing the six inaugural recipients of the Generative Art Foundation Creative Coding Award!

Made possible by the Generative Art Foundation (@genartfound), the award supports artists working with technology through a year with Artist Commons including one-on-one mentorship, a small intimate cohort, weekly crits, and lectures and conversations on the business, philosophy, and history of art.

Congratulations to our 2026 recipients, and heartfelt thanks to the Generative Art Foundation for making this year of growth possible.

Andee Collard (@andeecollard)
Eliza Struthers-Jobin (@iamelizasj)
Jonathan Barbeau (@JBarbeau_Art)
Nygilia McClain (@nygi_xxv)
Paweł Dudko (@PawelDudko)
Tomie Seo

#GenerativeArtFoundation #CreativeCodingAward #ArtistCommons #CreativeCoding #GenerativeArt #CodeArt #AlgorithmicArt #TechArt

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Artists, what are the questions that keep you up at night: Is what I'm making art? Will people understand it? Hasn't it all been done before?

In Artist Commons, our resident philosopher of art, Dr. Rebecca Millsop (@_noumenal), helps us explore these questions and connect them to the work we're making. As a practicing artist herself, she turns abstract concepts into something practical we can use in our studios. It's a big reason current students love her lectures.

In this clip, Rebecca introduces the four big questions that structure our year together. Which ones have been on your mind when making art?

#Philosophy #PhilosophyOfArt #ArtHistory #ArtEducation #StudioArt

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We're proud to announce the establishment of the Generative Art Foundation Creative Coding Award, made possible by a generous grant from the Generative Art Foundation (@genartfound). Over the next two years, their gift will fund scholarships to Artist Commons for artists working with technology so they can get the resources, mentorship, and community they need to develop their work further.

We're deeply grateful to @jeffgdavis, @ArtOnBlockchain, and the entire team at the Generative Art Foundation for investing in this community of artists and the future of this evolving field.

We're excited to, in a couple weeks, introduce the recipients of the 2026 awards 🎉

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Artists, what's the one thing you shouldn't do at an art fair?

Gallerist @stephensantoro_ from @VertuFineArt breaks it down for us.

If you've got other dos and don'ts, share them in the comments!

#artfairs #artadvice #arteducation

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“There should be no art emergencies.”
– Stephen Santoro

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How should you approach art fairs as an artist?

With NYC art week almost here, this week we'll be sharing clips from curator @stephensantoro_ of @VertuFineArt to help you know the dos and don'ts.

Let us know if you'll be at the Armory Show, Independent, Spring/Break, or Printed Matter, and come say hi.

#arteducation #artistdevelopment #artfairs #artweek

[Artist Commons @Artist_Commons]

How should you approach art fairs as an artist?

With NYC art week almost here, this week we'll be sharing clips from curator @stephensantoro_ of @VertuFineArt to help you know the dos and don'ts.

Let us know if you'll be at the Armory Show, Independent, Spring/Break, or Printed Matter, and come say hi.

#arteducation #artistdevelopment #artfairs #artweek

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We're delighted to share our Visiting Artists in Residence this quarter were new media artist @sarahrothberg and photographer Greg Miller.

One of the things we love about Artist Commons is the chance to create opportunities for artists to spend time with other working artists. Students get to (virtually) peer behind the visiting artist's studio door, and to see how an art practice and career in the arts truly develops.

We try to take it way beyond the usual artist talk.

Sarah and Greg brought tremendous generosity to their three sessions with the students. We're so grateful to have had them as part of Artist Commons this quarter.