March 10, 2025
Artists

Artists You Should Know: Chappell Roan

Chappell Roan wrangles together campy glitz and the glam of manic dance-pop to create anthems of queer euphoria. This year, she’s headed out on massive tour dates, including slots at Coachella 2024 and support on select dates for Olivia Rodrigo on her GUTS tour. If you’ve had even a minuscule taste of the meteoric energy

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Visual artists

Visual artist Lakwena Maciver collaborates with Universal Music UK

This year, the UK’s leading music company has collaborated with London-based artist Lakwena Maciver for the BRIT Awards. As part of the commission, Lakwena has designed the artwork titled TIL THE SUN COMES UP which will feature as a keep-sake for guests as part of the exclusive invitation for the Universal Music BRITs after-party (2

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Artists

The complex politics of separating art from the artist

Is it possible to be objective about art?   By JOAQUIN WATERS — jwat@ucdavis.edu The phrase “separating art from the artist” has been thrown around a lot recently. Arguments in favor of the mantra and against it permeate just about every space of cultural discussion. Is it possible to view art with complete objectivity, even

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Artists

Montclair Artists, Businesses Will Team Up For Local Art Walk

Businesses will be collaborating with local creators to host pop-up exhibits at this upcoming “Art Walk” in Montclair. Feb 27, 2024 10:52 am EST MONTCLAIR, NJ — More than 50 downtown businesses are expected to take part in the upcoming Montclair Art Walk, organizers say. This year’s Art Walk will take place from 4 to

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European Artists

Black Portrayals by European Artists With Helane Rheingold ‹ ColoradoBoulevard.net

Bashi-Bazouk by Jean-Léon Gérôme (Photo – Pasadena Village) Join Helane Rheingold for the next segment in the Conversations with Art series. By News Desk View portrayals of Black individuals in European Art. Helane will guide you through the selected works of art from the 1600s to the 1960s and learn techniques on how to interpret

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European Art

Conversation Series Explores How European Paintings Shaped Racial Perceptions – Pasadena Weekendr

[Pasadena Village] How do we see Blackness? How has art influenced our vision and understanding of race and identity? These are some of the questions that will be discussed Friday, March 1 at the next Conversations with Arts series, a monthly program hosted by Pasadena Village, a community organization for older adults. The event, titled

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Artists

8,700+ artists want ‘Israel’ opted out of the Venice Biennale

The Art Not Genocide Alliance (ANGA) group released an open letter signed by past and future Biennales participants in the Venice Biennale, condemning “Israel’s” partaking at the event. An installation by Rozana Montiel, at the Biennale International Architecture exhibition, in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, May 23, 2018. (AP) More than 8,700 artists and cultural workers have

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Art Investment

Columbus City Council to invest in Columbus art community

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Investing in arts and performances venues in the greater Columbus area is top of mind for the Columbus City Council. What You Need To Know The Columbus City Council approved an ordinance for the department of finance and management to enter into contract with the Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) A 5% fee

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Artists

Tarble artists in residence presentation, opening reception set

CHARLESTON — Diane Christiansen and Jessie Mott, the new artists-in-residence at the Tarble Fine Arts Center, will give a presentation on their collaborative visual art practice from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 29. Christiansen is a visual artist, musician, and social worker. Her interdisciplinary creative practice uses painting, drawing, animation, and large-scale installations to explore her

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Artists

A New Survey of Black Portraiture Rewrites the Art Historical Canon

Since the very earliest art forms, artists have been compelled to depict the human figure. These images allow us to see ourselves, our societies, and our cultures reflected back and recorded for posterity. “The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black figure” is a new survey at the National Portrait Gallery in London that

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