Creative Boom

JUNE 24, 2024

Four new commissions have come through the festival's Art in Manufacturing programme, positioning Lancashire as a hub of creativity and craft. The Art in Manufacturing residencies began in 2016 and take place between November and July. The Art in Manufacturing residencies began in 2016 and take place between November and July.

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Arts and Crafts Manufacturing Exhibition Artist 451

Creative Boom

JUNE 15, 2022

Students at Glasgow School of Art. And if you're exhibiting yourself, we wish you the very best of luck! After two years of digital-only exhibition, the iconic UAL college's graduate shows will appear in physical and digital form this year. 22 Men by Emma Williams, MA Art and Science (Central Saint Martins).

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Fine Art Arts and Crafts Exhibition Fashion 526

Creative Boom

JUNE 21, 2022

These are one-off pieces, lovingly designed and crafted by independents, so you're certain to stand out from the crowd. Some of our recommendations are sold directly by creatives themselves, while others are from larger stores that commission artists and illustrators to create unique designs for them. Humphries & Begg. Miss Pompom.

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Artist Arts and Crafts Fashion Print 533

Creative Boom

AUGUST 25, 2022

Behind any landmark art exhibition, play or elaborate costume, one might never fully appreciate the work involved in making it happen. In her latest series, French figurative artist Lucile Gauvain seeks to explore the often laborious creative process itself, celebrating the very magic that happens behind the scenes. Lucile adds.

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Arts and Crafts Gallery Artist Art 538

Creative Boom

AUGUST 23, 2022

Playful and kitsch, it's easy to see why the emerging textile artist is fast becoming a leading name in the field. The Brighton-based artist's latest series of works will go on show in her first London solo show this September. Selby's crafted creatures are timely and offer comfort during these dark times.

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Arts and Crafts Gallery Theme Artist 545

Creative Boom

MAY 18, 2023

The LA-based artist conjures magical worlds and invites us to explore them together "like a shared dream". We share some highlights of his upcoming exhibition, The Brush and the Torch. The Los Angeles-based creative is known for crafting intricate and epic mythology with his paintings.

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Art Gallery Exhibition Arts and Crafts 523

Creative Boom

OCTOBER 30, 2023

All photos taken by Pawel Streit and © Impulse Gallery The artist's latest exhibition in Lucerne showcases both philosophical insight and innovative technique. It's an age-old question, both for the artist and everyday people in general. Sometimes, art can provide a fresh way to look at things. What is beauty?

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Gallery Arts and Crafts Photography Exhibition 469

Creative Boom

MAY 29, 2022

"A lot of my work is inspired by my own life, childhood memories and experiences," says Anya Paintsil , an artist who grew up in a town located in North Wales. She grew up speaking Welsh and always had a "weird little art practice" going on the side, even though she wasn't much a fan of school or art, for that matter.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 28, 2024

The town's old red phone box has been turned into an art space, which was the setting for hand lettering artist Seb Lester's latest show. Entitled Tiny, the exhibition ran earlier this month and featured a series of pieces inspired by vintage script and historical typefaces.

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Arts and Crafts Gallery Exhibition Textures 489

Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Bitter Lemon © Mark Denton Esq London's Jealous Gallery has launched a new exhibition of Mark Denton's 'daily doings', the artworks he's created in his spare time. We discover more about the show, why it's titled 's**t' and what to expect.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

And now, an experiential art exhibit celebrating this evocative hue is coming to New York. It's the work of Artechouse , an art incubator on a mission to drive innovative, technology-driven experiential art in collaboration with Pantone. channel spatialised audio system allowing for total metaverse-like immersion.

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Color Art Arts and Crafts Exhibition 460

Creative Boom

MAY 15, 2024

And the artist himself couldn't be happier. The Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration – the UK's only public arts organisation dedicated to the craft of illustration – has found its perfect home. Illustration often marks many people's first experience with art, influencing and inspiring from an early age.

