What’s on Your Design Board?
The Art Commission’s new Design Boards are a great way to gather and share images of artwork that appeal to you. Megan Lapham of Healthcare Art Consulting in Dallas tell us how the Design Board feature helps her prepare for upcoming projects. Read More
Commission Accomplished: Chicago Offices
Matthew Olyphant recently received the red carpet treatment from a Chicago client. He credits art consultant Blythe Lee with helping make this commission “a dream come true.” Read More
Artist Feature: Bruce Paul Fink
Sculptor Bruce Paul Fink recently shared some thoughts about becoming an artist, the nature of commission work, and his “high-tech green” studio. Read More
Commission Tips: What Art Consultants Look For in a Commission Artist
It takes more than a great eye to choose an artist for an important commission. Read More
Visual Communication: From Artist Imagination to Project Proposal
When stained glass artist Seranda Vespermann creates presentation drawings for a potential commission, she relies on a time-honored medium: Prismacolor pencils and black ink on high-quality tracing paper. Her scale drawings capture the luminosity and brilliance of stained glass and have a subtle beauty all their own. Read More
Commission Accomplished: The New York Palace Hotel
When Helene Brown was asked to suggest a sculptor for a challenging commission at the New York Palace Hotel, she knew right away that Matt Gil was the man for the job. Read More
Design Professional Profile: Jim Hundt
Jim Hundt worked for twenty years as a church architect before shifting to a career as a liturgical art consultant. We asked him to tell us how he makes the case for commissioned artwork—and why it’s important to do so. Read More
Commission Tips: Selecting Artists
When a work of art is well-chosen and thoughtfully sited, it creates a sense of beautiful inevitability: it just feels right. But identifying an artist for a commission isn’t a simple matter. We asked some seasoned professionals about their match-making process. Read More
Visual Communication: From Artist Imagination to Project Proposal
From pedestrian bridges to highway interchanges, every one of Vicki Scuri Siteworks’s public art projects is a collaborative design. Read More
Commission Accomplished: Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Susan Venable’s mixed-media wall pieces bring color to the boardroom of Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, lending a spirit of lively inspiration to a place of healing. Read More