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Art After Dark: Accessing London's West End art scene in the evenings

Creative Boom

Installation view of the 'Spain and the Hispanic World: Treasures from the Hispanic Society Museum & Library' exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, London (17 January - 10 April 2023). Art After Dark is the latest scheme to tackle our collective reluctance to engage with the arts as we used to.

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Artist Sarah Graham on raising awareness for bipolar disorder and how art saved her life

Creative Boom

She considers art to have saved her life and is launching her biggest solo show next month to help others. Now in recovery from 18 years of mental health difficulties and a diagnosis of bipolar disorder eight years ago, Sarah strongly believes that if it weren't for art, she wouldn't be here today.

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How living in the desert gave new life to Melissa Lakey's mixed-media art

Creative Boom

Moving to the high desert in 2015 brought me back to art after a long hiatus," she recalls. The wide open spaces, the expanse of the sky, the sunrises and sunsets — it felt like there was space in my life to explore art again." For Melissa, making art is about happiness. "I

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Art Made of Code: monopo london on the design of Matt DesLauriers' debut book

Creative Boom

Generative artist Matt DesLauriers weaves together art, programming and technology to build playful, creative projects for public installations, print media, and the web. His interactive installations have been displayed in special events at the Louvre Museum in Paris and the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto.

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Girls Like Us: art series highlights the next generation of young female creatives

Creative Boom

Online art gallery Aunt Joy is bringing the talent of creative young girls with established and emerging artists. Still under-represented As the art world is still largely male-dominated, Aunt Joy is highly motivated to pave an easier path for the younger generation of female creatives. And the results are pretty special.

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10+ Best Art Scanners in 2023 (May)

Just Creative

In this article, we will be discussing the best art scanner for artistic works. That’s why in this article, we will be discussing what to look for when choosing an art scanner. What is the best art scanner? We’ve picked Canon Cano Scan LiDE220 as the best art scanner overall. 25 - 19200 dpi $429.99

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How ThoughtMatter helped an arts centre find its way in a new neighbourhood

Creative Boom

When arts centre Tacoma Arts Live moved to a new area, a brand refresh and new wayfinding were urgently needed. Here's a great example from brand design studio ThoughtMatter , who were tasked with creating new branding and wayfinding for their longtime client Tacoma Arts Live – one of Washington state's largest performing arts centres.

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