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## [Turning Artistic Rejection Into Fuel 🔥](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/turning-artistic-rejection-into-fuel)
By [Vicky Blume](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/vicky-blume)
July 8th, 2025
You’re staring at the screen, your finger hovering over the submit button as you run through your application materials one last time — the artist statement you’ve rewritten seven (oh, wait…now eight) times, the project budget you’ve tweaked and retweaked, the work samples you’ve agonized over selecting. We’ve all hit submit with the same, well-worn mixture of hope and resignation.
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## [Raising an Artist: Interview with my grandparents](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/raising-an-artist-interview)
By [Vicky Blume](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/vicky-blume)
March 31st, 2023
Behind every artist is an encouraging herd of supporters. Our herd can include family, friends, teachers, counselors, mentors, partners—often growing and changing shape over time. Whether it’s my fellow staff members (many of whom are artists in their own right) or the artists we serve on the daily, I’m perpetually curious: who helped you become an artist? What support does an artist need from their community? And in turn, how does art sustain and strengthen a community?
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## [The Two Most Powerful Words: Thank You](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/fundraising-thank-yous)
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December 22nd, 2022
The best thank you note I got this year was a 16-word email. But before we unpack what made it special, we need to talk…
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## [In Thanks of Mentors](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/in-thanks-of-mentors-ecd818023f22)
By [Tim Cynova](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/tim-cynova)
October 3rd, 2017
My mentor and friend, Steve Morris Over the weekend, I learned that one of my longtime mentors — Steve Morris — passed away from cancer at the end of July. Not knowing this at the time, I emailed him in August to see if he had any availability to meet up for our semi-annual breakfast this fall.
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