Susan Blood
@sblood8.bsky.social
Supporter of artists, writers, and the people who love them.
Reposted by Susan Blood
A survey of more than 1,000 artists found that 56% of participants are mired in debt. What’s worse is that this number climbs to 59% for those with gallery representation and museum shows under their belt.
Debt Plagues Artists Regardless of Career Stage, Survey Finds
Data compiled by artist mentor Paddy Johnson from over 1,000 respondents indicates that “artists across all levels struggle with a lot of the same things.”
hyperallergic.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
A survey of more than 1,000 artists found that 56% of participants are mired in debt. What’s worse is that this number climbs to 59% for those with gallery representation and museum shows under their belt.
I'm reading an opera-inpsired thing at Yule for Fuel at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater tonight if you're in town. I'm hoping people will belt out some arias. Apologies in advance to musicologists.
#what.org
#what.org
December 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I'm reading an opera-inpsired thing at Yule for Fuel at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater tonight if you're in town. I'm hoping people will belt out some arias. Apologies in advance to musicologists.
#what.org
#what.org
This has been a public service announcement from the arts.
June 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
This has been a public service announcement from the arts.
Reposted by Susan Blood
In this week’s A View From the Easel, artists draw strength from evergreen trees and use water as a medium for expression.
A View From the Easel
“Water has become my actual medium.”
hyperallergic.com
February 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
In this week’s A View From the Easel, artists draw strength from evergreen trees and use water as a medium for expression.
A mysterious book of mysteries appeared at my door....
February 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
A mysterious book of mysteries appeared at my door....
Reposted by Susan Blood
Ai Weiwei told Hyperallergic that DeepSeek’s refusal to answer questions about him recalls the Chinese Communist Party’s strategy of “denying universally accepted values while actively rejecting them in practice.”
Ai Weiwei Speaks Out On DeepSeek's Chilling Responses
The Chinese-owned AI chatbot’s refusal to answer questions about the dissident artist and activist is “quite telling,” Ai said in a statement to Hyperallergic.
hyperallergic.com
January 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Ai Weiwei told Hyperallergic that DeepSeek’s refusal to answer questions about him recalls the Chinese Communist Party’s strategy of “denying universally accepted values while actively rejecting them in practice.”
Reposted by Susan Blood
December 19, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Reposted by Susan Blood
December 14, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Reposted by Susan Blood
The border-breaking work of José De Sancristóbal - https://chicagoreader.com/arts-culture/the-border-breaking-work-of-jose-de-sancristobal/
The border-breaking work of José De Sancristóbal - Chicago Reader
A curiously moving two-channel video installation by José De Sancristóbal was exhibited at Luminarts Cultural Foundation this past spring.
chicagoreader.com
August 10, 2024 at 2:22 AM
The border-breaking work of José De Sancristóbal - https://chicagoreader.com/arts-culture/the-border-breaking-work-of-jose-de-sancristobal/