April 26, 2024
Artists

Artist Oluwatobi Adewumi exhibit opening at SAAC | Local Entertainment

The South Arkansas Arts Center in El Dorado welcomes contemporary artist Oluwatobi Adewumi and his exhibition “Journey to the Unknown” to the Merkle and Price Galleries April 29-June 12, 2024. Adewumi is originally from Nigeria but now calls South Arkansas his home. There will be an artist’s reception from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, May 2, 2024.

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Portsmouth seeks artists for Peirce Island art project

PORTSMOUTH — The City’s Public Art Review Committee is seeking artists to design a piece of art for Peirce Island. The committee recently issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the project. The RFP states they are requesting “proposals from artists in all media, including but not limited to sculpture, reliefs, mosaics, landforms, lighting and sound” for a “permanent work-of-art on Peirce Island. The group previously

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Jubae an artist on the rise

David T. Farr I usually find myself writing about established artists who continually evolve in their music or take it to the streets with big tours. Sometimes I get a little wrapped up in aspiring artists who make it to the TV talent shows in the hope of getting noticed. But once in a while,

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Showcase for ‘Summertime’: Collaborative exhibition features student works alongside professional artists | Arts & Events

It’s not every day that high school students get the opportunity to showcase their art alongside working artists in a gallery. Brand Library & Art Center’s new exhibit does just that. “Summertime” brings together artworks from Glendale Unified School District students and artists in Supercollider, an art, science and tech Los Angeles-based artist collective. The

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The Rodin Museum Was Once a Thriving Artist Commune

What’s the deal with Leonardo’s harpsichord-viola? Why were Impressionists obsessed with the color purple? Art Bites brings you a surprising fact, lesser-known anecdote, or curious event from art history. These delightful nuggets shed light on the lives of famed artists and decode their practices, while adding new layers of intrigue to celebrated masterpieces. Hôtel Biron

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AN ARTIST’S LEGACY IN CLAY

  Apost-apocalyptic warrior sporting funky shades and bicycle-tire accessories watches a puzzled crowd enter and exit a pale-yellow gallery. The figure stands both modern and primitive, enigmatic and transparent. A 118-inch-tall ladder resting on its back like a parachute conveys freedom and agency rather than subjugation. This larger-than-life retro-futuristic clay sculpture titled “Great Lengths” required

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Historical figures get manga makeovers from artists of Spy x Family, My Hero Academia and more – SoraNews24 -Japan News-

History of the World manga series features design of Napolean and Leonardo da Vinci by creators of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure and Promised Neverland. As the publisher of Weekly Shonen Jump, Ribbon, and more than a dozen other manga anthologies, Shueisha is one of the biggest companies in the Japanese comics world. Their newest manga project,

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Iowa City artists learn from drawing live models

Freehand sketching is practically in my DNA, yet I had never felt so amateur when I began illustrating Leisha Stanek — my first time drawing a live model. By cash or check, 12 artists were allowed into this Sunday’s morning studio group, “Long Pose,” hosted by Iowa City’s ArtiFactory. The event was located in the

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Ghanaian Artist Kojo Marfo’s Retrospective Arrives in Azerbaijan

Every month, hundreds of galleries add newly available works by thousands of artists to the Artnet Gallery Network—and every week, we shine a spotlight on one artist or exhibition you should know. Check out what we have in store, and inquire for more with one simple click. What You Need to Know: The Heydar Aliyev

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Chappell Roan is recruiting drag artists for her new headlining tour

Chappell Roan wants to recruit you! As a lesbian pop star, Roan is the new princess of gay pop and joined the Lesbian Holy Trinity of Pop Music next to Hayley Kiyoko and Reneé Rapp. As Roan keeps opening for Olivia Rodrigo and continues to take over the world, she’s now also recruiting drag artists

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