Artists

Twelve Chicagoland performing artists to each receive an unrestricted grant and professional development opportunities CHICAGO, June 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Walder Foundation today announced it will award $2.4 million to performing artists through its inaugural Platform Awards, which support accomplished Chicagoland mid-career music, theater, dance, and interdisciplinary performance artists who are enriching the city’s creative

It’s likely that you have encountered a Google bomb online, even if you’re not familiar with the phrase. There used to be only a few, if any, of them on the internet, but now there are hundreds of them. Sometimes they are used to humiliate a well-known person. The term “liar” was used against Tony Blair

Brian Keeler sat on the sidewalk near the top of a hill in downtown Towanda. He wore a wide-brimmed hat to block Wednesday’s hot sun. A tray of oil paint in a rainbow of colors hung from an easel. “I’m painting this view right here of Poplar Street looking towards the Bradford County Courthouse, and

Submitted by Alchemy Arts Center Alchemy Art Center, in partnership with the San Juan Islands Museum of Art, is hosting a series of artist talks featuring our 2024 Artists-in-Residence. These free events can be attended in person or via zoom, and are hosted either in the Alchemy Art Center Dome or in the SJIMA upstairs

Plants are an enduring subject for artists, whether painting and drawing them, sculpting them in lasting materials, or bringing actual foliage into gallery spaces. But some fully immerse themselves, creating permanent gardens as living artworks. Many artists’ gardens explore conceptual themes that are present in their wider practices, from environmental collapse to poetry, escapism and

Since their debut in 2019, BALLISTIK BOYZ from EXILE TRIBE — or simply, BALLISTIK BOYZ or BBZ — have consistently showcased the artistic excellence that many acts have become renowned for in Japanese music, consistently rising within its competitive ranks and letting it be known that they are more than equipped to take their rightful

The University of Saskatchewan Art Galleries and Collection (USAGaC) has now opened the application call for the third annual ohpinamake Prize for Indigenous Artists. “ohpinamake” is a nêhiyawêwin term meaning “to lift others,” which was gifted to USAGaC by three Indigenous community leaders: elders Maria Campbell and Louise Bernice Halfe-Sky Dancer, and artist and alumna Ruth

At the other end of the experiential spectrum (pun intended), ExtraOrdinary! demonstrates how magnitude can yield an audible, physical presence. Zimoun’s 405 prepared dc motors, cotton balls, cardboard boxes 46x46x46 creates a wall of sound, as its title signals, with cotton balls and cardboard boxes. Small motors that originally wound up window shades send the

I have already written about bands and performers who also have alter egos, or secret side projects, but today I’m going to dive into the rabbit hole of bands “formerly known as” rather than “also known as.” You know — just like how the City of Kitchener used to be called Berlin, A&P grocery

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Artwork from artists across 14 states will be showcased across Knoxville, Oak Ridge, Maryville, and Alcoa for Dogwood Arts‘ 2024-2025 Art In Public Places Sculpture Exhibition. The installations began during the week of June 17 and will continue through Sunday, June 23. The exhibition includes 30 new sculptures chosen by Andrea