🐎 Opportunity knocks #34
You don't check all the boxes? No problem, breathe in and just hit that submit button!
👋 Hello, Dear creative! Here we are in a new week full of surprises, lessons, play, and daring faith to create.
Before jumping into this week’s list, I want to talk about the moment when you hit the submit button. That journey from not ticking all the boxes to finding the clarity to give it a shot!
I know what it feels like to dismiss an opportunity because it seems too big or out of reach. I have endured those missed submissions and grown stronger. Becoming more aware of the importance of saying yes to projects and opportunities that push me beyond my comfort zone. For they propelled me to another step and dimension.
When you are looking at that call for projects or creatives, that job interview, or collaboration email, you draw on your past experiences as a guide. You scan the opportunity, trying to figure out if you have everything they’re asking for. Such as the tech, skills, style, mindset, references, or even following and more. If it’s an open call and your work resonates with its intention, why close a door that’s not closed to you, yet? Why step out of the waiting line when you might be three spots closer to the entry?
When you have a hunch while reading an opportunity, despite not ticking all the boxes or meeting your perception of what they expect, give yourself some credit. Listen to that first hunch. Was it a good one? Did you envision yourself on the other side living that opportunity? Do you feel joyful and excited about it?
Then go for it—you have nothing to lose.
At best, you’ll just get even more skilled at pitching, preparing eye-catching presentations, and being more precise with your offer. Or even with the kind of residency and environment you want to work in… you get ahead! It’s never a waste, and you never know if that small leap is preparing you for a bigger one. The good news is, you’ve got some training now!
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
Winston S. Churchill
✦ Did you miss the last post? We had our second guest on the Multiple in One series.
🐎 Opportunity knocks
In every letter, I share opportunities I stumbled upon. There are so many cool grants, funding, competitions, and more to enter to experience progress. I hope the week's list will be useful.
🧠 Submit your work and join the eeBoo creative pool (You can find your designs in their latest puzzle collection. Reviews of the art continue throughout the year. Their 1000-piece and 500-piece jigsaw puzzles, made from recycled materials, are detailed and colorful, covering a variety of topics.)
🎯 Get featured at the Brand Identity with Graphic Design’s Greatest (From the designers, studios, type foundries, and brands at the top of their game to the best products and jobs in the business. Potential reach: 335,400. You can choose from a bespoke article, social media posts, a standalone newsletter, and more. This opportunity can align with the vibe of your growing agency ⟶ Fees: $749. There are also job offers on their website. Give it a look!)
🖼️ Parnell Gallery accepts submissions from emerging and established artists for representation (If you are a painter, sculptor, or photographer, you can share your work with them by providing examples of recent work, artist profile, brief bio, social media links, and contact details. ⟶ Send your submission to submissions@parnellgallery.co.nz.)
🍯 Are you a children's book illustrator? Submit to Beehive Publishing House (They represent great children's book illustrators around the world and even help you with self-publishing if you have written a children’s book. Check out their Instagram to see if it matches your desired projects.)
🏢 Calling all 3D artists! (You can submit all kinds of renders for a chance to be featured on the Chaos website, gallery, blog, social media, and more. This includes renders of architecture, cars, cartoons, characters, environments, games, products, visual effects, and anything you can imagine in motion graphics.)
🛋️ Become and artist of The Poster Club (They represent a wide variety of both aspiring and established artists from around the world. Each artwork is reviewed and curated at their office in Copenhagen. Their style is so Hygge, with beautiful, cozy aesthetics ranging from paintings to ceramics and beyond. There’s a handmade quality to the pieces, so if it feels like your style, send an email to submissions@theposterclub.com with your personal information, a short introduction, and a selection of your work.)
📈 Cartoon submissions to The New Yorker (Cartoons are reviewed on a rolling basis. You may send as many as ten cartoons per submission once a month. They do not consider illustrations, caricatures, or covers ⟶ Upload your work via Submittable.)
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Sending faith vibes 🌞
Keva.
