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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Known for sculptures and assemblages that utilize everyday objects like bricks, coat hangers , and matches, Scottish artist David Mach has embarked on numerous large-scale, public projects that draw inspiration from local history. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month.

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JANUARY 12, 2024

The resulting sculpture connects through a tangled, textured knot of octopus tentacles, of which the eight arms correspond to the eight notes of the octaves available within the keyboard. Lasserre is currently working on a large public work in Squamish, British Columbia, which you can find preliminary photos of on Instagram.

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OCTOBER 31, 2023

From her art-filled desert home near Joshua Tree, California, to walls in cities around the country, her surroundings transform into her canvas. From murals to paintings to moving sculptures, she takes a prolific approach, constantly experimenting with different media. “Magic Buffalo,” Buffalo, New York.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Depending on which direction you approach from, you may encounter a lynx, a bee, a kingfisher, or a river trout in Austria-based Thomas Medicus ’s new public installation. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Below, you’ll find our staff’s favorite art books published this year, from artist monographs, surveys, and historical reflections to prove that art really does make the world a better place. Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us We intuitively know that art affects us, but how exactly?

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

His large-scale sculptures cast in bronze or carved from wood evoke taxidermied trophies of wild animals. Often scaled to greet the viewer at eye level or tower well above human stature as they appear to emerge from the ground or wall, the imposing works “modify our relation to sculpture and to what it represents.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Digital Art Marketing: How to Develop a Strategy The world of art is rapidly adapting to the digital age. As consumer behaviours and technology continue to evolve, artists and galleries must embrace digital art marketing to connect with new audiences and art buyers.

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MARCH 6, 2024

“But Banksy showed me that art in public space could also be very funny and smart.” ” On Saturdays, Frankey publishes a new artwork on Instagram and in the Dutch newspaper Het Parool. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month.

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MAY 1, 2024

Submissions will be juried by Lauren Rosati, Associate Curator, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City and Maya Brooks, Assistant Curator, North Carolina Museum of Art. ARTS Southeast’s ON::View Artist Residency Program Featured Applications are now open for the On::View Artist Residency Program in Savannah, Georgia.

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AUGUST 23, 2021

With repeated museum closures, restrictions on outdoor and indoor gatherings, it’s been a difficult year for art lovers. Thankfully, many creatives still found ways to bring their inspiring ideas to the public. As an added detail, the sculpture can also be illuminated section by section, imitating the flow of water from river to sea.

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DECEMBER 22, 2022

Coated with soft flocking —a process of applying very fine fiber to the surface of an object—the large-scale ceramic sculptures were initially layered only with velvety black until a few years ago, when one day, the Finnish sculptor decided to flock one of those pieces with yellow, too. Do stories and artists like this matter to you?

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JANUARY 1, 2024

The winners, plus 20 shortlisted photographers, will be featured in and receive a copy of a special mini-photo publication. based artists and arts workers of any discipline are eligible to apply for this three-year fellowship. It’s free to submit one image, and there is a $15 fee to submit up to ten images in one category.

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MAY 1, 2023

. “‘REACH’ is a connection point and large-scale gesture that inspires us to come together,” says Thomas, whose sculptures have often incorporated hands and arms in symbolic positons such as embraces, the Black Power fist, or hands-up defensive signals that evoke historical events and activism.

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OCTOBER 1, 2023

BLINK Cincinnati Call for Artists Featured With the highly anticipated return of its massive public art spectacle, BLINK, Illuminated by ArtsWave, is calling for artists working in light-based experiential installation, murals, projection mapping, digital art, or animation to submit proposals for the October 17 to 20, 2024, event.

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MAY 18, 2022

A forthcoming monograph published by Phaidon celebrates Jullien’s broad body of work, which spans public sculpture, illustration, and design. Sculpture for the show The People (2017), fiberglass, 4 7/8 feet. Photo collage for a feature published in National Geographic (April/May 2018). Image © Case Studyo.

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JANUARY 9, 2024

Here are the top picks in this category: Art and Design Books From modern to contemporary works, art books give designers eye candy to admire and draw ideas from. Some examples: Taschen’s The Art Book : A visual dictionary covering 500 influential artists and their most famous pieces from medieval times to today.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For artists and art organizations, it’s the next frontier. It’s an effort to accelerate the integration of technology with the arts to offer communities greater access and foster meaningful connections between people and place. To learn more about Knight Foundation’s arts program, visit kf.org/arts.

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JANUARY 11, 2024

His striking illustrations and public artworks portray an imagined world “where we just let everything go awry.” And in “Pollution Palace,” monumental inflatable sculptures shaped like hybrid pineapples and leggy blooms glow preternaturally at night. ” he says.

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JULY 25, 2023

“Home,” a floor-to-ceiling sculpture of a lifelike flamingo, taps into the multiple meanings of its title. Mazzotta’s piece was recently selected as one of CODAawards top 100 public artworks to be installed internationally last year, and through July 31, you can cast your vote for your favorite.

