National Poetry Month may have just ended, but for Vermonters, there’s still breaking poetry news. Gov. Phil Scott today appointed poet and artist Bianca Stone as the new poet laureate in Vermont. Stone will serve as the state’s ambassador for the art of poetry for a four-year term. The Brandon-based poet is the author of
It takes a tremendous skill set to be a nurse working in an intensive care unit. Besides medical training, nurses need empathy, mental and physical stamina and the flexibility to handle a wide range of stressful situations. One ICU nurse at Advocate South Suburban Hospital in Hazel Crest brings another talent to her job. “In
BGS first had the opportunity to work with singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer Kaia Kater all the way back in 2016. She appeared on our inaugural Shout & Shine showcase stage that year at the International Bluegrass Music Association’s business conference in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was the first ever showcase celebrating diversity at the
Brandan “BMike” Odums is a visual artist based in New Orleans. With BMike’s work, he plans to be the change that the community needs, and he does that by creating art that helps people see that change. As he often works with spray paint, BMike creates murals that depict historical Black figures and others making
WOODWARD – For Woodward resident Kim Hensal, art has been a lifelong passion. “My parents got me a drawing table when I was young,” she said. “My whole life has been about art.” Her passion for art eventually turned into a business in the form of her own art studio. Around seven years ago Hensal
One Quad Cities artist is among 17 throughout Illinois to be honored with the Illinois Arts Council (IAC) 2024 Artist Fellowship Award (AFA). The IAC AFAs are $15,000 awards to Illinois artists in recognition of their outstanding work and commitment within the arts. This year, the IAC awarded 17 Illinois artists with fellowships totaling $255,000.
Walking into Someday, a new art gallery and bakehouse in Detroit’s North End, you’ll be embraced like a close friend. The space merges culinary and visual arts, all seamlessly blended with an essence of “inner child energy.” In March, Someday opened at 2857 E. Grand Blvd., connected to the comic book store Vault of Midnight.
NEWARK, NJ — Several students from Newark were recently chosen to display their artwork at a recent county exhibit. Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. and the Art Educators of New Jersey welcomed 46 students from throughout the region to the Martin Luther King Jr. Justice Building in Newark earlier this month. It’s the 17th
The Mountain Artists Guild Mother’s Day Fine Art Festival is an outdoor event on the historic Courthouse Plaza in Downtown Prescott on May 11th and 12th 2024. Hours are 9 am to 5 pm on Saturday and 9 am to 4 pm on Sunday. This area is a popular Arizona destination, attracting visitors from the
Now + There had been producing public art projects in the city since 2015. It also ran a mentorship program to help Boston artists scale their practices up to the often grand proportions demanded by public art commissions. “This is the moment to say that we’re now a triennial organization, creating a platform for artistic