August 21, 2024
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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European Art

Athens is crowded. Where else should you go?

This is an audio transcript of the FT Weekend podcast episode: ‘Athens is crowded. Where else should you go?’ Lilah Raptopoulos This is Life and Art from FT Weekend. I’m Lilah Raptopoulos. [MUSIC PLAYING] Today we’re going to Athens. I spent a lot of time in Greece. My father’s from there. And the last time

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Artists

First Nations Film and Video Festival showcases short films directed by Indigenous artists First Nations Film and Video Festival showcases Indigenous films

About 30 people gathered at Robert Crown Library to watch independent short films directed by Indigenous artists on Sunday afternoon as part of the First Nations Film and Video Festival. The organization hosts two film festivals each year at different locations in the Chicago area.  The festival aims to showcase and celebrate the art of

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European Artists

South Asian miniatures in Milton Keynes — a chronicle of empire, power and art

A poster-painter up a ladder daubs a likeness of a Bollywood heroine on a cinema facade, oblivious to a riotous mob, cudgels raised, stripping a man below the waist to determine his religion. The chillingly counterpointed scenes, in blood reds and livid greens, are in “City for Sale”, a large-scale oil painting by the Indian

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Art Investment

JLR ‘driving towards an electric future’ says expert after Whitley site investment

JLR has often been criticised for being behind the curve on electric vehicle development, even after they were first to market in the premium luxury sector with their battery electric Jaguar I Pace in 2018. But it seemed they were squandering their position as BMW, Audi and Porsche forged on with multiple electric car launches

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Visual artists

At St. Petersburg’s Museum of Fine Arts, CEO to step down after turmoil

At the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, a period of tension and upheaval seems to have culminated with the staggered departure of its current executive director and CEO. A news release on the museum’s website announced a “leadership transition” in which executive director and CEO Anne-Marie Russell will step down on March 1. Anne-Marie

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Artists

‘Two years and going strong’: Sherman Artists Association

Letter Contributed photo Two years ago, October 2021, two Sherman neighbors – Lisa Caron Hickey and Linda Hubbard – talked about all the wonderful artists that are in Sherman and why don’t we get them together. Six weeks later was the very first Sherman Open Studios. Now, two years later, there are over 65 members

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