February 8, 2025
Artists

‘World-famous’ Detroit art scene coming to West Michigan in new exhibition

MUSKEGON, MI – A new exhibition featuring 16 contemporary Detroit artists whose work highlights the vibrancy and strength of the local art community will soon be in in Muskegon. he world-famous Detroit art scene comes to West Michigan in an exhibition featuring 16 contemporary Detroit artists whose work highlights the strength and vibrancy of the

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the Gathering’ Artist Quits Over AI Art Use

Angle down icon An icon in the shape of an angle pointing down. The publishers of “Magic: The Gathering” apologized for the use of AI-generated art. Wikimedia An artist who worked on “Magic: The Gathering” says he has quit over the company’s use of AI. Publisher Wizards of the Coast said part of a promo

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Paul Weller says younger artists should release more music

(Credits: Far Out / Press) Mon 8 January 2024 9:39, UK Paul Weller has been a consistently prolific figure in British popular music since his rise to fame with The Jam in the late 1970s, and now, he has vented his frustration at younger artists for not releasing enough music. With 16 solo albums under

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SLAM exhibition featuring St. Louis hip hop heads to Germany

ST. LOUIS — Andréa Purnell was still searching for the words to describe her feelings about bidding farewell to the Saint Louis Art Museum’s presentation of The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century, which enjoyed a sold-out final day on January 1. “Sometimes it becomes more powerful than you can explain

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SLAM exhibition featuring St. Louis hip hop and visual artists heads to Germany

Andréa Purnell was still searching for the words to describe her feelings about bidding farewell to the Saint Louis Art Museum’s presentation of The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century, which enjoyed a sold-out final day on January 1.  “Sometimes it becomes more powerful than you can explain to see your

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Ardest Gallery to Celebrate Black History Month Through Art Events

THE WOODLANDS, TX – Ardest Gallery, a local fine arts gallery, has announced a slate of events in February celebrating Black History Month. Black History Month was created to pay tribute to generations of African Americans and their contributions to the United States. Ardest Gallery strives to honor Black people through the presentation of art

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Calgary visual artist Jayne Hajnoczky featured in National Geographic

Jayne Hajnoczky’s photos of Canadian plants and insects are in the first section of National Geographic’s January 2024 issue. The Calgary visual artist collects items from all across Canada and uses a high-definition scanner to record them over a black background, something that caught the eye of an editor with the magazine. Now, Hajnoczky is

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Rochester to invest in local arts. Here’s how artists can apply.

The City of Rochester and Monroe County are inviting artists from underrepresented and underserved communities to join an Artist Engagement Team. The city wants to invest in the local creative ecosystem, and the artist engagement team will develop and implement strategies to contribute to these objectives. “Those facing challenges in accessing community arts participation opportunities

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Call for Artists – Celebration of the Arts

The Abound Credit Union Celebration of the Arts juried exhibition continues in 2024, hosted at the Kentucky Museum.  This competitive exhibition is open to all residents 18 years of age or older, living in a Kentucky county which falls within a 65-mile radius of Bowling Green. The exhibition is located at the Kentucky Museum on the campus of

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The 1950s artists who always stayed true to their art

To some people, the 1950s are grey years. But on the surface, the scene was far from gloomy. Sherpa Tensing and Edmund Hillary touched the ceiling of the sky in 1953, an event made memorable by a photograph, and by Hillary’s one-phrase summary of it, a masterpiece of 20th-century vernacular: “Well, we knocked the bastard

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