August 17, 2024
Artists

Williams Lake student artists unveil mural at high school

A months-long project culminated in the unveiling of a new mural for Lake City Secondary School on June 13. Ms. A mural unveiling was held at Lake City Secondary School on June 13 after a months-long project aimed at empowering and supporting young people. Art students in Siobhan McCambridge’s drawing and painting class had been working

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Study Finds Country Fans Least Likely To Use Protection In Bed, Morgan Wallen & Zach Bryan Top Country Artists On Sex Playlists

When they say country is “baby making music,” they ain’t lying. But what are people listening to in the bedroom? I’ll be honest, I’ve never really thought about (or cared) what other people listened to while getting it on, mainly because the only thing I listen to in the bedroom is Creed’s “Higher” on repeat.

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Blind Artist Creates Mural For NewView Oklahoma

NewView Oklahoma is all about empowering individuals who are blind or have low vision, opening them up to a world of possibilities. “[We] provide specialized services for people who are losing their vision or who have lost their vision,” said NewView President and CEO Lauren Branch. This is year 75 for the nonprofit and the

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Annual Bill Withers Music Festival to inspire future WV artists

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) – Beckley Events will be celebrating one of Beckley’s famous natives, Bill Withers on July 6, 2024. Bill Withers Plaza is closer to getting its own statue Bill Withers made hit songs like, “Lovely Day”, “Ain’t No Sunshine”, and “Lean on Me”. To honor Withers, the annual Bill Withers Music Festival will

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Artists sought for new Davenport murals

For the second year, the Downtown Davenport Partnership (DDP) is seeking artists to create a mural during the 2024 Alternating Currents festival Aug. 15-17, 2024. New murals created in August 2023 during Alternating Currents, in an alley south of East 2nd Street, off Pershing Avenue. Alternating Currents features 200+ performances across 30+ venues with a

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Youlou Arts Foundation’s “Growing Young SVG Artists” Programme

The long July/August school holidays are fast approaching. During this school break it is important for children to have activities which are fun, engaging, and keep them occupied, curious and entertained. The Youlou Arts Foundation has been focused on doing all of the above. They have consistently created fun, and educational art activities, through their annual art programme

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Royalties generated by Spanish artists on Spotify exceeded $133m in 2023

In recent weeks, Spotify has been gradually releasing country-level data as part of its annual Loud & Clear music economics report, an initiative that it says makes it “the only streaming provider to share data on artist remuneration.” To be clear, that data is aggregate only (Spotify won’t tell you how much Bad Bunny earned

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The Church Is Here To Prove That Women Artists Are Funny, Too

Opening at The Church in Sag Harbor this weekend is “Are You Joking? Women & Humor,” an art exhibition that shares with a public audience the quirkiness and comedic relief necessary in today’s times. Curated by Sara Cochran, the show runs June 22 to September 2, and it highlights the work of 40 female artists

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Quiet focus of show at Fine Arts Center

Gloria Smith of Blacksburg has created textile art depicting activity of night, including a Luna moth. Noise and business surround us – social media, family, jobs … “Works by the Textile Artists of Virginia, now on display at the Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley, can help us refocus on the Quiet around

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Local artists display their work as part of Show Me Neighborhood Art Week

Staff Reports Two local artists, Jane Lovstuen and Nikki Hagen, participated in the Show Me Neighborhood Art Week, an outreach effort by University of Missouri Extension and Creating Whole Communities, which seeks to empower public art made by residents as a contribution to the area’s sense of place where they live. Lovstuen’s art was displayed

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