August 5, 2024
Artists

Festival spotlights Indigenous artists | Currents Feature

When Gabriel Ayala — an internationally recognized guitarist and painter — noticed the lack of Native American cultural events in Tucson, he created his own. The first Native American Arts and Music Festival is Friday, Nov. 24, at the Plaza at Hotel Congress. The theme, “All My Relations,” encourages the exchange of cultures. A member

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Let Artists Choose Activism | Essay

Artists shouldn’t have to be activists, writes Skirball Center CEO Jessie Kornberg. Krasnow Exhibition: The 2023 Skirball Cultural Center exhibition of “Peter Krasnow: Breathing Joy and Light.” Photo by Chris Hatcher Photography. by Jessie Kornberg | November 16, 2023 This piece publishes as part of the Zócalo, Thomas Mann House, and L.A. Review of Books conference on

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YouTube Reveals AI Music Feature to Make Voice Clones of Pop Stars

Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images; Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images; Ian Gavan/Getty Images for Gucci YouTube is launching a new feature that will give select users the ability to make music with the artificial intelligence-generated vocals of several prominent artists, the company announced late Wednesday.  The experiment, called Dream Track, is a text-based

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Ready to Hang Art Show to Feature Work of Community Artists | Local News

For one night only, the Ready to Hang art show at the Community Arts Workshop will showcase 450 art pieces created by community members of all ages and backgrounds. The free art show — scheduled from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Community Arts Workshop at 631 Garden St. in Santa Barbara — includes art of all

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Black Love Arts supports Black artists

SEATTLE — Black Arts Love is a gallery and marketplace in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. Inside you’ll find products from 30 Black artists and creators. Each one is curated by founder and CEO Malika Bennett. “We have so many talents in our community that don’t often get the platform to be seen and heard,” said

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Elon University digital art showcase displays importance of recognizing Indigenous artists, history

Elon University’s Center for Race, Ethnicity and Diversity Education hosted a beading workshop, as well as an Indigenous digital art showcase, as part of its Native American and Indigenous Heritage Month celebration. The workshop was led by Vickie Jeffries, a tribal administrator for the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation, and took place in the

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Over 350 Spanish artists denounce Israel’s genocidal attack on Gaza

Over 350 actors, filmmakers, singers and other cultural figures have signed the “Manifesto of Spanish Artists against the Massacre in Gaza and the Inaction in the Face of Apartheid and Genocide in Palestine,” calling for an “immediate” opening of humanitarian corridors in Gaza, while criticizing the acting Socialist Party (PSOE)-Podemos government’s “inaction” in the face of

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It’s a Christmas wrap! Artists design paper for the Big Issue

Leading artists have designed limited-edition Christmas paper in aid of the Big Issue. The special designs, available from the magazine’s e-shop, include creations by Patrick Hughes, one of the key figures in contemporary British painting and the pioneer of Reverspective paintings. Other artists include Alma Singer, Carla Nizzola and Stanley Donwood, well-known as the artist

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Reception for hometown artists Thursday night – The Troy Messenger

Reception for hometown artists Thursday night Published 5:11 pm Wednesday, November 15, 2023 Thursday is the night to celebrate hometown artists. The Johnson Center for the Arts will host an artists’ reception for 17 exhibiting Pike County artists from 5 until 7 p.m. at the JCA. The public is invited to come out and enjoy

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Five prominent area artists to be honoured by Ottawa Art Gallery

Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content Norman Takeuchi, Russell Yuristy and Jennifer Dickson are among the five Ottawa-area artists to be honoured by the Ottawa Art Gallery in a ceremony this month. The inaugural Artists

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