All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Self-Reflexive

    • June 9, 2010
    • Bravo

    Flip through shots of the contestants creating innovative cover art for a classic novel to be judged by author Jonathan Santlofer!

  • S01E02 The Shape of Things to Come

    • June 16, 2010
    • Bravo

    The artists must use a trash heap as their canvas, and Jon Kessler joins the judging panel.

  • S01E03 Judging a Book by Its Cover

    • June 23, 2010
    • Bravo

    The artists must create innovative cover art for a classic novel.

  • S01E04 A Shock to the System

    • June 30, 2010
    • Bravo

    Artists must create a memorable piece that reflects important personal issues.

  • S01E05 Art That Moves You

    • July 7, 2010
    • Bravo

    The artists must create a piece inspired by their drive through Manhattan.

  • S01E06 Open to the Public

    • July 14, 2010
    • Bravo

    Artists must creat a large-scale, outdoor installation piece.

  • S01E07 Child's Play

    • July 21, 2010
    • Bravo

    Artists must create a work that symbolizes the moment their artistic expression began.

  • S01E08 Opposites Attract

    • July 28, 2010
    • Bravo

    Paired artists create works about opposing forces.

  • S01E09 Natural Talents

    • August 4, 2010
    • Bravo

    Artists draw inspiration from their surroundings at a nature preserve.

  • S01E10 The Big Show

    • August 11, 2010
    • Bravo

    The finalists are sent home to prepare a solo exhibition.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Kitsch Me If You Can

    • October 12, 2011
    • Bravo

    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.

  • S02E02 Art Movement

    • October 19, 2011
    • Bravo

    In the second challenge the artists must use their bodies in the most creative and inventive way to move from one point to the other on a certain parkour.

  • S02E03 Make it Pop

    • October 26, 2011
    • Bravo

    Inspired by Andy Warhol's "Campbell's Tomato Juice Box" the next great artists have to create their own piece of pop art. The winner will receive a spread in Entertainment Weekly.

  • S02E04 Back to School

    • November 2, 2011
    • Bravo

    The remaining artists are paired with school children and have to create a piece of art inspired by them. Their workplaces areturned into a kid's art classroom.

  • S02E05 Ripped From the Headlines

    • November 9, 2011
    • Bravo

    The remaining artists are visiting The New York Times. There they have to find a striking headline in bins of newspapers and create an artwork, which tells the story behind the headline.

  • S02E06 Street Dealers

    • November 16, 2011
    • Bravo

    The artists are challenged to leave their mark on New York with a work that embodies the subversion of street art.

  • S02E07 La Dolce Arte

    • November 30, 2011
    • Bravo

    The artists have to transform Fiat 500 Automobile parts in to art pieces.Performance artist and automotive designer Liz Cohen joins as guest judge.

  • S02E08 Sell Out

    • December 7, 2011
    • Bravo

    The remaining artists are taken by Simon De Pury to the streets of New York, where they have to sell a piece of art to the public. This challenge will be executed working in teams.

  • S02E09 Exile on Main Street

    • December 14, 2011
    • Bravo

    The remaining artists are taken to a small town in Hudson Valley. They have to create a classic Americana artifact from materials collected from the town.

  • S02E10 The Big Show

    • December 21, 2011
    • Bravo

    The final contestants have been sent home to prepare a full solo exhibition. Climaxing in a large-scale gala opening at Phillips de Pury, the finalists present their collections to the judging panel, complete with guest judge KAWS, to determine who will be “The Next Great Artist.”