A lot of artists carry the same private fear: maybe my work is too weird, too interdisciplinary, or too underdeveloped for a bigger room. But artist residencies aren't just for conventional creators. They are portals that fundamentally rearrange what feels possible. Here is a map of how these protected containers can change your life, alongside the raw reality of my recent three-month journey through Europe and New York.
Read MoreArt Is Living Emergence: Sacred Objects, Colonial Archives & Tactical Magic in Berlin /
Every culture that has ever existed on this earth has made art — and magic. These were never two separate things. In this episode, we walk through Berlin's Humboldt Forum to feel what happens to living emergence when it gets placed behind glass, and why the life force never fully leaves.
Read MoreHow Queer Artists Have Created Art Spells For Liberation For Over 100 Years /
Art is not merely decoration; it is a technology of the spirit. In the season two premiere, we travel to the Palm Springs desert to explore Queer Arcana, a groundbreaking exhibition spanning 100+ years of magic, occultism, and queer resistance. From the tarot of Rachel Pollack to "Tactical Magic" in the everyday, learn how to reclaim your sovereignty and weave your own spells through creative practice.
Read MorePerforming Knowledge in the Age of the Digital Trickster /
How do institutions feel in your body? In this reflection on their CAA Conversations podcast series, multidisciplinary artist and educators Edgar Fabián Frías and Lineadeluz explore pedagogy as performance, institutional power, and the digital as a slippery, glitchy trickster technology. Writing from a queer, Indigenous, and brujx perspectives, they share how self‑instituted projects like MOMMM and the Selfie Institute for Selfie Studies reimagine what institutions can be. The post invites readers to watch the YouTube episodes or listen to the podcast as a companion to the text.
Read MoreNew York City Was a Portal: Art, Witchcraft, and Profound Ancestral Inspiration /
I just returned from one of the most magical and creatively expansive trips of my life in New York City. From the Occult Humanities Conference and a panel with Pam Grossman to transformative exhibitions by Jeffrey Gibson, Vaginal Davis, Rashid Johnson, Coco Fusco, and Grace Rosario Perkins, this journey left me nourished and inspired. Join me as I share highlights and reflections from this trip that felt like a spell in motion.
Read MoreMUTATION is our BIRTHRIGHT | The Secret Every Artist & Freak Needs to Hear /
Mutation is your birthright. You are not broken—you are becoming. In this finale of Your Art Is a Spell, Edgar Fabián Frías shares a secret meant for the freaks, weirdos, and visionaries who will change the world.
Read MoreYour Art Is A Spell Season 1 Reflections, Psychic Gifts & Spells for Creative Freedom /
In this second-to-last episode of Season 1, Edgar Fabián Frías weaves tarot, storytelling, and listener questions into a ritual of resilience. Explore spells for overcoming creative blocks, healing money shame, cultivating focus, and remembering that your art is a spell.
Read MoreDrag, Dionysus & Divine Disobedience: Uma Gahd on Art as Ritual /
What if drag wasn’t just performance—but spellwork?
In this electrifying episode, Edgar Fabián Frías talks with the radiant Uma Gahd—drag queen, witch, Dionysian devotee, and spiritual educator—about the sacred, the silly, and the subversive power of drag. From queer rituals to underground art scenes to Canada's Drag Race, Uma shares how gender, performance, and spirituality intertwine in her practice.
This conversation is a love letter to those living between binaries, crafting magic through creativity, and refusing to be ordinary.
Read MoreHair as a Spell: Gray Hair Magic & Gender Freedom with Opal Starlight ✨ /
What if a haircut was more than a style—what if it was a spell? In this episode of Your Art Is A Spell, Edgar Fabián Frías speaks with Opal Starlight, a Bay Area hair witch, about reclaiming hair as ritual, gray as glamour, and beauty as sacred resistance. This is not just self-care—it’s soul work.
Read MoreThe Power of Belief: Psychic Gifts, Protest, and Portal-Making in a Time of Crisis /
In this revelatory episode of Your Art Is A Spell, Edgar Fabián Frías explores how belief is the gateway to awakening our psychic gifts—especially in moments of crisis. From animal communication to remote viewing and divine synchronicity, this episode is a love letter to magic, resistance, and imagination.
