March 9, 2025

Artists

Artists

Sheila Isham, artist whose work spanned continents, dies at 96

Sheila Isham, an artist who explored color and culture in vibrant works that drew from her travels around the world and were exhibited at preeminent museums in the United States and galleries abroad, died April 9 at a hospital in Manhattan. She was 96. The cause was pneumonia, said her son Christopher Isham. Ms. Isham

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Is It Time to Cut Art Prices? Long Considered Taboo, the Idea Is Gaining Traction

Why are prices for new works by many artists so high? Are those prices prudent when artists are still emerging and have little track record? Are they justifiable when demand dries up and resale prices dip? Is there a time when galleries should consider—gasp!—cutting prices? Long viewed as taboo, the possibility of reducing primary prices

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Paisley artists facing biggest challenge in 150 years

Image caption, Joe Hargan is president of the Paisley Art Institute 9 hours ago There has always been a close relationship between the Glasgow Art Club and the Paisley Art Institute. They’re both membership organisations which date back to the 19th century. They share many of the same members and a passion for the promotion

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SAG-AFTRA union secures AI protections for artists in deal with major record labels

(Reuters) – Hollywood performers and media professionals have reached a tentative deal with major record labels such as Warner Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment that includes increases in minimum salaries and protections against the use of AI. The deal covers the five-year period from 2021 to 2026 and has been unanimously approved by the

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Young Artists, Between Phases – The Santa Barbara Independent

As the academic year leans into its finale in our local institutions of higher learning, we’re offered public glimpses of what’s been brewing in the various hallowed halls. In the woodsy Montecito idyll of Westmont College, the caliber and intrigue factors of its art student body has been nudging upward several years, apace with an

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Why Asian Artists Are More Visible Than Ever in Venice

A one-day event set to take place at the highly anticipated 60th Venice Biennale on Saturday, April 20—the first day the event will be open to the public—sums up a major feature of this edition’s art extravaganza: a major presence of Asian artists. Titled “A World of Many Worlds,” the event is presented by the

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Inside Rosa Loy’s Painted World of Folkloric, Witty Women

Every day artist Rosa Loy rides her bicycle 10 kilometers through Leipzig from her home to the studio she has kept since 1994. “My mind clears of everything I’ve been thinking of at home,” she said during a recent conversation. “I go into the studio, have a tea, start to paint, and see what’s coming

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Oklahoma arts industry looks to grow after $10M ARPA grant

THE LATEST FIRST ALERT FORECAST. ALL RIGHT DAVID, THANKS SO MUCH. $10 MILLION GOING TOWARDS REVIVING OKLAHOMA ARTS. YEAH THOSE IN THE INDUSTRY SAY THIS IS A HISTORIC INVESTMENT KOCO IS ALEX JONES WAS THERE FOR THE CELEBRATION AT THE STATE CAPITOL AND HAS HOW THIS MONEY COULD TRANSFORM THE ARTS SCENE. A CELEBRATION A

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TikTok-Inspired Music Remixes Hit Spotify: A Game Changer for Artists? – Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOT)

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Three Local Artists Win SFMOMA’s SECA Art Award

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has announced the three winners of the 2024 SECA Art Award: Lauren D’Amato, Angela Hennesy and Rupy C. Tut. The artists will have an exhibition at the museum Dec. 14, 2024–May 25, 2025 accompanied by a publication. Curated by Maria Castro, assistant curator of painting and sculpture, and

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