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It’s funny for me to think that there was a time several years ago when I absolutely swore I would never make artist’s books, because I really felt that the whole medium had become this ghetto that women artists for whatever reason gravitated to, only to have relatively few people/institutions collect them… and in that way it was a sort of ...

Celebrities. We love to hate them. We also love to watch their every move, laugh at their mistakes and scrutinize their decisions. Like them or not, their celebrity status means not only have they achieved career success, they’ve also got a hell of a lot to lose. And sometimes, whatever actions have helped catapult them to fame or rendered them ...

Walnut Creek, CA -From the moment one delves into the new Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco's Presidio, it becomes apparent that this is no Mickey Mouse operation. Yes, the cartoon rodent who helped spawn a vast entertainment empire is here in all his glory. But he's just a small part of a wide-ranging, state-of-the-art presentation intended to please ...

You voted and the winners have made history. Our first place winner was a clear favorite across ArtBistro. Five wonderful designs had a heated competition for the second and third places. It was very close! Congratulations to the winners and all the semi-finalists. This year, the submitted designs were extremely creative and very professional. The 2009 T-Shirt Design contest proves ArtBistro ...

PARIS - The Louvre Museum has invited Italian writer Umberto Eco to be a guest curator in coming months. Eco, whose novels include medieval murder mystery "The Name of the Rose," was given carte blanche to propose a series of readings, conferences, concerts and visits at the museum, centering on a theme of his choice. True to form, the author, philosopher ...

ArtBistro is proud to announce October's Art Gallery Winners! This album represents excellent level of professionalism that ArtBistro members exhibit in their art work. Congratulations to all the winners! To submit your work for next month's "Art Gallery show click here.":http://artbistro.monster.com/topics/12607-submit-your-work-for-the-august-art-show/posts To leave comments on the work, click on the designer's name and browse their portfolio. *Danny Bertner, Fine Artist, Florida* ...

The Big Picture Like many things in life, reaching an important goal involves a lot of hard work. It also takes time, patience and a little luck. It is impossible to achieve an important goal, such as getting gallery representation alone. It takes a network of people and supporters. Whereas a very few artists seem to land in a gallery with ...

More artists are selling their work online. Have you ever thought of just making some art that people might like to buy (the kind you mother wishes you would make) and sell it on Ebay? Who knows it could be a lucrative second career! Or perhaps you just love to photograph or paint anything and everything and you are are talented. ...

You can’t be on ArtBistro for long to notice that ArtBistro members are crazy about quotes. A good quote can be as refreshing as a mint-iced tea. If you are feeling isolated, a good quote can snap you back into the human race like a good blues song. We have gathered some inspirational quotes for artists and designers. Read on to ...

Entering is simple: Record a two-minute video showing us why you love what you do for a living, and upload it to our "I Love What I Do" category. The 5 videos with the most thumbs-up on October 24, 2009 at 11:59pm will be chosen as finalists. Submission by finalists will be reviewed by editors who will screen each finalist's video ...

Charlene Chua illustrates the cover for Santa Fe Reporter's 'Sweat' issue. The exercise focused special edition features a female kickboxer as one of the main articles.

ArtBistro asked several career designers: what should a designer never say? They gave us good advice and great responses that will help you move forward in your career. You may guess some of these right on. However, sometimes we forget these guidelines when we are in a bind. Well, here is your reminder! *#15 "I'm a jack of all trades."* *You ...

1. Blog where your clients are Find websites and blogs that offer content and resources that your clients need to keep informed. Where do they get their critical information? We’ve written articles for World-at-Work’s Workspan Magazine and Training Magazine to reach clients and prospects in the employee communication sectors. If you don’t know where your clients get their business information ask ...

For a first-time visitor, the 53rd Venice Biennale is a thrill of traipsing through the city in search of art in churches and palazzos among the tourist throngs. This year there were 77 national pavilions, with some new inclusions from Asia and Africa, but because of the cost, there was still a glaring under-representation of anything in the Southern Hemisphere. ...

Is it possible today for a country to have its own national graphic design aesthetic? When any designer with a decent internet connection can view work the world over, surely the range of influences will be too great to produce distinct nation-based styles? I'm only asking because I have recently returned from chairing the Kyoorius Designyatra conference in Mumbai (see review ...

Now more than ever, it’s important to get the best bang for your buck. And there’s no question about it — when it comes to value, not every U.S. city is created equally. Why chase a great salary if your rent swallows most of it, unemployment is skyrocketing and you spend two hours a day just to get to and from ...

DALLAS, TX- For most people, a word-association game starting with "hospital" would yield few positive adjectives. Bland. Drab. Depressing. Institutional. And studies have found that these aesthetic unpleasantries can affect patients' health. A growing body of research shows that decorating hospitals with specific types of artwork can speed up a patient's healing process, while gloomy walls or the wrong kind of ...

All kinds of people all over the world are starting their own work from home businesses. Some of them will be successful. Most of them will struggle to make their work from home businesses successful. So what do you do when you first start your business to make sure that you are working your way towards success? First, you need to ...

*Accidental Creative Podcast* h4. Improv In this podcast we're taking a look at how we can engage our lives more creatively by incorporating lessons from the art of improvisation. Improv is truly "the art of art" and is fundamental to our ability to experience "creative accidents." Right-click (PC) or Control-click (Mac) here to save the podcast MP3 file. [widget:popular_links] ...

"On the day I was born, I came out looking both ways." - My Travelin’ Eye I think my travelin’ eye (aka, my lazy, wandering eye) inspired me to be an artist from the start. I grew up in St. Louis, MO and spent a lot of time in a cardboard box drawing monsters. After studying illustration at the Kansas City ...