Creative Galaxy
Creative Galaxy is an American animated preschool television series created by Angela Santomero for Amazon Studios, in which the alien artist Arty and his sidekick Epiphany travel through a galaxy of art-themed planets solving everyday problems with crafts, painting, sculpture, music, and dance. It premiered on Prime Instant Video on June 27, 2014 as Amazon's second original children's series, after Tumble Leaf.1
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | Animated art-adventure series for children ages three to five; each episode consists of two 11-minute stories followed by a live-action craft tutorial1 |
| Creator | Angela Santomero, co-creator of Blue's Clues and creator of Super Why! and Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood1 |
| Pilot | Greenlit January 31, 2013 as one of five children's test pilots; pilot episode released April 19, 20132 • 3 |
| Main characters | Arty, a young alien artist (voiced by Christian Distefano), and Epiphany, his sidekick (voiced by Kira Gelineau)1 |
| Guest voices | Samantha Bee, Jason Jones, Cloris Leachman, Jason Priestley, and Brooke Shields1 |
| Run | Three seasons, 2014 to 2019, on Prime Video; TV-Y rating4 |
| Educational support | Developed with input from Alice Wilder, an expert in educational and child psychology known for her research work on Blue's Clues1 |
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Premise and format
Each story follows Arty and Epiphany as they fly their palette-shaped spaceship to a planet matched to the problem at hand. Named destinations include Sculpturon, where Arty makes a mosaic heart sculpture; Fabrictopia, where he sews a stuffed toy and learns tie-dye; Paintoria, where he takes painting class and learns about action painting; Paperia, where Captain Paper shows how to make animal masks; and Drawopolis, where Sketch demonstrates drawing.3 The debut episode centers on Arty learning Pointillism to improve a library his mother designed.5
The series is built as a make-along, create-along show. At the end of each animated story, a live-action segment shows step-by-step instructions for the project featured in that story, so families can recreate Arty's craft at home.1 • 3 Segments also feature real children using the same technique; in the debut episode, footage shows kids making their own Pointillism pictures.5 Arty breaks the fourth wall and speaks directly to the camera, enlisting the home viewer's help in solving creative problems.6
Development and release
Amazon Studios greenlit the pilot on January 31, 2013 as one of its first five children's test pilots, describing the show as an animated interactive art adventure designed to inspire creative thinking through crafts, story, music, and dance. Pilot episodes were posted free on Amazon Instant Video, Prime Instant Video, Lovefilm UK, and Lovefilm Germany, with viewer feedback helping decide which pilots went to full-season production.2 The pilot's world premiere was released on April 19, 2013, more than 14 months before the series premiere.3
The series launched on June 27, 2014 with six episodes available for streaming at no additional cost to Prime members; six more followed in September 2014, and a holiday-themed bonus episode debuted that December.1 Season 2 arrived in September 2016 and Season 3 in June 2019.4 Sources disagree on the total episode count: German listings report 36 episodes across three seasons,7 while JustWatch lists 26 episodes in Season 1, 24 in Season 2, and 18 in Season 3.8 A half-hour special, "Arty's Holiday Masterpiece," was released on Prime Video on November 20, 2018.3
Creator and educational approach
Angela Santomero holds a master's degree in child development psychology and instructional technology and media. She began in Nickelodeon's research department, co-created Blue's Clues with Traci Paige Johnson in 1995, and after ten years of that show's production founded Out of the Blue, where she created Super Why! and Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood for PBS before making Creative Galaxy and Wishenpoof for Amazon.9 Development of Amazon's preschool programs drew on the support of Alice Wilder, producer and director of research and development for Blue's Clues and Blue's Room.1
The show's method mixes art history with artmaking. Episodes reference iconic painters such as Jackson Pollock,10 and Santomero described the goal as encouraging children to make art while learning its history, with scripts tested by turning them into storybooks and reading them to children.6 Reviewers note that the series frames art as a tool for problem solving and emotional expression, and that its cutaways to real children making the featured projects help viewers move from watching to making.11
Reception and availability
The series carries a TV-Y rating and runs about 23 minutes per episode on Prime Video, where it remains available for streaming.8 Its IMDb rating stands at 5.4,8 and a parent-guide review judged the content safe and educational, praising its teaching of real art concepts and viewer participation while noting that its 2013-era production feels dated next to newer preschool shows.12 The series has been available in Amazon Kids mode and was also carried in Kindle FreeTime Unlimited at launch.12 • 1
References
- Amazon's Second Original Kids Series Creative Galaxy Now Available Exclusively on Prime Instant Video, Amazon US Press Center (June 27, 2014)
- Prime Instant Video Greenlights Its First Children's Pilots for Production, Amazon US Press Center (January 31, 2013)
- Creative Galaxy – Series, TV Tango
- Creative Galaxy, Rotten Tomatoes
- A Universe of Arts and Crafts Awaits Kids in Creative Galaxy, The Toy Insider
- Can 'Blue's Clues' Creator Angela Santomero Launch a 'Signature' Show for Amazon?, TheWrap (June 25, 2014)
- Creative Galaxy, TV Wunschliste
- Creative Galaxy – streaming tv show online, JustWatch
- Meet Chief Creative Officer Angela Santomero, 9 Story Media Group (September 27, 2018)
- 'Creative Galaxy' Launching on Amazon Prime Instant Video, Animation World Network (June 26, 2014)
- Creative Galaxy: What Makes It Unique, Modulo
- Creative Galaxy – WISE Score & Parent Review, Screenwise
Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › Scripted television and comedy series › Animated television series (individual series) › Children's animated adventure and fantasy series › Preschool and educational series › Premiered 1972 to 2018
Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026
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