Whāingaroa artist Simon Te Wheoro (Ngāti Māhanga) has arrived in Norway to take part in a leading sculptural event in which he will join eight other international artists sculpting large-scale stone works over the next six weeks. “It’s amazing to have finally arrived. The whenua landscape is very similar to Aotearoa, green and beautiful with
Iceland Airwaves, Reykjavik’s premier music showcase festival, has announced an exciting new venture—the Iceland Airwaves Exchange. This innovative program fosters cross-cultural collaboration by connecting Icelandic artists with music festivals across North America. The inaugural partnership with New York City’s New Colossus Festival begins a vibrant cultural exchange, showcasing talented musicians and fostering collaboration across borders.
Charlotte Wall, a renowned Vancouver-based visual artist, has laid out her plans to redevelop her Kitsilano property into a mixed-use high-rise tower with rental housing, retail and restaurant space, and a childcare facility. This would be a redevelopment of her family’s Hollybush building at 2180 West 6th Avenue — a 1968-built, three-storey building with 31
The state of queer rights in African countries can tell you a troublesome story about the continent. In 2006, South Africa became the first African nation to legalize same-sex marriage, and, almost two decades later, remains the only one to do so (bar Namibia, which recognizes same-sex marriages done abroad). Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan, in
NISSWA — Lakes Area Artists will host their 27th annual fine art show and sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 5-6, at the Journey Church in Nisswa. Lakes Area Artists, a collective of professional artists from the central lakes region and beyond, has hosted its annual sales for over 25
EASTHAMPTON — One Cottage Street is home to a mosaic of businesses and missions. About two-thirds of the building is studio space for artists, from painters and ceramicists to wedding dressmakers. In the remaining third, building owner Riverside Industries hosts day programs for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. These different organizations and businesses do
Since mid-April, a 35-foot-tall labyrinth of steel and rubber has loomed over the storefronts of Manhattan’s Garment District. The monumental public sculpture, titled Shaved Portions, is the creation of Chakaia Booker, an artist known for her inspired use of salvaged tires in sculptures large and small. Surrounded by towering buildings, the installation winds through the
Anthony Ames, White Compositionsa8383 Grand StreetNew YorkExtended through July 21 In New York’s Soho neighborhood, gallery a83 presents White Compositions, the latest exhibition by Anthony Ames featuring 11 bas-relief wall sculptures that oscillate between representation and abstraction. Ames, an architect and artist based in Atlanta, has operated the office of Anthony Ames Architect for nearly
Apple Music has just dropped Nashville Sessions: Beyoncé Covered. A collection of Black country artists paying homage to the Queen Bey. The collection will feature live recordings of six Beyoncé classics from Tanner Adell, Madeline Edwards, Joy Oladokun, Tiera Kennedy, Brittney Spencer, and Breland. Here’s a taste of what you’ll find: Breland covers “Sandcastles” from
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