The Arizona Pastel Artists Association (APAA) brings its 8th National Exhibition and Sale to the Phippen Museum in Prescott from March 10, 2024 to April 21, 2024. Pastel works, prized for their brilliant color, will be on display and for sale at this open and juried show. A grand opening reception will be held on
Every year, Black History Month brings a wealth of ways to acknowledge and celebrate African Americans of the past whose work continues to influence the present. That’s also the aim of Crosscut’s ongoing Black Arts Legacies project — which we’re ramping up again for Season 3 this spring. In the past two years, we’ve profiled 40 Northwest
A new exhibition of contemporary artists’ books at the Grolier Club celebrates hundreds of years of communication through real and imagined languages. On view from February 29 through May 11 in the New York club’s second floor gallery, Language, Decipherment, and Translation – from Then to Now presents a kaleidoscopic presentation of more than 50 books, collages, prints,
Quincy’s Gadsden Arts has landed an American artistic master for a traveling exhibit opening in February. Jacob Lawrence is a widely celebrated artist from the 20th century who has captivated viewers worldwide since his work was first acquired by major museums in 1940. Lawrence created artworks that share important chapters in human history through his
On Monday, artists began the installation of the Christ Pantocrator icon on the walls of the central tower of the National Cathedral in Bucharest. The image was assembled using 2,400 kilogrammes of mosaic fragments over the course of six months. The diameter of the iconographic representation is 12 metres, and it encompasses an area of
La Lupe is one of the artists featured in this week’s Alt.Latino. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) hide caption toggle caption (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) La Lupe is one of the artists featured in this week’s Alt.Latino. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Nothing captures the agony of love, loss, hope and
Leaders of the Mexican Cultural Center DuPage, the College of DuPage Public Art Project and the DuPage Convention & Visitors Bureau on Thursday announced the cultural event of the summer: “Olmec Trails: Culture and Legacy.” More than 30 artists from across North America will contribute to the exhibition. Sandy Bressner/Shaw Local News Network Fernando Ramirez
No Mary Cassatt, no Frida Kahlo, no Faith Ringgold. During the early 1970s, the situation for female artists in the United States was not unlike Gilead, the patriarchal state in Margaret Atwood’s novel The Handmaid’s Tale. In art history textbooks, women were not underrepresented; they were not represented at all. Equally discouraging, there were precious
Calling all student artists! The City of Newport Beach Arts Commission has announced the return of the Student Art Exhibition. This annual event is an opportunity for students grades pre-K through 12 to showcase their creativity. Artists may submit one original work of art (two-dimensional format only) that will be displayed at the Newport Beach
By LAWRENCE COSENTINO Friday afternoon (Feb. 2), the LookOut! Gallery, a cozy room tucked into the second floor of Michigan State University’s Snyder-Phillips Hall, was bursting at the seams with more than 70 people. East Lansing artist Elijah Hamilton-Wray circulated through the gallery, greeting friends and fellow art enthusiasts. People shot glances at his face,