work study

this week, we talk to mike carson.  mike is an award-winning, multidisciplinary creative who works across the mediums of live performance, film, photography, print, apparel & more. his work pushes the boundaries of possibility — exploring his subjects and their stories, often through the lens of surrealism. follow mike carson:  https://www.mikecarson.tv/ https://www.instagram.com/mikecarson/ follow art school:  https://www.instagram.com/artschool.nyc/ https://substack.com/@artschoolnyc  

this week we talk to jojo sonubi— creative mind behind RECESS + no signal. jojo has managed to build two of the most culturally important platforms for Black british music, period.  this year, RECESS turns 10, so we talked about it.  watch the 10 year retrospective film HERE follow jojo HERE follow RECESS HERE and no signal HERE   

meet amarie gipson, founder of the reading room. the reading room is an independent reference library based in houston, texas, with more than 700 books devoted to Black art, culture, politics, and history. this week's episode of work study is dedicated to building your life's work. follow amarie + the reading room:  https://www.instagram.com/amariecemone/ https://www.instagram.com/thereadingroom.htx https://thereadingroomhtx.org/ follow art school: https://www.instagram.com/artschool.nyc

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in celebration of Flight Club's 20th anniversary, Flight Club worked with us to identify key markets to show up in + identify and book an artist that represented the culture + sound of their city to bring their FCF series IRL.  this week's episode is about one of my fave projects to date + lessons learned.    https://www.instagram.com/artschoolnyc [email protected] 

each week i have a creative check in call with my lovely friends domo wells and francine tamakloe. on these calls we talk new projects. SOWs and how to maintain our sanity while building a life for ourselves around our art.  a few more curse words than usual, i'm sorry.    follow us:  https://instagram.com/artschoolnyc https://www.instagram.com/emefa.xyz/ https://www.instagram.com/domowells/  

you cannot build alone. put your phone down, go outside.    https://www.instagram.com/artschool.nyc [email protected] 

ty for being here.  https://open.substack.com/pub/kyla/p/the-most-valuable-commodity-in-the?r=15hg4n&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay 25.5 ASPIRATIONAL HUMANITY https://www.thecut.com/article/brooding-friction-maxxing-new-years-2026-resolution.html (it wasn't NY Mag LOL, it was The Cut)    instagram.com/artschool.nyc [email protected]

this week's episode is all about core values.  what do you want? and why?  instagram.com/artschool.nyc  

I had the flu, forgive me. last ep we talked knowing whether or not an idea is good. This episode is kind of a continuation of that one.  novelty wears off. Great ideas need to be repeated. let's tal

dazed insights live: the death of cool? hip hop turns 30: by greg tate 

this week's episode is about taste. what is it? who has it? how does one get more of it.    resources + things i like: https://www.thecollector.com/what-is-pierre-bourdieus-theory-of-taste/ https://www.are.na/editorial/notes-on-taste https://youtu.be/EGqz68svTp0?si=RODCQC_qOZeEV4lk https://youtu.be/1dotmX2C4bs?si=qh-aTAZd1s3zqiaE  

i lied about this being available on youtube, i'm sorry. i hope you will forgive me.    follow us @artschoolnyc :) 

this week we talk erving goffman's dramaturgical theory, the coldplay concert debacle, and whether or not performing = inauthentic.    follow us!  https://www.instagram.com/artschool.nyc https://www.tiktok.com/@artschool.nyc?lang=en  

this week we talk attention economy, commodification of self, and my new doomscrolling habit.    NYT OP-ED   FOLLOW US!  https://www.instagram.com/artschool.nyc/ https://www.tiktok.com/@artschool.nyc?lang=en  

yeah the idea is cool, but it's not needed. or is it? let's talk about it.    follow us!  https://www.instagram.com/artschool.nyc https://www.tiktok.com/@artschool.nyc?lang=en email us HERE! 

this week's episode is all about the creative process. we talk raf simons, octavia butler, and the importance of establishing structure in your creative process.    follow us!  https://www.instagram.com/artschool.nyc https://www.tiktok.com/@artschool.nyc?lang=en   want to learn more about our creative marketing agency?  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_VD-t27Dm5kbVRkStq0OrfCCQMbuop0OFVOrHU5cRWA/edit?slide=id.p#slide=id.p    

not the episode we planned on, but the episode we needed.    follow us!  https://www.instagram.com/artschool.nyc

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