August 9, 2024
European Fine art

Antwerp travel review: A diamond of a city where cutting-edge design sits alongside Old Masters

The city’s pleasures, after all, include more than 700 types of beer, the best frites in the world, and even a chocolate dream like presentation box of three flavours of cocoa powder “to shoot up your nose for a non-addictive jolt to maximise the chocolate experience”. It’s a capital of cool, cutting-edge creativity, hot fashion,

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Artists

The Whitney’s Reimagined Dining Spaces by Artists Rashid Johnson and Dyani White Hawk

In addition to the ground-floor restaurant, the Whitney is working with the team behind Frenchette on a new concept for the Museum’s eighth-floor cafe space, which operated as Studio Bar. The new eighth-floor space will open in 2024; Studio Bar closed on October 16 for construction to begin. To connect the restaurant spaces with the

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Visual artists

China Strategic Risk Institute (CSRI), Free World Investment (FWI) and Visual Artists Guild (VAG) Announce the Parallel APEC CEO Conference 2023 – Assessing Business Risks in China & Hong Kong (ABC-HK)

SAN FRANCISCO, November 06, 2023–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In the midst of heightened geopolitical tensions and shifting economic landscapes in China and Hong Kong, the ABC-HK – Assessing Business Risks in China and Hong Kong conference is set to take place on November 15, 2023, at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis. This crucial forum will be held within

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Visual artists

Visual artist Maja Ruznic on making the time to create – The Creative Independent

Maja Ruznic on embracing physical activity, the benefits of giving up the hustle, and carving out the space you need to do your work. There’s a holy aspect to your work. I’m curious what rituals, either in the studio or outside the studio, you use as a way of entering that space. I was an

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European Art

John W. (Wally) Ludwiczak | News, Sports, Jobs

John W. (Wally) Ludwiczak John W. (Wally) Ludwiczak, 99, of Jamestown, NY, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 3, 2023. A lifelong area resident, he was born September 7, 1924, in Jamestown, NY, a son of the late Joseph and Mary Pilat Ludwiczak. John was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army serving from March

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European Art

Stamps staffer shines in musical theater roles

When some people listen to music, they close their eyes and soak in the tune. John Luther experiences something more transformative, and that’s been the case since he was a child. “For most choreographers, if not all, we literally see music,” said Luther, career development coordinator with the Penny W. Stamps School of Art &

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Artists

Superfan platform Fave launches AI-based tool for artists to target their most dedicated followers | Digital

Fan-facing platform Fave will now allow artists and their teams to discover and communicate directly with their most loyal followers. Fave (faveforfans.com) is tapping into the superfan community, which Goldman Sachs’ influential Music In The Air report estimated will be worth $4 billion by 2030. The platform is specifically designed for the superfan ecosystem, based

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European Fine art

101 of the best Irish websites to buy gifts from – The Irish Times

So here it is, Merry Christmas. Well, not quite, but the season to be jolly will soon be upon us. Seeing as how Pricewatch is always banging on about the need to shop early and shop local, we thought we’d better publish our list of excellent Irish-based retailers doing the business online a couple of

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Art Investment

City still booming around ‘bankrupt’ Birmingham council

By Sophie Madden & Rebecca Woods BBC News, West Midlands 1 hour ago Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The city’s annual German Market is back earlier than ever in 2023 After Birmingham City Council declared it was effectively bankrupt, the city battled against bad press and an uncertain financial outlook. But with figures showing

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Art Investment

Frank Stick finds success, designs signature Banks cottage

Frank Stick plays with his dog outside a Flat Top cottage in 1950. Photo: Charles Brantley ‘Aycock’ Brown and courtesy of the Maud Hayes Stick Collection at the Outer Banks History Center/North Carolina State Archives. Gilbert M. Gaul Frank Stick was in search of two things when he arrived on the Outer Banks in the 1920s:

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