August 17, 2024
Artists

Artists & Writers Game Returns

Cartoon by Dan Rattiner On Saturday, August 17 at 2 p.m., the annual Artists-Writers Game will be played on the softball field behind the Stop & Shop supermarket in East Hampton. It’s an annual affair, a well-known summer event that has been contested every year for the last 75 years. The game is alternately athletic,

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Who is Banksy? Everything we know about the anonymous artist

Who is Banksy? He’s one of the world’s most famous artists, but despite his global following, his identity remains, officially at least, unknown. Often described as “elusive” and “secretive” by the press, the “guerrilla street artist” counts A-list celebrities, such as actor Brad Pitt,among his fans and collectors. A hero to some, a vandal to

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Sarasota County commissioners extend Hermitage Artist Retreat lease

Sarasota County commissioners have approved a 20-year extension of a lease with the Hermitage Artist Retreat on Manasota Key, allowing the non-profit arts organization to better plan for growth and preserve the site’s historic buildings. The amended lease extends the agreement through 2045, with a further extension possible through 2055, assuming that the Hermitage completes

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Artist with Jacksonville roots embraces traditional art in digital for

Kevin Stock’s “Jillian’s Sky” Kevin Stock/Provided Kevin Stock’s “Woman Standing in Water with Creeping Primrose” Kevin Stock/Provided Kevin Stock’s “Boy with Red Balloon” Kevin Stock/Provided Kevin Stock’s “Light Keeper” Kevin Stock/Provided Kevin Stock’s “From Sea to Shining Sea” Kevin Stock/Provided Kevin Stock knows central Illinois, having been born in Jacksonville and raised in Woodson before

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Roosevelt Islander Online: Gallery RIVAA & RIOC Call For Artists To Submit Design Sketches For Selection To Paint Your Mural At 19th Annual Roosevelt Island Fall For Arts Festival

 The 19th Annual Roosevelt Island Fall For Arts Festival will take place September 14, 2024. RIVAA Gallery and the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) today announced a Call For Artists to participate in the 2024 Roosevelt Island Fall For Arts Festival According to RIVAA Gallery RIVAA and RIOC Present: 2024 Fall for Arts Festival The

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Local Copper Works Artist David Gerton Releases Butterfly Series

Camas, WA — Lacamas Magazine asked Copper Works artist David Gerton about the release of his new Butterfly series. 1) What inspired you to do a series on butterflies?  I’ve always had a love for butterflies stemming from my bug collection as a kid in Denver. So when I did the first one, I thought

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Artist Lineup Set for First Issaquah Open Studio Tour | A&E

Courtesy of Cottonbro via Pexels Ten Issaquah artists, from emerging to established, have been selected for the first Issaquah Open Studio Tour occurring next month. The artists’ home studios will open for free public tours Sept. 7 to expose the artists and their work while showing the public and budding artists what the Eastside city

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Artist Lineup Set for First Issaquah Open Studio Tour | News

Courtesy of Cottonbro via Pexels Ten Issaquah artists, from emerging to established, have been selected for the first Issaquah Open Studio Tour occurring next month. The artists’ home studios will open for free public tours Sept. 7 to expose the artists and their work while showing the public and budding artists what the Eastside city

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Oklahoma artists featured on ‘The Voice’ play at Scissortail Park

NOW. MEGAN, TONIGHT’S CONCERT, IT’S PRETTY UNIQUE BECAUSE I’M SEEING WHAT THE CONCERT ACTUALLY STARTS IN TWO HOURS AT 8:00. AND AS YOU CAN HEAR, THEY ACTUALLY JUST STARTED WARMING UP. BUT GUYS, THIS CONCERT IS VERY UNIQUE BECAUSE IT SHOWCASES ARTISTS WHO’VE BEEN ON THE NATIONAL STAGE. WE ARE EXPECTING A REALLY BIG TURNOUT,

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Artists create a fairy ring around 44th annual Telluride Mushroom Festival | News

Mushroom art of all species, from the visual to spoken sorts and from scientific to flat-out fantastical, will be popping up indoors and out all over Telluride this week during the 44th annual Telluride Mushroom Festival, Aug. 14-18. Screen-printed T-shirts and silk screened posters, traditionally-framed photographs, sculpture, poetry, and — lest we forget — the

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