February 8, 2025
Visual artists

Kyoto Prize winner uses surreal art forms to make sense of the world’s ugly realities – San Diego Union-Tribune

When Nalini Malani was 12, and visiting Tokyo with her parents in the 1950s, her mother told her that they would have difficulty ordering food in a restaurant, since few people at the time spoke English. Malani wondered what they would do. She decided she would draw what the family wanted. “I learned to draw

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Nottingham artists present their artwork in outdoor gallery by canal

An outdoor art gallery has been set up in Nottingham to showcase the work of local artists. Eight panels have been created which are displayed along the canal path on London Road. Their designs were selected after a callout for local artists last year to get involved with the project. Local street artist Reiss Mallett

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Artists show their talents at Chico Unplugged – The Orion

On Thursday, Madison Bear Garden played host to Chico Unplugged. The biannual event, put on by SOTA Productions, is a competition for local and student musicians to showcase their talents. The winner is rewarded with an in-studio recording session with Chico State’s Audio Engineering Society. The crowd filled in quickly, and the audience seemed to

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How Merch Cat Is Taming Music Merchandise for Artists

Music Merch Manager App by Merch Cat What happens when merch stops being an afterthought and turns into an active revenue-generator? Merch Cat says its elevated focus on technology and analytics can boost artist merch revenue by as much as 20%, while strategically crafting a more reliable process for inventory management, sales tracking, and decision-making.

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woo!ah! And DXMON’s Agency Threatens Legal Action Against Defamation Of Artists’ Character

SSQ Entertainment (formerly known as NV Entertainment) has issued a warning against malicious posts about its artists. On March 9, SSQ Entertainment—which is home to the idol groups woo!ah! and DXMON—released a statement warning that it would take legal action against the violation of its artists’ rights, including defamation of character. The agency’s full statement

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Bend artist showcases equal pay sculpture at downtown event ahead of Equal Pay Day

 BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend artist created a sculpture to break down barriers around pay equity.  On Saturday, outside the Commons Cafe and Taproom in downtown Bend, Cassandra Kehoe wanted her work to spark discussion about the issue.  “I’m asking people how much they make,” Kehoe said. “So it’s a taboo question, but it’s a way that

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Portrait of an Artist: Life and time of Jyoti Bhatt | Eye News

Artist Jyoti Bhatt was only 12 when one of his earliest paintings signalled the course his expansive artistic career would take. Titled “Chheta R’ejo Maa Baap” (Please keep distance sir), the watercolour depicted a Dalit carrying human waste on his head and a broom in his hand, walking down the street yelling, so that the

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Annual Plein Air Festival Call to Artists Announced

Article audio is made possible by CAST11 Prescott Podcast Network. A Talking Glass Media production. Yavapai College’s Prescott Campus Art Gallery announces that submissions are now open for Art in the Pines: The Fifth Annual Prescott Plein Air Festival. Plein Air painters from everywhere are encouraged to bring themselves and their works to the beautiful

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Prescott Fine Art Attracts Artists, Students, Shoppers

“I love that I’m around art every day and I’m building a community of artists.” Prescott Fine Art, located in Pine Ridge Marketplace (formerly Prescott Gateway Mall), offers artwork by a dozen artists as well as art classes for the public. Tamara Holcum, the art gallery owner, operator and artist, is a Certified Bob Ross

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We can’t affiliate ourselves whatsoever

Lambrini Girls have become the latest artist to boycott this year’s South By Southwest Festival, saying they “can’t affiliate ourselves whatsoever” with the event.  The Brighton punk band have joined the likes of Scowl, Gel, Okay Shalom and Squirrelflower in pulling out of performing at the festival, which takes place in Austin, Texas from March

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