The pervasive view of art-making as a hobby rather than a legitimate career has helped perpetuate the well-known dilemma of the “starving artist.” Statistics confirm the truth of this cliché: Professional creatives in the U.S. are more likely to fall within the lowest income bracket than other members of the population, and only a small percentage of
I still remember the first time I got to hear Trixter back in 1990 when the first record was released. The song was ‘Only Young Once’ which was as it turned out, a Pete Loran, Steve Brown and producer Bill Wray composition that heralded from earlier sessions. That debut album itself was so cool, a
Will Jacks, Assistant Professor of Art & Design at Troy University, has received a fellowship from the Alabama State Council on the Arts, along with a $5,000 grant. ASCA fellowships are awarded to individuals working in arts education, dance, design, media/photography, music, literature, theater, visual arts and crafts. These grants recognize artistic excellence as well
Visual Collaborative, an American and African owned joint ventures is redefining the art and act of travelling exhibitions Visual Collaborative, originally a traveling exhibition, was created by multidisciplinary designer and technologist Adé Abayomi Olufeko in the autumn of 2006, having observed the relationship between artists and the barriers to entry towards innovation. Initiated in Minneapolis
It’s Pride month! It is a time for queer people of all stripes, everyone who comes under the LGBTQ+ umbrella – gay, bi, pan, asexual, trans, trans man, trans woman, non binary, and all the other people who are included and very welcome – can celebrate who they are. Pride month is celebrated in June
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
The centerpiece of JCPenney’s distribution center upgrade is the implementation of the Joey Pouch sorting system, a state-of-the-art, computerized induction, sorting and packing system. (Photo: Business Wire) As part of the retailer’s $1 billion reinvestment, JCPenney is introducing the Joey Pouch system to improve supply chain operations PLANO, Texas, June 18, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–JCPenney today unveiled