August 9, 2024
Artists

Local artist Jessica Jones brings color and life to downtown Conway with new mural project

CONWAY, Ark. (KATV) — Downtown Conway is about to get more colorful with a new mural attraction outside city hall. Artist Jessica Jones said the mural will consist of fireflies, a big moth, and the iconic hanging baskets and lamp posts scattered around the city. “I estimated that this project will take about a month,”

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Artists put their craftsmanship on display at annual holiday festival in Kutztown

Bruce Garrabrandt of Lancaster County is surrounded by his colored pencil drawings at the Reading-Berks Guild of Craftsmen’s 73rd annual Holiday Fine Art & Craft Festival at Kutztown University. (SPECIAL TO THE READING EAGLE – SUSAN L. ANGSTADT) Janet Fasnacht’s fingers fluttered furiously, moving so quickly it was hard to even tell what they were

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Madonna, Dua Lipa and Coldplay will headline Glastonbury next year as two female artists top festival bill for first time ever

Madonna, Dua Lipa and Coldplay will headline Glastonbury next year, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. After months of discussions, it has been agreed that they will all appear on the world-famous Pyramid Stage, with Madonna closing the music extravaganza on Sunday night. British singing sensation Ms Lipa will be Friday’s top act, and Coldplay

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Late Korean artist’s paintings displayed by CAC during November

Salem Gibson, executive director of the Columbus Arts Council, listens while Helen Campassi, daughter of the late painter Susan E. Lee, speaks on her mother’s behalf during the opening reception of her mother’s exhibition at the Rosenzweig Arts Center on Thursday night. Lee was a Korean artist who passed away on Oct. 6 at the

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‘Makerspaces’ For Musicians And Visual Artists

Makerspaces “will incorporate technology and tools to enable artists and creatives to hone their crafts, and will extend to musicians and actors, filmmakers and other visual artists” as “unused government buildings can provide the venue for new artistic offerings and the encouragement of artists of all ages.” This is according to the 2023 Throne Speech,

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First Fridays Ypsilanti’s monthly art event support local businesses and artists

On Nov. 3 at 5:00 p.m. in Downtown Ypsilanti, customers pile into Stone and Spoon. Inside they enjoy a gallery of local artwork, and samples of spreads from Gus & Grey, outside the store others take part in The Sheepish Chef’s mini gingerbread house kits. This is one of the many events of First Fridays

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Remembering Riopelle, the First Canadian Modern Artist Recognized by the World

He remains the only Canadian artist who is commonly referred to only by his family name and the first to have created a work that sold for more than $1 million, and his fame transcended Canada’s linguistic divide. Now, the centennial of Jean Paul Riopelle’s birth is being marked with a wide array of events.

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Wilmington native L’Orange, Old Soul Music label to support artists

Back when the hip-hop record producer L’Orange was growing up off Greenville Loop Road and going to high school and college in Wilmington, music was already his thing. He’d dig through stacks of vinyl at Gravity Records, back when the shop was on Kerr Avenue instead of Castle Street, and he’d enter his musical creations

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‘Peace, please’: How European street artists are reacting to the Israel-Hamas war

From murals and mosaics to digital paintings and political posters, Euronews Culture looks at how street artists across Europe are reacting to the war between Israel and Hamas. ADVERTISEMENT War and conflict always provide fuel for perhaps the most potent forms of artistic imagination, think Picasso’s ‘Guernica’ or Delacroix’s ‘Liberty Leading the People’ or the

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Freebird Music Entertainment – where artists take flight – Culture

Freebird Music Entertainment (FME) is the new entrant to the Pakistani music market, with a focus on creating an artist-friendly and business-oriented music ecosystem in Pakistan. Launched in 2022, FME provides services to Pakistani musicians relating to music and video production, catalogue distribution, artist branding, promotion, data analytics, legal, and financial management support. A subsidiary

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