August 10, 2024
European Art

AI can map the outline and area of giant icebergs

Scientists have trained an artificial intelligence or AI system to accurately map in one-hundredth of a second the surface area and outline of giant icebergs captured on satellite images. It is a major advance on existing automated systems which struggle to distinguish icebergs from other features in the image. Human or manual interpretation of the satellite imagery is the other option

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Art Investment

Aurubis To Invest Around $700 Mln To Build Smelter For Complex Recycling Materials In U.S.

(RTTNews) – Non-ferrous metals producer Aurubis AG (AIAGY.PK) said Wednesday that it will invest around US$700 million to build the first secondary smelter for complex recycling materials in North America. Commissioning of the secondary smelter in Augusta, Georgia is planned for the second half of the coming year. The company noted that first Lady of

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European Art

Meta Taps Hugging Face For Startup Accelerator To Spur Adoption of Open Source AI Models

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Facebook parent Meta is teaming up with Hugging Face and European cloud infrastructure company Scaleway to launch a new AI-focused startup program at the Station F startup megacampus in Paris. The underlying goal of the program is to promote a more “open and collaborative” approach to AI

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Artists

Pioneering Artist Helen Frankenthaler’s Nephew Goes to War With Family Over Her Legacy

The nephew of the groundbreaking artist Helen Frankenthaler is suing his relatives, claiming in a scathing lawsuit that they are exploiting Frankenthaler’s foundation—and her legacy—for their own personal gain. The nephew, private equity firm founder Frederick Iseman, claims to have had a “uniquely close relationship” with his late aunt, a major American abstract expressionist painter.

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Visual artists

Māori delegation weave cultural ties with Native American tribe

A group of Māori performance and visual artists are showcasing traditional Māori arts and crafts at an indigenous arts festival in the US. The American Indigenous Arts Celebration — held as part of Native American Heritage month — celebrates the art, music, food, and dance of the local Seminole Tribe and Indigenous people. The festivities

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Artists

ATU Artists Earn Awards in Competitive Exhibition

2023 Arkansas Tech University Juried Student Competitive Exhibition award winners (from left-to-right): senior Rachel Richardson of Russellville (honorable mention), senior Dylan Easley of Dover (third place), junior Nathaly Marin of Russellville (first place), senior Samuel L. Savage of Cabot (second place), senior Katelynn Randall of Ozark (honorable mention) and senior Archie Stovall of Conway (purchase

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European Fine art

How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time?

  In 1890, the Lumière brothers were in the process of inventing the cinematograph which would turn into cinema as we now know it. During this time, Claude Monet started devoting himself to the execution of several painting series. These series featured work that showed the same subject, often from the same angle, during different

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Artists

Smith Gallery Art Show hosts App State artists – The Appalachian

Smith Gallery Art Show hosts App State artists – The Appalachian .innerbackgroundwrap, #fullwrap { background-color: #ffffff}@media screen and (max-width: 800px) {html { margin-top: 0 !important; }}h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 { font-family: Lora; font-weight: 500; }a, a:visited, a h3, h3 a, .widgetheadline a, a .widgetheadline { color: #1349c6; }a:hover, a:hover h3, a:hover .widgetheadline,

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Art Investment

Over $4 Million in Cultural Tourism Grants Handed Out to 40 Organizations

08 November, 2023 Community & Services Grant Monies from Tourist Development Tax Last month, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved $4.2 million for the Cultural Tourism Grant Program. Forty organizations were recommended and approved for funding, and the recipients will be announced at the inaugural Orange County ACT (Arts, Culture and Tourism)

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Artists

Oʻahu prison debuts transformative murals painted by inmates and local artists

Until recently, the concrete walls at the Women’s Community Correctional Facility on Oʻahu were colorless and lacked inspiration. But local artists and inmates Wednesday unveiled lifesize murals of a beach and marine life at the Windward side prison, with hopes to promote tranquility and liveliness. A mural at the Maunawili Cottage courtyard shows Polynesian voyaging

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