The phrase "artistic passion" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a strong enthusiasm or love for the arts, whether in creating, performing, or appreciating art.
Example: "Her artistic passion drove her to spend countless hours painting and exploring new techniques."
Alternatives: "creative fervor" or "artistic zeal".
Kirk Dougherty plays divo-soldier Nikolaus Sprink, singing his spinto protests against a terrible, pointless war with the kind of artistic passion that drives military folks crazy ("Artists make bad soldiers," says his lieutenant).
Not just careerist passion but true, artistic passion.
"Do you have an artistic passion?" a notice read.
Another important artistic passion has been acoustic guitar and songwriting.
I was full of artistic passion, but hopelessly naive about the business.
But the great Spanish actor Javier Bardem powerfully conveys Arenas's hot-blooded stubbornness and artistic passion.
At that time, the extraordinarily wealthy, European-born doctor was indulging his artistic passions -- writing plays, novels and poetry, and overseeing a vibrant artists' colony and residency program he established near San Francisco.
From homeless shelters to the Russian war relief efforts to the Lowe Art Museum in Miami, she worked tirelessly for her political convictions and artistic passions.
Collins, who had a master's degree in French literature, was a film professor at City College of New York, and the movie is centered on the fault lines of her academic and artistic passions.
For the most part these students do not aspire to become professional artists, but they seek a university where they can integrate their academic pursuits with their artistic passions.
Mr. Thiebaud's own artistic passions — his teachers, if you will — populate the walls of his family's modest home on a quiet street, where the backyard is full of zinnias and the kitchen door jamb is warmly marked with children's heights.
