Welcome to the eighth edition of ART Times, our ongoing series where we celebrate the rich tapestry of artists sharing their voices, visions, and creative practices on Substack. Each installment explores the unique ways creators express themselves, build community, and challenge what art can be.
In this edition, we’re diving into five incredible newsletters that represent the vibrant energy flowing through Substack’s creative ecosystem. From experimental art spaces to playful science-inspired creations, from visual storytelling to sensory exploration, these artists remind us why the ARTSTACK community exists: to connect, inspire, and amplify diverse perspectives.
1. Athena Creative – Returning to CSPACE for a Group Art Show
’s latest newsletter takes us inside CSPACE, a dynamic hub for collaborative exhibitions, and chronicles the journey of returning to an art space filled with experimentation and collective expression.In their piece, Athena reflects on what it means to share space with other artists — to create side by side, to witness each other’s processes, and to embrace the unpredictable energy that emerges when multiple visions collide. It’s not just about showcasing finished work; it’s about being part of a living, breathing conversation about creativity.
2. Michele Banks – Art’s About to Pop
If science and art had a love child, it would be
. Known for turning microscopic details into vibrant, eye-popping creations, Michele’s latest newsletter, Art’s About to Pop, celebrates the whimsical beauty of biology and chemistry through art.Here, the everyday becomes extraordinary. Patterns inspired by cells, neurons, and molecular structures come alive in bursts of color and energy. Michele reminds us that science isn’t cold or clinical — it’s teeming with stories, shapes, and unexpected magic.
This issue also invites readers into the playful side of creation. The tone is light yet profound, exploring how inspiration can come from the tiniest corners of existence — a theme many artists in the ARTSTACK community can relate to. It’s a perfect reminder that creativity often thrives when we zoom in rather than out.
What resonates most is Athena’s focus on reconnection: reconnecting with art, with collaborators, and with the physical spaces that bring ideas to life. In an increasingly digital world, their story reminds us of the importance of gathering, sharing, and creating together.
3. – Named After the Most Precious Spice
Coloricombo’s newsletter is a sensory feast — a celebration of color, memory, and meaning. In Named After the Most Precious Spice, they explore the cultural and emotional weight of color, using saffron as a narrative thread.
This isn’t just about aesthetics; it’s about storytelling through hue.
weaves together personal memories, global histories, and visual symbolism, crafting an essay that feels both intimate and expansive. Each sentence reads like brushstrokes on a canvas, inviting us to consider how colors shape identity and belonging.For artists in our community, this newsletter is a masterclass in how to translate visual ideas into narrative form. It proves that behind every artwork lies a deeper dialogue — one between past and present, self and society, perception and meaning.
4. Shia Lynn Art – How to Turn Your Morning Walk Into an Art Practice
Creativity doesn’t always begin in the studio — sometimes, it begins on the sidewalk. In this thoughtful newsletter,
invites us to see the world differently by transforming something as ordinary as a morning walk into an intentional art practice.From observing patterns in shadows to capturing fleeting sounds, this piece encourages readers to become active participants in their surroundings. The city becomes a sketchbook; the neighborhood, a gallery. It’s about slowing down, noticing details, and letting inspiration find you rather than forcing it.
For anyone struggling with creative block, this newsletter is a gentle reminder: art isn’t separate from life. It is life. All we need to do is pay attention.
5. Serious as Your Life – Coverack to Black Head
In Coverack to Black Head,
takes us on a stunning journey along the Cornish coastline, where land, sea, and memory converge. Through poetic prose and vivid imagery, the newsletter captures both the serenity and the wildness of nature.This isn’t just a travelogue; it’s a meditation on movement — across landscapes, across time, across inner terrains. There’s a sense of pilgrimage here, a quiet invitation to let the rhythm of waves and tides mirror the rhythm of thought.
Serious as Your Life reminds us that sometimes, art begins with immersion: stepping outside ourselves, wandering unfamiliar paths, and letting the world reshape us.
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Why This Series Matters
“ART Times” is more than a roundup — it’s a recognition. Artists on Substack aren’t just newsletter writers. They’re architects of emotional landscapes, creators of new mythologies, and builders of beautiful little sanctuaries in a digital world.
Each of the featured artists in this edition reminds us that creativity comes in many forms and that storytelling, whether visual or verbal, is the glue that binds us as a community. Whether you came for poetic transformation, dreamy illustrations, punk energy, or spiritual calm — you’ve seen the soul of what artists are creating right now, in real time, across Substack.
This is what ARTSTACK is all about honoring the many ways art shows up in life, and celebrating the creators brave enough to share it
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Art On The Stack: Edition 2
Welcome to Art On The Stack, a series dedicated to spotlighting the vibrant, ever-growing community of visual artists who call Substack home. From brushstrokes to digital sketches, abstract visions to bold photography, Substack is not just a space for words—it’s a gallery of creativity waiting to be explored.
ART Times – Edition Seven
Welcome to the seventh edition of ART Times, a special corner of ARTSTACK where we shine a light on the newsletters created by artists and creative spirits on Substack. It’s where inboxes turn into galleries, musings evolve into manifestos, and each issue brings you closer to the heartbeat of the art community.
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It's even kooler, when art reshaped you. It causes you to take a deeper look and can sp crimes surprise you when you take another look and see what you've captured, whether it's in a painting you've done, a sculpture, a poem or a photograph. Art does imitate life, such as it is.