Creative Armenia celebrates the successful conclusion of its Artbox Entrepreneur signature program, designed to turn individual artists into creative entrepreneurs. 22 artists, representing various artistic domains such as music, design, visual and multidisciplinary arts, commenced their entrepreneurial journey at Artbox. Their goal was to kickstart their creative careers, strengthen their personal branding and maximize their

Just after dawn on a recent Tuesday morning, I drove down to the Tamaqua Marina in Sheepshead Bay to meet up with the longtime Chinatown artist Arlan Huang. Huang had invited me to go fishing on a chartered boat with him and three of his buddies—all gray-haired men who had met as part of the

Artist Holly Given shows her large paintings on display at the Belmont Village La Jolla community. (Ashley Mackin-Solomon) Artwork from the UCSD Emeriti Association is hung in a hallway at Belmont Village La Jolla during a showcase. (Ashley Mackin-Solomon) Artist Kim SignoretPaar (center, in black) explains the subject matter of her photos at a Belmont

By Nikia Chaney | Contributing Columnist San Bernardino poet and teacher Nikia Chaney is the literary laureate of Inlandia Institute. (File photo by Kurt Miller, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) Toni Morrison wrote “Beloved” during quiet moments when her children were asleep. Black women writers often find time for their art only in such quiet moments. Society rarely

A paid for ad feature for viagogo At 32, Burna Boy is already a legend. Since he released his debut album ‘L.I.F.E.’ in 2023, the Nigerian artist has honed a unique and influential sound he calls “Afro-fusion”. Topped off with crisp, quotable lyrics, this infectious blend of Afrobeats, reggae, R&B, hip-hop, pop and dancehall has

Brooklyn’s atiya jones, a dynamic multidisciplinary visual and conceptual artist, has been making waves in Pittsburgh’s art scene since she arrived in 2016. What led her to Pittsburgh, a city often overshadowed by its larger counterparts on the East Coast? The artist’s journey was driven by “abject wanderlust.” “I’d never been here before committing to