Are you keeping up with all the creative opportunities so far? Because there's been a few gems recently and they just keep coming! As well as some exciting magazine open calls, the Bath Society of Arts invites visual and sculptural artists to submit work for their annual group show. With opportunities like this, I say...Bring…
Happy Easter! Okay, slightly jumping the gun, but with these competitions to prepare and enter, this month will literally fly by! March was a busy month for me as I prepared for a couple of competitions, and often having a deadline to work towards is the motivator you need to push yourself and create new…
Psychedelic and absorbing. The excruciatingly beautifully detailed illustrations from Malaysian artist Chiang Lup Hong. Ever seen those mind boggling optical illusions, where supposedly there's meant to be a picture within a picture, and you can never figure them out? Well, if you invest your time studying Hong's illustrations, trust me, you won't be disappointed or disillusioned. Okay, granted,…
What could be more illustrative of the vibrant and eclectic London art and craft scene than the wonderfully illustrious London Illustration Fair! That's a rather epic intro to the London Illustration Fair, but such is the impressive quality of work that emanates from the fair every year, I can't hep but share the excitement and wonder…
This years' Jerwood Drawing Prize exhibition is yet again a shining example that drawing is well and truly alive! On a 35 degree hot September evening I attended the Private view, as I'm very proud to once again be selected to exhibit in this truly unique show, exclusive to the practice of contemporary drawing. Walking…
Summer is officially here and so are the awesome opportunities for us artists this month. Well it's not July yet (but almost), so if you want to enter then you've got to be quick! The highlight competition this month is the 'Griffin Art Prize' which offers you a chance to win a 3 month residency and…
The sun is out and the heat is turning up on the competitions! The summer is a fantastic opportunity to promote your artwork, and there loads of summer open call exhibitions to enter. The highlight of this month is the Jerwood Drawing Prize. Good luck y'all! Derwent Art Prize - 1 June RSA Open -…
Nick Stath explores space in very 'spacey' and otherworldly compositions Australian-based architect nick stath has created a series of digital drawings called ‘space, scale, composition and atmosphere’, where he explores these subjects while showing his point of view on contemporary architecture. for him, what we are living today is a representation of excess and abstract forms which produce…
Continue reading ➞ Artist of the month – Nicholas Stathopoulos
Dreamy, psychadelic art from an Emmy Award winning artist Californian Seonna Hong is colourful to say the least! Her bizarre, marbled, dreamy landscapes are very emotive and expressive and are built on her wonderful imagination. There is also a deep consideration of the minimal and naturalistic landscapes she creates, that are not only filled with…
This is a MASSIVE shout out to the blogging site that is TUMBLR! I love this site! Easy to use, you can search for cool and inspiring things and follow loads of creative folks! It's certainly the best way to share your images. And on that note, I wanted to share with everyone my two…
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