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Illustration Illustrator Arts and Crafts Exhibition 494

Creative Boom

MAY 3, 2022

With the 59th Venice Biennale well underway, our attention turns to the Italian exhibition's graphic identity for 2022. Crafted by A Practice for Everyday Life , the London studio founded by Kirsty Carter and Emma Thomas in 2003, it's inspired by Surrealism and represented by eyes, which can be seen dotted around the Venetian city.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 17, 2024

This year, the Lexus car maker exhibit is the first thing you see as you enter. And so, every year, they put a lot of time, effort, and money into developing a unique art installation that conveys their vision of the automotive future. This year, we got not one but two such exhibits under the joint heading of 'Time'.

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Artist Arts and Crafts Exhibition Sculpture 451

Creative Boom

JUNE 13, 2022

Besides being luscious and comically good to look at, Carly Owen 's work is a great example of how to succeed as a multidisciplinary artist. Both of which have fine art and craft cultures that absolutely influenced me growing up," she explains. Wearable art © Carly Owens. Steak N' Eggs © Carly Owens.

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Arts and Crafts Fine Art Exhibition Artist 410

Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Professional Overall Winner: Mark Smith Last night, the winners of the World Illustration Awards were announced via an online ceremony hosted by renowned artist Aurélia Durand, along with a collection of special guests to present them. Today on Creative Boom, you can check out the winning artworks.

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Illustration Illustrator Arts and Crafts Animation 483

Creative Boom

AUGUST 22, 2023

Describing herself as an imaginative storytelling artist, Tasia Graham has found success by working with the likes of the BBC, the Financial Times, and the University of Arts London. And looking at her art, it's easy to see why. As an artist, Tasia's creative journey is rooted in her childhood.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Jam Factory is a major new arts centre that's just opened in Lviv, Ukraine. One minute, I'm stood in a lively, stylish bar at Jam Factory , a newly opened arts centre, enjoying a craft beer. The city centre is filled with hipster bars, boundary-pushing art galleries and thriving restaurants. But that feeling is deceptive.

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Art Arts and Crafts Exhibition Gallery 482

Creative Boom

JUNE 20, 2023

You've ditched the commute and work from home, but you still manage to stay connected with your fellow creatives, meeting up in bars and cafes, maybe popping into a local co-working space, and taking advantage of countless arts and cultural events around you. But then you move to the country… and everything changes.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 6, 2024

Japanese painter Keiko Kimoto recently impressed audiences with a live painting demonstration at the opening of her latest exhibition, Okurerutaiyou: Delayed Sun. And Creative Boom was lucky enough to have a front-row seat to watch the balletic artist in action. The images come to me while I'm crafting the paintings."

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Arts and Crafts Gallery Exhibition Artist 494

Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

It's arguable that more than anyone, she transformed the discipline from being purely commercial and functional to becoming an art form in its own right. Her objective was to explore the intersection of fashion photography and the art world, a theme that had been gaining significance but was still relatively underexplored.

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Fashion Arts and Crafts Photography Artist 477

Creative Boom

JANUARY 29, 2023

Artist and sculptor Sophie de Oliveira Barata has combined art, technology and science to create artificial limbs, which are wearable art pieces for performance and exhibition. The Lewes-based artist explores themes of body image and definitions of beauty. Image by Omkaar Kotedia, co-created with Dani Clode.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Returning this month to Saudi Arabia is a unique art exhibition set in an ancient desert region of the Arabian Peninsula, using only the natural landscape and surroundings as inspiration. Featuring works by 15 global artists, the theme for Desert X AlUla this year is Sarab, which explores ideas around mirage and oasis.

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Muller Van Severen has spent the last 15 years masterfully blurring the lines between art and design, and their latest exhibition, Frames , at the Tim Van Laere Gallery in Antwerp, Belgium, takes this exploration to new heights.

