A County Durham gallery that has provided a platform to hundreds of craftspeople and artists from across the region is celebrating its 25th birthday. The Glass & Art Gallery in Consett, will mark the occasion with a weekend of special events starting at 11am on Friday (August 30) with a visit by local author Yvonne
The Brooklyn Museum has announced the selection of more than two hundred artists for The Brooklyn Artists Exhibition, which will open on the occasion of the Museum’s 200th anniversary. Jarrett Key. Four Cousins (Mount Rushmore), 2024. Oil pigment on cement. © Jarrett Key. Courtesy ofthe artist and 1969 Gallery This extensive group show highlights the remarkable
This year is the 50th anniversary of John Broven’s classic history of New Orleans rhythm and blues. Groundbreaking at the time of its British publication in August 1974, Rhythm and Blues in New Orleans continues to be essential reading for lovers of New Orleans music. A revised and updated third edition of the book appeared
Hey, everyone! Welcome back to Culture Canvas. Becoming an artist has turned into a second act for April Anue Shipp. The Rochester Hills resident dabbled in art during her 35 years working at Chrysler, but it wasn’t until Shipp retired that she began to seriously pursue a creative career. Now she’s a fiber artist and
Every civilisation has expressed itself through art. Be it 40,000-year-old cave paintings or the modern ‘non-fungible tokens’ (NFTs). Everyone who creates art is called an ‘artist.’ Art includes Da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa,” which sees a footfall of up to 10 million people a year and is now an international treasure elevating the creator’s status
More than 70 European artists and film directors have signed an open letter urging Serbia not to extradite a Belarusian filmmaker, Andrei Hniot, to Belarus. Hniot is a prominent critic of the authoritarian government in Minsk and is wanted in his home country for alleged tax evasion. The letter, released on Monday, highlighted concerns that
Special to the LPJ. Just like everything else in life, the art world has seen some major evolution in recent years as our technology advances and access becomes more widespread. We’ve seen artists evolve from painting and drawing on paper to now applying the same skills and techniques to a digital medium. Chlese Henderson is
The following is a press release from the Deep Valley Arts Collective: [Image from the Deep Valley Arts Collective] The Deep Valley Arts Collective invites artists to submit artwork for their upcoming “Myths and Monsters” exhibition at MEDIUM Art Gallery, which will be on display for the month of October. As the days grow shorter
The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) has just announced the winners of its 2025 international artist residencies in Dresden, Germany, and we’re excited to share that the talented Joan Madison and Lydia Smith will be representing Columbus in this creative exchange! Joan Madison, with over three decades of experience in fashion design, is known for
Courtesy of Historic Cane Hill Inc. 2023 Historic Cane Hill Competition and Exhibition winners. The School of Art in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, in partnership with Historic Cane Hill Inc., is hosting the sixth annual Arkansas High School Artists Competition and Exhibition. Applications are open now through Oct. 4 to any Arkansas student in 10th-12th grades. Historic