Read MoreShadowbanned & Spellbound: How Artists Resist Algorithmic Erasure /
What if shadowbanning isn’t just digital suppression—but a modern-day curse? In this powerful episode, Edgar Fabián Frías breaks down who gets shadowbanned, why it happens, and how artists can cast counter-spells through newsletters, community, code, and creative resistance. This is a love letter to those haunting the algorithm with radical magic.
Read MoreAnne Horel Lost 130 Artworks in One Day—Here’s What She Did Next /
What happens when the platforms we rely on vanish overnight? In this intimate conversation, Edgar Fabián Frías and Paris-based artist Anne Horel dive into the heartbreak and beauty of creating art in the digital age. From Vine fame to AI-generated spells, Anne shares how her work bridges magic, activism, and glitch aesthetics—and why even digital loss holds its own kind of power.
Read MoreWhat Is An Art Spell? (And How To Cast One!) /
What if your art isn’t just expressive—but enchanted? In this episode, Edgar Fabián Frías defines what an art spell is, shares stories of spells cast through Instagram, public ritual, and even on the moon, and invites you to recognize your own creative power as sacred and transformative.
Read MoreThe Future of Digital Art: Queer Futurism, AI, and Glitch Magic in 3 Groundbreaking LA Exhibitions /
What does the future of art look like? Join Edgar Fabián Frías and Lineadeluz as they guide us through three powerful digital art exhibitions in Los Angeles. From augmented reality spores to AI-generated avatars, this journey reveals how queer artists and technomystics are shaping radical new digital imaginaries—and why glitch, collage, and code are the new sacred tools of creative liberation.
Read More5 Money Mindset Shifts Every Artist Needs to Escape Financial Struggle /
The myth of the starving artist isn’t just a story—it’s a tool of control. When we internalize the belief that making money means selling out, we keep ourselves small, broke, and exploitable. It’s time to break these money rules and reclaim our right to thrive.
Read MorePunk Damage: When Anti-Capitalism Keeps You Broke (And How to Break Free) /
Have you ever felt like rejecting capitalism was keeping you broke? Like your activism was being celebrated—but never compensated?
What if the way we resist capitalism isn't actually helping us create change... but instead keeping us disempowered?
In this no-holds-barred episode of Your Art is a Spell, we dive deep into what I call "punk damage"—the internalized belief that making money equals selling out—and how to heal from it without compromising your values.
Tune in to discover:
💸 Why broke activism often reinforces privilege (and who can actually afford to work for free)
📉 How systemic oppression keeps LGBTQ+, Latinx, and marginalized activists financially vulnerable
🧾 The false binary between "pure but broke" and "successful but sellout"
🔮 Why having more resources can help you give more impact
🔥 How to build financial resilience while staying true to your values
⚔️ Mindset shifts to transform from burned-out activist to resourced visionary
Did you know LGBTQ+ Latinx women earn only 72 cents to every dollar a non-Latinx woman earns? Or that trans women earn just 60 cents on that dollar?
These aren't isolated statistics—they're symptoms of a system built to keep certain people disempowered, made worse when we internalize the belief that financial stability means compromising integrity.
This episode reveals how "punk damage" accidentally serves the status quo, why sustainable activism requires resources, and the practical steps you can take to reclaim your financial power—on your terms.
Whether you're squatting in abandoned buildings or working in nonprofits, this is your invitation to treat financial stability as part of your liberation toolkit.
🎧 Ready to become a resourced, rested, and powerful visionary—in the best possible way?
Listen to the full episode now. Your activism deserves to thrive.
The System Keeps Artists Broke—Here’s How to Break Free /
Have you ever felt like the system was deliberately keeping you broke? Like your creativity was being celebrated—but never compensated?
What if the lack of financial education for artists isn’t an oversight… but a spell cast to keep us disempowered?
In this no-holds-barred episode of Your Art is a Spell, we break the silence around the hidden forces keeping creatives financially illiterate—and how to finally break free.
