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CODAsummit Showcases Creative Revolutionaries
Creating a much-needed platform for artists working to change the worldĀ through placemaking art CODAworx, the hub of the commissioned art ...
Read More CODAworx and Epson Announce Emerging Artist Awards
Recognizing the spirit of experimentalism at the early career stage CODAworx, the hub of the commissioned art economy, has announced ...
Read More CODAworx Announces Publication of CODAweekly E-Newsletter
Weekly newsletter provides critical information for commissioned art industry professionals MADISON, WI, March 9, 2020 - CODAworx is a ...
Read More Business Spotlight: Arts Business Transforms Spaces and Communities
Posted byĀ Ms. Toni Sikes,Ā Mar 06, 2020 on Americans for the Arts The following is part of ourĀ Business Spotlight seriesĀ that ...
Read More CODAsummit Unites Top Artists and Technology Professionals
CODAsummit Unites Top Artists and Technology Professionals Creating a much-needed platform for thought leaders to discuss the role ...
Read More Bright Layers of Transformation & Healing: Lea de Witās Illuminating Glassworks Inspired by Nature
By: Jason Lahman for CODAworx Forging Bright Layers Lea de Wit creates glass sculptures that glow and shimmer in tones ...
Read More Art and technology intersect at El Paso CODAworx event
By Jared Carver for Borderzine El Paso recently became the second site in the nation for an innovative, international ...
Read More Experiencing Space, Sound and Immersive Color: Christopher Janneyās āUrban Musical Instrumentsā
By: Jason Lahman for CODAworx Traversing the Path of Subtle Sound and Deep Color In mythologies the world over, the ...
Read More 2019 CODAawards Winners Announced
2019 CODAawards Winners Announced MADISON, WI, August 28, 2019 ā When artists, designers, industry resources, and clients work together, common ...
Read More Celebrating Excellence and Commissioning Art for Schools
CHALLENGE The Waunakee Community School District is one of the most celebrated school districts in Wisconsin, consistently ranking in the ...
Read More CODAawards Exhibition at the Octagon Museum
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CODAawards Exhibition at the Octagon Museum MADISON, WI -Ā Which artists, creative teams, and design professionals are ...
Read More CODAworx Guides Corporation from Art Commission through Project Management
CHALLENGE In early 2019, Seattle artist Susan Zoccola installed a beautiful staircase sculpture for finance company RW Baird on the ...
Read More CODAawards Announces Distinguished Jury of Design + Art Leaders
MADISON, WI, April 2, 2019 ā CODAworx, the hub of the commissioned art economy, has announced 17 distinguished jurors for ...
Read More CODAsummit Brings Together Leading Creative Professionals in Art + Technology
MADISON, WI, March 20, 2019 - CODAworx, the hub of the commissioned art economy, announced today that it will produce ...
Read More CODAsummit Explores Humansā Impact on the Environment Through Interactive Art
Ā By Toni Sikes Published on Artists + Climate Change The art and technology worlds can often feel locked ...
Read More Worldās Largest Marijuana Dispensary Commissions Artist for Interactive Installation
CHALLENGE Earlier this month Las Vegas saw the grand opening of the worldās largest marijuana dispensary. Not only a destination ...
Read More CODAworxās First Summit on Art & Technology Unites Top Artists & Industry Professionals
Published by Arte Fuse 9/25/2018 L-R: Bill FitzGibbons, Pierre Fortin, Jeremy Crandell, Tracey Jerome, and Robin Juan. Photograph by Annie ...
Read More Private Art Commissions: What to Expect Regarding Money and the Full Commission Funnel
Third of a 3-part series on the business of art consulting by Peter Hite "AƩrƩ" by Peter Hite Although ...
Read More Tech, art and design of āsmartā cities converge through Wisconsin company
By Tom Still Six weeks ago in the art-conscious town of Santa Fe, NM, a somewhat eclectic group of ...
Read More A Creative Ecosystem
Ā TONI SIKES BUILT CODAWORX INTO A HUB FOR ARTISTS, BUYERS AND CREATIVES WORLDWIDE By Julia Richards | Photographed ...
