August 8, 2024
Artists

Drake, J. Cole concert could spark A-list artists to come to OKC

UP AT EIGHT THIS MORNING FOR THAT CONCERT. YEAH, EVAN. AND THEY’RE STILL LINING UP NOW FOR DRAKE AND JAY COLE THAT ARE GOING TO BE HERE IN OKLAHOMA CITY FOR A TWO NIGHT TOUR. WE’RE GOING TO SHOW YOU THE LINE. THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE LINES. IT LITERALLY IS HALFWAY BACK ON

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Artists

Why Are African Artists Distancing Themselves from Afrobeats?

Afrobeats has been undergoing a reckoning, especially as the nominal term used to represent the wide range of popular music from West African (and generally African) artists. This is hugely significant for the sake of cultural nuance because of how much weight is attached to names culturally and spiritually in most, if not all, African

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Art Investment

Art Investment | USA Wealth Report 2024

I am sometimes amazed by the many changes that the global art market has experienced in the past 10 years or so. Covid-19 can be blamed for some of these shifts, as it forced the art market to close for a short time and virtually reinvent itself. To cite a few examples, printed catalogues at

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Artists

Glenview artist opens abstract art exhibit at Glenview Library

Glenview abstract artist Emmett Kyoshi Wilson is opening his sixth solo exhibition, “VisAbility Exhibition,” at the Glenview Public Library, on a very significant day — March 21. That happens to be World Down Syndrome Day. The artist has Down Syndrome. The exhibit will run through May 15 and include a May 9 celebration of Emmett’s

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Artists

WKRG names Paris native as ‘Favorite Artist’ at Fairhope Arts & Crafts Festival

FAIRHOPE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Fairhope Arts & Crafts Festival has come to an end and WKRG has named our favorite artist for 2024. Elberta veteran gets a new home thanks to Homes For Our Troops Over 200 artists from 34 states and Canada came to Fairhope to show off their work at the 72nd

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Artists

NKollectiv embraces spring with group exhibition, new member artist

NKollectiv at 960 Santa Fe Drive presents “ReAwakening,” a group exhibition to mark the start of spring. The show features the gallery’s current mix of local artists and will be introducing a new member to the group, painter Elissa Quist. Guest printmakers Zelga Miller and Timothea Biermann are participating in conjunction with the larger Month of

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Artists

Toshiko Takaezu’s Posthumous Appeal – The New York Times

There was no excuse that Toshiko Takaezu, a formidable ceramist, deemed acceptable when students missed her class at Princeton University’s Program in Visual Arts. Not even if a student was training for a place on the United States women’s field hockey team for the Olympic Games. Martha Russo was a sophomore in 1982 who was

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Visual artists

CELEBRATED LYNYRD SKYNYRD DRUMMER AND VISUAL ARTIST MICHAEL CARTELLONE Announces Asheville Artwork Debut

Michael Cartellone, drummer for the beloved rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, makes his Asheville, NC debut with an exhibit of his newest artwork. The exciting show takes place at the Philip DeAngelo Studio in Asheville’s iconic River Arts District. Adding to the excitement is a reception with the artists on Saturday, May 25th from 12:00 to

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Visual artists

Hulaween Visual Artist Thomas Dambo Profiled On ‘CBS Sunday Morning’ [Watch]

While Hulaween is best known for bringing top-tier talent to The Spirit of Suwanee Music Park every year, those who have experienced the jubilee in Live Oak, FL know there’s much more to Hulaween than just the music. One of the key elements that separates Hulaween from other festivals is the meticulously curated Spirit Lake and

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Visual artists

LYNYRD SKYNYRD Drummer And Visual Artist MICHAEL CARTELLONE Announces Asheville Artwork Debut

Michael Cartellone, drummer for the beloved rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, makes his Asheville, NC debut with an exhibit of his newest artwork. The exciting show takes place at the Philip DeAngelo Studio in Asheville’s iconic River Arts District. Adding to the excitement is a reception with the artists on Saturday, May 25 from 12 to

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