mixed media

American  

noun

1. multimedia.

2. artistic media, as pen and ink, chalk, and graphite, used in combination.

   an old master drawing in mixed media.

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mixed media British  

noun

1. 1. the integrated use of different forms of media, esp within the arts

   2. ( as modifier )

      mixed-media musical presentations

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Other Word Forms

• mixed-media adjective

Etymology

Origin of mixed media

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

An anonymous art dealer purchased it and the mixed media piece will be up for sale at an auction in October.

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2025

The MAC3 collection stands at 356 paintings, sculptures and mixed media works, and every other year new pieces will be added from future “Made in L.A.” biennials.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2024

On Tuesday, the library association announced that Ward’s novel was a fiction nominee, along with Amanda Peters’ “The Berry Pickers” and the mixed media “Denison Avenue,” by author Christina Wong and illustrator Daniel Innes.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2023

They were installed by the Jamaican-born mixed media artist Ebony G. Patterson for her show, “ … things come to thrive … in the shedding … in the molting.”

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2023

I've always been a fan of mixed media.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2023