September 3, 2024
Art Investment

Theft of Bronze Age gold artefacts from UK museum sparks fresh concerns about lack of government investment in sector

The theft of a Bronze Age gold torc and bracelet from a UK institution has sparked calls for greater government investment in the museum sector. Police are yet to make arrests and are appealing for information to track down two thieves who broke into the Ely Museum, Cambridgeshire, on 7 May and escaped on electric

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Artists

Video Of Chinese Artist’s Flaming “Stairway to Heaven” Goes Viral

This was Chinese artist’s third attempt. A video showing a Chinese artist’s creativity has gone massively viral on social media. The clip shows a stairway lighting up and going towards the sky. The handles that have shared the video say it’s called “Stairway to Heaven” and was created by Chinese fireworks artist Cai Guo-Qiang. According

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Artists

Keweenaw park groups hire commissioned artist | News, Sports, Jobs

KASEY KOSKI CALUMET — Former Upper Peninsula resident Kasey Koski has been selected by various park associations to assist in the preservation of national parks in the area. This summer, the Keweenaw National Historical Park, Keweenaw NHP Advisory Commission and the Isle Royale and Keweenaw Parks Association have selected Koski as

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European Art

Art Explora—Académie des beaux-arts European Award 2024 – Announcements

Applications are open for the Art Explora—Académie des beaux-arts European Award, the leading European Award supporting new dialogues between the arts and audiences. Develop an art centre in a care home, empower refugee children with the skills to creatively document their own stories, nurture creativity in mental health hospitals through digital art initiatives, offer an opera

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Artists

Merritt Island Public Library to Host Space Coast Weavers & Fiber Artists May 25

For more information call 321-266-1610 The Space Coast Weavers & Fiber Artists will meet at the Merritt Island Public Library on May 25. The meeting is set to begin at 10 a.m. The library is located at 1195 North Courtenay Parkway. BREVARD COUNTY • MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA – The Space Coast Weavers & Fiber Artists

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Artists

Artists Get Emotional Over New Music From Randy Travis

On Wednesday, May 1, the 64-year-old country icon took to social media to announce his return to the studio after his 2013 stroke. Randy Travis revealed that he’s preparing to release a new single titled “Where That Came From.” https://www.instagram.com/p/C6UAb7MuSkw/?hl=en “It’s been a while since my last new recording,” Travis shared alongside studio footage. “But

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Artists

Artist’s Alley Asks: Cully Hamner has some very simple needs for surviving a comic convention

Popverse’s top stories of the day We get it; it can be daunting talking to some of the greatest creators in the comic book industry. That’s why, at C2E2 2024, Popverse video producer Ashley Victoria Robinson talked to them for you for a segment called Artist’s Alley Asks, where six of the leading talents

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Artists

J. Lock shares how young artists should manage their success

Hailing from Mississippi, J. Lock considers himself a quiet kid but his lyrics and music make an impact wherever it’s being played. For J. Lock, music started for him at home, and he grew to love Motown Records, blues, jazz, and ’90s R&B. His new single, “Anything,” plays into his R&B bag, where he’s letting

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Artists

FireFish Arts bings together artists for mural on South Lorain intersection

Artist Taylor Bash mixes paint for the city of Lorain’s new asphalt art mural at the intersection of East 31st Street and Pearl Avenue. (Martin McConnell — The Morning Journal) The intersection at East 31st Street and Pearl Avenue in South Lorain will look a lot different for the next few months. The city of

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Artists

Schaumburg Choral Artists to perform hometown concert before tour of Ireland, Scotland

The nearly 2-year-old Schaumburg Choral Artists group will perform a concert Sunday, May 19, at the Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts before touring Ireland and Scotland in June. Courtesy of village of Schaumburg Schaumburg Choral Artists, one of the newer enterprises of the village of Schaumburg’s Cultural Services Department, will perform a concert

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