September 30, 2024
Artists

Burlington County showcasing senior and teen artists at historic Smithville Park

Special to The Sun The Smithville Mansion Annex Gallery will host both the Burlington County Senior Art Show and selections from the Burlington County Teen Arts Festival now through June 22. More than 70 works of art in a variety of mediums will be shown in both exhibits. Pictured is a portrait on display in

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Artist’s petition aims for repeal of ‘expressive activity’ zones in local parks

A San Diego artist has launched a petition to have “expressive activity” zones like those installed in La Jolla shoreline parks removed, hoping for a return to unrestricted “First Amendment” sidewalk vending. In its first week, the petition gathered 60 signatures, but William Dorsett said he’s hoping for thousands more “to show that this isn’t

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Front Street ‘ARTeBRATION’ celebrates local artists

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — A local festival will showcase the works of over 250 artists and small businesses on Sunday. Happening April 21 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Front Street’s ARTeBRATION 2024 will offer a chance to discover the vibrant scene of local artists in Dayton. Kettering receives celebratory tree ahead of Earth Day

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High school Artist of the Year 2024 semifinalists announced – Orange County Register

Semifinalists for Artist of the Year 2024 include (top row, from left) Sofia Ancieto from Coast High School (dance), Jaden Minjae Kim frm Orange County School of the Arts (instrumental music), Joules Recana from Orange County School of the Arts (vocal mjusic), Blake Schallio from El Dorado High School (theater), (bottom row, from left) Austin

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First Retrospective in Rome of Salvatore Scarpitta Underscores the Artist’s Trailblazing Legacy

Every month, hundreds of galleries add newly available works by thousands of artists to the Artnet Gallery Network—and every week, we shine a spotlight on one artist or exhibition you should know. Check out what we have in store, and inquire for more with one simple click. What You Need to Know: On April 6,

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What young artists created for the Fresh Paint OKC mural project

Syon Houston paints his piece “Fortitude” for the Fresh Paint OKC mural project in Oklahoma City, on Monday, March 4, 2024. NATHAN J. FISH/THE OKLAHOMAN Huey Robinson pauses to speak to a reporter while working on his piece “Look both ways before you cross my mind” for the Fresh Paint mural project in Oklahoma City,

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‘Clarence was always an artist’ Honoring the life of a painter, sculptor, and Tuskegee Airman

From the moment he sat in a pilot’s seat, his widow said, Clarence Shivers felt at home. As a young man in World War II, Shivers signed on as a Tuskegee airman – one of the nation’s first Black military pilots. But the beginnings of his art career dated all the way back to his

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how the famous South African artist keeps her Ndebele culture alive

Esther Mahlangu is having a retrospective of her world famous art in Cape Town. Now 88, the South African visual artist is best known for her colourful large-scale murals in the traditional patterns and colours of the Ndebele people of South Africa – once famously displayed on a BMW as part of a global advertising

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Marian Zazeela, an Artist of Light and Design, Dies at 83

In avant-garde New York, one of the most pilgrimaged sites is the “Dream House,” a sensory environment that since 1993 has occupied the third story of a walk-up on Church Street in Lower Manhattan. From the ceiling of that small, carpeted room, theater lights treated with red and blue filters combine to throw auras of

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European Artists

Tourist slams Paris as ‘filthy and full of con artists’ | Travel News | Travel

If you’re British then the famous cities of Europe can be so tempting to visit given their often close proximity and tourism highlights. But tourists have been slamming many of them on a website where a user posed a probing question on which places were the “least enjoyable” on the continent. They Reddit user asked:

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