February 8, 2025
Artists

A call for more artists coming out of the Bronx | The Riverdale Press

By IZANIA GONZALEZ A list of 50 ideas for a stronger and more equitable Bronx was recently published by the Center for an Urban Future — and many who have read the report say the ideas are vast. “Since the pandemic, no other borough has experienced a bigger spike in new business formation, and many

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Visual artists

Visual artists plead for more Sino-Zim cultural exchange programmes

SINCE his return from China in 2022 after three years of an extended stay due to the COVID-19-induced lockdown, visual artist Tafadzwa Edias Sachiwo has nostalgia for good business transactions and use of advanced technologies in China. Born and raised in Nyanga, Sachiwo was apprenticed into stone carving of elephants by his brothers. Since then,

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Artists

International artists perform ‘pansori’ in ‘Global Heungboga’

The poster for “Global Heungboga” By Kwon Mee-yoo “Pansori,” Korea’s traditional musical storytelling, is crossing cultural borders as four international artists will perform in “Global Heungboga” alongside their teacher, Min Hye-sung. Scheduled to be held at the National Gugak Center in southern Seoul on Sunday, this event coincides with the 60th anniversary of pansori’s designation

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Artists

Vancouver Island artist designs new Canadian coin

A design by a B.C. artist is the face of a new silver collector coin by the Royal Canadian Mint. It’s the first of a four-part series called This is Canada—and this year’s theme is Wondrous Waters, celebrating our country’s diverse coastal environments. The 99.99 per cent silver coin, representing the Pacific coast,

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Visual artists

A Visual Ode to Nature’

EXHIBIT. Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod Rooms Division Manager Archie Javellana, Deputy Amb. of Netherlands to Indonesia Adriaan Palm, artist Revo Yanson, Cadiz City Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr., and Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod and Iloilo Area General Manager Sherwin Lucas (l-r) at the opening of “Echoes of the Forest: A Visual Ode to Nature”

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Artists

Artists Call For A Ceasefire On the Oscars Red Carpet

Photo: DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Images The stars arrived at the Oscars red carpet in Los Angeles tonight, and it seems some of them wore their hearts on their lapels! Tonight, as nominees made their way into the Dolby Theater, the death toll in Gaza reached 30,960, according to Al Jazeera, and over 72,524 wounded

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Artists

Oscars Red Carpet: Celebrities advocate ceasefire in Gaza, sporting Artists for Peace pins

Amidst the glitz and glamour of the Oscars red carpet, stars took a poignant stand, sporting red pins in solidarity with Artists for Ceasefire, demanding an immediate end to the Israeli retaliation in Gaza. Among them were notable figures like singer Billie Eilish and actor Ramy Youssef, who passionately advocated for peace and justice for

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Artists

Week 2 – recovering a sense of identity

In this FREE journey to creative recovery, we’re following Julia Cameron’s bestselling creativity self-help manual, The Artist’s Way, tracing the book’s 12-week program with a series of inspiring ArtsHub articles, resources and ideas for artist-date activities. There’s also a Facebook community group you can join for discussion and support. To recap, the idea with The Artist’s Way is to commit yourself to a

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European Art

Early Van Gogh sold for several millions of euros at Dutch art fair

Personnel members hang for display a rare Vincent van Gogh painting, “Head of an Old Peasant Woman with a White Cap,” painted circa 1884, seen in Maastricht, the Netherlands, on March 6, 2024. NICK GAMMON / AFP A rare early work by Vincent van Gogh has been sold for a reported several million euros at

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Artists

Who is Banksy? Wild theories over identity of world-famous artist as legal row threatens to reveal his name

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails His subversive murals and installations are famous around the world – but the true identity of the world-famous Banksy has never officially been confirmed. The riddle over the

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