As February unfolds, our school district highlights the importance of Black History Month under the theme “African Americans and the Arts.” To mark this celebration, the district welcomed three distinguished artists to the middle schools, each showcasing their unique talents and perspectives. “Our goal with this event was to provide students with the opportunity to
If you want to go down a rabbithole of fun debates over who said it and arguments about whether it’s true, search the famous (infamous?) quote, “Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.” Leaving aside the fact that dancing about architecture seems fabulous — more dancing about everything, I say—there’s a stickiness to this
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 13, 2024 CHICAGO — A $25 million gift from the Bucksbaum family—Carolyn (Kay), Jacolyn (Jackie), and John Bucksbaum—will support future initiatives of the Art Institute of Chicago, with a focus on the creation of the Bucksbaum Photography Center. This remarkable support is a lead gift in the museum’s visionary multi-year plan
CAPE GIRARDEAU Mo. (KBSI) – Second graders at Jefferson Elementary School will be teaming up with local organizations for a special project in light of the eclipse in April. With the help of Southside Farms, Southeast Arts Council, and an out of state artist, the children will be creating ceramic tiles that will go on
Groover, a Parisian startup looking to level the playing field for emerging artists, has confirmed the raise of $8 million in a Series A funding round. Founded in early 2018, Groover has now hoovered up approximately $16 million and will use the new investment to integrate a number of new services including coaching and career
February 13, 2024 by Cameron Healy Creative Pinellas and Pinellas County call for artists for the 2024 ARTWorks Signal Box Project to decorate eight signal boxes in the county. Photo by Cameron Healy Pinellas County partnered with Creative Pinellas for a new ARTWorks Signal Box Project. This project intends to transform gray traffic signal control
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Some artists and community members are speaking out about a mural commissioned in Little Saigon. On Monday, they brought their concerns to Sacramento’s Arts, Culture and Creative Economy Commission during public comment. Those who spoke before the board brought forth a number of different issues, including comments that there was a lack
Kelly Bourgeois says her three children “think they’re famous.” Well, they’re not entirely wrong. The trio were the models for Bourgeois’ painting of three children atop ladders for a Mardi Gras parade, a painting featured on the king cake boxes sold at Robert Fresh Market. The Hahnville High School alum and Luling resident has worked as an artist full-time for the past eight years, working mostly
Unlike some American high schoolers, Wu Tsang avoided reading “Moby-Dick” in English class. She didn’t discover Herman Melville’s novel until adulthood, and even that encounter was mediated: she attended a talk about “Mariners, Renegades and Castaways,” a 1953 “Moby-Dick” critique by Trinidadian thinker C. L. R. James that reframes Ahab’s boat and crew as a
Simon Lee Gallery in London, which was put into court-ordered administration in the U.K. last year, owes an estimated £10 million (about $12.6 million) to 153 creditors, including artists and other galleries, according to documents filed by its joint administrators. Details of the gallery’s financial situation are revealed in a 44-page report that was filed