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MARCH 6, 2023

inches, on Evelyn Lewis Campus, Staten Island in the collection of the NYC Department of Education, Public Art for Public Schools. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. “Lattice” (2022), cardboard, vellum trace paper, 76.7 x 116 x 24.5

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JANUARY 4, 2022

The Aperture Portfolio Prize is an annual international competition that recognizes innovative bodies of work that haven’t been featured in major publications or exhibitions. One winner will be published in Aperture magazine, receive a $3,000 prize, and have a solo show in New York. The Other Art Fair. Deadline: 10:59 p.m.

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JUNE 1, 2022

International Art Textile Biennale 2023. Open to international applicants, Fibre Arts Australia is seeking submissions reflecting contemporary textile practice as an art form in the International Art Textile Biennale with prizes totaling AU$15,000. Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize. Faena Prize for the Arts.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

1,800 Innovate Grants for Art + Photo Featured Innovate Grant awards two $1,800 grants each quarter to one visual artist and one photographer. 2024 NOT REAL ART Grant for Artists Featured Six visual artists based in the U.S. If you’d like to list an opportunity here, please get in touch at hello@colossal.art. Deadline: 11:59 p.m.

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JULY 3, 2023

Open Calls Franklin Furnace 2023 XENO Prize for Artists’ Books (International) This prize offers $5,000 to one artist to publish an artist’s book centered around book banning/burning in an edition of at least 120 copies. Mophradat Orbitals Open Call (International) This open call will take four curators and art researchers to Dakar, Senegal.

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

More Art Commission (U.S.). More Art will commission one public art project from an early career artist with an $8,000 budget. Chosen entrants will also be featured in a miniature publication and on the site. Visual Art Open Prize (International). Socrates Sculpture Park Fellowship (International).

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AUGUST 1, 2022

Faena Prize for the Arts (International). Artists across genres, disciplines, and technologies are invited to imagine temporary and site-specific projects installed at Faena Beach during Miami Art Week 2022. The annual SPIE International Day of Light Photo Contest focuses on light and its vital role in nature, art, and technology.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Submissions will be juried by Laura Phipps, Assistant Curator of the Whitney Museum of American Art, and Rachel Winter, Assistant Curator of the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum. 2024 NOT REAL ART Grant for Artists Featured Six visual artists based in the U.S. Thirty artists will be selected for a shortlist. Deadline: 11:59 p.m.

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MARCH 28, 2023

All images © Pneuhaus, shared with permission A spectrum of glowing light pulses through 23 inflated columns that ascend from the ground in Pneuhaus ’s ( previously ) new public installation, illuminating an invisible world just beneath our feet. Do stories and artists like this matter to you?

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OCTOBER 24, 2023

All images courtesy of Sculpture by the Sea, shared with permission From a beefy seated gorilla to a sleek shell with human legs, a spectacular collection of public artworks currently populates the walk from Bondi to Tanarama beaches on Australia’s southwest coast. See more from the 2023 edition on Instagram.

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MAY 1, 2023

Open Calls Art in Odd Places (AiOP) 2023: DRESS (International) Running from October 13 to 15, 2023, and curated by Brooklyn-based artist Gretchen Vitamvas, Art in Odd Places invites artists who are using dress as a medium to apply for its 18th annual festival taking place along 14th Street in Manhattan. Deadline: June 1, 2023.

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DECEMBER 5, 2023

.” All images © Sui Park, shared with permission Evoking sea anemones, bulbous spores, and supple, round cells, Sui Park ’s zip-tie sculptures seamlessly meld the organic and synthetic. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month.

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JUNE 26, 2023

Metaphors of the Heart,” a massive sculpture of wire mesh and colorful light, appears to effortlessly take over the mansion in a whirlwind of arteries, tentacles, twisting vines, and blooms. Claudia Bueno: Echoes of the Heart runs through October 8 at the Hermitage Museum & Gardens in Norfolk, Virginia, and is free to the public.

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JULY 5, 2022

The Burlington Contemporary Art Writing Prize. Arts writers with fewer than six published reviews are eligible for The Burlington Contemporary’s annual prize. One winner will receive a £1,000 prize and future publication opportunities. International Art Textile Biennale 2023. Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize.

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DECEMBER 2, 2021

Socrates Sculpture Park Open Call. The 2022 Socrates Annual Fellowship program is looking for public art proposals for its Sink or Swim Climate Futures project and group exhibition. Visual Art Open Prize. based Visual Art Open Prize will award £2,000 to one artist and £250 prizes to category winners. Open Calls.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Artist Cara Barer curls and rolls the pages of books into sculptures that add colorful dimension to bound tomes. She dyes, shreds, and submerges vintage encyclopedias or instruction manuals in water to distort the typically compact publications. All images © Cara Barer, shared with permission.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2023

.” All images © Atelier Sisu, shared with permission Whether illuminated by the sun or spotlights, the undulating layers of Atelier Sisu ’s playful installations are a presence in public spaces. A buttress between art and architecture, their practice focuses on the interaction between art and the surrounding environment.

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OCTOBER 4, 2023

All images courtesy of Wara Art Festival In Japan’s Niigata prefecture, cooler weather marks the advent of enormous straw creatures materializing from the fields and stalking the changing landscape. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month.

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