
Episodes List

Ep.1 Kitsch Me If You Can
Air Date: 2011-10-12
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.

Ep.2 Art Movement
Air Date: 2011-10-19
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.

Ep.3 Make it Pop
Air Date: 2011-10-26
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.

Ep.4 Back to School
Air Date: 2011-11-02
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.

Ep.5 Ripped From the Headlines
Air Date: 2011-11-09
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.

Ep.6 Street Dealers
Air Date: 2011-11-16
The artists are challenged to leave their mark on New York with a work that embodies the subversion of street art.

Ep.7 La Dolce Arte
Air Date: 2011-11-30
The artists have to transform Fiat 500 Automobile parts in to art pieces.Performance artist and automotive designer Liz Cohen joins as guest judge.

Ep.8 Sell Out
Air Date: 2011-12-07
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.

Ep.9 Exile on Main Street
Air Date: 2011-12-14
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.

Ep.10 The Big Show
Air Date: 2011-12-21
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.”