August 5, 2024
Artists

YWCA Dayton seeks local artist to design 2024 Women of Influence awards

The organization wants artists to draw inspiration from the phrase “All of Us,” representing how all of us must join in the mission of eliminating racism and empowering women, a press release from YWCA Dayton said. Artists can use any medium to create the awards, but they must be able to serve as a physical

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‘We Deserve To Have Great Things’

GREATER GRAND CROSSING —Three murals encouraging light, love and vitality are on display across the South Side, and the local artists behind the work hope it’s the start of a bustling public arts corridor stretching from Cottage Grove to King Drive.  Artists, public officials, community organizers and Chicago’s first poet laureate gathered under the Thursday

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The Arts Partnership debuts local art gift guide – InForum

FARGO — This year, the team at The Arts Partnership encourages you to deck the halls with local art from artists across the region working in just about every discipline and medium you can imagine. “We have a handy directory of artists and organizations on our website to help you browse for anything from the

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Authors & Artists Fair in Eugene to feature 48 Oregon authors

William L. Sullivan Winter is the time to curl up with a book, and Oregon authors have again stepped forward to help. A total of 48 local authors will be signing their books at the Authors & Artists Fair in Eugene this Saturday. Most have freshly published works this year. Admission is free from 10

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BBC Radio 1’s Sound of 2024 longlist unveiled

The longlist for BBC Radio 1’s Sound of 2024 has been revealed, tipping ten new artists for success next year. This year’s longlist has been chosen by a panel of over 140 industry experts and artists, including Olivia Rodrigo, Declan McKenna, Chase & Status, Mahalia and more. The acts are (in alphabetical order): Ayra Starr

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Sarasota Teacher of the Year: Inspiring young artists

As a middle school art teacher, Haley Brown suspected nothing unusual about an assembly focused on respectful behavior. Indeed, as she entered the school theater and then got her students settled, she had no idea that district officials, family members, members of the Education Foundation of Sarasota County, and other supporters of education were sneaking

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Mixed media artists connects creations to human spirit – The Rocky Mountain Collegian

The Museum of Art Fort Collins presented “Terry Maker: In Which the Progeny of the Hero Shapes the Dust,” made with materials ranging from jawbreakers to graphite. Terry Maker is a mixed media artist with a focus on “works emerging from humble origins,” she said. Maker has been working for 40 years to manipulate and

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Israeli artists channel grief into poignant creations

Sometimes, words just can’t express what we’re feeling. And over a month into the horrendous massacre and ensuing war that have engulfed Israel, it seems like we often still can’t quite find the words. After all, no words seem big enough to express how horrific the uncertain fate of the hostages is, the trauma experienced

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Dark side of the arts: where fear and transparency collide

As I wrote for ArtsHub earlier in October, Australia has only just emerged from some of the biggest challenges our current generation will hopefully ever face as practitioners. But has this meant that the status quo has been further pushed away from artists into the hands of the powers that be?  It’s journalists’ responsibility to

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Health Experts, Artists Discuss Need to Change Media Portrayals of HIV/AIDS at Harvard Medical School Panel | News

Health experts and artists discussed the need to change the narrative in popular media around HIV/AIDS to avoid stigma and provide true representation in a panel last Friday hosted by Harvard Medical School in recognition of World AIDS Day. The panel, titled “Portraying AIDS in the Media: How Far Have We Come?”, was sponsored by

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