Dr. Joey Orr/Photo: Max Wagner We found out over the weekend that the Museum of Contemporary Art is appointing Dr. Joey Orr to the newly created role of Deputy Director and Chief of Curatorial Affairs, in which he will oversee the MCA’s Artistic Division, including exhibitions. He’s leaving the University of Kansas after seven years,
Aspiring muralists who want to put their skills to the test on a public stage can showcase their art at the Louisville Visual Art (LVA) Free Wall. The Free Wall is a dedicated space by LVA to let artists run wild with their imaginations at 1538 Lytle St. There are plenty of murals around the
This June, Anne Arundel County is celebrating Arts Month! Local artists and arts organizations from across the county will open their doors and invite the public to participate in this month-long showcase of Anne Arundel County’s vibrant arts scene. AND Creative Studio and the Arts Council of Anne Arundel County are heading up Arts Month,
Spotify has been breaking down its latest Loud & Clear payout stats geographically this month: for example its UK data published last week. Nigeria is another country getting some official figures from the streaming service. Spotify says that it paid out more than 25bn naira ($16.8m at current exchange rates) for music by Nigerian artists in 2023. That’s
Two North Carolina artists will perform on the semi-finals of “The Voice” this week. The Voice airs Monday and Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. on NBC and WRAL. The five contestants headed to next week’s finale will be announced Tuesday night. Sanders, a country artist, has performed songs like “Black Water,” “Whiskey on You” and
When Sayako Hiroi moved to Boston from Tokyo in 2022, strangers made assumptions about her based on her race and gender. She felt boxed in. “I’m sick of thinking of myself as a Japanese female. Sometimes I want to get out of that image,” she said, allowing that Japanese people often pigeonhole Westerners, too. In
NEW CASTLE ― More than 50 works by artists and members of Arts & Education at the Hoyt are now on display at The Confluence through June 27. The eclectic group of paintings, drawings, photography, ceramics and sculpture represents a broad pool of local talent stemming from 30 regional artists. From found objects and social
Visual artist Nicola Tyson discusses living with your art, the value of humor, and painting outside of human consciousness. What is your relationship to material and medium right now? Do you find yourself shifting between different kinds of practices based on how you’re feeling? Drawing is a pretty constant thing. I used to use it
The nonprofit Sonoran Arts League is seeking new and gently used art supplies for its biannual “Great Art Supply Sale.” The event is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, June 7, and Saturday, June 8, at the league’s Learning Studio in Stagecoach Village, 100 E. Cave Creek Road, Suite 144, Cave Creek. Mixed-media artist Joanie
Meanwhile, a video introduced Bai as someone embodying the essence of Zen, Taoism and Confucianism – a perfect package of Eastern mysticism. “Wall of Scrolls” (2022), by Bai Ming, with his “Book-like Mat Patterns” serving as a backdrop, at the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rome. Photo: Kwai Fung Hin There is