August 9, 2024
Art Investment

Why Family Offices Prefer Direct Investment In Art

Randall Willette Fine Art Wealth Management Managing Director 2 May 2013 The following article on family offices and art investments is by Randall Willette, who is managing director, Fine Art Wealth Management, a specialist firm in the sector. The following article on family offices and art investments

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Artists

Performing artists honored during Staten Island Black History Month event

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Trailblazers were recently honored during a celebration of Staten Island actors and performing artists as part of a Black History Month celebration at the Reach Out & Touch Kingdom Building Ministries, Port Richmond. During the Sunday afternoon event, special tributes were given to Catholic liturgist composer Grayson Warren Brown and concert

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Artists

Teatro San Carlo Artists Call for Ceasefire in Gaza

On Feb. 27, 2024, following a performance of “Don Giovanni” at the Teatro San Carlo, the artists raised a sign at the end of the curtain call that called for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The sign read in Italian “Cessate il Fuoco” and the audience in attendance exploded in applause and gave the

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European Art

Women Artists in the MMFA’s Early Modern European Art Collection

Did you know women make up less than 1% of the named artists in the MMFA’s collection of historical European paintings, sculptures and works on paper? Most of their works have rarely, if ever, been exhibited at the Museum. Spotlight : Women Artists in the Early Modern European Art Collection, designed as a series of

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Artists

Good Trips Gallery – Enloe Eagle’s Eye

If you ever walk through downtown Raleigh and see a man filling a large canvas with vibrant colors, chances are you’ve stumbled upon the creative haven of the owner of “Good Trip Gallery,” Chris Evans. The canvases of this local Black artist serve as captivating windows into narratives that reflect the spirit and diversity of

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Artists

Appreciating Bay Area Artists: JTB x Benji

Los Angeles — My favorite thing about West Coast music is how distinct it is. You can hear it from a mile away and sometimes even decipher if the artist is from NorCal or SoCal just by their tone. With a laidback tempo, bumping bassline, catchy piano melody and a touch of your own flair,

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Artists

How Does a Day Job Affect an Artist’s Work? This Exhibition Has an Idea

The Hawaii-born artist Toshiko Takaezu was known for her ceramic works that redefined the genre with their “closed forms,” as she called them — sealed vessels whose hidden interior spaces were meant to activate the imagination. Next month, Takaezu’s life and work will be the focus of a major retrospective at the Noguchi Museum in

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Artists

Landscape paintings | Ebensburg artist’s exhibition focuses on nature’s beauty | Entertainment

EBENSBURG, Pa. – A relationship between an artist and nature is captured in this showcase. “Nature’s Palette: Art Inspired by the Earth,” an exhibition by Ebensburg resident Paul Seymour, is on display through March 23 at Bottle Works, 411 Third Ave. in the Cambria City section of Johnstown. “I never feel quite so alive as

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Art Investment

Art Share 002 S.A. Announces Francis Bacon Artwork Investment Opportunity with Private Share Placement

Art Share 002 S.A., a Luxembourg-based securitisation undertaking, has officially closed its offer period for a private placement of up to 550,000 class B shares, marking a significant development in the art investment landscape. Scheduled for delivery on 7 March 2024, these shares represent a fractional investment opportunity in ‘Three Studies for Portrait of George

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Artists

Gantt Center’s Groundbreaking Exhibition in North Carolina

A groundbreaking exhibition titled ‘A Superlative Palette: Contemporary Black Women Artists’ is currently on display at The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, showcasing the work of 12 Black female artists. Curated by Dexter Wimberly, the exhibition is a vibrant celebration of these artists’ contributions to the contemporary art scene, marking the

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