LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — The Lynchburg Art Club is set to host its 51st Annual Lynchburg Art Festival on Saturday, September 21, on the grounds of E.C. Glass High School. More than 100 artists from across the Commonwealth will be displaying and selling their art, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a wide range
The artist’s open call for “Renewable Energies,” the latest exhibition to be juried by the Neon District Public Art Committee, is now live. Artists from around the region are invited to submit works of art in all media for the exhibition, which will be on view at Tidewater Community College’s Visual Arts & Design Center
Joey Dowding gets a helping hand from studio program manager Samantha Wieland as he throws a pot at Lincoln’s Live Yes Studios on June 11. Dowding, who also plays guitar and hosts a racing podcast, said he has been coming to Live Yes since 2018. ERIC GREGORY, for the Flatwater Free Press Joey Dowding sits
Giraffe paints artwork in honor of NBA draft The Memphis Zoo shows its support for the Memphis Grizzlies and the NBA draft with a painting smeared on canvas with edible, animal-safe paint by Niklas, a 16-foot, 2,900 pound giraffe. Banksy’s work is known around the world, but his identity is a complete mystery to fans
If you cover politics long enough, you’re bound to learn something new. Here’s what I learned last week: The iconic Sam and Dave song “Hold on, I’m Coming” was actually written by the late Isaac Hayes. What does a 1960s classic soul song have to do with politics? Hold on. I’m coming with the answer.
The BookMarks Friends of the Marion Public Library needs help from local artists to be “Sitting Pretty.” Artists are encouraged to submit a design to bring a chair and/or a stool to life. The final chairs and/or stools will be part of a fundraiser auction. The BookMark’s mission is to support the services, facilities and
The word “amalgam” arose in the no-man’s land between metallurgy and alchemy. Mixing mercury with base metals was the meaning. Creating gold was often the goal. Molly Hatch’s “Amalgam” (2024) creates a golden alchemy of its own at Sarasota Art Museum. Hatch’s site-specific installation features 470 ceramic plates spanning two floors of the museum. Her
Shen Yun Performing Arts says recent media reporting about it is “riddled with gross distortion” and aids Beijing’s global campaign to malign the arts company, which was founded by first generation immigrants and artists fleeing persecution in China. Headquartered in upstate New York, Shen Yun was founded in 2006 with a mission to revive traditional
Hot off the heels of the delightful “Encounters in the Garden” by Josias Figueirido, Kevin Ivester has curated another summer banger of a show at Ivester Contemporary. This time, the gallery features a whole slew of Texas artists, co-curated by Tiffany K. Smith, united under the theme “Infinite Scroll.” That refers to the ubiquitous web
SEATTLE — This week Seattle neighborhoods are getting more vibrant. Especially in Belltown where it hosted a Mural Festival, unveiling new art installations throughout the downtown “It’s really just overnight going to change the way people look at the neighborhood, adding huge pops of color,” said Aaron Asis with Belltown United. “If you come out