Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

As the days get warmer and lighter, many of us are already dreaming of our spring and summer travels. Yes, it's expensive, but if you travel a lot and divide the cost into the number of trips you're likely to use it, this could add up to very good value overall. Travel Folio by Bellroy Where's my passport? Tech Kit by Bellroy 3.

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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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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Like many artists, Raina Jia knew she wanted to pursue an artistic career early on. Art has a way of pulling people back in, though. Raina would go on to study Fine Arts at the Artcenter College of Design, but this doesn't mean that her foray into graphic design was a waste of time.

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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? What is beauty?

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Previously, we've looked at how a love of travel has shaped her art , but in her new collaboration with Lille-based company Babel Brune, she's keeping things closer to home. Made completely in France, the Babel Brune x Miki Lowe collection comprises two capsules that converge artistic expression and functionality.

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Colossal

APRIL 22, 2024

Dawn Beckles, “Forever The Cream” (2023), acrylic, charcoal, gold leaf, spray paint, paper on canvas Get ready for an art event unlike any other. The Other Art Fair presented by Saatchi Art returns to ZeroSpace in Brooklyn from May 16 to 19. His digital and mixed media works reflect Black history and culture.

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Creative Boom

MAY 29, 2023

Our feature was one of the most popular of 2020, so we thought we'd revisit this specific craft to uncover more independent designers and makers specialising in jewellery. LeSter LeSter is a fine jewellery brand that combines the stories of art with traditional goldsmithing techniques to "remind women of their individuality and inner rebel".

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Colossal

MAY 1, 2024

Lisa Ericson, “ Chariot “ Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. 3,500 Artist Grants | The Hopper Prize Featured The Hopper Prize is accepting entries for Spring 2024 artist grants. Deadline: 11:59 p.m.

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Colossal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Illustration by Marija Tiurina Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. The Susannah Kelly Art Award Featured The newly launched Susannah Kelly Art Award offers three $2,000 grants for artists working in drawing, painting, and sculpting.

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Brown Paper Bag

MAY 24, 2024

This article was originally created for Orts , my weekly newsletter collecting small snippets of creativity: embroiderers, textile artists, illustrators, DIY projects, and how we can make time for our creative endeavors. It can also be the catalyst for original art. What advice do you have for someone feeling intimidated by making art?

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Colossal

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Collection of the artist, courtesy of Ota Fine Arts. Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. Massachusetts Design Art and Technology Institute (DATMA) – SHELTER 2023 Featured. Deadline: November 1, 2022.

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Design Milk

MARCH 22, 2024

Based in Washington, DC, she now spends her days creating decorative art referred to as terrestrial and generative, ceramic objects, and surface designs. The resulting artistic creations represent cultural influences from across the Black Diaspora, connecting the distant past to today’s present and the future that’s to come.

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Colossal

JULY 3, 2023

Image © Chris Wood Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. Mophradat Orbitals Open Call (International) This open call will take four curators and art researchers to Dakar, Senegal. Deadline: July 4, 2023. Deadline: July 10, 2023.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 15, 2022

As creatives, many of us tend to steer clear of the brasher side of the fashion industry, leaning instead towards independent designers and makers who craft quality items, ideally with sustainability in mind. Launching on Global Recycling Day this Friday, the debut Zero Waste Art Drop is the first of many to come.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 10, 2024

So crafting an album cover, filming a video or designing tour show visuals for a favourite musician is a dream job for many. Radical Face wanted to create a project about the woods and use his three favourite mediums: music, writing, and visual art. In fact, it's often the way they first got into the industry.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Hanging Decorations by Wrap and various artists Don't feed the Amazon beast! And now we're back for 2023 with another bumper crop of amazing gift ideas from independent artists and shops. It's a lively hub of creativity that's been supplying the people of Manchester and the rest of the world with art supplies since 1886.

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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 4, 2024

Ultimate Guide to Travel & Tourism Sector Branding Tourism marketing is a crucial activity (and increasingly so) in the tourism sector. Marketers distinguish two types of branding in this domain: tourism sector branding and travel business branding. Most travel brands employ bright colours like yellow, red, green or blue.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 3, 2023

© Nolis Anderson, courtesy of Stills and the artist Are you sick of the same old stock options? As a designer, art director or creative director, it's a constant struggle to source the right images for your work. He loves to craft real, tangible things, so he shoots on analogue 16mm and 35mm film.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 31, 2022

Bay-area-based artist Goldie Cai explores the joy of daily life and the world of mental health in her bold, textural illustrations that make the most of limited palettes and bright colours. Growing up around many illustrated books was hugely inspirational too; it always felt like there was a magic to the craft," she tells Creative Boom. "I

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Design You Trust

APRIL 17, 2023

From a young age, Samir Belhamra has been fascinated by art and creativity. Born and raised in a modest family in a small neighborhood with buildings as his only landscape, Samir began exploring his artistic talents through drawing, graffiti, and inventions.

