“We as a city, and us being the most diverse city in America, need to take more accountability.” SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento artists called on a city commission to investigate the practices of the nonprofit Wide Open Walls. It comes after the recent controversy over Lunar New Year’s murals painted in South Sacramento’s Little Saigon
Installation view of Belgian artist Rinus Van de Velde’s first solo museum exhibition titled “I Want to Eat Mangos in the Bathtub” at Art Sonje Center in central Seoul / Newsis Belgian artist’s ‘I Want to Eat Mangos in the Bathtub’ unfolds at Art Sonje Center, Space ISU By Park Han-sol Belgian artist Rinus Van
By Josh Parry LGBT & Identity Producer 18 minutes ago Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Princess Diana visited the HIV/Aids ward in the former Middlesex Hospital in 1987 A shortlist of artists competing to create London’s first permanent Aids memorial has been announced. The monument will be situated near the former site of Middlesex
Palm Collective & Obscura Issue Artist Call For NFT.NYC Exhibition The Palm Collective, an organisation that provides web3 communities with the tools to succeed, has announced the launch of Obscura Community, a platform dedicated to uplifting web3 artists. In celebration of its foundation, and coinciding with womxn’s month, Palm are inviting artists and designers –
The future of one of the Region’s largest arts centers and cultural hubs is up in the air. The Munster school district is looking at acquiring the Center for Visual and Performing Arts at 1040 Ridge Road in Munster. The 72,660-square-foot arts center, a longtime pillar of cultural life in Northwest Indiana since it opened in
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — There is a lot of back and forth going on between Metro Nashville Arts & Culture and the city’s finance director over releasing $2 million as part of a grant to local artists. Now, officials are calling for more to be done. Princella Smith is a Nashville filmmaker currently working on
Allegations of exploiting artists, mismanaging funds, and claims of financial and personal abuse surrounding Wide Open Walls are the topic of conversation at a Monday meeting. Wide Open Walls is a yearly celebration of art where murals are placed across Sacramento. The idea is to support local artists. According to a release detailing the event,
CAMDEN, N.J. – Police in Camden are searching for the vandals who targeted a mural showcasing the city’s history. Brein Mortez, Don Williams and Priscilla Rios spent six months painting the mural, located at 1700 Admiral Wilson Boulevard. They finished their work in February. Less than a month later, it is covered with graffiti. “[I’m]
Kunstkammer Geord Laue. Photo: Courtesy of TEFAF For two weeks every March, the medieval Dutch city of Maastricht becomes the center of the art world as droves of the globe’s most prominent art collectors make the annual pilgrimage to The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF). At a tiny airport on the border of Germany and
Tiffany Gaines, “Edreys and Alexa Joan Wajed” (2023), archival negative print, 8 x 10 inches (image courtesy Tiffany Gaines) Tiffany Gaines, “Edreys and Alexa Joan Wajed” (2023), archival negative print, 8 x 10 inches (image courtesy Tiffany Gaines) Tiffany Gaines, “Edreys and Alexa Joan Wajed” (2023), archival negative print, 8 x 10 inches (image courtesy