Community
You don't have to figure this out alone.
Praxis is built around a simple idea: artists who share what they know help each other go further than any of them could go alone. The community is where that happens.
Global Community
Artists in the Praxis community are everywhere
Praxis connects artists across regions and disciplines. The blue markers show mapped artist profile locations, with additional markers representing our wider international community.
87 mapped artist locations, plus global community markers.
How artists grow together at Praxis
Not theory. Not inspiration. The grant application that won. The email to a curator that got a response. The pricing structure that finally felt right. Praxis members share real materials from their real careers — and the community gets smarter together.
A photographer five years into their fine art practice knows things that a photographer just starting out doesn't. A painter who has worked with galleries for a decade has navigated situations that a painter in their first exhibition hasn't. The range of experience in the community is one of its most valuable features.
Curators, collectors, gallerists, and critics from major institutions have spent evenings with Praxis members answering the questions artists are not supposed to ask out loud. That archive is available to every member — and the conversations continue in the community forum.
Painters face different challenges than photographers. Sculptors face different challenges than performance artists. The Praxis community organizes around those specific challenges — and members help each other in ways that are relevant to the actual work they're making.
“The art world has always had an unofficial curriculum. Praxis makes it explicit — and makes it available to every artist, regardless of where they live or who they know.”— Brainard Carey, co-founder
Praxis is for every kind of working artist
Whether you paint, sculpt, photograph, or perform — there are Praxis members who share your challenges and have developed strategies for them. Find your practice below.
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Painters
Build a painting practice the world can find — and sustain.
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Photographers
Turn a powerful body of work into a career that lasts.
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Sculptors
Navigate the unique market and logistical challenges of sculptural work.
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Printmakers
Build a market for work that exists in multiples.
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Illustrators
Build a fine art practice alongside a commercial career.
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Digital Artists
Build a career in a medium the art world is still catching up to.
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Mixed Media Artists
Turn a multidisciplinary practice into a coherent, compelling career.
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Ceramicists
Navigate the art / craft divide and build a serious career in clay.
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Textile & Fiber Artists
Build a fine art career in a medium with deep roots and growing recognition.
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Performance Artists
Build a career in a medium that leaves no object behind.
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Installation Artists
Build a practice that transforms spaces and sustains a career.
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Video Artists & Filmmakers
Build a fine art career in the most powerful medium of our time.
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Muralists
Turn public commissions into a sustainable, respected career.
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Jewelry Artists & Metalsmiths
Build a fine art career in a medium that bridges the wearable and the sculptural.
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Drawing Artists
Build a serious career in the most fundamental of all art forms.
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Collage Artists
Build a career in a medium that is finally getting its due.
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Street Artists & Graffiti Artists
Move from the street to the gallery without losing what made the work powerful.
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Conceptual Artists
Build a career around ideas that last longer than any single object.
Ready to join the community?
Start with the weekly artist digest: tips, Yale interviews, grants, resources, and opportunities.