Read More Private Art Commissions: How to Connect With Consultants
Second of a 3-part series on the business of art consulting by Peter Hite "Hammerhead" by Peter Hite In ...
Read More Manifesting the Spirits of Place: Sculptor Andy Scottās Monumental Figures and Their Environments
By: Jason Lahman for CODAworx How a Figure Focuses a Place She stands with one pair of arms outstretched, while ...
Read More Capturing Movement: The Inspiration and Impact of Joe Gittermanās Sculptural Work
Inspired by Dance The curve and sweep of Joe Gittermanās sculptural work reflect a lifelong fascination with the physical dynamics ...
Read More Technologies for Ecstatic Transformation: Chad Mountās Art of Spectacular Lights and Sensorial Surprises
By: Jason Lahman for CODAworx Painting with the Currents of Serendipity and Music āI strive to create new sensory experiences. ...
Read More FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2018 CODAawards Winners Announced
MADISON, WI, August 31, 2018 ā When artists, designers, industry resources, and clients work together, common places are transformed into ...
Read More Private Art Commissions: Navigating the Art Consulting World
First of a 3-part series on the business of art consulting by Peter Hite "Forest" by Peter Hite As ...
Read More FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CODAworx Announces Strategic Partnership with ARTA Shipping
Spektrum Sparkassenakademie Stuttgart submitted by Derix Glasstudios MADISON, WI, July 16, 2018 - CODAworx, the hub of the ...
Read More Mysterious Glory: The Expansive Visual Poems of Rosemary Feit Covey
Rosemary Feit Covey stands beside her mixed media print āFishā, 84ā x 60.ā Wood engraving and painting on canvas.Photo credit: ...
Read More FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CODAworx Announces Art Commission Contract
Children's Hospital of Alabama submitted by Guy KemperMADISON, WI, June 27, 2018 - CODAworx, the hub of the commissioned art ...
Read More Balancing Acts: The Cellular Sculptures of DeWitt Godfrey
Structural Natures and Natureās Structures āPeople who spend time with my work are amazed that they move slightly when touched- ...
Read More Art in the Service of Life: How the Rosa Thay Nguyen Children’s Foundation and the ISEE Artists Gallery Make Positive Global Change
A Global Vision of Compassion āVisual art, literature and music have always been important parts of my own creative ...
Read More The Invitation of Color and Illumination: Wagner Murrayās Architectural Transformations of Public Space
Architecture as Music UNCG Pedestrian Tunnel University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC The strategic use of light, ...
Read More Weaving With Light: Textile Artist Astrid Krogh Designs Light Tapestries That Transform the Spaces They Illuminate
āMy Golden Horizonā Photo credit: Torben Eskerod āTo work with textiles is to work with light and patterns,ā says ...
Read More Walter Gordinierās Large-Scale Sculptures Imbue Their Sites with āAn Invitation to Stayā
"Glass Falls Amphitheater" Photo credit: Max Gordinier Cast glass wasnāt contemporary sculptor Walter Gordinierās first medium of choice. After ...
Read More CODAworx Announces CODAsummit: āThe Intersection of Art, Technology and Placeā
MADISON, WI, March 20, 2018 - CODAworx, the hub of the commissioned art economy, announced today that it will produce ...
Read More Romancing the Stone: The Enduring and Elegant Creations of Master Stone Carver Marcel MƤchler
MƤchler at work on the federal seal of the LA County Courthouse The Relevance of an Ancient Craft Whether he ...
Read More City Finds Public Artist for Plaza Art Installation
CHALLENGE The City of Greenville is known as the cultural epicenter of upstate South Carolina. In 2017, Greenvilleās walkable historic ...
Read More Sites of Visual Inquisitiveness: Mike Hanselās Large-Scale Outdoor Metal Sculpture Invites Collaboration, Relatability, and Wonder
While Mike Hanselās early works were likely to appear in museums and galleries, today his large-scale outdoor metal sculptures increasingly ...
