✨ TAG Career Fax - New Year Work Resolutions (and How to Actually Keep Them) ✨

New Year Work Resolutions (and How to Actually Keep Them)

If 2025 taught the art world anything, it’s resilience. Between cautious collectors, quieter fairs, and the occasional “is the market crashing?” group chat, staying optimistic has become a professional skill in itself. As we head into a new year, here are a few work resolutions designed specifically for the art world, and, crucially, ways to keep them when things feel wobbly.

🆕 Fresh On The Board of Art World Openings

💡Agony Aunt: Career Tip of the Week

Dear Agony Aunt,
I have an interview coming up in a couple of days and I’m deep in panic-prep mode, researching until midnight, rewriting my CV for the 5th time, and convincing myself I know nothing. Is cramming actually helpful, or am I becoming delulu! From,
Overprepared & Overthinking

Dear Overprepared and Overthinking,
A little preparation is smart. Spiralling is not. By the time you’ve landed the interview, you already know enough, they’re meeting you, not your ability to memorise their website. Instead of cramming, focus on three things: why this role makes sense for you, one or two strong examples of your work, and a question that shows curiosity rather than desperation. Then stop. Confidence reads louder than perfect answers. Rest, show up steady, and remember: interviews are conversations, not exams.
Yours ever faithfully,
Love, The Girls ✨

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We are excited to team up with Studio J.E.D. for this Art Girl Fax issue. Studio J.E.D. was founded in early 2025 when ceramic artist Jen Dwyer moved from rural Connecticut to move in with her them boyfriend and soon to be husband Brooklyn. In a tiny apartment under the rumble of the Bushwick train, surrounded by moving boxes and uninspiring Amazon lamps she asked herself a life-changing question: “What if I made the lighting I wish existed?”. The next day she began sculpting soft, organic, deeply handmade ceramic lighting meant to bring calm and beauty into everyday spaces. Only a couple of months after creating her first piece — the now-beloved Kusama Lamp — Dwyer was invited into a group exhibition at Bergdorf Goodman, curated by Natasha Roberts where most of her lamps sold out repeatedly. The momentum set the foundation for a growing collectible lighting studio grounded in craftsmanship, texture, and sculptural design. Working from her Brooklyn studio, Dwyer is now developing her second collection and preparing for her upcoming exhibition at ICFF in May 2026 and if you like to get an idea of her work (and the iconic lamps….), find more info here.

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