INTRODUCING THE CAST OF ELLEN'S DESIGN CHALLENGE SEASON 2

We are so proud of each and every one of these designers! Get to know Vivian Beer, Bradley Bowers, Julie Browning Bova, Miles Endo, McKenzie Gibson, Kyle Huntoon, Alexis Moran, Sef Pinney, Melissa Rivera Torres, and Dave Yale on the Ellen's Design Challenge casting special, airing on HGTV New Year's Day!

MICHELLE OBAMA IS ON PROJECT RUNWAY JUNIOR TONIGHT!

GIRL POWER! What a priceless reaction from the designers when MICHELLE OBAMA joins Project Runway Junior tonight.

Our First Lady is offering up the biggest opportunity of these kids' careers and to help out millions of girls in the process. Obama presents a "Girl on the Go" challenge to the designers in support of Let Girls Learn, which helps adolescent girls worldwide stay in school and get an education, AND the winner will get to design a special backpack for Lands' End, which will be sold on the brand's site.

Team Mystic loves Let Girls Learn, and hopes you'll check out tonight's episode!

Project Runway Junior | Tonight at 9/8c
The Project Runway Junior designers get a little encouragement from First Lady Michelle Obama tonight at 9/8c!
Posted by Lifetime on Thursday, December 10, 2015

ELLEN'S DESIGN CHALLENGE PREMIERE DATE JUST ANNOUNCED!

One of the most rewarding things we do everyday at MysticArt is make people's dreams come true! We loved discovering these incredibly talented and passionate designers and are excited for the return of Ellen's Design Challenge on HGTV January 18th at 9 PM ET/PT! 

Read the official press release here.

CASTING SPECIAL: ELLEN'S DESIGN CHALLENGE

HGTV will introduce the 10 new contestants for the 2nd season of the wildly popular series Ellen's Design Challenge in a casting special on New Year's Day. Read the announcement here!

MYSTICART PICTURES - BREAKING NEW GROUND

As the holidays are approaching and the year is coming to a close, we have so much to be grateful for! We are truly blessed to be working with such a creative team - teamwork does make the dream work! Together we have completed over 100 hours of television and sold family doc-series to both major cable and broadcast networks, and are looking forward to sharing announcements about our upcoming productions! 

ANNOUNCING OUR NEW HEADQUARTERS

MysticArt Pictures has a new headquarters! After 25 years, we have moved to a four-story loft in Universal Plaza that is an open and creative space with a modern, home-y feel and stunning views of the Hollywood Hills. Here's to the next 25 years of MysticArt...

MYSTICART PICTURES LAUNCHES BRANDED CONTENT DIVISION

As a multi-platform creative company, MysticArt Pictures is bringing its distinct commitment to engaging storytelling to branded content for every medium. Our brand is relentless optimism, and we constantly strive to rewrite the rules and build something great. We are merging advertising and entertainment and are working with worldwide Fortune 500 companies and the most recognized celebrities in this timely company expansion. 

A special thanks to the Parker Hotel for being such a gorgeous backdrop for our most recent shoot! We will share more news about our new venture in the coming weeks.

PROJECT RUNWAY JUNIOR IS ONE OF THE BEST NEW SHOWS OF 2015!

We love seeing the teen designers we discovered compete on Project Runway Junior Thursdays at 9 PM on Lifetime! 

These talented teens are creating garments with skills far beyond their years, and the response to the show and the designers has been incredible!

Thank you so much to everyone who has tuned in already - and if you would like to catch up on the show, you can watch full episodes at myLifetime.com! Eager to apply for upcoming seasons? Visit our casting page HERE to find out how to submit your portfolio and application!

FILMING FOR DANCE MOMS SEASON 6 IS UNDERWAY!

We wanted to give a big thank you again to all who auditioned! We're looking forward to sharing the new cast! 

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DISCOVERING KID CEOS!

For over two decades, MysticArt Pictures has transformed kids' careers and given them a platform to pursue their passions in film and television. From discovering the 12 year old lead of timeless classic film Where the Red Fern Grows to the stars of the Power Rangers franchise to Project Runway Junior, we've helped kids achieve their dreams and find success. Now, we're discovering kids who have already achieved major career milestones and are ready to take their success to new heights through television.

