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Culpeper Star-Exponent Shenandoah National Park recently announced five Artists-in-Residence for the annual immersive experience in the great outdoors, including a UVA alumna. The program, supported by the Shenandoah National Park Trust, gives artists an opportunity to creatively explore rich natural and cultural resources while pursuing their art. Participants will spend three weeks — one each

There is no greater international showcase for contemporary art than the Venice Biennale. It can immediately accelerate an artist’s career by landing them in the eyeline of world-class curators and mega-galleries. Whoever is appointed to curate each edition of the Biennale wields serious power, selecting for their main exhibition the artists that they wish to

Attention Fiber Artists, including Knitters, Crocheters, Spinners, Weavers, Quilters, Seamstresses, Embroiders, and Needle Pointers.   It’s that time of year again.  Time to start preparing and organizing your entries for the 2024 Curry County Fair:  with the theme of Seashells and Cowbells. Your entry can be your jump on next Christmas’ gifts.  Perhaps recipients of

“Much needed,” commented a person. The viral Artificial Intelligence trend has taken over social media, and artists are now using several AI tools to come up with fascinating results. Artificial intelligence has gotten so advanced that people can generate all sorts of images without putting a lot of effort into it. Many artists have employed

IN 1943, when Bengal experienced one of the most devastating famines of the 20th century, witnessing close to 30 lakh deaths, several artists of the time channeled their agony into their work, considering it their responsibility to paint the harsh realities. Among them was a young Gobardhan Ash. Already an artist of repute who had

INDIO  –  Shakira dropped in Friday night for a surprise Coachella cameo with Argentina’s superstar producer Bizarrap, a highlight on day one of the festival that saw a diverse slate of Latino artists command the conversation. Meanwhile Lana Del Rey rolled into the festival with a motorcycle escort to headline the opening night of the

NEW YORK (AP) — Faith Ringgold, an award-winning author and artist who broke down barriers for Black female artists and became famous for her richly colored and detailed quilts combining painting, textiles and storytelling, has died. She was 93. The artist’s assistant, Grace Matthews, told The Associated Press that Ringgold died Friday night at her

Photo Anthony Barboza/Getty Images Artist Faith Ringgold, whose seven-decade career encompassed bestselling children’s books, incisive activism, and work in an astonishing array of mediums, and culminated with the kind of mass international acclaim that was long denied to Black visual artists and women artists like her, died on Saturday at her home in Englewood, New