Why stop blogging?

Just because ArtPrize is over does not mean we have to be. Currently, Stimulate is looking for a venue to show the work that YOU created at ArtPrize. We will update you, here, once we secure all the necessary info!

And, just to keep you going, here is a round-up of inspiration:

Whip Up: this site is FULL of tutorials. Fabulous.

Pandora: go create some new stations and discover a new artist that you have not heard before.

Dear Ada: this site has posts about a variety of different artists. Go check it out.

The Design Cubicle: this site has tutorials, advice, round-ups, you name it!

Lost and Taken: this site is full of high resolution textures available to download and use for FREE!

There. Go have fun and be creative! Also, we would love to hear your comments so please leave us some! Let us know what you created, too. If we get enough, maybe we can start a Flickr group or something.....

We Just Wanted To Say Thanks

Thank you to all of the people who came to see us during ArtPrize and a double thank you for creating some art work! We filled seven large MDF boards, that fabulous dolphin canvas and five other, smaller canvases. Currently we are looking for some place to show all of this art. In our opinion it is a documentation of the very first ArtPrize...something different and a little more unique than just a photograph. We'll keep you posted if this happens. Until then, go create some art!

Stimulate Day One

Here is a little peek at first night of ArtPrize for our little experiment in communally created artwork:

Wow. That's all I can say. Wow.

Seriously...so much cool art in downtown Grand Rapids right now! We had the official opening day for ArtPrize last night and are happy to report that the canvases are filling up fast, the cookies are flying off of the plate and people dig us. Sweet. Come see us at 45 Ottawa!

Come see us tomorrow!

There is some great art at 45 Ottawa...and all over Grand Rapids. You won't want to miss it!

The Art of Re-Purposing

Did I mention that canvas I found at Goodwill with the dolphins on it? Well, here it is getting a nice coat of gesso. We are using it for ArtPrize. So check back to see the official before, during and after post to come soon!

We've been busy

So the countdown to ArtPrize has begun! Only four more days....wow. All I have to say is that excitement is in the air! We have been gathering supplies, organizing "stuff" and installing the show this weekend. So to make a long story short, look for LOTS of activity on this blog starting tomorrow.