February 8, 2025
Visual artists

Bex Wilkinson, Visual Artist and Filmmaker

Ms. Wilkinson, a seasoned visual artist and filmmaker with a rich lifetime of experiences, stands out for her evocative expressionist creations. Her art, a product of profound personal encounters, is categorized into four distinct themes: political, spiritual, personal, and environmental. These themes manifest in abstract forms using acrylic paint or mixed media on canvas. Some

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Artists

Call for applications from artists and craftspeople for funding for small-scale arts projects

The Government of the Northwest Territories is now accepting funding proposals for the Small Arts Project Grant for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. The grant provides up to $5,000 to emerging to mid-career artists, craftspeople, and small groups to cover costs for small-scale arts projects (e.g., traditional apparel, paintings, etc.) such as art supplies (e.g., beads,

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Artists

A Museum Director Gets a Second Act: Village Barkeep

There is something bigger than beer brewing at the Francis Kite Club, a new haunt in the East Village whose artists hold performances, shape its programming and debate politics from their barstools. Above the patrons, including art stars like Marina Abramovic, is a mural by the painter Nina Nichols that imagines New York City repopulated

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Grammy-winning, country artist Jo-El Sonnier passed away at 77

On Saturday, January 13, Cajun sensation and country music recording artist Jo-El Sonnier passed away. He was 77 years old. Sonnier was performing at the Llano Country Opry in Texas and suffered a major heart attack following his performance. He played for over an hour at the Llano venue and received a standing ovation. There

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Artists

Alkebulan Center to Unveil Ugandan Artist’s Tribute to MLK Legacy – Pasadena Now

Ugandan artist Emmy Lu. [Via YouTube] Pasadena’s Alkebulan Cultural Center has announced a special event on Saturday, Jan. 20, combining a celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday and an art exhibit featuring Ugandan artist Emmy Lu, whose creativity aims to promote cultural awareness and social advancement. A highlight of the event is the official

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Artists

Forward Motion Artists – Day to Day Manager (UK, US)

ABOUT THREE SIX ZERO X FORWARD MOTION ARTISTS Three Six Zero has partnered with international management company Forward Motion Artists. Founded in 2017, Forward Motion Artists’ roster features alternative electronic music acts such as Jamie Jones, Lee Burridge, Lee Foss, AMÉMÉ, and more. The company also works with a roster of event brands and labels

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Artists

Artist Harold Cohen’s Pioneering A.I. Art-Making Software Will Be Revisited—and Revived—for a Museum Show

Harold Cohen, AARON KCAT (2001). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Digital Art Committee 2023.20. © Harold Cohen Trust. The late British painter Harold Cohen once joked that he could be the only artist to have a posthumous show of new work. He had after all created a generative

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Art Investment

The generational divide shaping the global art market

The great wealth transfer from Baby Boomers to their descendants is shaping the rise of family offices/ Image: Bob Venables Change is afoot in the art world. Auction houses are registering a 30 per cent increase in new buying clients, while the normalisation of online bids has fostered a democratisation of the industry. Asia is

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Visual artists

The Caribbean Islands between 1984-2003 | Lifestyle

Located in the temporary exhibition hall in Santiago de los Caballeros’ Centro León, The Time of Yet. A Few Notes on Visual Arts in the Caribbean 1984-2003 explores a series of key subjects related to the sociopolitical narratives that emerged during that period and provides a contextual framework that redefines the current artistic trajectory of

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European Artists

How Blue Paper Revolutionized the Art of Drawing

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, “Belphagore” (1734), brush and black ink, gray wash, heightened with white gouache, on blue paper; 12 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches (image via public domain, all images courtesy Getty Publishing) Jean-Baptiste Oudry, “Belphagore” (1734), brush and black ink, gray wash, heightened with white gouache, on blue paper; 12 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches

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