MYSTICART DISCOVERS STARS OF NEW SERIES

MysticArt discovered the stars of this new doc-series, which gives passionate kids a platform to show off their talents and celebrates moms who would do anything for their children. Congratulations to the families who will star in this show! 

Ellen's Design Challenge Season 2 will premiere in January, 2016 on HGTV! This hotly anticipated second season will be much bigger than before and feature new designers from all over the country!

The Future of Fashion!

Project Runway Junior has been getting rave reviews, and everyone has agreed that the designers we discovered are beyond talented - they are the future of fashion. These teens all have big things ahead of them! You can watch their journey on Project Runway Junior Thursdays at 9 PM on Lifetime...and if your teen would like to be considered for future seasons, apply at here!

WEtv Announces Basketball Moms

MysticArt LOVED discovering the stars of this new docu-series! We truly enjoyed working with our friends at WEtv and A. Smith & Co on this show. This project had all of the elements our CEO loves and can definitely relate to as a sports mom - giving passionate kids a platform to show off their talents, and celebrating moms who would do anything for their children. Congratulations to our Basketball Moms!

ANNOUNCING: MYSTICART PICTURES HAS A NEW HEADQUARTERS!

WE ARE MOVING!! MysticArt closed escrow on our new headquarters - a four story loft in Universal Plaza. it is an open, creative space with a modern and home-y feel, which is perfect for our MysticArt family! Here's to the next 25 years of MysticArt Pictures...

MYSTICART PICTURES ANNOUNCES NEW BRANDED CONTENT DIVISION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MysticArt Pictures announces the launch of a new branded content division! As a multi-platform creative company, MysticArt Pictures will bring its distinct commitment to engaging storytelling to branded content for every medium. Our brand is relentless optimism, and we constantly strive to rewrite the rules and build something great. We are merging advertising and entertainment and are working with worldwide Fortune 500 companies and the most recognized celebrities in this timely company expansion. We will be on location in Palm Springs for a shoot next week, and wanted to thank the luxury resort and spa The Parker for welcoming our production team! Stay tuned for more about our new ventures in the coming days!

A Busy Year At MysticArt Pictures

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 

As we move into the final quarter of 2015, MysticArt Pictures is reflecting on an incredibly busy and successful year thus far. We cannot believe we have already finished 100 hours of television this year. What continues to set MysticArt Pictures apart is our unique approach to assembling stellar casts and delivering talent-driven content for both broadcast and cable networks. As the industry continues to evolve, one thing that has remained consistent over the course of the past few decades has been the need to fuel content with engaging talent. Some of the highlights this year include selling a comedy docu-series to NBC, a comedy format based on the Odd Couple to a major cable network, and we are currently in negotiations for several new projects that we have developed. Our CEO Katy Wallin strives to be at the forefront of technology customized for entertainment and continues to build and expand one of the largest global talent databases in the industry. This has been an exciting year of change, for the company and for the casts of our shows, and we cannot wait to share some big announcements in the coming weeks. 

We are just a month away from the highly-anticipated premiere of Project Runway Junior on November 12th, a show that originated from a cast-contingent sizzle reel. The show is co-hosted by Hannah Davis and Tim Gunn, who has been quoted saying “These teens are so incredibly talented, and have wonderful qualities of character…and they’re fearless…I loved working with them, it was a great honor.”

We are also counting down to the premiere of the second season of Ellen’s Design Challenge, one of the highest-rated shows in HGTV history and rated consistently as a top-10 program while airing. This all-new season will be even bigger than the first, with more competitors and more episodes, and we are happy to say that this cast was yet another incredibly talented group we delivered for a show – and the competition will be fierce!  

Our momentum has continued in the docu-series world. One of those is the hit series Dance Moms, for which we were tapped by Lifetime to discover an all-new cast of dancers and their moms who are ready to train and compete with Abby Lee Miller in season 6. We also discovered yet another all-star cast for the new docu-series titled Basketball Moms centered around an elite team of future NBA basketball players and their incredibly dynamic moms and coaches, and are in negotiations on a family comedy-docu series we created.

