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This video shows the results of the 2022 October Art Dare: social media makeover. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Lauryn Welch. Prize Winner Ginger Medrano (USA)@gingercel “I decided to makeover my two Instagram accounts and my YouTube. For Instagram I actually ended up combining my accounts. When I posted both […]
Art Dare Prompt Create a meme on being an artist, art history, or contemporary art. tips Get specific! Display your inner art nerd, there’s a big difference (in our opinion) between “blue” and “pthalo blue.” Consider the typography, what font will you use? Does the text overlap with the image, or are they separate? Where […]
This video shows the results of the 2022 September Art Dare: transform a celebrity into a monster. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster. Prize Winner Janet Hebert (USA)@firesoul_19 “A year ago when Art Prof did the original celebrity monster streams, Deepti made a silly face and invited us to […]
Art Dare Prompt Create an artwork based on a reference photos of Ken, long time RISD artist model. Reference Photos Portraits of Ken Torso poses of Ken Timed Drawing Videos 2-10 min. torsos of Ken 5 min. portraits of Ken 10 min. torsos of Ken tips Consider how dramatically will you depart from the reference […]
This video shows the results of the 2022 August Art Dare: creating an artwork based on an object found during a nature walk. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster. Prize Winner Ana Wieder-Blank (USA)@anawiederblank “I started collecting walking sticks during hikes at Byrdcliffe Artist Residency. I painted them to […]
Art Dare Prompt Make over one of your social media sites. Or, start a new social media site from scratch! This includes: Instagram, YouTube, Tik Tok, website. Observation Exercise Look at your Instagram feed as usual, and take notes on how you interact with the posts. Note which posts you swipe past. Are there any […]
This video shows the results of the 2022 July Art Dare: creating a new version of an old artwork. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster. Prize Winner JaVon Townsend (USA)@javonmakesart “In 2020, a friend suggested I create a Patreon account to support my efforts to create joyful children’s books […]
Art Dare Prompt Choose a celebrity. Portray the celebrity as a monster. Dictionary definition Art Dare Leap Choose 4 celebrities to draw. Get started! In our Discord, we have an #art-dares channel where you can post your works in progress, and get feedback and support throughout the month. People in this channel provide motivation and accountability […]
This video shows the results of the 2022 June Art Dare: contemporary art backwards. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Alex Rowe. Prize Winner Manette Eaton (USA)@m.eatonart Saute, Nikki Maloof Keeping the Culture, Kerry James Marshall Totem, Charles White Landscape 1, David Alfaro Siqueiros Honorable Mention Allen Maimba(South Africa) “The introduction […]
Art Dare Prompt Go for a walk outdoors Collect a nature item(s) to use in an artwork. Tips The nature item(s) can play any role in an artwork. Feel free to dramatically transform the nature item(s)! The nature item(s) do not have to be the only imagery in the artwork; they can be one piece […]
This video shows the results of the 2022 May Art Dare: create an artwork using art supplies found in your home. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Cat Huang. Prize Winner Anna Karina Winter (Germany)@im.mondgarten “The is art dare was a lot of experimenting for me. I decided to work with […]
Art Dare Prompt Choose one of your artworks, and create a new version of that artwork. Tips Think about where you were as an artist when you created that original artwork, how much time has passed? How are you different as an artist now? Consider whether you want the new version to be somewhat similar […]
This video shows the results of the 2022 April Art Dare: create an artwork about your home kitchen. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Alex Rowe and Jordan McCracken-Foster. Prize Winner Fiona Bachelor (United Kingdom) “This piece is intended to portray the bleakness of incessantly cleaning alone in the kitchen. The […]
Art Dare Prompt Find a contemporary artist you’ve never heard of. Watch our stream on how to start learning contemporary art for tips on how to find an artist. We are defining “contemporary artist” as an artist who is alive.) Find an artist / artwork that inspired them. Ask people in the our Discord, ask […]
This video shows the results of the 2022 March Art Dare: a 4 panel comic about a birthday party you attended in the past. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Alex Rowe and Jordan McCracken-Foster. Prize Winner Cynthia Mar (USA) “The title of this piece is “The Cake is a Lie” […]
Art Dare Prompt Create an artwork using art supplies found in your home. Inspiration See our chart of home art supplies to get ideas! Art Dare Leap Use 4 different art supplies. Get started! In the Art Prof Discord Server, we have an #art-dares channel where you can post your WIP (work in progress), and get feedback […]
