Project 25:365 FAQ

Can anyone participate?

Yep.

What about kids?

If you’re a kid or an adult asking this question, the answer is: it’s up to you. Adult themes are allowed in the work that is linked from the 25:365 hub and I, personally, say “fuck” a lot. If you are offended by language and are concerned about adult themes, engaging with this group might be a dicey decision. I will include notation of content for each participant, but that might not be enough for you. Again: use your discretion. Everyone has the freedom to choose what they engage with in the world and you have been given a clear description of what will be involved here. As an aside, I do not trust people who do not swear, as it is my belief that anyone who uses phrases like “f-bomb” or “AF” is a goddamn serial killer.

So, can I really make anything? What if I want to make furry porn?

That’s between you and your god or gods; I don’t make a habit of kink shaming.

That means I can make art that’s racist/sexist/homophobic/TERFy?

Since being a piece of shit isn’t a kink, I feel comfortable shaming you and I’ll drop you like a hot rock at my discretion because I can.

But, I think my opinion is valid! Free speech! Free Speech!

Hold your horses, lil cowpoke. That’s not how free speech works. I’m not the government and I don’t have to listen to you.

Will you listen to my complaints and grievances about the project?

Nope. See above. If at any point you’d like to be removed from the hub, I’ll be happy to do that. But, we don’t need to talk about it.

You won’t even listen to how hard this is for me?

Also nope. We’ll have more than a few chances to sit around in person and discuss various levels of imposter syndrome, personal fears, and existential terrors. We can do that together, as a group. I, the human package that is Sara Witty, am the last human you should turn to for tender empathy. That’s what community is for. To challenge ourselves and grow together without unnecessary personal, emotional, oft-teary squishyness.

Can I use AI for my art?

Absolutely. If you want to make a mockery of all that is human (which I understand) and endure the reputation of being a lazy jackass who doesn’t understand effort or the moral implications of outsourcing creativity, inquiry, or thought.

If you’re an art historian, who was the greatest artist ever?

Gordon Matta-Clark. Next question.

Can I be as good as Gordon What’s-His-Name?

Probably not, but you can make whatever you want and call it art. If a man with a Sawzall who cut houses in half was an artist, you have every right to that title. It’s less a matter of skill/talent and more a matter of audacity.

You know the world is burning all around us, right? Why would anyone waste their time with something this trivial when so much is on the line?

It is never a waste of time to slow down, build community, and quietly but deeply engage with what makes us human. Listen, I’m as unsentimental as they come and I have zero interest in fucking around with trivialities. Art is not trivial.