Source Colossal   Unlike the coasts, Midwestern culture is synonymous with the manual labor of blue-collar jobs, resilience necessary in harsh winters, and a certain friendliness that lends itself to a deep-rooted sense of community. These humble tenets grounded Melissa Joseph’s childhood in Saint Marys, a small, rural city in Pennsylvania, where she was born to…

Source Colossal   Discover world-class museums, public art, sculpture gardens, local dining, and unforgettable cultural experiences, all within one vibrant, walkable city during the Milwaukee Art Escape. The limited-time promotion runs from August 21 through October 6, 2026, and invites you to explore some of Cream City’s best public art, cultural collections, and creative spaces. Wander…

Source Colossal   In our era of screens and proliferous imagery, it strains the imagination to comprehend a time before photography. Two centuries ago, an inventor named Nicéphore Niépce took the very first picture of his courtyard in France by fitting a pewter plate into a camera obscura. A few years later, a professional scene painter…

Source Artsy Shark  Reese Schroeder transforms sound, structure, and emotion into richly layered digital paintings that lead to immersive visual experiences. The post Featured Artist Reese Schroeder appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Design You Trust  Amir Zand is an Iranian-Turkish digital artist and senior concept artist, born September 27, 1990, now based in Paris after years working out of Istanbul. Zand’s career began at age 22 when an indie author discovered his work on DeviantArt and commissioned a book cover — a break that unexpectedly opened…

Source Design You Trust  Witchaya “Mean” Jingjit is a Thai architect and speculative designer, currently working as a Senior Designer at Zaha Hadid Architects in London, after previously holding a senior role at Coop Himmelblau. Jingjit earned a Master of Architecture from the University of Applied Arts Vienna, studying under Hani Rashid and other tutors,…

Source Design You Trust  Eli McMullen is a multidisciplinary painter and muralist based in Richmond, Virginia, who earned a BFA in Painting and Printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2015. He co-founded Endeavor Studios, a grassroots artist-run space in Richmond’s Jackson Ward arts district that hosted First Friday exhibitions and music events. McMullen’s paintings fuse…

Source Colossal   Known for her lush assemblages of flameworked glass, Amber Cowan reimagines a ubiquitous yet fragile medium. Flowers, filigree, and colorful baubles cluster into dense compositions that invoke fairytale narratives and whimsical nature scenes. Cowan typically works with industrial scraps, antiques, and other offcasts, which allows her to draw on products and colorways that…