In the Cherokee language, the word “kananesgi” translates to spider. The spider represents creativity and being good with your hands in Cherokee culture, so it is a fitting name for a festival this weekend celebrating the creative arts of members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee. The annual Kananesgi event in Cherokee features three events:
TACOMA, Wash. — At the Museum of Glass, nine glass vessels hang by the neck in an installation called Strange Fruit. Children’s shoes are scattered on a playful surface, the after shock of some kind of trauma. A blue black heart drips ink down a wall. Just some of the pieces you’ll find in A
In celebration of National Native American Heritage Month (November 2023), we are very fortunate to have Stephanie Craig join us at the Hoffman Center. Stephanie Craig is a seventh-generation traditional basket weaver and is a Chinook, Kalapuya, Rogue River, Umpqua, and enrolled Grand Ronde Tribal member. She will be sharing traditional local and regional ecological
This photo taken on Oct. 31, 2023 shows the south square of the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), the main venue for the 6th China International Import Expo (CIIE), in east China’s Shanghai. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang) “We have a great expectation for this year’s CIIE,” said Marco Russo, who comes from an Italian family dedicated
anchor Rendering courtesy of Pentagram Pentagram has released materials showcasing their new visual identity project undertaken for their clients at the Memphis Art Museum (formerly the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art) ahead of the completion of its Herzog & de Meuron-led expansion in 2025. The lettering
Hong Kong hospitality brand Dorsett is creating a more tech-centric guest experience at its Gold Coast and Melbourne hotels with the roll out of smart solutions across numerous touchpoints in the guest experience, from pre-arrival to check out. When potential guests first interact with the Gold Coast hotel via the website, an AI powered conversational
When Paris-based entrepreneur Vera Kempf describes Singulart, the online art market she co-founded with Brice Lecompte, she talks passionately about growing the number of female artists the company represents and expanding its global market. “We’re on a mission to transform the art market,” says Kempf, who was named one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in
Drake, Jon Stewart, Ilana Glazer, Abbi Jacobson and a number of other Jewish artists, including two with ties to the Bay Area, have joined more than 200 other non-Jewish celebrities in signing a letter urging President Joe Biden to support a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. The letter, which demands “an end to the bombing
After showcasing immersive installations by dozens of local and national artists for nearly a decade, a unique and sprawling Seattle art space is shuttering. MadArt, an idiosyncratic venue in South Lake Union, is closing in summer 2024, executive director Emily Kelly announced in a news release. The organization behind the venue, founded in 2009 by
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