Jermaine Dupri knows talent when he hears it. The producer has worked with some of the most popular artists of the last few decades, including Mariah Carey and Usher. He’s also a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, which is a testament to his musical versatility. It’s for these reasons and more that Dupri
NEW YORK — His paintings are sought after by collectors and celebrities and sell for thousands of dollars At just 16 years old, Henri Reed is already an accomplished artist. His paintings are sought after by collectors and celebrities and sell for thousands of dollars. For Henri, its a dream job. “It’s awesome, because it’s
Rikers Island hosted a ceremony today unveiling a mural that acclaimed artist Dindga McCannon co-created with people in custody. Correctional Health Services, part of NYC Health + Hospitals, commissioned Towards a Brighter Tomorrow! to adorn CHS’s Reentry Services Center, which inmates pass through upon release. It’s McCannon’s first mural inside a correctional facility, and one
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center will perform their final concert for the 2023/2024 season at St. Cecilia Music Center on Thursday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will feature five outstanding musicians on violin, viola and cello performing the works of Beethoven, Françaix, Bridge, & Mendelssohn. The deeply “human” voices of violins, violas, and cellos have
Dozens more artists have joined a boycott of this year’s Great Escape festival, with over half the line-up demanding the festival drop their sponsorship with Barclays in solidarity with Palestine. The Brighton-based festival is sponsored by the bank, which has been a source of controversy amid the current events in Gaza because of the bank’s
The Royal Alberta Museum and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) unveiled a new exhibit Wednesday morning. Here & Now features 16 newly acquired artworks which focus on themes of identity, female strength, human impacts on the land and the ideas of disability versus ability. The exhibition showcases different mediums including
Gabrielle Goliath, a multidisciplinary artist who is currently exhibiting at the Venice Biennale, has distanced herself from the Outset Contemporary Art Fund, joining other artists in striking against the charity for its alleged links to pro-Israel individuals and organizations amid the war in Gaza. Goliath, known for depicting issues of social concern, shared in an
The Montana Artists Refuge opened a new exhibition in its Basin gallery on Apr. 14: “Light Beings,” an offering of sculpture and craft from Jennifer L. Thompson and Nan Parsons inspired by the cocooning behavior and metamorphosis of caddisfly larvae. Parsons and Thompson have been involved with Artists Refuge for over 30 years, and see
Winners from TK to Sixth Grade Have Bookmarks They Designed on Display at Chaucer’s Bookstore in Santa Barbara Bookmark contest winners from left, Linnea Bernal (3rd grade) and Asa Burnette (2nd grade) grade winners | Photo: Ashley Woods Hollister The competition was stiff and the judges had major art cred at Peabody Charter School 2024
A cross between an art market, block party, and political rally, Artists Against Apartheid brings together Palestinian and Arab artists from around Chicago to recharge, build community, and raise funds for those in occupied Palestine. Artists Against ApartheidSun 4/21 2-8 PM, Alhambra Palace Chicago, 1240 W. Randolph, $5-10 suggested donationinstagram.com/falasteen.favorites “This is a time for