August 8, 2024
Artists

Snake Alley Art Fair calling for artists | The Hawk Eye – Burlington, Iowa

The 57th annual Snake Alley Art Fair is coming up June 16, and Art Center of Burlington is calling for vendors. Artists are invited to apply for a chance to show their work at the festival — a summer event staple that will be open to shoppers from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Father’s

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‘Lempicka,’ the Broadway Musical About the Art Deco Artist, Will Be Staged at Sotheby’s New York for One Night

Art World Sotheby’s upcoming selling exhibition features works by Polish artist Tamara de Lempicka, as well as exceptional Art Deco objects. Tamara de Lempicka, Paris, 1932. Courtesy of Imagno/Getty Images. “Lempicka”—the new musical recognizing the life and times of Polish artist Tamara de Lempicka, who dazzled 1920s Paris with her portraits of wealthy aristocrats—will be

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Meet The Artists On The ‘See You Next Year 2’ Album

ICECOLDBISHOP can rap on literally anything. Any tempo, any style, any sound, or even no beat at all, his quicksilver delivery takes center stage. He can adjust course on a dime, with pitch changes and energy shifts taking place with apparent ease, often when you least expect it. Since we first heard ICECOLDBISHOP in 2019,

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Drake Responds After Yasiin Bey Said He Makes ‘Pop’ Music

Drake has reacted to the debatable comments Yasiin Bey made over the weekend. On Monday night, January 15, the “Rich Flex” rapper took to his Instagram Stories to share a clip of a younger Method Man describing what Hip-Hop culture is. In his caption, Drake appears to talk directly to Bey, f.k.a. Mos Def, by

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Art school doesn’t make you an artist

The institutional barriers to pursuing creativity full-time OpinionsLory Saint-Fleur — Published January 16, 2024 3 minutes Graphic Semira Kosciuk I come from a family of artists.  Artists who moved on to doing what is considered a stable job. My dad, a painter for most of his youth, became an accountant. One of my cousins, an

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BMW celebrates artistic journey of Esther Mahlangu. Debuting in Cape Town, the Retrospective Exhibition showcases Esther Mahlangu’s lifework, featuring the artist’s BMW Art Car as a central exhibition piece.

Munich/Cape Town. The Iziko Museums of South Africa and BMW are pleased to announce “Then I Knew I Was Good at Painting”: Esther Mahlangu. A Retrospective. The exhibition, curated by Nontobeko Ntombela, highlights Esther Mahlangu’s over 50-year long career and her meteoric rise as a contemporary artist, earning her global acclaim. The retrospective will be

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Announcing Amazon Music Breakthrough UK: Artists To Watch 2024

Spotlighting 13 rising stars, we teamed up with Amazon Music to celebrate their must-know artists for 2024. Welcome to Amazon Music’s Breakthrough UK: Artists To Watch 2024, in collaboration with Notion, where you can find out exactly which artists you need on your radar (and your playlists) this year.   A carefully curated selection of

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Bucci-Dietz Artist Award winners announced

ZANESVILLE − Faith Cornell, Abby Longshore, Carrie Turner and Diana Wilson have been named the winners of the 2023 Ronna Bucci and Dr. Charles Dietz Artist Awards. Longshore received the $500 top prize with Cornell, Turner and Wilson each getting $100. The awards were presented by Ron and Mary Ann Bucci, parents of the late

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Russia’s queer artists fight growing persecution

PHOTO CREDIT : Queendom/Dogwoof In 2020, the world was heralding a new wave of queer creativity in Russia, a state that had outlawed much LGBTQ cultural life. “The country’s LGBTQ+ music and nightlife scene is changing how the world looks at Russian youth,” beamed i-D magazine in April that year. Gay artist, model and musician

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The Last Dinner Party, Jazzy, Strandz and more feature on Amazon Music’s Artists To Watch list 2024 | Talent

Amazon Music has announced its Breakthrough UK: Artists To Watch 2024, a list of 13 emerging UK-signed rising stars who will be championed by the streaming service over the next 12 months.  The Amazon Music Breakthrough UK: Artists To Watch 2024 are: The Last Dinner Party, Strandz, Kenya Grace, Jazzy, Mette, Wasia Project, Elmiene, JayO,

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