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So so sorry to have to report that I was informed this morning that our beloved Creative Spark member known as Trier passed away this past summer. I did not know about this. Not sure who else didn't know, but it's new information to me and I thought I would post it here either way. Trier was a...

Sorry I've been absent from the forum lately. It's because I was working on finishing this painting. It is a 60 x 40-inch oil on canvas. I can't believe it's finally done. Thanks for looking! -Ayin/Artyczar

Hello and WELCOME! So, in case you missed the ABOUT page, here are some of the rules and expected etiquette of our community. A couple of people have mentioned that they were unaware of the rules, so here they are. Though Creative Spark is a discussion community for artists and creative...

You may have noticed more changes around here (or not?). We've been trying to streamline things by renaming a couple of forums and melding others together. I can list out a few things that were done so you don't think you've been going crazy. There's no more Artist's Cafe. It's just Art Talk...

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This is just a reminder for people to know the difference between profile posts and CONVERSATIONS. The conversations are private, but if you post on someone's profile, it is public and anyone can see it. Just an FYI. ;)

I'm going to make an attempt here on the best way to post images. Apparently there is more than one way, but this seems to be the easiest. Those of you that have this down to a science, please continue on. I suggest everyone else use this little square icon with the mountain on it, located in...

There are now new forums under a new section called Genre & Style. Post your work and get feedback, or not. It's up to you. Let me know if the categories are sufficient. Enjoy.

Hi All, I'm deciding to take the whole Not Safe for Work prefix/indication off the site. At least for now. The reason being is that I don't think it's really necessary. There is another artist's site (deviantArt) where there is no censorship of any kind, and sometimes they post some pretty...

As we grow and change, new things may be added, while other elements become more streamlined. I've added a subforum in the General Discussion (Cafe) for Music, and a Literature forum under Media & Technique. We'll see how it goes. Thanks for your feedback and suggestions. It'

The Foundation’s grant program awards 7-10 grants annually. Grants are made directly to underrecognized artists (21 and over) to support their development. There is a small fee for this one of $15. The Harpo Foundation

The Artists’ Fellowship provides emergency aid to professional visual artists and their families in times of sickness, natural disaster, bereavement, or unexpected extreme hardship. The Artists' Fellowship

Barbara Deming Memorial Fund awards small support grants ($500 - $1500) to individual feminist women in the arts who are citizens with primary residence in the US and Canada. Money for Women

Gottlieb Foundation Individual Support Grant Applications for the 2021 Individual Support Grant will be available in September 2020. The annual application deadline for the Individual Support Grant application form is December 15th. The Foundation wishes to encourage artists who have...

The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation gives grants for emerging artists to develop their skills in artistic expression. Applicants must be 18 or older, in an early or developmental stage of their work, and be able to show a commitment to making art their lifetime career. You can't be over 41...

Pollock-Krasner grants have enabled artists to create new work, purchase needed materials and pay for studio rent, as well as their personal and medical expenses. Past recipients of Pollock-Krasner grants acknowledge their critical impact in allowing concentrated time for studio work, and in...

Hi All, I moved some threads and made some changes to the site. Instead of having a Genre & Style section, we're going to stick with keeping to Media & Technique for now. That way, we can start smaller and branch out naturally as we develop more threads. Plus, we won't have a bunch of empty...

To change your avatar, click on your name in the upper right, then the avatar circle. It should open a file window for you to choose an image from your computer. I have found the image can be about 300-400 px wide to make a pretty clear one that fits in the circle, but you may want to play with...

There are two ways you can insert images into your posts. When you click on the icon button, the drop image box will appear. Click inside and it will open the folders on your computer so you may browse your images to select. You may also click on the "attach image" button below. This will do...

Click the image icon, then the link icon. It's better to upload if you can, since images from links can be deleted or disappear, then you have broken image icons in the posts here. But this is how it's done.