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Colossal

AUGUST 1, 2022

Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. Faena Prize for the Arts (International). The annual SPIE International Day of Light Photo Contest focuses on light and its vital role in nature, art, and technology. Open Calls.

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Colossal

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Image © Jessie and Katey Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. Two awards are offered each quarter to one visual artist and one photographer, and six honorable mentions are also featured on the Innovate Grant site.

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Colossal

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Image © Bernhard Lang Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. Artists working in visual art, installation, multimedia, performance, literature, music, photography, filmmaking, curating, are welcome to apply.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 24, 2024

Having worked both freelance and in-house, with clients including the Wall Street Journal, the BBC and the New York Times, he's constantly honing his craft for advertisers, magazines and animation studios. The household he grew up in was an artistic one, as his father is a painter and illustrator while his mother is a singer and actor.

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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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Colossal

MARCH 1, 2022

Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. Bio Art and Design (BAD) Award 2022. Recently graduates interested in bio art and design are encouraged to submit proposals for the 2022 BAD Award. Open Calls. Deadline: March 16, 2022.

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Colossal

JANUARY 1, 2024

“The Height Of Folly” by Michelle Kingdom Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. Tulsa Artist Fellowship 2025-2027 Award Term Featured U.S.-based You can also join our monthly Opportunities Newsletter.

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Colossal

MARCH 1, 2023

Image © Paperboyo Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. The Flag Project (International) Artists of all skill levels can submit work inspired by their most memorable food memories in the city for the fourth annual Flag Project.

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Colossal

JUNE 1, 2022

Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. International Art Textile Biennale 2023. Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize. Faena Prize for the Arts. 8th National Juried Exhibition at the Oxford Arts Alliance. Open Calls.

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Colossal

DECEMBER 20, 2023

All images courtesy of Kirstie Macleod, shared with permission In her early 20s, artist Kirstie Macleod became intimately aware of the ways working with a shared purpose has the potential to form immediate bonds. At 21, she traveled to India, where she immersed herself in the country’s textile industry and craft traditions.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 18, 2024

, follow our tips to stick to your artistic resolutions beyond January and throughout the next 12 months. Whether you're a painter, photographer, designer or any kind of creative soul, goal setting is a crucial step in nurturing your craft and advancing your artistic journey. How are you doing with your New Year's resolutions?

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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 14, 2024

The 5 Best Graphics Tablets With Screens for Digital Artists Digital art has exploded in popularity over the last decade. With the rise of concept art for video games and films, more illustrators are turning to graphics tablets with screens to unleash their creative talents. Some even offer remote desktop control over art apps.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Everyone faces this at some point, even the world's most famous designers and artists (we've interviewed most of them, so we know, even if we were told off the record). The good news is that it is possible to reignite the spark and fall back in love with your craft. So we'll start. And that's not really surprising. Try knitting.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Despite not being an art major, this motivated me to put hours into each assignment until I worked my way up to being the best student in the class." When the time came to submit a portfolio and get accepted into an art program, Liam faced a dilemma. Should he focus on fine art, graphic design, photography or illustration? "I

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Creative Boom

MARCH 22, 2023

When she's not working as a senior designer at Bustle Digital Media, Brooklyn-based illustrator, comic artist and designer Margaret Flatley is busy conjuring up her own magical narrative stories. To learn more about her work and the craft of creating it, we sat down with Margaret to chat about her career. I'm a chronic overthinker.

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Design Milk

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The brand commissioned art consulting firm IndieWalls and two talented local textile artisans – William Storms and Brit Kleinman – to create larger-than-life art installations that would become focal pieces within the refreshed space. “Hand-weaving a piece for a landmark building on Fifth Avenue?

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Colossal

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

“Reservoir” by John Grade Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. Artists at all stages of their careers are encouraged to apply. Each receives $2,500, a shipping and framing stipend, travel, and lodging.

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