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iStockphoto Launches Feast – A New Online Community

iStockphoto [1] has officially opened Feast [2], a new online community for creatives. Feast provides abundant helpingsiStockphoto [1] of inspiration from a diverse group of designers, photographers, directors, writers, marketing professionals and more. Feast’s centerpiece is a unique public mentorship between cutting-edge leaders in diverse fields such as photojournalist Mario Tama and writer, director and producer Kirby Ferguson, and protégés who apply to work with them online. In pre-launch, 25,000 people registered for Feast and 300 applied to be October protégés.

Each month Feast spotlights a new “Artist in Residence,” to work with two to four protégés on a specific topic related to this year’s theme of “Creating a Better World.” The Artist in Residence will also post guest articles related to the month’s topic. Protégés will meet with their mentor to understand, “The Brief,” a creative challenge issued by the Artist in Residence. The Brief will be posted on Feast, as will subsequent drafts, feedback and final projects. In addition to getting creative direction and feedback from top artists, protégés will be awarded either 500 iStock credits or $500.

“When creatives from different disciplines intermingle, strange and wonderful things happen. In today’s world it is crucial to keep your skills sharp,” said James Leal-Valias, creative director for iStockphoto. “Feast acts as a catalyst, re-energizing people around their artistic talents and those of others.”

James Leal-Valias kicks off Feast in October, focusing on the concept of “The Big Idea.” The first protégés are Jonathan Key, a design student at Billy Blue College of design in Sydney, Australia, and Jennifer Wallace, a freelance designer based in Portland, Oregon.

Future Artists in Residence include: