Financial Resources for Artists

I’m still temporarily shut-down here at Nickelson Editions, but I wanted to share a few resources geared towards artists that I’ve found through various means.

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art has done a great job compiling a list of resources for artists (geared towards Maine, but not exclusively). This includes many resources that provide emergency funds or other financial assistance to artists.

The Maine Arts Commission has launched The Maine Artist Relief Fund that will award grants of up to $500 to individual Maine artists how are being adversely impacted by the pandemic. The awards cycle is open through June 30th.

The Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester, MA has been a good source of artist resources, too, particularly on Facebook.

The first US stimulus package includes much-needed support for arts organizations as well as expansion of unemployment benefits to independent contractors and the self-employed (the typical status for the working artist). Details on how to apply for this are beyond my knowledge, but I would start with organizations such as Americans for the Arts for info…though I suspect things will be pretty vague for a while as to how to take advantage of this.

Stay safe out there!

Temporary Shutdown of In-Person and Mail-Order Printing

As of today, April 1st, I’m extending my temporary shutdown to mail-order printing in addition to in-person printing because of the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic and Maine’s stay-at-home order. Please contact me with any questions, and stay safe out there!

Temporary In-Person Shutdown

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, I am temporarily shutting down in-person printing until further notice. I am still up and operational and am happy to do printing via mail-order and for pick up.

Back in the Studio

I am done with my long journey out to the northern Rockies and am now back in Maine. I'm slowly catching up on things as I get back up to speed (losing power for two days didn't help!), so if you are still waiting on a response for me, let me know!

It will take a long time to go through all of my photographs, but it was a wonderful trip. 9000 miles of driving, nine national parks (5 in the U.S., 4 in Canada), about 15 snowstorms of various intensities, and approximately 5500 photographs.

August Vacation and September Workshop

I’ll be on vacation the week of August 19th, so please contact me when you are able if you have any needs during that week.

I’m teaching my workshop at Maine Media the week of September 8th, 2019, too. There is still space available, I believe (here is more info). I’ll have limited printing availability that week as well.

Upcoming Closing for Travel Until October 29th

I will be traveling and away from my studio until my return on October 29th. Please feel free to contact me via email during that timeframe if you have any questions.

Upcoming Closing for Artist Residency July 9th-26th

"Rock Study #1", Garrapata State Park, California. Copyright Jim Nickelson. All Rights Reserved.

I'll be away from my studio and closed from July 9th through the 26th as I'll be in Iceland for an artist residency (yes, I'm excited). So if you have any imminent printing needs, let me know as soon as possible so that we can work out a solution.

Upcoming closings

Untitled #28, East of the Sun, West of the Moon project, Copyright Jim Nickelson

I'll be away from my studio the weeks of March 19th and April 16th. In both cases I'll still have e-mail access so please feel free to contact me with any printing questions or requests. I'll be back in my studio from this first trip on March 26th.

Your Favorite Photographs of 2017

Copyright Jim Nickelson. All Rights Reserved.

Each year on my 56x56 blog I send out a call to readers for their favorite photograph they took or created in 2017 (you can see the list from 2016 here and from 2015 here). Soon I’ll do a new post for 2017 and include any submitted photographs (along with a link if you’d like). I always love to see what everyone has come up with over the year. So send along your favorite photo (email: jim@jimnickelson.com) if you’d like to be part of this fun project…

Upcoming Time Away

I'll be on a family trip later this month and will be out from Tuesday, June 20th until Monday, July 3rd. If you need anything before that timeframe please let me know as soon as possible, and otherwise I can help out once I return in July. I will have email access while I'm away, too, if you'd like to contact me.

Upcoming Time Away

I'll be on the road for a photography trip from roughly April 17th through April 30th, so please contact me as soon as possible if you have printing needs impacted by that timeframe.

My Printing Book!

Coming June 2017 from Rocky Nook.

Something keeping me very busy for the last few months has been my first book, entitled "Fine Art Inkjet Printing: The Craft and Art of the Fine Digital Print". It will be published in June 2017 by Rocky Nook. I'll have much more about this as we get closer...

Closed for July 4th Week

"Pyrotechnic #255", Copyright Jim Nickelson. All Rights Reserved.

I'll be away from my studio this week camping and will be back in the office again on Monday, July 11th. Please feel free to leave me a message if you need to contact me during that timeframe as I don't expect to have any Internet coverage where we'll be camping.

Upcoming Time Away in March

Coming up soon in the first half of March, I'll have limited availability for printing. I'm teaching a workshop at Maine Media the week of Feb. 29th-March 4th, 2016, and will have limited ability to print during that timeframe. From the end of that workshop until March 17th, I'll be out-of-state and unable to create any prints. Please contact me to discuss any issues.

Nickelson Editions closed until Sept. 19th

...as I'm on an artist residency at Acadia National Park and will be far from my printer. Please contact me with any questions as I'll be generally checking in during this timeframe.

Upcoming Closings

Due to a family vacation and then an artist residency, Nickelson Editions will be closed the week of August 18th-22nd as well as September 1st-19th. If you need my services over this timeframe, please contact me as soon as possible so that we can arrange for your printing needs.