February 8, 2025
Artists

Announcing Amazon Music Breakthrough UK: Artists To Watch 2024

Spotlighting 13 rising stars, we teamed up with Amazon Music to celebrate their must-know artists for 2024. Welcome to Amazon Music’s Breakthrough UK: Artists To Watch 2024, in collaboration with Notion, where you can find out exactly which artists you need on your radar (and your playlists) this year.   A carefully curated selection of

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Artists

Bucci-Dietz Artist Award winners announced

ZANESVILLE − Faith Cornell, Abby Longshore, Carrie Turner and Diana Wilson have been named the winners of the 2023 Ronna Bucci and Dr. Charles Dietz Artist Awards. Longshore received the $500 top prize with Cornell, Turner and Wilson each getting $100. The awards were presented by Ron and Mary Ann Bucci, parents of the late

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Artists

Russia’s queer artists fight growing persecution

PHOTO CREDIT : Queendom/Dogwoof In 2020, the world was heralding a new wave of queer creativity in Russia, a state that had outlawed much LGBTQ cultural life. “The country’s LGBTQ+ music and nightlife scene is changing how the world looks at Russian youth,” beamed i-D magazine in April that year. Gay artist, model and musician

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Art Investment

Art-Invest appoints new chief financial officer

React News is a trading name of Green Street Advisors (UK) Ltd., a private limited company incorporated in England and Wales with company number 06471304 doing business as Green Street. Green Street is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 482269). React News is not part of Green Street’s regulated business. While the

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European Artists

Eurovision 2024: Nordic artists calling for Israel to be banned

Following calls for boycott since it was confirmed that Israel would be participating in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, more and more petitions are demanding the exclusion of Israel, over alleged war crimes in Gaza. ADVERTISEMENT Finnish and Icelandic artists, as well as protestors in Norway, are calling for Israel to be banned from Eurovision.

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Visual artists

The Best Photography Grants and Scholarships in 2024

Every year, millions of dollars in grants are awarded, but most photographers may not know about them. Foundations, non-profits, and private companies are looking for talented photographers with a fresh eye and a new take and are willing to pay them for it. Here are some grants for photographers that are sure to help fund

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European Art

Exhibition highlights 19th-century European art

Shot by Yang Meiping. Edited by Yang Meiping. Subtitles by Yang Meiping. Ti Gong “Venus and Putto” by French sculptor Philippe Poitevin An exhibition of 19th-century European artists is on display at the Hai Museum of Art, Shanghai. The museum and Rodin Art Center (Rodin Museum China Branch) collaborated on the exhibition, which also celebrates

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Artists

The Last Dinner Party, Jazzy, Strandz and more feature on Amazon Music’s Artists To Watch list 2024 | Talent

Amazon Music has announced its Breakthrough UK: Artists To Watch 2024, a list of 13 emerging UK-signed rising stars who will be championed by the streaming service over the next 12 months.  The Amazon Music Breakthrough UK: Artists To Watch 2024 are: The Last Dinner Party, Strandz, Kenya Grace, Jazzy, Mette, Wasia Project, Elmiene, JayO,

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Artists

KSMoCA artists-in-residence and Art + Social Practice MFA at Portland State University

Apply for PSU’s Art and Social Practice MFA Program Included in Artsy’s list of the Top 15 Art Programs in the country, Portland State University’s Art and Social Practice MFA Program is a three-year flexible residency program (online or in-person) combining individual practice, group work, community partnerships, and experiential learning with diverse faculty.  A wide range of practices including

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Artists

Artists Bring Human Richness at Times of Strife

By Lowell Gasoi, Carleton University | – The current Israel-Hamas war has dominated the news for the past few months. As reports of military machinations and diplomatic efforts have gained attention, the art world has struggled with responses to the horrors of this war. For example, controversy and calls for transparency and accountability followed the

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