B-boys and B-girls from across Canada touched down this past weekend in Whitehorse, where they spun, froze and flipped their way over three days. The coast to coast collection of breakers were in town for CypherFest, a hip-hop and breakdancing festival born in the Yukon’s capital in 2009. The event was sponsored by the Heart of
The SAG-AFTRA Foundation, the nonprofit professional development and charitable arm of Hollywood’s largest union of actors, is opening the doors on Monday to its brand new Los Angeles headquarters, the Meryl Streep Center for Performing Artists. The Center is located in the sprawling, stunning penthouse space of the building at 5757 Wilshire Blvd., a few
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) – For the artists in the area, Sunflower Van Geaux art studio is a destination for art lessons and paint parties, and it’s located in Alexandria at 6501 Coliseum Blvd. Sunflower Van Geaux just hit its one-year mark of being opened. During a lesson held on August 13, aspiring artists learned how
A California judge has again changed the course of a keenly-followed case brought against developers of AI text-to-image generator tools by a group of artists, dismissing a number of the artists’ claims while allowing their core complaint of copyright violation to endure. On August 12, Judge William H. Orrick, of the United States District Court
Brenda Durant Paintings by Rhian Swain At First, you may not notice her. When she is not taking photos, she usually sits at the back of the room and appears not to know anyone present. Then you catch sight of her fiery red, curly hair as she smiles or laughs. Now she lights up the
River Arts’ annual “Abtract” show featuring a collection of abstract art by artists from across the state opened Tuesday, Aug. 13, and runs through Sept. 21. An opening reception is from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17. The public is invited to meet the artists, engage in lively discussion and enjoy light refreshments while taking in
O’Neal at their Portland studio. The Portland artist and math scholar Sidony O’Neal recently wrote an essay on the word “equation.” It appears in an upcoming anthology from the Practicing Refusal Collective, an international Black feminist group of artists and scholars. O’Neal’s essay investigates the functions of a mathematical equal sign: how,
AI companies lose bid to dismiss parts of visual artists’ copyright case By Blake Brittain Aug 13 (Reuters) –A group of visual artists can continue to pursue some claims that Stability AI, Midjourney, DeviantArt and Runway AI’s artificial intelligence-based image generation systems infringe their copyrights, a California federal judge ruled on Monday. U.S. District Judge
The Rock the Ridge Christian Music Festival has returned to Sabetha and will be held Saturday, Aug. 24, at the outdoor grounds of NorthRidge Church in Sabetha. The festival is free, which is the result of several generous sponsorships and private donations. The festival grounds open at 4 p.m., and artists will begin performing at
LAUNCHES THE “MAKE YOUR DEBUT” CHALLENGE, OFFERING INDEPENDENT ARTISTS A CHANCE TO WIN AN ARTIST DEAL NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — UnitedMasters, the leading software and services platform for independent artists representing top acts like Brent Faiyaz, Anycia, and BigXthaPlug, today announced the launch of its new DEBUT+ tier, aimed at expanding access to