Read More Introducing… the CODAworx Fabricator Referral Service
Ā New cities, new mediums, new techniques -- now a reality for artists, architects, designers, and marketing agencies The creative ...
Read More From Urban Media Gestures to Spatial Micro-Meditations: Brian W. Brush Creates Geometric Designs of Light, Color, and Form
Hovering above the Pierce Building in San Jose, California, thousands of data-driven RGB LED lights, reflected through a matrix of ...
Read More Crafting Light: Custom Lighting Design by Adam Jackson Pollock and Fire Farm
āI started recognizing light as a medium in and of itself,ā recalls artist Adam Jackson Pollock, whose career in custom ...
Read More Webinar: How to Commission Art in Your Healthcare Environment
"How to Commission Art in Your Healthcare Environmentā from The Center for Health Design Icons & Innovators webinar series ...
Read More Art as Translation: Konstantin Dimopoulosā Art Installations Tackle Complex Concepts with Visual Language
Blue Tree In A Red Landscape,Ā 2010stainless steel, galvanized steel, high-performance coloured coating23 x 19 x 15ft | 7 x 6 ...
Read More Wimberley Glassworksā Custom Blown Glass Installations Complement Space and Place
When asked what drew him to creating large-scale blown glass installations, Canadian-born glass-blower Tim deJong recalls a wintery visit to ...
Read More How Collaboration Leads to Integrated Healthcare Art Programs
"How Collaboration Leads to Integrated Healthcare Art Programs" from The Center for Health Design Icons & Innovators webinar series Collaboration ...
Read More FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CODAworx Introduces General Liability Insurance Program for Commission Artists
MADISON, WI, October 30, 2017 ā CODAworx, the hub of the commissioned art economy, today announced a new General Liability ...
Read More Telling Stories: Gordon Huetherās Large-Scale Installations Tackle Time, Space and Identity
If you are fortunate enough to find yourself stuck in traffic with Gordon Huether, your very perception of time and ...
Read More Form, Flow, and Essence: Rosettaās Bronze Animal Sculptures Capture Grace in Motion
Years before she cast her bronze animal sculptures, Rosetta had been honing the āstylized realismā that characterizes her work. A ...
Read More Collaborating with Nature & Science: The Eco-Art of Stacy Levy
āI think art can play a much bigger role in solving environmental issues,ā says Stacy Levy, whose eco-art harnesses the ...
Read More Streamlining the Public Art Process
Challenge As the Division Manager of Cultural Arts for the City of Kettering, Ohio, Shayna McConville has worked in the ...
Read More Public Art Commission Finds Artists to Integrate Art
Challenge The Art in Public Places Program of Aurora, Colorado strives to enhance the quality of life in Aurora by ...
Read More Public Art Case Study – Streamlining Florida Art Commission
Challenge As a founding Board member of the Florida Association of Public Art Professionals, Lee Modica has worked in ...
Read More How to Commission an Artist – Case Study for Real Estate Developers
Challenge In 2014, Hovde Properties, a real estate developer in Madison, Wisconsin, acquired a ten-story commercial building designed in brutalist ...
Read More Bronze Sculptor Jean Jacques Porretās Intuitive Approach
"Vivace II"Edition of 3, size 52 x 28 x 46 inJean Jacques Porret Most of Jean Jacques Porretās abstract contemporary ...
Read More For Immediate Release: New Digital Tool Streamlines Art Selection
CODAworx Adds New Digital Tool to Streamline Artist Selection Interactive art installation, Jen Lewin Studio, New York City, NY MADISON, ...
Read More Many Parts Create a Whole: Susan Wink on Engaging a Community in Interactive Public Art
Donāt be surprised if you find Susan Wink hosting an open meeting or free workshop if she designs public art ...
Read More Designing for the Healing Arts: Metalworker Susan Madacsi Employs āBeauty as a Toolā
Metal sculptor Susan Madacsi, who utilizes architectural glass and blacksmithing techniques, is drawn to designing and making site-specific artwork for ...
