Hothouse Bloom, out yesterday from Hub City, marks the emergence of a talented new novelist in the literary scene—and necessarily, one writing with candor on the pursuit of art itself. Austyn Wohlers’ first book throws the stakes of making into stark relief by imagining what happens to a painter
WA spoke with the bewitching artist, designer, and entrepreneur on her introspective on retrospective mantra, her enigmatic era, and the complimentary contradictions that fuel her clarity. Storm Ritter’s surrealist visual language bleeds from her paintings and design collections into the aesthetic of her home studio. Her East Village residence
I. Why This Guide Exists The insulin crisis in the U.S. has created unnecessary barriers to survival. For uninsured, underinsured, or undocumented creatives, access to life-saving medication can feel impossible. Working Artist, with contributions from T1International, created this resource to demystify insulin access and empower those navigating diabetes care
I. Why This Guide Exists Finding and applying for grants as an artist is increasingly difficult in our current era. The arts grant ecosystem has taken a major hit due to the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts in funding to the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Nevertheless, artists continue
How can I stay working in the U.S. after I graduate as an F-1 international student? Your questions answered about OPT by real people Securing documentation to live and work in the United States as an immigrant artist can be convoluted and increasingly difficult in our current era. Working
Detour Gallery June 26th, 2025 6-10 PM
Yura Adams is an artist known for her vision of nature observed within the immediate locale of her studio in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Adams looks just outside her door at weather, insects, birds, and biological growth, expressing what she sees through abstract painting, sculpture and installation. Each work is created
Thomas Mar Wee arrived in New York City the way so many of us do: young, idealistic, overwhelmed by the bold energy of artists building, creating, and owning their artistic identity. Raised in the near suburbs of Chicago, Thomas's work is inspired by their hometown and the stories
Umbra, February 9th, 2025 7-11 PM
Natie is a one-of-a-kind artist from Reunion island, who has been building her full-time music career in Brooklyn for the past decade and change. Being a fixture of the artist community in these parts, I’d heard about her, read about her, talked to her briefly at social gatherings, but
Welcome back—and happy new year—to all our working artists! We’re thrilled to share our latest money diary from the Frankfurt-based artist Chiara Marcassa, who writes the Substack aesthetics of surplus and recently published her first book with windpark books. Our first international contributor was gracious enough to
It is me and Claire, my friend, the actress. We are on the couch, facing one another with our legs crossed atop each other on one of those humid August nights before August implodes into September. Claire and I met not too long ago, in March, on the set of