Jordan Michael Smith’s “Making art political is one way to make it bad” (Ideas, Dec. 31) sacrifices Leo Tolstoy on the altar of amorality and relativism. Tolstoy’s sin? Writing, in his largely forgotten third novel, “Resurrection,” about how people recover from aristocratic indifference and brutality; how human nature isn’t confined to a dog-eat-dog, fight-flight-or-freeze way
The Frozen Force Artist Showcase took place Saturday evening at the AAD Shrine and Event Center in Hermantown. Guests were able to enjoy original artwork from area artists who offered SciFi and Fantasy art and autographs. All the artists submitted original artwork for silent auctions and raffles. There was also plenty of free gifts and
Artist Jose Villalobos looks to feature queer rural narratives in his work which will be featured at at Breck Create exhibition that begins Jan. 27.Jose Villalobos/Courtesy photo Before Robert Martin began booking exhibitions branded as a queer artist, they were a kid wandering the woods of rural Wisconsin and identifying different species of trees with
Tsang’s works on different media, such as paper, cloth, and even a pair of doors, are now in the collection of Hong Kong’s visual culture museum M+ and have been sold at top auction houses such as Sotheby’s and Christie’s fetching as much as HK$500,000 in 2009. Before ‘King of Kowloon’ Hong Kong barely had
Tsang’s works on different media, such as paper, cloth, and even a pair of doors, are now in the collection of Hong Kong’s visual culture museum M+ and have been sold at top auction houses such as Sotheby’s and Christie’s fetching as much as HK$500,000 in 2009. Before ‘King of Kowloon’ Hong Kong barely had
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – In the first round of FY2024 Career Opportunity Program grant awards, the Oregon Arts Commission and The Ford Family Foundation have awarded $105,103 to 24 artists for career development projects. The awards include $44,202 from the Oregon Arts Commission for all artistic disciplines and $60,901 in supplemental funding for 16 established visual artists
The fifth annual Duncan Area Arts Hall of Fame Spectacular will take place this month on Saturday, Jan. 27. LoisDawn Jones will serve as the emcee for the night, and the inductees this year will include Duncan Little Theatre, Billy Joe Foster, Michael Harris, Ben Herrington, David Pittman-Jennings, Danny Miller, Cindy Parks and Phillip Perkins.
MOCA Jacksonville has announced A Walk on the Wild Side: ‘70s New York in the Norman E. Fisher Collection at MOCA Jacksonville, an exhibition exploring the dynamic culture of New York in the 1970s that spurred a decade of collaboration and innovation between artists working in a variety of genres. The exhibition features a special
Fargo middle and High school students original artwork could spend a year displayed on a Fargo bus for an entire year. City officials say they’re looking for budding artists to submit artwork focused on environment stewardship and climate resiliency. To be eligible, students must live in Fargo, be locally homeschooled or be enrolled in a
Embarking on a journey of self-discovery and artistic evolution, 23-year-old Montreal-based singer, producer, and DJ Luka Hollinger underwent a deliberate transformation, adopting the persona of Rondo Banks just two years after his initial foray into music. Renaming himself after his grandfather, Rondeau, paired with a name he envisions for his future child, Banks, the emerging