August 9, 2024
Artists

Young sidewalk artists adopts Danville as his new hometown

It started as a surprise romantic gesture for his girlfriend. Now it’s a business for Will Justus, a 25-year-old who considers Danville his new hometown. Chalk it up to a zig-zag path that brought the Blacksburg native to Southside Virginia, a place where he feels at home. Concrete is the substrate of choice for Justus.

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How Generative AI Will Change The Jobs Of Artists And Designers

By definition, artists and designers are creative people. They work in these jobs because they have talent and skills that they love to share with the world. So, it isn’t surprising that many of them are cautious or distrustful about the impact generative AI will have on their professional lives. However, like writers, architects, and

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Un:hurd founder and CEO Alex Brees on how the start-up is powering artist campaigns | Digital

Un:hurd is a start-up that uses proprietary technology and AI to draw upon music and social data to create promotional campaigns. The artist marketing platform frees up artists and better promotes their work online by, for instance, automating social media advertising on TikTok and Meta. It’s become an increasingly important tool for some artists and

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An artist living on the streets loses most of his possessions in last week’s sweep

There are hundreds of stories in San Francisco about people who are abused by the system that is supposed to address the unhoused population. I just happened to get a tip about this one and some video. It’s particularly poignant because the person who lost almost all of his belongings is an artist, who had

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Manifest invites ArkLaTex artists to create, collaborate | News

SHREVEPORT, La. – Manifest is a Shreveport-Bossier artist collective built on the principles of fellowship and fostering creative growth.    Manifest will be performing at Artspace in Shreveport Tuesday nights from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. Each performance will lead with a rotating improv ensemble followed by artist showcases.    Interactive exhibits invite artists to

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Marcus The Artist: City Of Gold | 06/09/2024

The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts is proud to present Marcus the Artist’s “City of Gold” curated by Dorian Sylvain. The exhibition will be on view in Café Logan, 915 E 60th, from May 17 – August 11, 2024. Inspired by a VISION during a near death experience, Marcus the Artist’s series

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Exhibit on three generations of Mexican comic artists open

Balboa Park’s Comic-Con Museum opened “Border Blitz: Artistas del Cómic de Tijuana” on May 9 which features the work of three generations of comic artists from Tijuana. This is the second binational exhibit at the museum supported by the Mexican Consulate. “It would be remiss of us not to feature the culture of both sides

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MFA commissions artist to address the controversial statue

Lane Turner/Globe Staff For more than a century, visitors to Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) have been greeted by a statue of a Native man on a horse, looking up to the sky with his arms outstretched and palms up.  The statue — titled “Appeal to the Great Spirit” — encapsulates freedom and power

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After 50 years the Omaha Summer Arts Festival comes to a close

OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — The last Omaha Summer Arts Festival took place over the weekend in Aksarben Village with over 130 artists and hundreds of people coming to visit. Since the festival isn’t returning, artists like wood carver Greg Macdonald will have to find business elsewhere. Festival organizers tell us this was a difficult decision,

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Oregon artist’s 84-foot dragon sculpture burned down, twice. Here’s what’s taking its place | Arts

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