We’ve worked on a wide range of projects this year and with a diverse array of production companies on many different formats, including competitions, game shows, docu-series, social experiments, comedy and improv shows, renovation shows, celebrity-driven, and dating shows. We recently wrapped a new family series for the Emmy-award winning company and Simon Lythgoe. Our game show department opened an office in Hawaii to cast 20 episodes of a new kid’s game show for Nickelodeon, as well as a couple’s series for Oxygen. We wrapped season 4 of ABC’s Celebrity Wife Swap with an all-star cast that include Oscar and Emmy-award winning celebrities, rock stars, and Olympic athletes, and gave some big opportunities to both celebrity and undiscovered comedians and improv actors for a new project on a major broadcast network. We completed two new series for FYI focused on home design and aspirational lifestyle stories, and gave singles a chance for love for a new project for a major cable network; for several of the new shows we cast, we also discovered the series hosts and experts. In addition, MysticArt has produced critically-acclaimed films, and we are continuing our mission to package and produce scripted television and features. 

Our mission as a company is to continue to imagine, collaborate, and create. If you imagine it, we can fuel any idea and any project with engaging storytellers, authentic talent, and an all-star cast.

MysticArt Pictures Loved Discovering The Incredibly Talented Designers for Ellen's Design Challenge

Just in from Variety's TV Impact Report...

"Ellen's Design Challenge" on HGTV is one of the few genuine new reality hits of 2015 and already looks like a long-term player. The secret to "Ellen's Design Challenge"'s success: "It's relatable. Everyone has sat on a chair before. After watching, I think the audience has a new appreciation for what's around them and how it's made. Hopefully it inspires them to go in their own garage and make a coffee table out of an old screen door and their Nordic Track." 

Ellen also shares what show she would like to be on: "I'd love to try 'The Amazing Race' to see if I could do it. But Portia will have to do all the challenges, including, but not limited to the physical ones, the height ones, the water ones and all the other ones. You know, I love rice so I could probably do 'Survivor' quite easily."

Tim Gunn Praises Project Runway Junior Designers on Access Hollywood!

Tim Gunn is once again praising our designers for Project Runway Junior! He spoke with Access Hollywood about his experience on the show, saying: 

"These juniors leave season 14 in their dust. They're incredibly talented, and they have wonderful qualities of character - thank you good parenting - and they're fearless. There's not a cynical bone in their bodies, and I loved working with them, it was a great honor. They would constantly surprise me with a riff on a silhouette I thought I had seen every iteration of...and I want everyone to know, there's no secret help, there's no one behind the scenes who's sewing for them or helping them design. It's all executed by them, only."

We are so proud that these designers are getting such high praise from the legendary Tim Gunn! You can check out the rest of the interview here!

TIM GUNN PRAISES PROJECT RUNWAY JUNIOR DESIGNERS

We’re loving all of the positive accolades for the designers on Project Runway Junior! We’re so proud of these young and talented designers! 

Tim Gunn says: "The teens are so incredibly talented, they have such positive energy, no cynicism, no negativity, no excuses, no ‘I can’t because of.’ They are so intensely curious about the world and they have such wonderful qualities of character. So it makes me feel... better about the future.”

Check out the rest of the article here!

Meet Victoria!

Meet Victoria, who MysticArt was so delighted to discover! This British punk-inspired designer has an edgy and modern style with avant-garde elements, and she isn’t afraid to use unconventional materials such as safety pins, trash bags, or clear fabric to bring her visions to life. Watch her rock out her creativity on Project Runway Junior this fall!

Meet Zachary!

Zachary is a returning Project Runway: Threads competitor ready to show off his design skills on this season of Project Runway Junior! Though he favors classic silhouettes, he likes to add in an edgy twist and consistently takes design risks. We have loved working with you on both Threads and Project Runway Junior and we are so excited to welcome you back, Zachary!