March 9, 2025

Artists

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Houston artists unite to bring paintings to life at Sawyer Yards

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

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Salina artist’s exhibit looks at parallels with U.S., Rome

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

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Delta and Spotify debut new ‘The Passport Sessions’ series connecting artists, cultures and stories

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 –

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‘World-famous’ Detroit art scene coming to West Michigan in new exhibition

MUSKEGON, MI – A new exhibition featuring 16 contemporary Detroit artists whose work highlights the vibrancy and strength of the local art community will soon be in in Muskegon. he world-famous Detroit art scene comes to West Michigan in an exhibition featuring 16 contemporary Detroit artists whose work highlights the strength and vibrancy of the

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the Gathering’ Artist Quits Over AI Art Use

Angle down icon An icon in the shape of an angle pointing down. The publishers of “Magic: The Gathering” apologized for the use of AI-generated art. Wikimedia An artist who worked on “Magic: The Gathering” says he has quit over the company’s use of AI. Publisher Wizards of the Coast said part of a promo

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Paul Weller says younger artists should release more music

(Credits: Far Out / Press) Mon 8 January 2024 9:39, UK Paul Weller has been a consistently prolific figure in British popular music since his rise to fame with The Jam in the late 1970s, and now, he has vented his frustration at younger artists for not releasing enough music. With 16 solo albums under

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Rochester to invest in local arts. Here’s how artists can apply.

The City of Rochester and Monroe County are inviting artists from underrepresented and underserved communities to join an Artist Engagement Team. The city wants to invest in the local creative ecosystem, and the artist engagement team will develop and implement strategies to contribute to these objectives. “Those facing challenges in accessing community arts participation opportunities

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Call for Artists – Celebration of the Arts

The Abound Credit Union Celebration of the Arts juried exhibition continues in 2024, hosted at the Kentucky Museum.  This competitive exhibition is open to all residents 18 years of age or older, living in a Kentucky county which falls within a 65-mile radius of Bowling Green. The exhibition is located at the Kentucky Museum on the campus of

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The 1950s artists who always stayed true to their art

To some people, the 1950s are grey years. But on the surface, the scene was far from gloomy. Sherpa Tensing and Edmund Hillary touched the ceiling of the sky in 1953, an event made memorable by a photograph, and by Hillary’s one-phrase summary of it, a masterpiece of 20th-century vernacular: “Well, we knocked the bastard

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More than 300 British artists demand Turner Contemporary take stand against “ongoing genocide in Gaza”

More than 300 British artists, curators, writers, designers and others have addressed an open letter to the Turner Contemporary, the contemporary arts space in Margate, Kent, demanding that the venue take a stand against the Israeli mass murder in Gaza. The group also includes musicians, actors, composers, teachers and educators, photographers and students. The Turner

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