Tune in to discover:
💸 Why art schools don’t teach financial literacy (spoiler: it’s not an accident)
📉 How systemic disempowerment keeps queer, trans, and BIPOC artists struggling
🧾 The contract trick institutions use to kill your negotiating power
🔮 Why managing money is actually a creative, magical act
🔥 How to build financial resilience without selling your soul
⚔️ Tools and tactics for financial self-defense in chaotic times
Did you know most MFA programs never include one single class on how to make a living as an artist? Or that many therapists-in-training are expected to work for years for free?
These aren’t isolated incidents—they’re symptoms of a system built to profit from our brilliance while keeping us broke.
This episode reveals the money myths we’ve inherited, the toxic taboos that silence us, and the practical steps you can take to reclaim your value—on your terms.
Whether you're just starting your creative journey or deep in your practice and ready to reclaim your power, this is your invitation to treat financial literacy as sacred spellwork.
🎧 Ready to become financially dangerous—in the best possible way?
Listen to the full episode now. Your art deserves to thrive.
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Michelle Tea on Conjuring Queer Literary Magic: From Sister Spit to Dopamine Press | Your Art Is A Spell Podcast /
Michelle Tea's creative journey began with a simple invitation: "I have books, come play with me." From these childhood attempts at connection to founding Sister Spit poetry tours and Dopamine Press, Tea has consistently used writing to build community and create space for marginalized voices. In this illuminating conversation, she reveals the delicate balance between maintaining an authentic creative voice while reaching wider audiences, and shares how spiritual practices inform her writing process. Whether you're looking to find your creative community or infuse your art with more intentional magic, this episode offers valuable insights for turning your words into spells that manifest real connection.
Read MoreBeyond Time and Space: How Nonlinear Psychic Collaboration Can Transform Your Art & Life /
Have you ever created something and felt like you weren't entirely alone in the process? Had an artistic breakthrough that seemed to come from somewhere beyond yourself? What if your creativity isn't just happening here and now but is connecting across dimensions?
Most of us have been taught that art is simply self-expression – a one-way street from artist to audience. But what if it's a cosmic conversation outside the bounds of time and space?
In this mind-bending episode of "Your Art is a Spell," we explore how your creative practice might be tapping into something far more magical than we've been led to believe.
Tune in to discover:
🧠 Why Western materialism is sabotaging your creative potential
⚛️ How quantum physics is finally catching up to ancient wisdom
👽 The bizarre UFO synchronicity that happened between two artists who'd never met
🛸 What Pentagon research reveals about our limited understanding of reality
🌈 Why queer, trans, and BIPOC perspectives hold special keys to psychic collaboration
🔮 How to consciously connect with your future self through your art
Did you know the US government spent millions on psychic research through Project Stargate? Or have scientists found compelling evidence for precognition? The boundaries of what's "real" are far more permeable than most have been taught.
This episode reveals how to harness nonlinear psychic collaboration – the ability to co-create across time, space, and dimensions – to infuse your art with transformative power far beyond conventional limitations.
Whether you're looking to heal your past, manifest your future, or simply tap into deeper wells of creativity, this episode offers practical techniques for turning your art into a reality-bending spell.
Ready to break free from linear thinking and unleash the full magical potential of your creative practice? Listen to the full episode now!
60 Ways to Make Money as an Artist: Turn Your Passion into a Fulfilling Career! /
Are you tired of the "starving artist" stereotype? Feeling trapped between your creative passion and paying the bills?
Many artists struggle with turning their talents into sustainable income, but it doesn't have to be this way! The truth is, the traditional employee mindset might actually be what's holding you back from building a thriving creative career.
In today's digital landscape, artists have more opportunities than ever to generate multiple income streams simultaneously. The secret lies in recognizing the value you're already creating and finding the right channels to monetize it.
Think about it: How much of your creative work are you currently giving away for free? What if you could transform those same offerings into reliable revenue sources without compromising your artistic integrity?
The most successful artists in 2025 aren't just creating beautiful work—they're strategically positioning themselves at the intersection of passion and profit...
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