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MAX your c*r*e*a*t*i*v*i*t*y
Increase creativity by doing the wild thing, wild as in weird and even wacky, wild as in experimental.

Managing Your Credit Score
How does lowering your credit card limits affect your credit score?

Why I´m Glad I´m Not a Minority Writer
The benefits and drawbacks of art inspired by cultural identity and social struggle.

Artists and Overwhelm: Love it or leave it.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by too many projects? Do you have so much on your plate, that you can´t even get started? Feel paralyzed when facing something new? That´s overwhelm in a nutshell. This article shows you how to recognize it - and deal with it!


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Call for artists: DIGITALLY 2005 Deadline: August 1, 2005 - Applications are being accepted from all artists and art students who are exploring the creative possibilities of new technology.
Cape Fear Studio’s Juried Art Calendar Competition Deadline: August 20, 2005 - Open to all professional and amateur artists working in 2-D and 3-D works of art in any medium. Winners will be featured in our 2006 Calendar and Best in show will appear on the calendar cover.
A Day at the Beach - Call for Entries Deadline: August 30, 2005 - Open to all Artists- Classical, Contemporary or Experimental. Cash awards: Best of Show $500; the Lady Audrey Award $250; the Gallery Award $200; five Honorable Mentions $50 each.

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