We are leading a creative revolution. Please join us. Our mission is to create, evolve, and keep creating. We encourage artists to push their boundaries and improve the creative world around them. Our code is as follows…

• Create as much as you can and learn from every new project. Grow with every new project and be proud of how far you’ve come.
• Never fear. Just don’t do it. Put yourself out there as much as possible. Fear is your worst enemy. Instead, embrace it and convert it to something helpful. Be loud. Go crazy with your passions (all the best people do).
• Befriend everyone you can. Network with your tribe and appreciate them. Learn from them and don’t be afraid to ask for help.
• Never criticize another artist. If someone asks you can help them, but never use unhelpful criticisms to attack someone. If someone attacks you. Take whatever helpful feedback you can and move on. However…
• Watch your pride. Humility is important. Your ego is gross and gets in the way of growth and practically everything else. The best people find a healthy balance of humility and confidence. The world doesn’t owe you anything. It’s up to you to leave your own legacy.
• Observe and admire the world around you. Learn from it and get inspired. Be an active consumer of art, music, film, word, and all over creative outlets.
• Perfection is subjective. You invent yourself. Don’t let anyone try to tell you what you should be.
• Have fun. Our artists have fun. We make jokes. We don’t take life seriously. Life is fun, art is fun, and we’re having fun doing what we do. Otherwise, what’s the point?
• Dream. Believe in yourself. You are your own brand of outstanding. Do something with your life.
• Never give up. Have courage. Have tenacity. If you can do this, you will achieve more than you ever thought.

“Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.” – Erica Jong, American Author

With that being said. Get to creating, Nonsense Society.

Want to Get Involved?

• Submit your work to the nonsensesociety.net gallery through tumblr or flickr.
• Read, write for, and participate in our nonsensesociety.com blog.
• Wear the Nonsense Society name..
• Listen to the podcast [new].
• Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Questions? email chris@nonsensesociety.com

Staff

Chris Collins – Founder & Chief Editor [USA]

Contributors

Patrick Nietupski – Editor & Contributor [USA]

Lara Zankoul – Editor & Contributor [Lebanon]

Bex Saunders – Editor & Contributor [UK]

Larissa Felsen – Editor & Contributor [Brazil]

Nicholas Collins – Editor & Author [USA]

Tessa Abrahams – NYC/LA Editor [USA]

Emily Tebbetts – Boston Editor [USA]

Christy Trapp – Kansas Editor [USA]

Miranda Day – Editor & Author [UK]

Zen Laceda – Promotions Assistant [Phillipines]

Our artists are in the hundreds. To see more contributors, please browse our archives.

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Hall of Fame

Spring 2011 Self-Portrait Contest Winners

Julia Wang (USA) – 1st Place (winning piece) – Website

Mara Brioni (Italy) – 2nd Place (winning piece) – Website

Mario Sánchez Nevado (Spain) – 3rd Place (winning piece) – Website

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