This video shows the results of the 2022 February Art Dare: cannibalize an old artwork! Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster. Prize Winner Allison Middlemass@am_watercolorist “The art I decided to cannibalize were 2 portraits. One was a self portrait that I had did shortly after undergoing ECT treatment. I […]
Art Dare Prompt Create an artwork about your home kitchen. Art media Use any 2D or 3D art media, anything goes! Tips Play around with zooming in on small pockets of space vs. showing the entire space of the kitchen. What state will you show your kitchen in? Are you portraying dinner being prepared in […]
This video shows the results of the January 2022 Art Dare: creating a design of a word which visually conveys the meaning of that word. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster. Prize Winner Ginger Medrano (USA)@gingercute4 “I decided to do two words for this art dare slimy and ‘patines’ […]
Art Dare Prompt Choose either one of your own birthday parties, or a birthday party you attended. Brainstorm and plan out how you will design the panels. Art media Use any 2D art media, anything goes! Decide in advance whether you want to do a black and white comic, or full color. Composing the Panels […]
This video shows the results of the 2021 December Art Dare: depicting the same subject 20 times, in as diverse styles as possible. The 2022 February Art Dare is to take an old artwork and “cannibalize” it into a new artwork. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Alex Rowe. Prize Winner […]
Art Dare Prompt Choose an old artwork and dramatically transform it into a new one. Be sure to shoot a photo of the old artwork before you change it so we can see the transformation! Art media Use any 2D or 3D art media, anything goes! Tips The more dramatic the change, the more exciting […]
Art Dare Prompt Pick a word in any language. Create a design of that word which visually conveys the meaning of the word. Brainstorm and do quick sketches that show many different versions of that word. We recommend doing a minimum of 6 sketches per word. Art media Use any 2D or 3D art media, […]
Art Dare Prompt Pick 1 subject. Depict your subject 20 times, in as many styles as possible. Format is up to you; you could have 20 separate artworks, or combine them in a single image. Art media Use any 2D or 3D art media, anything goes! The 20 artworks do not have to all be […]
This video shows the results of the 2021 November Art Dare: Travel posters, where participants were challenged to create a travel poster that is based on either their hometown or where they currently live. The 2022 January Art Dare is also announced, providing inspiration and examples. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching […]
Art Dare Prompt Create a travel poster based on either your hometown, or where you live right now. Art media Use any art media! Text & Format Think about the format and purpose of a poster: where posters are seen, how people interact with a poster, what are expectations that come with a poster. This […]
This video shows the results of the 2021 October Art Dare: Mastercopies, where participants were challenged to create a mastercopy of a drawing created before 1950, in traditional media. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster. Prize Winner Henrique Maciel (Brazil)@hc_drawings “At first I thought making a copy of someone […]
Art Dare Prompt Choose a drawing from art history and create a mastercopy of that drawing using traditional drawing media. The artwork you choose has to have been created before 1950, and can be any genre you want! Anything from a Peanuts comic to a Piranesi drawing is totally fine. We recommend choosing a drawing […]
This video shows the results of the 2021 September Art Dare: Artist video shorts, where participants were challenged to create video shorts about their artistic practice. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster. Prize Winner Maya Work (Switzerland)@maya3work “I recently moved to Switzerland from Canada and I have quickly realized […]
Art Dare Prompt Create a 15-30 second video short about your art practice, using a vertical format. Tips Get ideas from other artists’ shorts on Tik Tok, Instagram, & YouTube. The “hook” is everything in a short. You have literally 1 second to get your viewer’s attention Even a 15 second video takes time, way […]
This video shows the results of the August 2021 Art Dare: designing fantasy vehicles using at least 3 reference photos. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster. Prize Winner Sarah C. McGill (Canada)@snapsketchsnooze “Our family is always inventing silly songs or stories about our dogs. For Fantasy Vehicles, my brain […]
Art Dare Prompt Create a fantasy vehicle using at least 3 reference photos, using any 2D or 3D art media. Inspiration Films & TV Shows Mentioned Oscar Mayer Wienermobile X-Men: Days of Future Past Rick and Morty Minority Report Back to the Future Artists Mentioned Scott Robertson Bob Staake Odino Tso Tom Gauld Feng Zhu […]