Be sure to rifle through your in-box this month for a copy of THE ARTALOG 2009 - the second collaboration between Magnet Reps and Frank Sturges Reps. The 80-page catalog of illustration showcases the work of 27 artists from 10 countries. A carefully edited two-page spread for each illustrator gives a nice perspective on what each is up to and a news section and award gallery boast recent accomplishments. We designed it to be a keeper and hope you’ll agree!

Nate Williams was invited to speak in Bahia Blanca, Argentina by the city’s cultural centre. The event featured lectures by artists from various disciplines, including sculpture, street art, illustration and graphic design. Day two of the event saw all of the speakers collaborating on a large mural with the community and local kids also getting involved. Other artists that spoke at event include Facundo Huidobro, Renata Castro, Tristan Rault and Ceson.

Click here to see photos and a video!

Emiliano Ponzi illustrated for The New York Times’ Sunday Book Review. His illustration accompanied a review of José Saramago’s Death With Interruptions.

The New York Times

Shawn Barber’s artwork is featured on the cover of Long Beach-based hip-hop artists Johnson + Jonson’s new album, released by Tres Records.

Johnson + Jonson

Jenny Wren Paperie’s line of products featuring Jenn Playford’s exclusively licensed illustrations have been getting a lot of press lately. The line has been featured on both Global News and CityLine and in Rockport’s Pattern Design: Applications and Variations and Liaoning’s Stylish Pattern. Also, keep an eye out for upcoming features in Self Magazine and Cooking with Paula Deen Magazine.

Jenny Wren Paperie

Andrew Hem will be exhibiting artwork at Illustrative ‘08, the leading European forum on illustration and graphic arts. The festival runs for two weeks and shows over 400 works by more than 60 internationally recognized artists. Illustrative ‘08 runs from October 18 to 26 and is taking place in Zurich this year, having been held in Berlin and Paris in previous years. Other artists include Tomer Hanuka, Olaf Hajek, Gary Taxali, Erik Sandberg, Tanja Székessy and many others.

www.Illustrative.de

Emiliano Ponzi’s illustration is currently featured on Time Magazine’s website. It accompanies an article by Peter Gumbel called The Economy’s Perilous Waters. Click here to read the article. 

Ana Bagayan and partner Ara Devejian have contributed two sketches to Sketch for Change, a fund-raising initiative for Barack Obama’s Campaign for Change. The sketches, along with the work of 20 other artists, are being auctioned off on eBay until Saturday, October 25th with an art exhibition being held on election eve. Other artists that have contributed work include: Mark Murphy, Joe Ledbetter, James Jean, Dave Cooper, Gary Baseman, Bob Dob and Tom Biskup, among others.

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Bella Pilar’s cards for Papyrus are now available at Target, CVS and Whole Foods. Her newest release is this set of 12 note cards. The cards feature foil embellishments and come with 12 envelopes lined in the houndstooth pattern. 

Papyrus

Andrew Hem is currently exhibiting work in Cover Band at Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles. Cover Band is a group show where over 50 artists were invited to employ the greatest album covers of all time as their canvases. Each 12×12 inch album cover comes framed in a black album frame and they range in price from $200 to $900. The show opened on Tuesday, October 7th and runs until Friday, October 31st, 2008. Click here to see all the album covers.

Gallery 1988 7020 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA