Selina Trepp is the winner of The Present Prize: Family Matters! After about 16 nominations and ~9000 votes, we’re proud to announce that she has been awarded $1250 for her work as an artist w...
http://blog.thepresentgroup.com/2016/02/15/selina-trepp-wins-the-present-prize-family-matters/
“For those who have defied the advice of mentors and gallerists by deciding to raise children while also pursuing an artistic practice, it can be hard to know how to proceed. While many well-kn...
http://blog.thepresentgroup.com/2015/07/21/the-present-prize-4-family-matters/
Join local artists, educators, unions, activists and workers to celebrate the recent excitement and organizing success of Adjuncts at SFAI, CCA, St. Mary’s College, Mills, Dominican University!...
http://blog.thepresentgroup.com/2015/03/04/no-justice-no-service/
In the latest edition of “little things that we make for other people to use (but probably no one will,)” we’re proud to announce Gifotrope. Gifotrope is a bit of code that helps you take...
http://blog.thepresentgroup.com/2015/03/03/gifotrope-take-control-of-your-gifs/
Maysoun Wazwaz and Kate Rhoades are making a podcast- Congratulations Pine Tree – it’s the #1 Arts and Culture podcast in the Bay Area. They are very fun to talk to and to listen to, and I’...
http://blog.thepresentgroup.com/2015/02/26/tpg-on-congratulations-pine-tree/
It’s not always true that if you build it, they will come. We get it. Surveys aren’t always so fun to fill out. But maybe if we come together in small groups, share food and drinks, and commi...
http://blog.thepresentgroup.com/2015/01/07/open-call-for-potluckers/
Last week the Institute for Network Cultures and Digital Publishing Toolkit brought us to Rotterdam to speak about The People’s E-book. The conference brought together an interesting mix of a...
Since early last spring, we’ve been working with the renowned artist duo YOUNG-HAE CHANG HEAVY INDUSTRIES and the Kadist Art Foundation in San Francisco to produce a new, free e-book for...
The Present Prize#3: Research-Based Studio Practice Nominees are: Laurie Halsey Brown Torreya Cummings Brian Conley Fiona Connor Collin McKelvey and John Davis Sasha Duerr Jaimie Healy Allison Ho...
http://blog.thepresentgroup.com/2013/09/22/the-present-prize-3-nominees/
On October 15th (a Tuesday) we’re gonna be breaking down what we’ve learned over the past seven years in regards to different funding models for artists and what the advantages and disadvanta...
http://blog.thepresentgroup.com/2013/09/20/alternative-funding-strategies-for-artists-class/