Landing February 28th, 2026!
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The inaugural issue of Art Forearm
Spring/Summer 2026
Volume 1, Issue 1: GROUND
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Art Forearmβs resident advice columnist Jerry Grimes is hard to pin down, but heβs really good at offering his perspective on all things practical AND existential.
Head to the link in our bio to anonymously submit your question or just ask for some good news (we all need it).
If you canβt join us in Texas, you can subscribe online at www.artforearm.com
Art Forearms
Art Forearm publishes on Substack, which means each issue unfolds as a series of posts released over several weeksβdeep dives, features, interviews, and reports from the working world of artists.
Each issue of Art Forearm (2Γ/year) investigates the material, ecological, and social infrastructures that shape art-making today, foregrounding accessibility and sustainability.
I'll be attending this event--it's free and online if you also want to join:
www.mobilize.us/sunrise2026/...
Iβm launching a new publication dedicated to the labor and material intelligence of art on February 28!
I often defend Tik tok to peers my age, saying that I learn a lot on the platform. For example, today I learned that people with my hairline do not do well in monogamous relationships, and I just donβt know where else I could have picked up that kind of info
π takes me back to my first drawing class in college, so very unsalty
Omg kitty looks π₯
Somewhat fearful to publicly share this opinion but everything but the bagel seasoning is too salty
Truly, how do you get Netflix to stop emailing you?
Mamdani inspired me to ignore my to do list and write something today.
The final section of the 2025 Gift Guide (with recipes) Enjoy!
For the clothes horse in your life who wants to be comfy:
Chapter 2 of the 2025 Gift Guide is here! For the readers and the thinkers:
Next Wednesday Iβll be performingΒ "Brush," a durational work shaped by reading, reciprocity, and economies of care. There is an open invitation to participate should you choose, and you can arrive and depart anytime between 5-7pm. Dress comfortably (we'll be outside)
At 10:00am Mountain Time, I (1977) will be reading an excerpt from Smithsonβs essay βSpiral Jettyβ to the earthwork Spiral Jetty. The event will not be recorded, but you can tune in online:
Last call for my studio sale!
Iβve got one-of-a-kind works and editions available for purchase this week onlyβsculptural books, drawings, and handmade paper pieces.
All orders must be placed by Friday before my shop closes for 2025.
#StudioSale #ArtForSale #BookArt #ContemporaryArt #OneOfAKindArt
I miss old twitterβ¦my feed was so funny! I havenβt figured out how to create the same on here and itβs bumming me out.
chat GPT farmed writing is ruining my own (admittedly somewhat corny) obsession with alliteration and I don't want to let it go. It feels like when the olds adopt the slang of teens and then it just sounds super lame.
Booking now (endearingly) before I ghost (creatively)
Iβm closing my consulting books for Sept/Oct while Iβm off making work in the desert. If you want help with your artist statement, grant, or creative rut, get in touch now!
#CreativeConsulting #ArtistSupport #ArtWorldWeirdos