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[Subscribe](http://eepurl.com/be_Uej) - Search our site - Categories - [Artists and Members](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/tag/artists-and-members) - [Big Ideas](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/tag/big-ideas) - [Grants](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/tag/grants) - [How We Work](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/tag/how-we-work) - [Tips and Tools](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/tag/tips-and-tools) - [Updates and Announcements](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/tag/updates-and-announcements) - Social - - - [Subscribe](http://eepurl.com/be_Uej) [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png)](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/open-call-for-arts-worker-horror-story-writer) [Work](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/work) | [Writing](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/writing) | [Opportunities](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/opportunities) ## [👻 open call for arts worker horror story writer](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/open-call-for-arts-worker-horror-story-writer) By [Fractured Atlas](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/fractured-atlas) September 8th, 2026 If you work in the arts, you've probably had your fair share of creeeepy bosses, ghoulish work conditions, and clients who turn into ghosts as soon as it's time to pay up. This October, Fractured Atlas is commissioning an artist of any discipline to write a 750-900 word article about their very own arts worker horror story 👹 Please review the details below, and fill out this short interest form by Thursday, September 17th for a chance to write and publish your story with a $750 stipend. We’ll be randomly selecting someone to work with, because the art world doesn't need any more competition ੈ✩‧₊˚ [Read More](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/open-call-for-arts-worker-horror-story-writer) Share - Close - - - - [mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/open-call-for-arts-worker-horror-story-writer](mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/open-call-for-arts-worker-horror-story-writer) [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png)](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/the-ginger-garlic-paste-of-grantwriting) [Grants](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/grants) | [Writing](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/writing) ## [The Ginger Garlic Paste of Grantwriting](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/the-ginger-garlic-paste-of-grantwriting) By [Vicky Blume](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/vicky-blume) February 24th, 2026 Tucked behind a small hill of 25 lb rice bags at Costco Wholesale, you can find two-pack jars of Shan Ginger Garlic Paste — 700 grams each. Some purists might turn up their nose at cooking with paste, but when you’re slinging weeknight curries as much as I am, you can’t be too precious with your ingredients. Turns out, grantwriters do the same damn thing! The most effective grantwriting operations know when to reuse material, how to buy time, and critically, what to make from scratch. Oftentimes, it’s the difference between a grant submitted and a grant opportunity you pass up. 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This October, Fractured Atlas is commissioning an artist of any discipline to write a 750-900 word article about their very own arts worker horror story 👹 Please review the details below, and fill out this short interest form by Thursday, September 25th for a chance to write and publish your story with a $750 stipend. We’ll be randomly selecting someone to work with, because the art world doesn't need any more competition ੈ✩‧₊˚ [Read More](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/open-call-for-arts-worker-horror-stories) Share - Close - - - - [mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/open-call-for-arts-worker-horror-stories](mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/open-call-for-arts-worker-horror-stories) [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png)](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/the-expectations-artists-set-for-themselves) [Creativity](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/creativity) | [Work Life Balance](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/work-life-balance) | [Writing](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/writing) ## [The Expectations Artists Set for Themselves, Realistic and Otherwise](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/the-expectations-artists-set-for-themselves) By [Geo Ong](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/geo-ong) August 11th, 2025 As we awaited the arrival of our second child, my wife and I decided that it was time to look for a house. We were renting a small, two-bedroom house that felt close to bursting at the seams with toys, clothes, and the equipment one accumulates when caring for a small child, so the prospect of squeezing in another baby felt a bit too much like a circus act. Plus our lease was running out and we really didn’t like our landlord (a story for another time). 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The crunch of your spine, the desperate prayers for your car’s suspension and steering, and of course, a profound shame for not avoiding the pothole in the first place. Now imagine driving down a beat up backroad, no streetlights, with nothing to guide you and your poor steed to safety except your murky intuition. This is how a lot of us go into the grant application process — vaguely uneasy, completely lost, and proceeding valiantly into a mysterious void (i.e. the review panel). But what if you had a cheat sheet, a map, with every pitfall illuminated by bright, flashing warning signs? [Read More](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/10-common-grant-application-pitfalls-for-artists) Share - Close - - - - [mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/10-common-grant-application-pitfalls-for-artists](mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/10-common-grant-application-pitfalls-for-artists) [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png)](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/how-to-talk-about-your-art-grant-application) [Grants](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/grants) | [Tips and Tools](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/tips-and-tools) | [Arts](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/arts) | [Writing](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/writing) ## [How to Talk About Your Art in a Grant Application](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/how-to-talk-about-your-art-grant-application) By [Fractured Atlas](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/fractured-atlas) May 6th, 2024 For creative people, text boxes with harsh word limits (or god forbid, character limits) are public enemy no.1. Distilling a deeply personal, evolving artistic journey into a few hundred characters can feel like an emotional and creative abyss—one that you can easily pour hours into with unsatisfying results. From our point of view (as a fiscal sponsor for artists that reviews thousands of grant applications per year), we have a few (humble) recommendations for making the writing process more fulfilling and framing your work to resonate with potential funders. 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If your art is a garden, this series is about the continual weeding, watering, and miscellaneous upkeep it requires. To kick it off, we’re digging into the importance of regularly rewriting your artist statement. 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But before we unpack what made it special, we need to talk… [Read More](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/fundraising-thank-yous) Share - Close - - - - [mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/fundraising-thank-yous](mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/fundraising-thank-yous) [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png)](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/remembering-toni-morrison-f20c0495cc8f) [Arts](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/arts) | [Icons](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/icons) | [Toni Morrison](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/toni-morrison) | [Writing](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/writing) | [Artists and Members](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/artists-and-members) ## [Remembering Toni Morrison](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/remembering-toni-morrison-f20c0495cc8f) By [Courtney Harge](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/courtney-harge) August 8th, 2019 Toni Morrison speaking at “A Tribute to Chinua Achebe — 50 Years Anniversary of ‘Things Fall Apart’”. The Town Hall, New York City, February 26th, 2008 It is almost impossible to explain the impact of a phenomenon like Toni Morrison. It is infinitely more impossible for me to explain, as a Black woman and artist, what it means to lose her less than a year after losing Ntozake Shange. I have more feelings than language and have asked my colleagues at Fractured Atlas to help me honor a great by sharing their reflections of her persona, words, and work. 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Her project SuzeMuze Studio presents stories and songs to impact solutions and expand public awareness. SuzeMuze Studio’s work explores critical issues ranging from the rise of suicide rates, #MeToo, PTSD, abuse, healing, addiction, and trauma recovery. 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