August 12, 2024
Artists

Albany Museum of Art issues open call for emerging artists

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) – Attention all emerging artists, if you’ve been looking for a big break, you could be in luck! The Albany Museum of Art is issuing an open call to all emerging and mid-career Georgia artists to submit their work for a chance to be featured in a solo art exhibition at the

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In living color: Denton artists join forces to start mural company

Christine Sanders said she thinks of her new venture as a collective. But she has led a group of Denton artists in North Texas Mural Co. over the last year who are designing and painting Indian grocery stores and restaurants across the country. The booming clientele, the travel and the walls-to-furnishings design work are the

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Professor Artists Get a Centerstage Moment In Houston — MFAH’s Glassell School Rolls Out a Canvas of Legends

This fall, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, is set to dazzle with a showcase from Glassell School of Art standout faculty Arielle Masson and Ken Mazzu. With a rich legacy of 25 years teaching painting and drawing, Masson will take center stage with a compelling 23-piece collection. Meanwhile, Mazzu, a veteran professor of 18

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Artists on antisemitism | Meer

81 Leonard Gallery and Jewish Art Salon, with support from COJECO and the Natan Foundation, are proud to present Artists on antisemitism, a survey of Jewish artists’ responses to the current global surge of antisemitism. Among artists of varying nationalities, familial histories, and levels of religiosity, a duality emerges between cautiously reflecting on traumatic narratives

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Teen Artists Salon and Professional Artists Panel

“THE NEXT GENERATION”: The Center for Contemporary Art in Bedminster invites visitors to a casual salon on August 13 at 5:30 p.m. featuring a group of teen artists whose work is now on exhibit. It will be followed by a panel discussion with professional artists Anne Hallstrom, Shourabh Mukherji, and Oscar Peterson. On view at The Center for Contemporary

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Derrick Adams brings Baltimore together with interactive art exhibit

In homage to David Hammons’s 2002 installation “Concerto in Black and Blue,” world-renowned Baltimore-born artist Derrick Adams last week unveiled an interactive art piece that blends community engagement with artistic expression. This tribute set a dynamic precedent for what was an extraordinary celebration of art and culture at Baltimore’s 40th annual Artscape festival this week.

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Artist Spotlight: Kimmie Horne

A weekly showcase featuring local artists Name: Kimmie Horne Sound: Jazz History: You can’t talk about jazz in Detroit without mentioning Kimmie Horne. A dynamic performer from a musical family, Horne is a pillar in the jazz community for talents and her work supporting others. Her great aunt was legendary movie star Lena Horne and

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PT painter, sculptor among new artists at Jeanette Best Gallery

Special to The Leader     When Wendy Higgins made still life paintings in Santa Fe, New Mexico, her art was exhibited in the city’s Canyon Road galleries. After a couple of decades, Higgins — one of the new artists at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery — began playing with brilliantly colored ink, and found

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Dirty Hit’s Jamie Oborne on management: “we just help artists make things we think are cool”

Ep. 158: When Jamie Oborne’s career as a musician ended, he decided that the second best thing was to be an artist manager. He also decided that he’d stay independent, write contracts different to the one’s he’d signed, and work closely with his artists. Twenty years on, Oborne’s approach seems to have worked well enough:

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Artist’s car features in homelessness exhibition

Homewards Artist David Tovey made a sculpture from a Peugeot 206 car that he lived in An art exhibition that intends to bring to life the complexities of homelessness has opened at London’s Saatchi Gallery. Homelessness: Reframed features works by artists from across the UK. It includes pieces created by children at a series of

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