Palette
a blog by Follow Your Art writers and artists
The 2022 Foundation Trust BIPOC Writer Fellowship at FYACS
Follow Your Art Community Studios (FYACS) is accepting applications for a teaching and writing fellowship that celebrates and supports the work of a BIPOC writer.
Farewell to Our Intern Nicolas
By Jen Blesso | An interview with high school intern Nicolas, a student from SEEM Prep.
Meet Sally Bowman Gordon: Studio #1 at FYACS
By Sally Bowman Gordon
My artistic interest and abilities came from my parents. My dad, a sculptor and art professor, encouraged me to “Draw your own lines, Sally. You don’t need a coloring book.”
On View Now: Staff Show at The Big Yellow House
By Sara Gravante
The Gallery at the Big Yellow House is now open to the public!
Anatomy of a Writing Life
By Lisa Ballew | I saw no reason why a life of letters wasn’t possible, but my halcyon days in the ivory tower were numbered.
The Sands of Time
By Joanna Dellaripa Rosenberg | Without my mother needing to announce our plans, I always knew we would be heading to the beach that day when I woke up to the sound of ice being pushed out of the freezer trays…
Addressing the Holidays
By Tracy Miller Geary | For the past 30 years, I’ve used the same brown leather Filofax address book I purchased after my first paycheck from my first real job after college.
Art in the Time of Change
By Rebecca Flores-Mantilla Editor’s note: A FREE solo exhibition of Rebecca Flores’ work will take place from November 20–22, 2020, at Follow Your Art Community
Foundation Trust Fellows Show Their Work
See the work of the 2019 Foundation Trust fellowships at Follow Your Art Community Studios.
Igniting the Imagination During a Pandemic
By David Winkler
Quietly, patiently the drawing had something to tell me and it would wait for me to listen.
Making “The New South Africa: A Personal Journey”
By Tug Yourgrau
A few weeks after the election of Nelson Mandela, in early June,1994, filmmaker Joel Olicker and I flew to South Africa to make a documentary about the newly democratic nation… Just the two of us, no extra lights, no assistants….
