Franklin Square Gallery, in collaboration with the Southport Wooden Boat Show, has announced the annual Wooden Boat Show Poster Contest. Local artists are invited to submit their artwork for judging in this event. The 15th annual Southport Wooden Boat Show will be held Saturday, Nov. 2. A tent will be provided for the winning artist
SARANAC LAKE — “Infrared Adirondacks,” a collection of photographs by Phil Gallos, will be the featured show at the Adirondack Artists Guild for the month of February. It will open on Friday, Feb. 2 with a reception from 5-7 p.m., right across the street from the Harrietstown Town Hall, where the coronation of the King
Described as having a rare combination of grace and perseverance, a soft-spoken 92-year-old Detroit painter and activist has been named the 2024 Kresge Eminent Artist. Artist Nora Chapa Mendoza is the 16th recipient of the award since its inception in 2008. The honor recognizes a lifetime’s contribution to the arts and the Detroit area’s cultural
AI artists! Go on an adventure! A note from the author: My output on Medium so far has been incredibly whacky and clownish in tone. This article will be a quite different, as I believe its subject merits serious treatment. Image from Canva’s Magic Media. Prompt: “A robot makes an argument for morality.” The two-hour
MARTINSBURG — The Berkeley Arts Council (BAC) is welcoming guests to visit its Members Exhibit until Feb. 24. Members are invited to bring two or more pieces to display and share with the community. The gallery officially opened on Jan. 10, creating a beautiful space to explore and appreciate local artwork. Malinda Shaver, one of
The list for Grammy’s best new artist is out, and 2024’s class is both star-studded and eclectic. Come Feb. 5, artists like Gracie Abrams, a newbie in the sad-girl pop genre, and Victoria Monet, a fresh voice with an old-school sound, will compete for the coveted award. Also on this list? Ice Spice. The rapper
Carl Andre, the mid-20th century Minimalist sculptor whose legacy is clouded by allegations that he murdered Cuban artist Ana Mendieta, died this morning, January 24, in a Manhattan hospice facility at the age of 88. His death was confirmed by Paula Cooper Gallery. Andre was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1935 and moved to New
NEW YORK — Two photographs caught my eye at (In)directions: Queerness in Chinese Contemporary Photography, a group show at Eli Klein Gallery through the end of the month. In Alec Dai’s “My Jet Black Hair” (2021), two figures of indeterminate gender appear to rest upright on each other, not quite in embrace and not quite in
L-R: Drew Birston, Alyssa Delbaere-Sawchuk, Chris McKhool, Shannon Thunderbird, Marc Meriläinen, Kevin Laliberté (Photo courtesy of the artists) The Sultans of String, their Indigenous collaborators, and the Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra are teaming up to present a multimedia concert experience on February 2. Along with the Sultans of String (Chris McKhool, Kevin Laliberté, Drew Birston),
Should a single Damien Hirst sculpture cost more than an entire Old Masters sale? Why does Adrian Ghenie’s auction record stand higher than Frida Kahlo’s? The strange, fickle, largely subjective nature of art valuation is one of the industry’s most enduring enigmas—and sources of complaint. To analyze what’s behind some of the confounding prices in