February 8, 2025
Artists

Local artist’s Abraham Lincoln statue will soon move to Dayton VA medical center campus

The sculpture was created by artist Mike Major, who owns a studio in Urbana. Major also created the Lincoln statue that was installed in Dayton Courthouse Square in 2016. In 2018, the American Veterans Heritage Center, in partnership with the Lincoln Society of Dayton, began a project to create the bronze statue of Lincoln at

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Artists

APOC store collaborates with nail artists

APOC Store has cemented itself as one of the most progressive online marketplaces, championing emerging designers through a curated buy of clothes, shoes, accessories, jewellery, and more. Now, almost four years on from the store’s opening (it was founded by Ying Suen and Jules Volleberg in 2020), nail art has been added to the roster. 

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Artists

Rainmakers III: Turning Data Into Actionable Artist Insights (Pollstar Live! Panel Recap)

PanelistsJoe Kessler, UTAShelley Pisarra, WassermanAndré Vargas, CAA Many in the live entertainment business have a few stories of how going with their gut helped them and an artist succeed in a particular market during a specific time. Such anecdotes are the ones people love to hear about at Pollstar Live!, the largest gathering of live

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Visual artists

UNCSA Visual Arts students win multiple Mid-Carolina Scholastic Art Awards

Nine students in the High School Visual Arts Program at UNCSA have won 13 awards in the 2024 Mid-Carolina Scholastic Art Awards. The students collected five Gold Keys, six Silver Keys, and two Honorable Mentions. Serving students and educators from central North and South Carolina, the Mid-Carolina Scholastic Art Awards are hosted by the College of

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Artists

Artist donates work to upcoming Sun City show, sale

Josh Thompson has donated his artwork to the Artists by The Lake Club’s second annual fine arts show and sale 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 24 and 25 at the Lakeview Center, 10626 W. Thunderbird Blvd. Thompson’s painting is for the raffle to benefit the Artists by the Lake Club. He will also be at the

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Artists

SCAD Hosts BAM! Celebrating Black Artists In Music, Featuring Tituss Burgess, Solea Pfeiffer, and More

The Savannah College of Art and Design will host the SCAD Bee Sharps, the university’s elite performance ensemble starring American Idol winner and SCAD alum Candice Glover (B.F.A., dramatic writing, 2022) for BAM!, Black Artists in Music, this February 16 at the Lucas Theatre in Savannah. “This year’s two BAM! performances in our SCAD hometowns

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Sacramento artists slam Wide Open Walls for new mural project, allege unethical practices

Diana Huynh, a Vietnamese-American living in Little Saigon, said a new Lunar New Year mural that propped up in her neighborhood misrepresents her culture. Huynh was among a group of Sacramento artists who approached the city’s Arts, Culture and Creative Economy Commission Monday calling out Wide Open Walls, a local mural festival, for its latest

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Artists

Auction of living artist’s skin cancelled after collector buys all lots in advance

An auction of the tattooed skin of an Austrian performance artist has been cancelled after all 12 pieces were bought by a collector for “a seven-figure sum” ahead of the event. The sale of Wolfgang Flatz’s skin was due to take place at Munich’s modern and contemporary art museum, the Pinakothek der Moderne, on 8

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Warhol among featured artists at new gallery show in Palm Beach

Some of the art world’s most celebrated artists are featured in a new selling exhibition that debuted Thursday at Wynn Fine Art in Palm Beach. Ten works from renowned artists such as Andy Warhol, Ed Ruscha, and Sherrie Levine are on display through April 14 at the gallery, which is collaborating with the Brussels, Belgium-based Charles

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Artists

Chau Chak Wing Museum announces Biennale of Sydney Artists

2020, 2020-21, Acrylic and oil on canvas, 301 x 546cm. Photo: Mark Ashkanasy. Courtesy the artist and Kalli Rolfe Contemporary Art, Melbourne.© Juan Davila Niño de Elche & Pedro G. Romero (Spain) are creating a sound installation for the 24th Biennale of Sydney, building on a collaboration which examines and reframes traditional flamenco music. Combining

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