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Isaiah Zagar
saiah Zagar’s folk art mosaics cover 50,000 sq. ft. of downtown Philadelphia. They are a medley of colored tile pieces, broken mirrors, found objects, and junk donations from the local community. Bicycle wheels become windows into the neighboring space, and glass bottles transform into kaleidoscopes refracting the sun’s light.
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Apple Store Workshop – Boston
Artaic along with Boston Society of Architect’s Public Art Initiative Committee and Boston’s Apple Store hosted the “Public Art in the Digital Age” workshop on December 3. The purpose of the workshop was to bring architects and artists together to integrate artistic mosaic installations into building practices.
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Our Garden Mosaic Benches
Artaic is honored to have been asked to contribute to East Boston’s “Our Garden” public arts project. The Grand Opening of the Our Garden benches was held on Friday, October 29, 2010, with a dedication ceremony attended by hundreds of local students from the Umana Middle School across the street. The project is a permanent installation of concrete benches with inlaid mosaic surfaces, and can be seen at 314 Border Street, East Boston. Map: http://bit.ly/cMIeBc Artaic developed the 85 square feet of mosaic, including 9″ x 9″ punch-outs for students’ individual mosaic projects. After the students were given a tour of Artaic’s...
Read More »CEO Ted Acworth to give presentation to members of the BSA
The Boston Society of Architects regularly runs a program called Public Art Initiative for architects, artists and other professionals interested in reviving Massachusetts' commitment to two and three-dimensional art installations.
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Innovation Center to be built in Seaport Square
The proposal for a $3 billion project in South Boston’s Seaport Square was approved Tuesday, September 21st. The plan is to build a 376,000 square-foot structure that will include residential apartments, retail space, office space, a hotel, and spaces used for civic and cultural organizations/projects. The mixed-use sustainable building will also include an “Innovation Center,” which will be a positive addition to Artaic’s home base district known as the “Innovation District”. Seaport Square has embraced the challenge of the Innovation District- to be bold, creative, and keep our economy growing. Together we are creating a unique, diverse and entrepreneurial...
Read More »Supporting The Local Art Community
Artaic recently collaborated with featured artist Susan Makin to produce a small mosaic from a section of her larger “Blueberries” painting. This 20” square mosaic will be donated to the silent auction for Boston’s Arts and Business Council’s Martinis and Masterpieces event June 23rd. Artaic is delighted to participate in shared celebrations for the Arts and Business Council’s 10th anniversary and Volunteer Lawyers’ for the Arts 25th Anniversary. Funds raised by the event will go towards supporting programs and services that help strengthen and encourage the arts in greater Boston. The New England Council and the New England Foundation for the Arts will be...
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Artaic Featured Artist – Anna Comella
As an artist, it has always been extremely important to re-invent my art. This reinvention ultimately results in growth, whether it is a result of my own choosing or required because of being displaced from a studio. Collaborating with Artaic has been another reinvention in my growth as an artist, allowing me to work with a new medium – mosaic tile. Over the past year, Artaic and I have collaborated on various projects that incorporate my artwork as mosaic using the company’s software and robotic techniques. Recently we created a 24 square foot mosaic to display in the lobby of the Community Rowing boathouse in Brighton, MA, derived from my original 4” x 7”...
Read More »Residential Design and Construction 2010
Thanks to all those who stopped by our booth or attended our presentation a last week’s Residential Design and Construction Conference. This year we decided to go with a different approach to with our display by showcasing several of Artaic’s Featured Artists. Artaic is proud to collaborate with fine artists from around the world and love having the chance to present their great work. Our booth featured work from artists, Anna Comella, Yitz Finch, Wendy Shapiro, and Rock Art Studios. Also as part of the RDC demonstration main stage, Artaic CEO Ted Acworth presented the ease of creating a custom mosaic using Artaic’s Tessera software. Overall we were...
Read More »RDC Tessera Software Demonstrations
Artaic CEO Ted Acworth will be presenting two demonstrations at Residential Design and Construction 2010. The presentations will be taking place on the main demonstration stage. Ted will be showing how to use Artaic's free software, Tessera, to quickly and easily realize the vast design potential of mosaic.
Read More »Artaic Artist Booth at RDC
Artaic will be showcasing several of our Featured Artists in the Artisan area of the RDC exhibition hall. The booth will be displaying the works of Artaic featured artists who have worked closely with us to expand our creative output and stretch the bounds of the mosaic medium.
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