Each and every week we probably receive five to ten requests from major brands for us to post open calls for submissions to various design competitions.

And we never post any of them.

The reason is, if we put the open call up on the site, it implies that we are endorsing it. But the truth is we would never advise any artist - even those we don't know - to enter 90% of these competitions.

It's not that we don't think that winning a big prize isn't a good opportunity for a young artist.

Many times we do.

It's because nine times out of ten, the terms and conditions (i.e. "the fine print") is so onerous and unfair to every single person who...

A few weeks back we mentioned that we were putting together a Creative Database of all the incredibly talented artists that read our site each week. We've received hundreds of amazing submissions from all over the world. One artist who's work we liked a lot, and wanted to share with you, is...

EASTER AIG HUNT from ABOVE on Vimeo.

Photo above by Mr Wobble

If you're a fan of Light Art, then this is the site for you: Light Paint

From NEU BLACK comes these photos of Entitled the Knight, a terrific new collaboration between RETNA and The Mac in Baldwin Hills, CA. They write:

"This new collaboration embodies Los Angeles culture with delicate precision. RETNA’s signature typography flanks the portrait...

Yesterday morning, Sara and I went on the The Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC Radio to talk about the role of that street art is playing in the current economic climate. You can listen to it here:

All in all we thought it went pretty well. The debate about street art...