More than 200 artists representing 12 different countries are part of a collaborative effort to paint the sidewalk panels in the Historic Burns Square District. SARASOTA, Fla. — Local artists in Sarasota are collaborating to transform and beautify some streets in the downtown area. The work started earlier this month to prep the sidewalks with
The Bluebird Performance Venue in Rowley is scheduled to host a Saturday, May 18, show that will start with poetry and swing into jazz before ending with a contemporary country singer. The night will open with poet Lee Moss with singer/keyboardist Mark Muzeroll, followed by jazz veteran and baritone saxophone player Danny Harrington with guitarist
Dealer Nino Mier, who went into business in Los Angeles in 2015 and rapidly expanded to Brussels and New York, is planning to close his three galleries in L.A., plus a project space, according to sources close to the firm and one artist on its roster. Mier’s five other spaces, in Brussels and New York,
Osheaga 2024 might still be a few months away, but there’s a range of talent you won’t want to miss at this year’s festival. Breakout artist Noah Kahan, punk-rock legends Green Day and R&B superstar SZA are set to headline the 17th edition of Canada’s biggest music and arts festival — but there’s still much
Meg Webster has spent the last 40 years making sculptures and installations that respond to the beauty of living earthen materials as a way to celebrate the environment, a practice that is only now winning her due recognition. In a recent interview, she told me she defined herself as “a sculptor who makes minimal art
Just this past week, tech giant Google unveiled its new AI music tool, ”Music AI Sandbox,” which the company says will be “the ultimate collaborator” for musicians. It’s an example of how rapidly AI is integrating into the art world — for better or for worse. Monday at 9 a.m., MPR News guest host Chris
The Zero Art Fair, a new three-day affair in upstate New York, uniquely allows artists to clear out their storage spaces by giving works away free to would-be collectors who normally couldn’t afford them. The concept for the fair is rooted in a contract first developed by the artist William Powhida in 2019. At the time,
MOSCOW — “We live in an intolerant environment,” Eugene, a former member of the Russian capital’s drag collectives, told The Moscow Times while walking near a nightclub in the city center where he and his fellow artists used to work. That sentiment, Eugene said, is shared by drag artists who play with gender stereotypes, norms
Photo by Jeff Mathwig | The Triangle Earlier this month I had the opportunity to attend a Fan Expo in Philadelphia. The convention featured a long list of celebrities including Adam Savage, Rainn Wilson, Creed Bratton and Joe Wos. People came dressed as their favorite characters from shows, games, movies and comic books. Part of
“I see paintings almost everywhere. Sometimes I’m just walking or watching television or watching a film when this idea appears randomly,” said artist Ian Mwesiga, on a call from his studio in Kampala, Uganda, “It’s this idea that can’t be captured in a moment, but it just passes through and you can feel it in