June 9, 2010 (2010-06-09) – December 21, 2011 (2011-12-21)
Work of Art: The Next Great Artist is an American reality competition show that aired on the cable television network Bravo, in which up-and-coming artists compete for a solo exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum and a cash prize of $100,000. The show was produced by Pretty Matches Productions and Magical Elves Productions, the same company that created Project Runway and Top Chef. The series premiered on June 9, 2010. Work of Art was renewed for a second season in September 2010 which began on October 12, 2011.
^Note 1 : John had his book cover published by Penguin Books; he did not receive immunity. ^Note 2 : Beginning with this episode, the winners no longer received immunity.
(WINNER) The artist won Work of Art: The Next Great Artist.
(RUNNER-UP) The artist was a runner-up for the season.
(WIN) The artist won that episode's challenge.
(HIGH) The artist was selected as one of the top entries in the challenge, but did not win.
(IN) The artist neither won nor lost that week's challenge. They also were not up to be eliminated.
(LOW) The artist was selected as one of the bottom entries in the challenge, but was not eliminated.
(OUT) The artist lost that week's challenge and was out of the competition.
Episodes
No. overall
No. in season
Title
Guest Judge
Original air date
Prod. code
US viewers (millions)
1
1
"Self-Reflexive"
N/A
June 9, 2010 (2010-06-09)
TBA
N/A
Challenge: Create a portrait of one of your fellow artists.
Challenge winner: Miles Bottom three: Amanda, Erik, Nao Eliminated: Amanda
Challenge: The artists must use pieces of "bad" art, such as a painting of dogs playing checkers, a velvet cowboy, and a sculptural golden peacock as their canvas.
Challenge: The artists must use parkour, a discipline where participants overcome obstacles using only their bodies to move from point A to point B in the most creative and inventive way possible, as their inspiration.
Team Loop: Jazz-Minh, Kathryn, Leon, Lola, Tewz, Young Team Play With Me: Bayeté, Dusty, Kymia, Michelle, Sara, Sarah, The Sucklord
Challenge winner: Team Play With Me Individual winner: Bayeté Bottom three: Kathryn, Lola, Tewz Eliminated: Kathryn
Challenge: The artists must utilize one automobile component from a Fiat 500 and transform it into a piece of art.
Challenge winner: Sara Bottom three: Kymia, Lola, Michelle Eliminated: Michelle
18
8
"Sell Out"
Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn
December 7, 2011 (2011-12-07)
TBA
N/A
Challenge: The artists work in teams to create a minimum of one piece of art to sell to the public, but that is also worthy of presenting in a gallery show.
Challenge winners: Sara and Young Bottom two: Sarah, Dusty Eliminated: Sarah
Challenge: The finalists present their collections to the judging panel to determine who will be "The Next Great Artist."
Winner: Kymia Runners-up: Young, Sara
Future seasons
Work of Art's renewal status was unclear as the second season concluded: In late December 2011, Judge Bill Powers wrote that "We will have to see if our work of art worked for Bravo."[25]Jerry Saltz, another Work of Art judge, announced via his Vulture blog that he would not return for a third season of the show.[26] The uncertainty as to Work of Art's fate on Bravo was somewhat resolved when the Gallerist reported the show's cancellation in August 2012.[27][28] The LA Times reported that while Bravo would not officially confirm the cancellation, "a source close to the channel said it was "unlikely" that the show would return for a third season on Bravo."[29]Work of Art's producers as of August 2012 were approaching other television networks in the hopes of continuing the show's run elsewhere.[27]
