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1. Article · Aug 21, 2026 · Paddy Johnson

   Art Problems: How Do I Get the Guggenheim Fellowship? (opens the original)

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   I've applied for the Guggenheim Fellowship for the last five years and got rejected every time. I believe I meet the required qualifications. Is this even worth doing? Please help! —Beverly, LA Almost everyone gets rejected. Almost everyone applies more than once. Is it worth doing? That answer depends on information I don’t have. Let’s start with your time. The application process takes a lot of it. If you don’t have much time, don’t apply. The Foundation requests two four-page documents outlin

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2. Article · Jul 28, 2026 · Paddy Johnson

   Art Problems: Why Are There So Many Toxic People in the Art World? (opens the original)

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   Why are there so many toxic people in the art world, and how do I protect myself — professionally and emotionally — from them? —A. Goodman, NY Every industry has toxic people, but desperation gives the art-world toxicity its particular flavor. The field is full of people making and supporting art, but the money available from collectors, grants, and philanthropy combined can’t sustain most of them. We fight over the scraps. Some of us handle scarcity better than others, but nobody is their best

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