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Paul Catherall's illustrations spark a new series of modernist matchboxes

Creative Boom

Illustrated by London printmaker and artist Paul Catherall , the packaging design strikes a happy balance between our love of Brutalism and bold linocuts. It's available to purchase via Blue Crow Media's online shop today and will be followed by a five more matchboxes in the series, the next one will feature the Barbican.

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The winners of the 2022 V&A Illustration Awards have been revealed

Creative Boom

Gérard - who was commissioned to illustrate a new edition of Cormac McCarthy's The Road published by The Folio Society – impressed judges with his acrylic paintings that perfectly capture the beauty and brutality of McCarthy's text. Book Illustration Winner 2022 – Gérard DuBois. James Albon scooped the Illustrated Journalism award.

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May 2024 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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This is an international open call, and all visual media is eligible. The residency supports artists from across the globe, working in all media, for periods of one to three months from August to October. Six projects will be selected for publishing at no cost. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. PST on May 14, 2024. Deadline: May 1, 2024.

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The best art books to enjoy in the summer of 2022

Creative Boom

Philip Guston (1913-1980) was a Canadian American painter, printmaker, muralist and draftsman who's now considered one of the most important American painters of the 20th century. Mainstream publishing and media haven't always done a great job at representing the contribution made by black creatives to the British art scene.

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November 2023 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

Colossal

This is an international open call, and all visual media is eligible. Virgin Islands) This portrait competition is open to all media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking, textiles, video, performance art, and digital or time-based art. Thirty artists will be selected for a shortlist.

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Embroidery Adds Textured Narratives to the Subjects of Flore Gardner’s Stitched Photographs

Colossal

She works in an array of mediums from printmaking and ink-based illustrations to mixed-media installations and fiber, pushing the limits of human anatomy into the realm of the absurd or subversive.

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The role of Aberdeen People’s Press in late 20th century activism

Creative Review

It regularly published an alternative newspaper, pamphlets and books, provided printing services for groups, trade unions and campaigning organisations, and also offered a place for activists to convene. For over ten years, APP was one such printer. Aberdeen Trade Unionists Say Yes For Scotland poster, 1979.