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ArtCube Nation organized ArtCube Army, an ad hoc PPE supply chain during the PPE shortage. We are spotlighting our makers and our artists, supporting our community with updates on the industry, and celebrating our history! Join our mailing list below - or better yet, join ArtCube, the professional social art department network filled with caring humans.
Jess Costa
- May 5
- 3 min
ArtCube Nation Presents The Patrick Dashwood Stories Inc.
The Patrick Dashwood Stories Inc. is a production company and studio space that was brought together by a crew of freelancers with skills...
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Eva Radke
- Apr 28
- 24 min
Clearances, Product Placement, Greeking + Intellectual Property
The protocols, laws, and definitions behind clearances are one of the most misunderstood chores in the Art Department, and we at ArtCube...
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Jess Costa
- Feb 12
- 3 min
Mary McCorkle: Event Producer turned Floral Designer, Owner of In the Brambles & Cuber
She started off in the event world, but as time went on she realized, “I wanted to do more of the set, creative work I was hiring others...
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Jess Costa
- Jan 20
- 3 min
All a Freelancer Needs: ArtCube Nation
ArtCube Nation is the social professional network for the art department that lives online and can be delivered straight to your email....
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Jess Costa
- Jan 8
- 3 min
Meet Joel Barkow, Owner of Barkode Props.
Each year, Joel rents to hundreds of art departments on film, TV, and commercial sets in the New York area. He has a unique style. Joel...
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Jess Costa
- Dec 21, 2020
- 3 min
Art Director and Parent: Michael Stanford, Stanford James LLC
Michael Stanford (colloquially known as Stanford) works in film, events, theater, and is a Cuber! Before the film world converted him...
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Jess Costa
- Dec 11, 2020
- 2 min
CubeStory: Jess, The Community Manager's Intro to ArtCube Nation
For those of you who don’t know me, hello! I’m Jess Costa, the Community Manager of ArtCube Nation, The Professional Social Network of...
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Jess Costa
- Dec 11, 2020
- 5 min
ACME Brooklyn Prop Rental and Set Design NYC
Featuring Brian Colgan ACME has been one of the biggest supporters of ArtCube Nation from day one - they have even been with us since the...
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Jess Costa
- Dec 2, 2020
- 4 min
SFX and Prosthetic Artist: Gore and So Much More
Featuring Samantha Mileski Samantha is a Cuber, Prosthetic Artist, SFX Makeup Artist, and Fabricator (and like many of us holds many...
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Jess Costa
- Nov 30, 2020
- 3 min
Unique Gifts Made By Film Industry’s Professional Artists
Is your friend a movie lover? Are you looking for that gift that they will really remember? Well, we’ve got you covered! ArtCube Market...
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Jess Costa
- Nov 20, 2020
- 3 min
Meet Dave Butler: Owner of Buffalo Props, Production Designer, Scenic Painter, and New Cuber!
This is a special spotlight for me because I’ve known Dave for the last few years and this spotlight was a wonderful excuse to reconnect....
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Jess Costa
- Nov 19, 2020
- 3 min
Meet Quinn, Owner of StoneDog Studios, Carpenter, Designer, Jill of all Trades.
Quinn is the go-to person for just about anything! She fabricates, welds, designs, and because it’s our world, she’s used to the intense...
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Jess Costa
- Nov 16, 2020
- 3 min
Eva Radke Featured on The Many Shades of Green
Eva Radke is “one of my all-time favorite humans in every way you can imagine,” “Max,” Maxine Margo Rubin, Host & Executive Producer...
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Jess Costa
- Nov 12, 2020
- 3 min
Leah Spencer: Drawing Her Way Through New York
Cuber, Graphic Designer, and a newer member of the New York Art Department! When Leah moved to New York she was trying to connect with...
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Jess Costa
- Nov 6, 2020
- 4 min
IvyHouseStudio — Brooklyn’s Creative Hub
IvyHouseStudio has been a hub for creatives and grew up with Bushwick. Owned by Julie Miller, photographer, more recently a director, and...
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Jess Costa
- Oct 30, 2020
- 3 min
El Camino and the 1980s Collector
Henry Pskowski has a 1980 el Camino and he welcomes everyone on ArtCube Market with “Hello, yes this is my 1980 el Camino it has 350...
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Jess Costa
- Oct 30, 2020
- 2 min
Meet Jonathan — The Man Behind the Camper Van
In the art department, we bring different worlds and eras to life where we need specific light bulbs, or sometimes we simply need a...
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Jess Costa
- Oct 28, 2020
- 3 min
The Founders of The Social-Professional Network of the Art Department
Cubestory #2: When Liz Met Eva We all know Eva Radke as the Art Department Activist Warrior, but before ArtCube Nation was even a dream,...
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Jess Costa
- Oct 27, 2020
- 3 min
The Life-Changing Magic of Mask Making and Helping During a PPE Shortage
Meet the filmmaker and designer of the vibrant masks; let’s not be so passive in what’s filling our days — and faces!
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Jess Costa
- Oct 16, 2020
- 3 min
Upscale, Upcycled Designer Leatherwears
ArtCube Market’s Meet Your Maker Series: Kevin Fernandez Kevin took a job while studying criminal justice and politics and realized, "I...
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Jess Costa
- Oct 13, 2020
- 2 min
Donate Art Supplies Rather Than Dumping It In the Storage Unit Pit of Despair!
Bianca and Lauren made a self-sustaining system that connects artists who have extra art supplies to schools.
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Jess Costa
- Oct 8, 2020
- 4 min
Sustainable Filmmaking with Fishtown Films
The first zero-waste feature film. ArtCube Nation is a Professional-Social Network that is committed to saving things from the dumpsters...
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Jess Costa
- Oct 6, 2020
- 1 min
ArtCube Nation: The Professional-Social Network for the Art Department; CubeStory #1
Our members have joined at all different stages: when they were Production Assistants trying to break in, Art Coordinators trying to save...
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Jess Costa
- Oct 6, 2020
- 2 min
ArtCube Connects with Local Schools to Donate Face Shields
The goal for any charity or community effort is to become unnecessary by solving their specific issue. In March 2020, ArtCube Nation...
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Jess Costa
- Sep 25, 2020
- 3 min
Post-COVID Film Set: Through the Eyes of Terri Apanasewicz, Makeup Artist.
Terri Apanasewicz dipped her toes back into set life after COVID. Terri is a makeup artist with clients on America’s Got Talent and in...
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Jess Costa
- Sep 22, 2020
- 4 min
Love Notes in the form of Fridges & Paint
Morgan Smith paints the community fridges around Brooklyn. "You open the door and grab produce, just like home - because it is."
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Jess Costa
- Sep 17, 2020
- 2 min
Written All Over My Face: Meet Your Maker, Erin O’Brien
Erin O’Brien is the fabricator of #VOICEYOURMASK, a cotton, black mask that allows you to change the statement on your mask with your...
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Jess Costa
- Sep 9, 2020
- 2 min
Have a Seat: More Than a Conversation Piece
Christopher needs ArtCube's help! He is building a furniture series to “find the beauty and poetry in this divisive time."
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Jess Costa
- Sep 2, 2020
- 2 min
Meet Your Maker: Johann Poschung
Designer of 3D Ear Savers Johann saw a need in our world and wanted to help from a design perspective. When Johann came to New York 5...
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