February 8, 2025
Artists

Artist’s ‘love letter’ to late Manitou Springs artist is a movable Mardi Gras mega-float | Arts & Entertainment

When Sofia Hernandez Crade says that the late Manitou Springs artist Charles H. Rockey has taken over her life, she means it literally. An unfinished papier-mâché shoe and hand, each the size of an ottoman, claim the dinner table of her Colorado Springs home. In her workshop, the kind-eyed and wispy-haired visage of Manitou’s Gandalf-like

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Artists

Grand Kyiv Ballet, resisting war through art, comes to NYC

People’s Artists of Ukraine Kateryna Kukhar and Oleksandr Stoianov. (Grand Kyiv Ballet) At 5 a.m. on Feb. 24, 2022, Kateryna Kukhar and Oleksandr Stoianov’snanny called, crying. Russia had invaded Ukraine, she told the terrified parents of two. The Grand Kyiv Ballet husband-and-wife principal dancers were touring in France when they learned their young children were

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Artists invited to enter state wildlife stamp art contests | Outdoors

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Ekow Eshun considers the Black figure in portraiture

The National Portrait Gallery is tracing the Black figure throughout portraiture with its spring exhibition, ‘The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure’, with curator Ekow Eshun uniting works from 22 African diasporic artists working in the UK and US.  In the first part of the exhibition, they consider identity and representation through

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Artists

Rimli Roy receives NJ State Council on the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship 2024 award — The Indian Panorama

Rimli Roy is among 76 artists selected from 692 eligible applicants in six artistic disciplines to be awarded a 2024 Individual Artist Fellowship. TRENTON, NJ (TIP): Surati Founder and Artistic Director Ms Rimli Roy receives the NJ State Council on the Arts 2024 Individual Artist Fellowship award. Ms Roy is a recipient in the Interdisciplinary

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Art Investment

Art investment challenges are worth overcoming

Image: Shutterstock Investing in art has long been an intriguing but complex endeavour, offering a unique set of opportunities and challenges for those willing to navigate its waters. While the financial value of art has been established by the consistent performance of top-ranked artists, there are several factors to consider when delving into this world.

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Visual artists

Addison Center for the Arts to host fourth annual ‘Expressions: Art and Verse’ exhibit

Join an artists reception on Saturday, Feb. 24, for the “Expressions: Art and Verse 2024” exhibit at Addison Center for the Arts Courtesy of Addison Center for the Arts The Addison Center for the Arts is hosting its fourth collaboration between visual artists and the Illinois State Poetry Society. Participating poets will read poems inspired

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Dwyane Wade’s Wife Gabrielle Union’s Wholesome Painting With Daughter Shines Spotlight on Talented Artist’s Tragic Backstory

Gabrielle Union has a keen appreciation for exceptional creative gems. Just recently, Dwyane Wade’s wife shared an adorable painting of her with her 5-year-old daughter Kaavia. Along with the cute moment, she also revealed the artist’s tragic story to the fans. The actress shared how the artist was deeply influenced by his friend whom he

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San Francisco artists protest Israeli massacres in Gaza by “vandalizing” their own works

A group of San Francisco artists last week carried out a protest against the Israeli genocide in Gaza and the silence of leading US arts institutions about the horrific crime by altering their own works. The protest took place during a public event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA), the multidisciplinary contemporary

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Artists

Cypress Lake High School hosts first artist scholarship show since Ian

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Cypress Lake High School in Fort Myers became the canvas for the school’s top student artists as they showcased their work in a bid for scholarships offered by a local nonprofit. Providing some of the scholarships was The Fort Myers Beach Art Association which has been a part of the local

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