August 17, 2024
Artists

Omaha Summer Arts Festival artists hope someone will continue

TODAY. THE 50TH AND FINAL OMAHA SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL CONTINUES IN AKSARBEN VILLAGE. THERE’S DOZENS OF ARTISTS, LIVE MUSIC AND ATTRACTIONS HAPPENING ALL WEEKEND. IT IS OSF’S FINAL SEASON AS ORGANIZERS SAY COST INCREASES ARE FORCING THEM TO SHUTTER THE BELOVED FAMILY FESTIVAL. ARTISTS SAY THEY’RE HOPEFUL SOMEONE PICKS UP THE FESTIVAL AND CONTINUES IT

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General Election 2024 seen through an artist’s eyes

Image caption, Joanne Coates is a farm labourer and her work influences her art Article information Author, Russell Newlove Role, BBC News 3 hours ago The brief is simple: follow the election and produce a piece of art. The resulting work will go to the Parliamentary Art Collection, the artist will get £20,000. There are

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CMA Fest Day 2: Artists & Industry Members Keep The Party Rolling

Shaboozey performs at the Good Molecules Reverb Stage on Friday, June 7 during CMA Fest 2024 in downtown Nashville. Photo: Courtesy of CMA CMA Fest continued yesterday (Friday, June 7) in downtown Nashville with more country stars and rising newcomers. Ella Langley performs at the Chevy Riverfront Stage on Friday, June 7 during CMA Fest

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4 Memorable Cover Songs by Country Artists That Were as Good as the Original

If you’re a big country star, covering another artist’s work can be a daunting task. You don’t want to overshadow the original artist’s work, but you definitely don’t want to deliver an awful cover. These four country artists managed to find a happy medium by delivering memorable cover songs that were just as good as

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Masashi Kishimoto Doesn’t Want Artists to Make the Same Mistake He Did With Naruto: “It’s quite costly”

Masashi Kishimoto, the mastermind behind Naruto, made it to the list of top mangakas. But not everyone does, and a majority of wannabe writers fail to reach their goal. Creating a unique and interesting story, dividing it into individually interesting chapters, and completing it with detailed artwork isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Doing all these

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City Life Org – The Shed’s Open Call Program Features Eight New Performance Worksby Emerging NYC Artists

The 2023–24 Open Call artists. Standing, left to right: Kayla Hamilton, Bryan Fernandez, Christopher Radcliff, Calli Roche, Garrett Zuercher, Armando Guadalupe Cortés, Jake Brush. Seated, left to right: Kyle Dacuyan, Lizania Cruz, Asia Stewart, Luis A. Gutierrez, Minne Atairu, Sandy Williams IV, Jeffrey Meris. Not pictured: Cathy Linh Che, Cain Coleman, Nile Harris, NIC Kay,

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Meet Two Young Artists: Opening Reception for Exhibit by Lisa Acherkan and Kenna Gage

Opening reception on Saturday, June 8, from 1-3 p.m. at The ArtiFactory gallery for a new exhibit featuring work by Lisa Acherkan and Kenna Gage, two young local artists having their first shows.  A recent high school graduate, Lisa’s many influences include Japanese animation and the animated series Arcane. That show’s style inspired her to pursue the goal of

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The 1950s’ auction captures artist’s ‘formative years’

Metro By Dean Balsamini Published June 8, 2024, 1:02 p.m. ET “Andy Warhol by Hand: The 1950s” predates his exploration into screenprinting, according to Artnet, who is hosting the online sale. PA Images via Getty Images Mm! Mm! Good! They may not be Campbell Soup cans, but tasty, original works from pop art icon Andy

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Why some artists are fleeing from Instagram for this new app

For years, artists of all stripes have relied on Instagram, a Meta-owned platform, to showcase their work and build their audience. Now, a growing number are leaving in protest of Meta’s policy of using publicly posted art to train its AI models.This discontent reportedly stems from two key events. First, a Meta executive declared public

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Makeup Artists Swear By These 29 Must-Have Products

Spritz on your skin morning and night, or whenever your skin needs a little extra TLC. I finally bought a bottle of this, and I’m so glad I did. It soothes my parched skin, and I can tell it’s calming irritation, too — I recently noticed an incoming perioral dermatitis breakout (an acne-rosacea hybrid that’s

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