Tucked away just east of Venice Beach, amidst a row of unassuming homes, stands a unique marvel: The Mosaic Tile House. This artistic haven, crafted by Cheri Pann and Gonzalo Duran, is an explosion of creativity and color. Since they bought the home in 1994, the pair has meticulously covered every inch of the house
Twin Hector is a Los Angeles-based contemporary artist with a wealth and variety of musical experience behind him, allowing him to foster artistic expertise he is passionate about sharing with the world. One of his recent singles, “SPECIAL,” has recently been joined by an accompanying music video that is a perfect example of his talent.
The Oregon Arts Commission and the and Ford Family Foundation announced Monday their first round of 2024 Career Opportunity Program grant awards going to 24 artists. One of those artists is from Bend. Nancy Floyd will receive $2,000 from the Oregon Arts Commission and $6,000 from the Ford Family Foundation for production and travel expenses associated
Today (January 8) is David Bowie’s birthday. If the genre-bending, gender-bending artist were alive today he would be 77-years-old. Sadly, though, the artist, who melded nuance with pop culture, passed away on January 10. 2016, at just 69-years-old. But of course, Bowie’s impact from his astonishing career remains today, both in global culture at large
Details By Kaili Berg January 08, 2024 Next month, the Harwood Museum of Art in Taos, New Mexico, will open Raven Chacon: Three Songs, an exhibition bringing together three of the artist’s projects that pay tribute to Indigenous women through sound, video, and visual arts. Raven Chacon (Diné) is a composer, performer, and installation artist
In 2022, the 23-year-old multiethnic singer-songwriter Sheldon Riley made a powerful impact representing Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy with his emotional song “Not The Same“. This year Sheldon Riley returned on America’s Got Talent: Fantasy League as part of Mel B‘s Dream Team with a big surprise for all the Eurovision fans. His
The Library of Congress has revealed two awards totaling more than $160,000 have been awarded from the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative through a program available to artists and scholars. The program is part of the Library’s Of the People: Widening the Path initiative. The 2024 awardees, Maya Freelon and Allie Martin, will use these funds to produce
Elijah Alhadji Gibson, founder/artistic director of Social Movement Contemporary Dance Theater, autographing the picture wall. Courtesy Elijah Alhadji Gibson Ray Jiang and Elijah Alhadji Gibson are two artists who work in different mediums. Jiang is a painter, while Gibson works in dance. Both men do bring out the boldness in their respective works, which they
Artwork by Darren Morawitz Submitted “If You Can Keep It,” drawings by Darren Morawitz, will open Jan. 8 at The Gallery in Sams Hall of Fine Arts on the Kansas Wesleyan University campus. Morawitz, an artist based in Salina, is the education director for the Salina Art Center. The title is taken from something Benjamin
Travelers and music lovers alike can pack their bags and get ready to stamp their musical passports as Delta and Spotify partner to release a brand-new docuseries, aptly titled “The Passport Sessions.” The new series brings together songwriters, producers and artists from “twin cities” – cities around the world that share similar cultural identities –