August 5, 2024
Artists

COMMENTARY: Social Media is the New Trade Route; Cherokee Artists in the 21st Century

By BROOKLYN BROWN One Feather Reporter   Indigenous nations have been connected through trade routes for centuries before and after colonization. We traded food, beadwork, clothes, raw materials, anything useful or beautiful or both. Our trade routes were so prominent that we learned each other’s languages, and crossovers occurred within our languages. We were intrinsically

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Artists, activists call for Global Plastics Treaty to end the age of plastic

Nairobi, Kenya (November 13, 2023) – Thirteen celebrated activists, athletes and actors from around the world have appeared in a video calling to end the age of plastic. The 90-second video from Greenpeace International aims to set the tone as the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations (INC3) resume today at the United Nations Environment Programme headquarters

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The Strad News – Young Concert Artists Announces 2023 Winners

Read more news stories here The Young Concert Artists (YCA) announced its 2023 winners at the conclusion of the final round of the annual Susan Wadsworth International Audition on Saturday 11 November at Merkin Hall at the Kaufman Music Center in Manhattan, New York City, US. Of the twelve finalists, narrowed down from more than 150

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Readers respond: Showing up for artists

Portland is indeed a hub of creativity. There is always something interesting to see or hear, including live performance at venues large and small. A reimagined Keller in the heart of downtown on the historic award-winning Portland Open Space Sequence affirms Portland’s civic and cultural vitality, as does the existence of the many smaller venues

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2024 Florida Strawberry Festival: List of artists performing

PLANT CITY, Fla. — The Florida Strawberry Festival officially announced its lineup of artists who will take the stage in 2024 at the annual event in Plant City. Bright and early Monday morning, leaders with the popular 11-day festival shared the list of more than 20 names who will perform on the Wish Farms Soundstage

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Colombian Artist Delcy Morelos Digs Deep at Dia, Transforming Dirt Into Fine Art

Delcy Morelos installing El abrazo (The Embrace), 2023, at Dia Chelsea, New York. Photo by Don Stahl, ©Delcy Morelos. Encountering Earthly Paradise, Colombian sculptor Delcy Morelos’s fragrant dirt wall sculptures at the 2022 Venice Biennale, was an indisputable highlight of the international exhibition. Navigating the maze-like installation encouraged viewers to appreciate and engage with the

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US artist’s jaw-dropping painting of Virat Kohli will stun you | Trending

An artist from the US went viral on social media after he created a jaw-dropping painting of Virat Kohli. The painting not only featured Kohli but also his jersey number. Since the artist posted a video showcasing his creation on Instagram, many flocked to the comments section to share their reactions. Snapshot of the painting

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‘Crucial Mass’: DTLA gallery showcase underground artists | Arts and Culture

In a new group show entitled “Crucial Mass,” Downtown LA’s Superchief Gallery will welcome a chorus of voices from the underground to coat its walls through Sunday, Dec. 10. The show will highlight a diverse collection of West Coast artists and open on Saturday, Nov. 18. “The West Coast has a really big, spread-out scene,

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Johnny’s Artists Absent From NHK’s 74th Kohaku Year-end Music Festival; First Time in 44-Year for Scandal-Plagued Entertainment Agency

Smile-Up. Inc. in TokyoSmile-Up. Inc. in Tokyo The Yomiuri Shimbun 16:14 JST, November 13, 2023 No artist belonging to Smile-Up. Inc. (formerly Johnny & Associates, Inc.) is expected to appear on NHK’s 74th “Kohaku Utagassen” (“Red & White Year-end Song Festival”) on Dec. 31, according to the list of participating singers and groups released by

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Spotify’s new deal for artists is a cruel and shallow money trench. There’s also a negative side – The Irish Times

The news that the music streaming platform Spotify is fiddling with its royalty model was welcomed with as much enthusiasm as, to quote Billy Connolly, a fart in a spacesuit. Spotify wants to stop doling out royalties (which work out at about $0.003-$0.005 per play) to artists not doing the numbers. No more money for

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