Read More Experiential Storytellers: ZEBRADOG and the Art of Authenticity
Every organization has a story to tell. From the recently founded high-tech startup to the traditional family business that's been ...
Read More Suspended Memories: The Indelible Work of Terry Welker, FAIA
Please stare. That's the behavior Terry Welker wants to encourage when it comes to his artwork. "Mobiles allow people to ...
Read More āWhat the Bodyās Pose is Saying:ā Gerald Siciliano on Workmanship, Intuition and the Art of Reinvention
Gerald Siciliano passed by an auto body shop near his Brooklyn, NY studio for several years before the inspiration hit ...
Read More Jonathan Brown: Mosaic for all Mediums
Talk with mosaic artist Jonathan Brown, and you get the distinct impression that his work is, for him, a form ...
Read More Datascapes and Discovery: The Art of Jonathan Spring
Using dataāand being used by itāhas become a pervasive and essential part of our daily lives and the accepted way ...
Read More Piecing it Together: The Singular Sculpture & Career of Linda Leviton
If there's a current that runs through the career of metal sculptor Linda Leviton it's that she seeks harmony in ...
Read More The Art-Filled Spaces of Wagner Murray Architects
āAll good things come by grace, and grace comes by art and art does not come easy.ā āNorman Maclean, A ...
Read More Bringing Value to Light: The Impact of Public Light Projects
When it comes to light, we humans are not so different from the idiomatic moth. The energy for all living ...
Read More Redefining the Public Artist: Franz Mayer of Munich Architectural Glass and Mosaics
In the heart of Bavaria's capital city lies the Kunstareal, the museum quarter, home to some of Germany's most famous ...
Read More Successful Search for Artists on CODAworx
Challenge In July 2014, the City of Greensboro, North Carolina and the Cemala Foundation, a local foundation committed to enhancing ...
Read More Pedal to the Metal: The Swift and Remarkable Career of Sculptor Joe Gitterman
Somebody needs to pinch Joe Gitterman. A lifelong metal sculptor who created pieces for his own enjoyment, it wasn't until ...
Read More Body Building: The Astounding Figurative Sculpture of Carole Feuerman
"Fine art sculpture" and "humor magazine" aren't two terms you often associate with one another. But when the art is ...
Read More Many Hands, Light Work: The Public Art of Bill FitzGibbons
BillĀ FitzGibbons has created dozens of public artworks in cities around the world, building-size masterpieces incorporating cutting-edge LED technology, color, and ...
Read More Dyed in the Wool: The Custom Rugs of Barbara Barran
The term "custom" is bandied about the home dƩcor world a great deal these days; advertisements and promises for custom ...
Read More PUBLIC SHARE: Circa 1881 Offers a New Way to Experience Art in Public Spaces
Displaying world-class contemporary art is a boon to any organization or business, but it's not always easyāor economicalāto come by. ...
Read More Gaining STEAM: The Public Art of Jen Lewin
Before there was STEAM, there was Jen Lewin. Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math have driven Lewin's education and work ...
Read More Interactive Artist Gains Exposure in NYC – RFP Toolkit Case Study
Challenge Shaw & Co. Productions, a producer of design-centric marketing and promotional platforms, collaborated this year with NYCxDESIGN to ...
Read More Creative Edge Master Shop: Inspired Fabrication for Inspired Art
It's probably fair to say that floors are the unheralded workhorses of our built environment. We tread not-so-lightly upon our ...
Read More Looking Up: The Art of Daniel Goldstein
It's hard to say which is more remarkable: a chance meeting with your idol in New York City, or that ...
Read More Seeing Magic: The Public Art of Catherine Widgery
Public artist Catherine Widgery is on a mission to enliven our perceptions and engage our brains, to awaken us to ...
Read More Art in Motion: The Kinetic Sculpture of Ralfonso
Ask kinetic sculptor Ralfonso to describe his first commission, and you'll immediately discern an artist whose work and career have ...
Read More When to Start Commissioned Art? The Commissioned Art Timeline
Click to enlarge image The Commissioned Art Timeline Why You Need to Start Early Commissioned art is increasingly used ...