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Art Arts and Crafts Exhibition Gallery 111

Creative Boom

MAY 24, 2022

For Chloe Chiasson , an artist based in Brooklyn, her interests are in these middle spaces – "in between worlds, in between genders," she tells Creative Boom. "My Meanwhile, her mum suggested making art – a remedial outlet that soon opened new doors for the budding artist. For Chloe, art is more than putting paint on canvas.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 30, 2022

"I got so inspired that I decided to start experimenting with digital art and 2D, and publish it online every few days, no matter what. Growing an audience, Nikita started receiving commissions, and it wasn't long until he began working with his favourite music artists and exhibiting worldwide. And there we have it.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 18, 2023

Smit and artist Laxmi Hussain. Creative Mothers also offers a neat encapsulation of Opalko's work, which spans portraiture, craft and interior photography "with an overall documentary lifestyle element," as she puts it. I wanted to give the project more context and substance," Opalko explains.

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Self-employed Arts and Crafts Presentation Exhibition 533

Creative Boom

JULY 17, 2023

Earlier this month, the American Institute of Graphic Arts revealed the winners of its 50 Books | 50 Covers Competition, and the results are an insight into how design choices celebrate the object quality of the book. As ever, though, there's always room for improvement.

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Arts and Crafts Book Design Graphic Art Exhibition 369

We And The Color

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

On Saturday, March 4th from 12-5 pm, the Yiwei Gallery (1350 Abbot Kinney, Venice CA 90291) will be exhibiting Jesse Liu’s very first solo art exhibition entitled Spring Fever. This Beijing-born artist of 1999 has crafted a collection of works that is sure to dazzle and mesmerize all audiences!

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Gallery Artist Arts and Crafts Exhibition 120

Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Art collective Reskate has transformed walls in some of the darkest urban areas with amazing murals that only reveal their full story when illuminated at night. This evolved into paintings created on walls after the pair were invited to a street art festival in Romania. "We Times, cities, needs and also murals are likely to change."

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Arts and Crafts Artist Art Presentation 370

Colossal

JANUARY 5, 2024

.” All images courtesy of Japan House Los Angeles, shared with permission Two of Japan’s major cultural contributions converge in POKÉMON X KOGEI | Playful Encounters of Pokémon and Japanese Craft. POKÉMON X KOGEI is organized by the National Crafts Museum in Kanazawa and is on view in Los Angeles through January 7.

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Colossal

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Every month, Colossal shares opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. Open Calls 2024 Booooooom Illustration Awards (International) Artists and illustrators are eligible for this inaugural award worth $2,500 in cash prizes. 2025 Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition (U.S.)

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Artist Arts and Crafts Exhibition Printmaking 87

Design Milk

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Large-Scale Ceramics That Are Both Eye-Catching + Functional SCP presented an exhibition of new, large-scale ceramic works by Dutch designer Floris Wubben during this year’s London Craft Week to showcase a series that fuses function with sculpture.

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Colossal

JULY 31, 2024

“Hymn to the Big Wheel” by Liz West Every month, Colossal shares opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. The project budget is $6,000 with an additional $1,000 artist stipend. Chosen applicants will produce a fanzine and exhibit work at the RAISE YOUR ZINE!

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Design Milk

MAY 19, 2022

Craftsmanship, process, and thoughtful design take precedence in Craft in Transition , a collaborative exhibition presented by Carl Hansen & Søn with the Female Design Council (FDC). I am honored to work with heritage brand Carl Hansen & Søn to curate a dynamic show of art and design featuring works made by women of the FDC.

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Arts and Crafts Art Exhibition Artist 98

Design Milk

MAY 9, 2024

Guests amidst the hustle and bustle of Milan Design Week 2024 were granted a moment of respite with the Rude Arts Club exhibition tucked away on Piazza Santo Stefano. “Combining the unparalleled craft and unwavering support of cc-tapis and Tacchini with my own design language has felt like a creative rebirth.

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Exhibition Art Arts and Crafts Sculpture 111

We And The Color

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Paintings by artist Robert Szot are currently on view at Anita Rogers Gallery in Downtown NYC. Special Music is Robert Szot’s largest exhibition to date. It is the culmination of more than 20 years as a working artist in New York City, and more recently, in Los Angeles as well. ” — Anita Rogers Gallery.

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Gallery Arts and Crafts Color Theory Exhibition 145