Julie Highlen participates in a previous Fresh Coast Plein Air Painting Festival hosted by the Lake Superior Art Association. (Photo courtesy of LSAA) MARQUETTE — The Lake Superior Art Association’s summer painting competition has $2,500 worth of awards and prizes for artists who participate — and registration is open. The event,
The self-proclaimed Republic of Užupis is Lithuania’s artistic hub. It has its own government, constitution and currency, plus heaps of charm. ADVERTISEMENT Walk around Vilnius and you may stumble upon something unexpected. It is a tiny, self-declared independent state called the Užupis Republic in the Lithuanian capital. Užupis parallels the changing fortunes of Lithuania. It
The death of my Jeep launched me into the world of art car making. This 21-year journey has included five projects so far: Artmobile (2003-2004), Hubba Hubba (2011-2013), Phoenix Rising (2013-2021), LOVE IGNITES! (2021-2022) and my current art car dubbed Iggy the Igniter, which came to life in 2022. My art car life is one
Maui Community Band (File: 2020). PC: DTL Hawaiʻi, LLC The Queen Kaʻahumanu Center hosts several performing arts studios this month. April has an engaging performing arts lineup with events that include live music, theater performances and the grand opening of a new dance studio. Kanikapila Thursdays Kanikapila Thursday. PC: DTL Hawaiʻi, LLC The month of
Questlove has heard the future, and it’s Willow Smith. The Roots drummer and bandleader was effusive in his praise for her new track “Big Feelings.” Quest jumped on Instagram on Friday (April 12), just one day after the song was released, to sing its, and Willow’s praises. He applauded Smith for “allowing herself to evolve
Sheila Isham, an artist who explored color and culture in vibrant works that drew from her travels around the world and were exhibited at preeminent museums in the United States and galleries abroad, died April 9 at a hospital in Manhattan. She was 96. The cause was pneumonia, said her son Christopher Isham. Ms. Isham
Why are prices for new works by many artists so high? Are those prices prudent when artists are still emerging and have little track record? Are they justifiable when demand dries up and resale prices dip? Is there a time when galleries should consider—gasp!—cutting prices? Long viewed as taboo, the possibility of reducing primary prices
Image caption, Joe Hargan is president of the Paisley Art Institute 9 hours ago There has always been a close relationship between the Glasgow Art Club and the Paisley Art Institute. They’re both membership organisations which date back to the 19th century. They share many of the same members and a passion for the promotion
(Reuters) – Hollywood performers and media professionals have reached a tentative deal with major record labels such as Warner Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment that includes increases in minimum salaries and protections against the use of AI. The deal covers the five-year period from 2021 to 2026 and has been unanimously approved by the
As the academic year leans into its finale in our local institutions of higher learning, we’re offered public glimpses of what’s been brewing in the various hallowed halls. In the woodsy Montecito idyll of Westmont College, the caliber and intrigue factors of its art student body has been nudging upward several years, apace with an