In a blatant act of political interference and censorship, Creative Australia, the Labor government’s advisory and arts funding body, has suddenly rescinded its previous appointment of artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino to represent Australia at next year’s Venice Biennale. That follows bogus claims in the Murdoch media that Sabsabi supports Islamic terrorism. Michael
Sakiya, Water Witnesses, 2020-Ongoing (front); Sakiya, Banners, 2019. Old Al Jubail Vegetable Market, Sharjah. Image courtesy of Sharjah Art Foundation, Photo: Motaz Mawid The Sharjah Biennial, whose 16th edition kicked off in the UAE on February 6—and remains free to the public until June 15—unfurls across the territory with more than 650 works by a
The Sharjah Biennial 2025, which recently opened in the UAE (running from February until 15 June), showcases art made in response to world events, from a range of international perspectives. This 16th edition of the biennial, ‘To Carry’, sees five curators seek to give voice and platforms to a truly international group of artists, with
Beyond country music, Black artists in Nashville have made significant contributions to blues, bluegrass, folk, rap, R&B and more. This article highlights contemporary Black artists in Nashville who are making waves in genres beyond country music. These artists represent the broad spectrum of Black musical talent in Nashville, and their impact extends beyond the city.
Two European photographers are collaborating on a photography exhibit in Bloomington, Indiana. The exhibit will feature group portraits of Bloomington residents, showcasing the city’s unique character. The photographers are seeking suggestions from the community for groups to photograph. What makes Bloomington unique? Could it be shown by a single photograph? That’s what Jon Tonks and
During last month’s Los Angeles wildfires, the loss of any home was tragic. For artists who had studios at their homes, the conflagrations were doubly devastating. It meant losing their workplace, equipment, supplies, archives, works in progress and finished. It meant the loss of livelihoods and, for Kelly Akashi, the potential loss of a solo
This year, the Vilcek Foundation chose to double the prizes it awards in the arts and humanities, expanding its support of immigrant art professionals into two categories: Visual Arts and Curatorial Work. Receiving a total of $250,000 in awards, the four winners of the 2025 Vilcek Prizes in Visual Arts use sculpture, installation, and performance
Since 2017, Cure³ has brought together prominent contemporary artists to raise money for Cure Parkinson’s, a UK charity dedicated to supporting research into a cure for Parkinson’s disease. Spearheaded by Susie Allen, Laura Culpan and Serena Starr of the international practice Artwise Curators, the project’s fifth edition promises to be the largest so far with
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Feb 16, 2025 / 04:59 am Powerful proclamations to painters, poets, and performers highlighted Pope Francis’s message to artists on Sunday, calling them to participate in the “revolutionary vision of the Beatitudes” and transform suffering into Hope. In a papal homily read by Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça at a
“The Substance” and “Wicked” were the big film winners at the 12th annual Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards, taking two awards each at the ceremony that took place on Saturday evening in Los Angeles. Coralie Fargeat’s body-horror film “The Substance” won in the Best Contemporary Make-Up and Best Special Make-Up Effects categories, while