March 11, 2025
Visual artists

ACAC calls visual artists to show work in The People Project community exhibit

The Adams County Arts Council (ACAC) is accepting submissions from local artists for a community art exhibit being mounted as part of The People Project 2024: At Home in Adams County. This showcase of visual art is a new addition to the popular storytelling and performance event, which will be presented for the sixth time

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Spice “The Queen of Dancehall” Becomes First Jamaican Female Artist To Debut #1 In Canada, #2 In US & United Kingdom On iTunes

Grammy® Award-Nominated, chart-topping, global superstar Spice, is lighting up the Summer with the arrival of her highly anticipated third studio album, ‘Mirror 25’ which released on Friday, August 9, 2024 via Spice Official Entertainment with distribution through Empire. The chart-topping album made history within minutes after its release, debuting at #1 in Canada, #2 in the United States and United Kingdom on the

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Putnam to host Family Film Series, invites artists and filmmakers to participate in upcoming events

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) –Putnam Museum is inviting families to embark on a cinematic journey during the Summer Family Film Series from Aug. 16 to 18 in the GIANT Screen Theatre. The facility is rolling out the red carpet to celebrate the 85th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz, the 65th anniversary of Disney’s Sleeping Beauty,

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Wyoming Artist Exhibits Western and Wildlife Art at Community Fine Arts Center

Dedicated to be true to the wildlife he captures on canvas, Bernie Jensen spends time in their natural habitats to know and understand the animals, such as in “Elk Meadon.” The public is invited to the opening reception for Jensen’s exhibition at the Community Fine Arts Center in Rock Springs on Thursday, August 15 th

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City launches $1.5M grant to help local artists; applications now open – Metro Philadelphia

Sign up for our Daily Email newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest local news throughout Philadelphia. Calling all local artists — Creative Philadelphia and the Illuminate the Arts Grant Committee have launched a $1.5 million grant to help strengthen and financially uplift Philadelphia’s creatives, particularly in Black and Brown communities, and those that do

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Universal Music Group strikes Meta deal for Taylor Swift on WhatsApp

Pop stars including Taylor Swift, Adele, Billie Eilish and Elton John will soon have their music played and shared across WhatsApp. Universal Music Group, the world’s largest multinational music group which represents the globe’s biggest recording artists, reached a multiyear licensing agreement with Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms on Monday. The deal is an expansion of

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Michelle Sound’s art creates spaces to see ourselves

Multidisciplinary visual artist Michelle Sound  (Cree and Métis) brings drum making, caribou hair tufting, photography, painting and beading to her art making, carving a path deeply rooted in her personal heritage and experiences. Sound has been busy this spring and summer, participating in multiple exhibitions across Canada. These include Land Breaths A Treaty 8 Exhibition

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SAG-AFTRA Foundation Opens Meryl Streep Center for Performing Artists

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation has announced the official opening of the Meryl Streep Center for Performing Artists. The 15,000 square-foot facility is located on the 10th floor of the Union’s headquarters on Wilshire Boulevard and is named in honor of Streep, the most philanthropic donor in the Foundation’s nearly 40-year history. The state-of-the-art facility is a

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Isaac Hayes Joins Long List Of Artists Demanding Donald Trump Stop Using Their Music

Mega The family of late soul legend Isaac Hayes, who died on August 10, 2008, has slapped Donald Trump with a cease-and-desist, demanding he stop blasting “Hold On, I’m Comin’” at his campaign rallies. Isaac Hayes III, son of the iconic singer, shared a letter sent to Trump and his team, threatening a lawsuit if

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“AI slop”, social media, engagement – and human artists

You may have seen “AI slop” on your social media timeline: AI-generated images of extreme, eye-catching, emotionally-laden topics like emaciated poor people, natural disasters, crying children, and outlandish religious or military images. (This X/Twitter feed rounds up the most absurd – and sometimes slightly-NSFW – examples). But why is such obviously-fake imagery there in the first place and

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