Visual artist Chris Peters is blending the barriers between heaven and hell, vintage home videos and narrative filmmaking, or even purgatory and existence itself. Peters makes his feature directorial debut with “The Place Between,” starring Samantha Sloyan (“The Fall of the House of Usher,” “Midnight Mass”) and up-and-comer Guy Kent. Peters adapted Dante’s “Purgatorio” into
Bridge Street Studios, a renowned hub of artistry in Dundalk, Co Louth, is thrilled to present their latest visual art exhibition, ‘Shed,’ hosted at the prestigious Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre Armagh. The exhibition will run from May 17 to July 6, 2024, with opening hours from 9.30am to 4.30pm. The Opening Launch is
“I see paintings almost everywhere. Sometimes I’m just walking or watching television or watching a film when this idea appears randomly,” said artist Ian Mwesiga, on a call from his studio in Kampala, Uganda, “It’s this idea that can’t be captured in a moment, but it just passes through and you can feel it in
can art change the world? jeremy deller responds Can art change the world? It’s a question that has long intrigued the art scene without a clear answer. It’s also the question posed to artist Jeremy Deller by the Louisiana Channel, the video platform produced by the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark. In
PORT CLINTON ― Members of the Port Clinton Artists’ Club have been supported by the Port Clinton community since 1956, so when they wanted to give something back, the Philanthropy Committee was created, led by member Michelle Gregorek. Their goal was to do something the public would enjoy. It was determined that painting the traffic
COEUR d’ALENE – Arts projects in Kootenai County are coming to life thanks to the Jack Bannon Fund for the Arts. Five artists, including Elaina DeJong, Doreen Graham, Keith Harrop and Joslyn Benak received grant awards Wednesday as part of the legacy of actor Jack Bannon. DeJong received $1,500 to cover expenses for her upcoming
In one of the latest protests stemming from the Israel-Hamas war, artists are boycotting Toronto’s Contact Photography Festival—an annual, month-long event that takes place throughout the city in May, with more than 130 exhibitions and 250 artists participating this year. Earlier this year, a grassroots campaign started encouraging people to withdraw from Contact due to
This article is featured in the 2024 Green Key special issue. Since its inception 125 years ago, Green Key has changed dramatically. First billed as a Junior Promenade in 1899, where women would come to what was then an all-male campus to attend a formal, Green Key has transformed into the College’s seminal concert performance.
“Trout” wood carving by John Hooper. Submitted photo The Rangeley Friends of the Arts plans to host an artist reception celebrating the works of Rangeley’s John Hooper’s wood carvings and Phillips’ Nelda Warkentin’s quilts and oil paintings. The gathering is set for 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, May 24, at the Lakeside Contemporary Art Gallery, in the
The exhibit focuses on the complexities of war “Kiss Before the Evacuation” Natalia Amirova Roman Rabyk Mason Exhibitions at George Mason University presents “A Closer Look: Conflicted Art from Ukraine,” a new show that delves into the complexities of war through the eyes of 12 contemporary Ukrainian artists. The exhibition, on display from May 17