Clark Nesbit planned on spending his retirement traveling and enjoying life after a 40-plus-year career as a special needs educator. Instead, he is teaching the next generation about his passion for theatre. A year ago, he created a nonprofit theatre production company called No Dreams Deferred and began a partnership with the Simpsonville Arts Center.
Within an endless procession of museum halls filled to the brim with celebrated male painters, it is an exciting novelty to spot just one or two works by some relatively unsung woman artist. Hanging in pokey corner, they can easily be missed and there’s not often much info with which to gain a deeper insight.
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Which stage of a bubble is this? The above chart is in the supporting bumf around a much-delayed plan to float a painting. Lichtenstein-based Artex will next week list Art Share 002, the maiden stock
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Antique art dealers in France have launched a public lobbying campaign against a new European Union (EU) regulation intended to curb imports of illicit cultural objects, notably antiquities, which they say will have a “dramatic and damaging impact” on the EU art market while risking the wrongful criminalization of collectors. In a heated Paris press
Minnesota, known for its picturesque landscapes and rich cultural heritage, has also been a fertile ground for birthing musical talents that have left a significant mark on the global stage. This article delves into the stories of 10 iconic singers from the Land of 10,000 Lakes, exploring how their roots in Minnesota have influenced their
DES MOINES, Iowa — A Des Moines arts organization is preparing to rip out a groundbreaking artwork that lines a pond in a historic city park, surprising the New York artist who created the work decades ago and leading to an outpouring of opposition by other artists and local residents. The decision to remove the
Every artist’s journey from inspiration to completion is unique. Join the PAC6 Painters—Linda Brown, Marian Fortunati, Nita Harper, Debra Holladay, Laura Wambsgans, and Sharon Weaver—as they showcase their latest creations born from a decade of exploration across California, Arizona, and Utah. This exhibition offers a rare glimpse into the creative process of these six Southern
This semester, as visitors enter the McMullen Museum of Art, they are taken back in time to mid-20th century Havana, Cuba. The Lost Generation: Women Ceramicists and the Cuban Avant-Garde exhibition presents an array of artwork created between 1949 and 1959, at the Taller de Santiago de las Vegas studio. The bilingual English-Spanish exhibition aims
A New West-based visual artist invites community members to immerse themselves in art – for a deeper purpose Art has a deeper purpose at Moxie Muse. New Westminster-based visual artist Komal Saxena invites community members to Moxie Muse, which features artwork and wearable art pieces – and much more. The event is being billed as “Moxie