artistic
adjective
ar·tis·tic
är-ˈti-stik 
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of art or artists
artistic subjects
an artistic success
2
: showing imaginative skill in arrangement or execution
artistic photography
Examples of artistic in a Sentence
a work of artistic value
He shows real artistic talent.
Both of my children are very artistic.
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Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Sierzputowski joined the fair in 2020 as a coordinator, and was promoted to director of programming in 2021 and artistic director in 2023 before her appointment last year as director.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Carving out a career as a director of new work can’t be easy at a time when artistic directors around the country, struggling to keep their increasingly risk-averse subscribers on board, are gravitating toward the familiar and the market-tested.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Emilie Bujès is to step down as artistic director of documentary film festival Visions du Réel, which takes place in Nyon, Switzerland.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Artistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/artistic. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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artistic
adjective
ar·tis·tic
är-ˈtis-tik
1
: relating to or characteristic of art or artists
2
: showing skill and imagination
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