Dear Everyone,

Running a creative business is exhilarating! The opportunities for connecting with other like-minded peeps is astounding. The possibilities in business have never been more abundant. I reflect upon the old days when I was in NYC in the 80’s and you had to schlep your portfolio around to clients. (Although it was wonderful to see the inside of companies like Vogue, the New York Times, Bloomingdale’s, giant ad agencies, etc.)

A year or so ago, Beth Kempton, my brilliant producer of our e-course, Make Art That Sells, and I chatted about our ideas for working together. I said, “Beth, I have a crazy idea: a competition for artists with a series of challenges, and the winner would win representation with our Studio.” She gasped and said that she had had the same idea.

Here it is, happening to a great deal of buzz and we are loving it!

We’re in the midst of the 2nd Challenge, where the 50 semi-finalists have created a farmer’s market tote bag with an autumn theme. Now, our stellar team of judges are in the middle of selecting their top 5 artists, and if you haven’t already, go ahead and vote for your top 5.
Which 5 tote bags would you buy? Anyone may vote, and it’s super-easy! The voting ends this Monday, September 9th (9am PST / 12 noon EST / 5pm GMT).

By voting, you are a)Having fun, and b)Showing support to those artists, and c)Letting us know what art you love!
Read more about it here.

xo
Lilla
Ps. Did you see the licenses that the winner gets? It’s outstanding! Their career will blast off from the get-go.

The 2013 Lilla Rogers Studio Global Talent Search has got the art industry buzzing! We had over 1500 participants from 30+ countries around the world, battling to win the prize of representation by Lilla Rogers Studio and a host of licensing deals. No wonder – this will be a life changing opportunity for the winner!

In the first round all participants designed a journal cover for Paperchase. These entries were narrowed down to 50 Semi Finalists, chosen by Lilla Rogers, and then those artists responded to a second assignment – a brief to design a Farmer’s market tote bag (Autumn/Fall theme) – with stunning results.

And now it is YOUR turn to have your say!

You can see all the semi-final work in our online gallery (open here now). You can vote for up to five pieces of work, with one vote per image per email. The artist with the most votes when the gallery closes at 9am PST / 12 noon EST / 5pm GMT on Sept 9 will go through to the Final as The People’s Choice. Our esteemed panel of judges will select a further 5 finalists.

The list of six finalists will be revealed on Lilla Rogers’ blog on Tuesday 10 September.

This is your opportunity to help change the trajectory of an artist’s career. Vote for the art you would love to see on products in the shops – vote for the art you love, and the art you would buy!

VOTE HERE NOW