February 8, 2025
Visual artists

Stability, Midjourney, Runway hit back hard in AI art lawsuit

Join us in Atlanta on April 10th and explore the landscape of security workforce. We will explore the vision, benefits, and use cases of AI for security teams. Request an invite here. The class-action copyright lawsuit filed by artists against companies providing AI image and video generators and their underlying machine learning (ML) models has

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School of Art Welcomes Renowned Ghanaian Artist to Campus

Provided by the artist Jacob Paa Joe Jr. at Paa Joe Coffin Works in Ghana. The School of Art in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences welcomes internationally renowned artist Jacob Paa Joe Jr. to the U of A campus for a two and a half week workshop creating a proverbial coffin, concluding

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Theatre Alumni and Faculty Receive 2023 Artists 360 Awards

Photo Submitted Clockwise from top left: Heider Lyn Alsdorf, Adrienne Dawes, Sarah Loucks and Lacy Post. The Department of Theatre is pleased to announce four winners of the Mid-America Arts Alliance 2023 Artists 360 Award: alumni Adrienne Dawes, Sarah Loucks and Lacy Post, and faculty member and dance lecturer Heidee Lyn Alsdorf,

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Russ Talks Labels Artificially Boosting Major Artists’ Streams: ‘Everyone in the Industry Knows’

Russ continues to take aim at major record labels. After claiming his album streams were intentionally undercounted, the New Jersey-born rapper shed more light on the purported practice of buying fake streams. Russ addressed the topic during an appearance on Andrew Schulz’s Flagrant podcast, where he asked to explain some of the shady tactics that improve chart

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Southern University, local artists showcase Black culture through ‘Culturally Appropriate’ exhibit

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Black History Month celebration is in full effect in the Bluff, bringing in a new exhibit that’s exciting students on campus.  “Anytime that I see something with a positive impact that brings information towards Black culture, I’m an advocate for it. And when they told me it was up

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Black artists’ struggle for recognition continues this awards season –

For as long as I can remember, I have sat in front of the TV to see if my favorite artists would win in their categories during awards season. While some artists rightfully get their flowers each year, it seems like Black and other minority artists are constantly snubbed of these coveted awards.  At this

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With ‘Eternity in a Moment,’ Japanese artist Mika Ninagawa portrays everyday wonders

TOKYO (AP) — Flowers blossoming like pink chiffon, luscious berries and fluttering goldfish make for the delicate but defiant beauty that’s signature Mika Ninagawa. With “Eternity in a Moment,” the Japanese photographer and filmmaker has created an immersive installation where a visitor walks through rooms with various motifs. One is filled with flowers sprouting everywhere

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British artist brings love of the American West to Aspen’s Galerie Maximillian

Artist Suzy Murphy in her London studio.Courtesy photo Contemporary British landscape artist Suzy Murphy will debut her first major show in the United States with 30 unique works on paper created expressly for Galerie Maximilian in her one-person show opening on Friday, Feb. 16, running through Sunday, March 10. “Simply put, Suzy Murphy is one

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Universal Music Group defends artists from AI with TikTok music removal – The Oswegonian

In an attempt to save its artists from having their music be exploited on TikTok, Universal Music Group (UMG) has made a decision that will likely have massive negative impacts on its artists’ music promotion abilities and ultimately harm both the artist and the label. While initially this seemed like the wrong choice, and while

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Artists You Should Know: Los Blenders

Los Blenders dish out unfiltered and rollicking amalgamations of rock they bend and warp to match their clamorous energy. Since their arrival over a decade ago, the Mexican outfit has undergone various evolutions and growths. Their sound accommodates everything from raw garage and riotous punk to the sleek but heady psych-rock. You won’t want to

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