Here Comes the Garbage Barge! (Schwartz + Wade), written by Jonah Winter and illustrated by Red Nose Studio, received a Distinguished Merit Award in the 3×3 Children’s Show. The competition recognizes the world’s best contemporary children’s books as judged by the industry’s top illustrators, art directors and editors. It also includes books for young adults, children’s editorial, animation and programming. Congratulations go out to Chris, Jonah, Anne, Lee and Emily!

Check out this amazing video to see how the art was made.

Red Nose Studio and Bella Pilar are exhibiting artwork in ICON6: A Labor of Line at Nucleus Gallery in Alhambra, CA. The show coincides with the illustration conference, featuring art from 60 of this year’s attendees and contributors. The show runs until Monday, August 9th, 2010.

Opening Reception: Friday, July 16th, 2010 7-11pm
Nucleus Gallery 210 E. Main St., Alhambra CA

Chrystal Falcioni will be moderating a luncheon discussion at ICON6: Los Angeles on Friday, July 16th, 2010. The discussion will explore the value of ethics in illustration, focussing on client requests, creative concerns and getting the work you want. It takes place in the Georgian Ballroom between 12:15 and 2:00pm.

ICON6 delivers a compelling and provocative program with over 50 speakers who bring their unique take on the illustration industry and professional practice. Representing the brightest minds from many creative fields including publishing, advertising, galleries, film, animation, fashion, design and retail, each guest speaker offers their experience, knowledge and insight through main stage speeches, roundtable discussions, hands-on workshops, exhibitions and networking events. It takes place July 14th through 17th at the Langham Hotel in Pasadena CA.

Ana Bagayan will be one of a hundred artists exhibiting work in 100 Artists See Satan: The Fundraiser at CSUF Grand Central Art Center in Santa Ana, CA. This is the second installation of an exhibit that was originally shown in 2004 as a response to another show, 100 Artists See God. Both shows ran simultaneously and gained notable attention from the public and media.

An exclusive preview of the show will be held Saturday, June 26th from 6-7pm with the public reception scheduled from 7-10pm. On July 3rd GCAC will host another reception to coincide with Downtown Santa Ana’s First Saturday Arts Walk. The exhibition will remain on display through August 15th with all proceeds benefiting future GCAC programs and exhibitions.

CSUF Grand Central Art Center 125 N. Broadway, Santa Ana CA

Scarlet Child (Inspired by Marjorie Cameron)
16 x 20 inches, Oil on Wood

Ana Bagayan will be exhibiting artwork in Pop Surrealism, a group art show part of the 2010 Spoleto Festival in Spoleto, Italy. The show was curated by Gianluca Marziani and Alexandra Mazzanti and focuses exclusively on the Pop Surrealism movement. It runs from June 26th to October 15th, 2010 at Piazza Collicola. Other artists in the show include Mark Ryden, Shepard Fairey, Tara McPherson, Gary Baseman, Lola, Ron English, Naoto Hattori, James Jean and Tim Biskup, among others.

Hennie Haworth illustrated for the launch of Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X10 Mini Pro. The in-store posters show the phone’s full QWERTY keypad while Hennie’s quirky renderings illustrate the phone’s many other features, including a camera, web-browsing, email and media library.

Catell Ronca illustrated for The New York Botanical Garden. Her illustrations can be seen in a television spot for The Edible Garden, an exhibition promoting locally grown, seasonal food. From June 19th through October 17th, The Edible Garden will host daily cooking demonstrations, teaching you how to grow and prepare the best food at home. Every weekend a lineup of celebrity chefs takes center stage with samples, book signings and gardening demonstrations. All proceeds benefit the Children’s Gardening program.

The Edible Garden opens this weekend with the Get Out and Grill Festival from June 19th to 20th, featuring a Sunday BBQ perfect for Father’s Day. Other highlights include cooking demonstrations by celebrity chefs, an appearance and book signing by former New York Yankee Roy White, samples of sustainably produced food and hands-on activities for the kids.

Click here to watch the spot.

The New York Botanical Garden 200th St. and Kazimiroff Blvd., Bronx NY

Red Nose Studio’s labels for Blasted Church won Gold and Silver medals at the 2010 Los Angeles International Wine Competition for Wine Packaging.

The labels tell the story of the old wooden church that inspired the wineries name. In 1929, a small crew headed to a deserted mining town in British Columbia, Canada with the goal of dismantling an old wooden church and bringing it back to their home in Okanagan Falls. The plan called for a controlled blast of four dynamite sticks inside the church in order to “loosen the nails”. Save for losing the steeple, the plan succeeded. Now, the 108 year old wooden church stands proudly in it’s second home of Okanagan Falls, where Blasted Church wines are made.

The labels won a Gold medal in the Art Illustration category and a Silver medal in the Series category. Congratulations go out to Chris, Bernie, Laurie and everyone at Brandever and Blasted Church!

Nate Williams was invited to speak at OFFSET 2010 in Dublin, Ireland. OFFSET is Ireland’s premiere creative festival, bringing together the top international talent in graphic design, illustration, street and fine art, film, fashion, photography and moving image.

Held at the amazing Daniel Libeskind designed Grand Canal Theatre in the heart of Dublin’s Docklands, OFFSET 2010 was a fantastic three days of presentations, lectures, debate and inspiration from some of the leading creatives from Ireland and around the world. Other speakers included David Carson, Steven Heller, Scott Dadich, Tomer Hanuka, Wooster Collective, Gary Baseman, Martin Haake and many others.

OFFSET ran from Friday, October 1st to Sunday, October 3rd, 2010. Click here to see more photos.

Bella Pilar illustrated a set of high school themed magnetic dress-up dolls for Mudpuppy. The kit includes two double-sided backgrounds and three sheets of clothes and accessories that allow you to take your doll from the classroom to the playing field to the high-school dance. The kit is intended for children ages 6 and up and is printed with non-toxic inks.