What Is a Collectible? A collectible refers to an item worth far more than it was initially sold for because of its rarity and/or popularity. The price for a particular collectible usually depends on how many of the same items are available and its overall condition. Common categories of collectibles include antiques, toys, coins, comic
Auctions Christie’s expects the sale to break the Flemish artist’s auction record. Anthony Van Dyck, Portrait of Willem Hondius. Photo: © Christie’s Images Limited 2023. A rare drawing by Anthony Van Dyck, part of his celebrated portrait series, will hit the block at Christie’s New York, where it is expected to fetch $800,000 to $1.2
David Stephen Johnson, whose latest exhibit was during Miami Art Week’s last edition in December 2019, will present a selection of his recent works from December 7th to the end of January 2021 in a group exhibition called Year Representation at Galerie Sonia Monti. This up and coming gallery is based in the exclusive 8th Arrondissement in
Local theater company Curtain 440 took center stage at Chardon City Council’s Dec. 14 meeting, with numerous people stepping forward to share their support of the organization moving into the Geauga Theater. Local theater company Curtain 440 took center stage at Chardon City Council’s Dec. 14 meeting, with numerous people stepping forward to share their
‘Revolutionary Artists Fight Against War and Fascism’: Members of the John Reed Club on the march in New York in 1934. | Smithsonian Institution / Louis Lozowick papers Art is labor. It’s really that simple. Creative professionals have crafted their art into a career. While there’s no dispute that the work of musicians, writers, actors,
By Casey Rafter Detroit-born storyteller, multi-instrumentalist, composer, playwright and puppeteer Dalrymple MacAlpin has spent much of his life interpreting the vivid images of his dreams into the art he presents to his audiences. His mythical band Dalrymple and the Wild Daimons, often in matching shades of green, has enchanted Sacramento audiences at Harlow’s and The
“Having been labeled as the cook of the art world,” Rirkrit Tiravanija said, “I think people come to see my work expecting to interact.” Indeed, they expect to eat. The 62-year-old artist is easily the most influential of the loose cadre that rose to prominence in the early 1990s under the banner of “relational aesthetics”
The final of the beat competition organized by the Delegation of the European Union to Haiti was held in the gardens of the Reserve in Pétion Ville on Dec. 13, 2023. Out of the 48 participants, Belensky Joseph St. Juste, a Port-au-Prince native, won first prize for revisiting Ludwig Van Beethoven’s Ode to Joy with
The City of Atlanta’s Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA) is partnering with the City of Atlanta’s Department of Enterprise and Asset Management (DEAM) to invite artists to submit their qualifications for two separate art projects. The first project is a large-scale indoor mural, on panels, that will be installed in the new Fire Station
“When I represent Africa, I’m representing the world,” says Rochester-based artist Jahbulani Ori. Ori’s detailed canvases are inspired by Africa and the cosmos. According to the biography on his Art by Jahbu website, his art is “inspired by the culture and spirituality of the many unique tribes native to Africa.” His work also often incorporates