When a talented artist releases a quality album, listening to it can be like sipping fine wine. However, well-known and loved artists can sometimes release a less-than-good or disappointing album. Singers, no matter if they have the voice of an angel, are human, so they may not meet expectations now and then. That is why

Nearly 40 years ago, a group of young mothers in the White Lake area struggled to find arts education for their kids. A budget crisis had cut arts and music from the schools, and the next closest options were 20 miles away in Muskegon.  The moms — mostly from new families to the region –

The Twelfth Annual Salida Valley Visons Art Showcase and Auction closed on Sunday, May 5 after a successful three-day run. Sponsored by the Salida Council For The Arts (SCFTA), the nonprofit seeks to “enrich the cultural life of our community by supporting the Arts.” Aside from exhibiting some 70 of the valley’s painters, sculptors, photographers

The 2024 Met Gala will be lined with the most extraordinary outfits on Monday (May 6). Country fans might best know about the Met Gala after seeing country artists like Kacey Musgraves and Keith Urban walk the stairs. This year’s theme is a nod to the Costume Institute’s new exhibition, “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.” The

(Credits: Far Out / Nadav Kander) Peter Gabriel is often dubbed one of the most inventive musicians of all time, and that statement might carry a fair bit of weight to it. The Genesis singer has an approach not only to making music but also to how it can be perceived and created, which is

It’s true that Sam Robertson spent seven years illustrating the Old Testament. That he published his surreal illustrated version of the Bible in 2021. That he then peddled that good book door to door. All true. Strange, sure, but true. Then Robertson made a podcast, “Birth of a Salesman,” that takes that set of facts

The “Windows of Hope” art exhibition, part of the third Turkish-Arab Art Exhibition series, captivated art enthusiasts at Istanbul’s Taksim Mosque. Featuring creations from around 75 talented Turkish and Arab artists, the event was a collaborative effort by the Turkish-Arab Association, Turkish-Arab Art House, Arab Culture and Art House, and Taksim Mosque Foundation. Director of

Yu’s black humour is often in evidence in her somewhat disturbing images. The altarpiece, ironically titled Make a Wish (2023), is a tall panel fitted into the original, Baroque altar. Make a Wish (2023) at “Yu Hong: Another One Bites the Dust”, the Chinese artist’s first major exhibition in Europe, presented during the Venice Biennale.