August 13, 2024
Artists

Cancellation of a Brazilian artist | Aleta Valente

My name is Aleta. I am a Brazilian visual artist — or at least I was until I was cancelled in September 2021. My crime? Years of work that draws from the raw, visceral experiences of being a woman in this world — the kind of experience that leaves deep scars. I grew up on

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Art exhibit explores Asian diaspora experience, with work from LA, Chinese, Korean artists – Pasadena Star News

An upcoming art exhibition titled “(Be)Longing: Asian Diasporic Crossings” will be held inside the Glendale Central Library from July 20 to Sept. 22. Pictured is video still from “Chorus of The Displaced,” 2024, by artist Kyong Boon Oh. (Courtesy, Kyong Boon Oh) GLENDALE – Anahid Oshagan and Ara Oshagan know a thing or two about

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Colin Page, Meghan Brady, Eric Hopkins, plus 32 Maine artists headline 3rd ArtFeeds

AIO Food & Energy Assistance announces the names of artists participating in the 3rd Annual ArtFeeds exhibition and online silent auction, taking place September 19-28, 2024 at Page Gallery, in Camden. The event will showcase a collection of wooden bowls shaped and donated by Maine State Correctional Facility’s industries program, and decorated by well-known Maine artists. Each artist interprets sharing

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Artists announced for mural at “Slab” basketball courts

(PUEBLO, Colo.) — After the City of Pueblo Parks and Recreation partnered with the Colorado Lottery to update the Elizabeth Street Parkway Outdoor Basketball Courts in Pueblo, also known as the “Slab,” four selected designs are officially ready to be revealed to the public. In June of 2023, artists and art teams were invited to

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Editor’s Letter: Artist Once Known

Our August/September “Artistry of the West” issue celebrates the creative courage of all those, known and “once known,” who help us see and experience the wonder around us. “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” Picasso said that, and you don’t have to love his

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Artist Jenna Gribbon Explores the Dynamics of Motherhood

“Hang on a second.” The painter Jenna Gribbon fiddles with her phone over FaceTime, then switches her camera to front-facing, revealing her Brooklyn studio, filled with the typical detritus of a visual artist’s workspace: jars of brushes, half-squeezed bottles of paint, stacks of canvases. Gribbon, a Georgia native now based in New York City, wanted

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Artist explores fragility and impermanence in new Arts IMPACT exhibit

July and August gallery features multidimensional art displayed in glass prints Submitted by Philip Geiser of Arts IMPACT – Contributions by AnnaMarie Ward Jul. 10, 2024 1:07 pm MT. PLEASANT — Mt. Pleasant Arts IMPACT welcomes the two- and three-dimensional work of Lori Illner Greene from Niota, Illinois to the small art gallery located inside

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Local artists to be featured in public art gallery discussion Saturday at Quincy Art Center – Muddy River News

QUINCY — The Quincy Art Center, 1515 Jersey, will host a special gallery discussion from 1 to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 13. The discussion is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. A captivating panel discussion will feature local and regional Riverwork Project contributors alongside its creator, Sun Smith-Forêt. This experience

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SCCG’s Summer Concert Series returns with local artists to tackle food insecurity

For the second year in a row, the San Carlos Community Garden (SCCG) is hosting their free Stuff the Pantry Summer Concert Series presented by Aloha Solar which will be held on Friday evenings from 6-8 p.m. – July 19, Aug. 16, and Sept. 20. Each concert will feature talent from three local artists. The

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Ormond Ballet hosts guest artists for summer dance intensive | Observer Local News

Technique. Artistry. Curiosity. All aspects of dance that Ormond Ballet Training Center aims to instill in its dancers year-round, but for the next two weeks, they’ll be learning them from two trainers from the Northwest Arkansas Ballet Theatre. Ormond Ballet’s summer workshop began on Monday, July 8. Featuring NWA Ballet Theatre Artistic Director and Choreographer

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