Looking to address a need for affordable housing and workspace for its artists, Laguna Beach plans to establish a community land trust to work toward that goal. An artist work-live ad hoc committee was tasked with identifying a funding mechanism that could make headway on the issue as among its top priorities. “The committee found
Exclusive Beyoncé Collaborator ‘Cowboy Carter’ Opens Doors … For Black Country Artists 3/29/2024 12:42 PM PT Beyoncé has done a lot with her new album — especially for Black country artists who might’ve been discouraged from diving into the genre … so says one of her collaborators. We talked to singer Tiera Kennedy Friday on
As a photographer and visual artist, Blewer explores a variety of photographic media that derive from silver-print black and white and hand-colored images of agricultural structures. Represented in this exhibition are many photographs enhanced by oil paint to produce “a hand-tinted time-captured image,” according to the announcement. Blewer employs such traditional photographic processes using Kodak’s
Photo by GregH Photographer / GDP It’s tough to succeed in today’s business as an independent. Matthieu Drouot, CEO of Gérard Drouot Productions, can attest to that. He wouldn’t change a thing, though. “It’s the best,” he says. Having been raised in this business by French promoter legend Gérard Drouot, and promoting shows himself for
Quad City Arts has received about 400 artist submissions from around the world to create two new outdoor murals at Arts Alley, 1719 2nd Ave., next to its downtown Rock Island building. Selection of two artists is expected by late April and completion of the murals in June, to be done concurrently with the $8.5-million
Passionate, self-assured expression is at the heart of hip-hop and rap. These overarching genres and the smaller subsects within them embody fearlessness even in the face of vulnerability. Artists in these genres speak their truth without worrying if they’re taking up too much space while doing it. They’re bold, sometimes provocative, and confident. For someone
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Billie Eilish is not here for the “biggest artists in the world” making multiple “wasteful” album variants to get fans to keep “buying more.” Before you start side-eying too hard, Billie didn’t name names…and she mentioned this being a problem with multiple (!!) artists, not just the person whose multiple album variants you’re likely thinking
From the corporate world to ‘Le Cordon Bleu’: the story of two aspiring Saudi chefs DUBAI: “Le Cordon Bleu”, renowned French culinary and hospitality institution, is home to two aspiring Saudi chefs. Having moved from Riyadh to Paris to follow their passion for cuisine and patisserie, Ghadeer Ibn Khamis and Khulood Almukrain share their experience
FORT BEND, Texas – Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is very common. 11 million people in the U.S. have it, according to the CDC. Glaucoma, another common eye condition, affects three million Americans. Both conditions can lead to blindness. And two female artists in Fort Bend understand the risk of losing their sight but it’s not