Read More Indianapolis Fabrications: Constructing Art, Architecture & Community
Take a trip to the Crossroads of America and you'll discover more than just a sports fan's paradise, a city ...
Read More Talley Fisher: Defying Gravity
Constellation by Talley Fisher for Mt. Nittany Medical Center, 2012. State College, PA, United States. To see any of the ...
Read More Real Estate Developer Hires Artist- RFP Toolkit Art Commission
Challenge Hovde Properties, a real estate developer in Madison, Wisconsin, opened their newest luxury apartment building, āOvation 309ā in ...
Read More Rotary Club Hires Public Artist- RFP Toolkit Art Commission
Challenge The Rotary Club of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, wanted to commission a large-scale exterior artwork to contribute to community ...
Read More Bollinger Atelier – A Unique Partner for Artists working in Contemporary Metal Art and Design
Tom Otterness' "Playground," one of the 5 pieces in the series Bollinger created for him. Notably, one of the other ...
Read More Art Consultant Seeks Licensed Imagery for Global Hotel Chain
Challenge A new boutique hotel chain wanted to enhance its aesthetics by licensing and printing original art as wallpaper ...
Read More Polich Tallix Fine Art Foundry: Transforming Metal into Art
Polich Tallix craftsperson Eddie Sanchez pouring bronze, 2015.ā Lichtenstein. DeKooning. Johns. Gaylord. Graves. It's an impressive list of some of ...
Read More Brand New: Artist Commissions Made Easy
Here at CODAworx, we have been in build mode for the past several months, pouring our hearts and souls into ...
Read More CODAworx Partners with the International Year of Light
CODAworx, the global online community that celebrates design projects featuring commissioned artwork, announced today that it is serving as a ...
Read More It’s here — CODAmagazine: The Magic of Color
In this issue youāll find: stunning San Francisco studios that bring inspiration to the designers working in the space, ...
Read More Broadcasting Yourself: How Video is Revolutionizing Visual Content
Broadcasting Yourself: How Video is Revolutionizing Visual Content Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā What have you watched online today? Five ...
Read More Interior Design Celebrates the CODAawards at NYDC
LEPERE opened its new showroom at the New York Design Center during What's New What's Next 2014 with a celebration, ...
Read More 4 Offerings From CODAworx You Might Not Know About
Lake Forest Showhouse Room, by Garrett Paschen Ltd. CODAworx is the place to showcase your art + design projects through ...
Read More A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Inventor: John Blazy
John Blazy is a radiation-cure chemist and an owner of three patents, who describes himself as an inventor, an engineer, ...
Read More Train Stations, Artwork, and Minnesotaās Largest Public Project
āFaces of Rondoā, Victoria Station is one of eighteen stations along the new Green Line connecting downtown St. Paul to ...
Read More Water, Pyrex, and NASA: Our Staff Picks
The CODAworx staff chooses our favorite of the most recent design + art projects published on the site.Ā In this ...
Read More 3 Surprising Facts about Glass-Breaking Artist Yorgos Papadopoulos
Glass artist Yorgos Papadopoulos with some of his smaller-scale work. 3.Ā Yorgos Papadopoulos treats and colors huge, industrial sheets of glass ...
Read More We’ll be at ICFF this weekend!
Annnnnnouncing CODAworx's New York City quinceaƱera! We'll be at the 26th annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair, May 17-20 at NYC's ...
Read More Friday Roundup: Bridges of CODAworx County (Pathways, Too)
Our Friday Roundup features some of the most beautiful bridges, pathways, and overpasses. Get from here to there by browsing ...
Read More 7 Design + Art Projects that Celebrate Earth Day
Since 1970, Earth Day has been widely celebrated in more than 192 countries in an effort to raise awareness for ...
Read More A 360° View of Architectural Suspensions, with Kenneth von Roenn
Alltech, Inc., suspended in the central atrium of Alltech's European headquarters. By Kenneth von Roenn. Kenneth von Roenn is a ...
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