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100 Painters of Tomorrow is an ambitious new project to find the 100 most exciting painters at work today.

The project will culminate with a major publication edited by edited by Kurt Beers, Director of London’s Beers.Lambert Contemporary and published by Thames & Hudson. The book will be accompanied by a major painting exhibition at London’s Institute of Contemporary Arts and will introduce and present each artist and their work, creating a snapshot of the best new talent in painting from across the globe.

Artist submissions will be judged by an international jury featuring the painter Cecily Brown, curators Sir Norman Rosenthal, Yuko Hasegawa, Gregor Muir and Suzanne Cotter, and writer-critics Suzanne Hudson, Philip Tinari, Tony Godfrey, and Barry Schwabsky.

Submissions to 100 Painters of Tomorrow are due March 15, 2013 and are open internationally to any artist using paint as a primary medium. Apply now at 100paintersoftomorrow.com.

The latest video from The Avant/Garde Diaries features the Danish designer Sigurd Larsen and Swedish artist Michael Johansson discussing Legos, spatial logic, and how one man’s trash is another’s treasure.

“As an architect working with spaces, I’ve been very inspired how Michael Johansson works with three-dimensional objects and almost turns them two-dimensional,” Larsen says. The two had never met before, but found an instant connection while snooping around an old junk market in Berlin. Johansson is known for working with discarded objects, which he collects and methodically converts into sculptures that a particularly artistic hoarder might make. Sometimes the result is as small as a table, sometimes as big as a house.“Maybe you can call it real-life Tetris,” Johansson says.

Watch the video to learn more about their shared interest in design and their manipulation of everyday objects.

What did you imagine the future would be like when you were a child? Through their Toyota Dream Car Art Contest, Toyota asked kids around the world to write a letter to their future selves describing what their childhood is like, and draw what kind of car they could imagine driving years down the line.

The children’s creative visions are realized in animated videos that turn fantasy into reality and making dreams come true. Wiran Honthumma of Thailand creates a car that has a bathtub and toys, as well as a place to cook food. It’s a vehicle that helps with her babysitting duties.

See the prize-winning car designs in Toyota’s gallery. The ideas range from cars for the blind to a car that runs on solar energy, and more — the possibilities are endless. This is the magic of art: to show the world as we hope it to be.

Following its widely acclaimed inaugural edition, the groundbreaking Art Wynwood Fair will return for its second year on February 14-18 in the spacious 100,000-square-foot Art Miami Pavilion.

Showcasing a diverse range of fresh and edgy works by established and emerging international contemporary artists from more than 13 countries around the globe, Art Wynwood continues to shine a spotlight on Midtown Miami and the Wynwood Arts District as a flourishing international cultural destination and the epicenter of Miami’s art, fashion, design and culinary communities.

A main feature of this year’s Fair will be the highlight of street art, murals, pop surrealism and other genres from the contemporary underground movement exemplified by two very special projects by Wynwood Walls including a stunning wrap around installation suspended above the VIP Lounge by famed artist Jesse Geller, in honor of the late Tony Goldman. Artists participating include: Aiko, Ron English, Logan Hicks, Futura, Swoon, Kenny Scharf, and How & Nosm.

Begins June 2013! The MFA in Visual Narrative program at SVA is a groundbreaking approach to visual storytelling. Comprised of three eight-week summer sessions in NYC and two academic years online, this low-residency program places equal emphasis on creative writing and figurative visual expression: the education of the artist as author.

The program is chaired by editorial illustrator and comic book artist Nathan Fox, joined by such diverse professional storytellers as cartoonists and authors Jessica Abel and Matt Madden, art director and illustrator Jennifer Daniel, writer and information designer Alicia DeSantis, writer and illustrator Edward Hemingway, artist and printmaker Ross MacDonald, historian and critic Leonard Marcus, publisher and writer Dan Nadel, designer and artist Jeff Rogers, artist Jonathon Rosen, illustrator Matt Rota, author Mark Sable and writer/game producer Ben Zackheim.

For more information, visit mfavisualnarrative.sva.edu, register for the information session on January 26, 2-4pm, or click here to apply now.

When it comes to your professional goals, are you engaging the right people? Are you contributing to your future success? Are you creating opportunities, or just observing them?

From conceiving an ad campaign to producing comics for kids, the School of Visual Arts (SVA) provides the stepping stones to start. Whether it’s a one-day workshop or a full-semester course, SVA offers 400 engaging courses to fit your interests as well as your schedule.

SVA offers a broad curriculum encompassing communications, design, entertainment and fine arts. You get to study with a faculty of distinguished professionals and established artists who help make SVA one of the most respected colleges of the arts. You also have access to the same computer labs, studios, editing facilities and equipment used by successful talents worldwide. Find out more at www.sva.edu/ce.

Artist Olaf Breuning is the subject of this colorful and quirky video examination of the world he inhabits. It is a devastatingly nuanced cultural commentary that uses his characteristic humor as a lens on the world.

The Avant/Garde Diaries recently traveled to Olaf Breuning’s getaway house in upstate New York where the artist finds time to breathe fresh mountain air and take a load off from the hustle and bustle of the contemporary art world. And, of course, he’s always having fun in the process.

Every 26 seconds, a kid drops out of high school in America. Will you help lower the high school drop out rate? Merit creates fashionable products that help disadvantaged youth get to college by donating 20% of everything – not just profits, but the entire revenue line – to fund college scholarships.

In addition, Merit also provides resources and opportunities for underserved youth to gain college admission. They have launched FATE, their very own mentorship and education enrichment program with the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy, to help prepare underserved youth to embrace their education and become world-class citizens.

Help make Merit a reality by grabbing Merit product perks through their Indiegogo campaign! Your contribution will help manufacture their debut collection and raise money for underserved youth to get to college. It’s a win-win!