Last Thursday, a cohort of local artists showed their work featured in the “Voir Dire: Truth in all Shades” installation’s opening at the Palladium Building. Kamini Purushothaman 1:53 am, Nov 03, 2023 Courtesy of Kim Weston As guests trickled into the spacious room, they were greeted by a vibrant array of visual art displayed on
In the Cherokee language, the word “kananesgi” translates to spider. The spider represents creativity and being good with your hands in Cherokee culture, so it is a fitting name for a festival this weekend celebrating the creative arts of members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee. The annual Kananesgi event in Cherokee features three events:
TACOMA, Wash. — At the Museum of Glass, nine glass vessels hang by the neck in an installation called Strange Fruit. Children’s shoes are scattered on a playful surface, the after shock of some kind of trauma. A blue black heart drips ink down a wall. Just some of the pieces you’ll find in A
When Paris-based entrepreneur Vera Kempf describes Singulart, the online art market she co-founded with Brice Lecompte, she talks passionately about growing the number of female artists the company represents and expanding its global market. “We’re on a mission to transform the art market,” says Kempf, who was named one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in
Drake, Jon Stewart, Ilana Glazer, Abbi Jacobson and a number of other Jewish artists, including two with ties to the Bay Area, have joined more than 200 other non-Jewish celebrities in signing a letter urging President Joe Biden to support a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. The letter, which demands “an end to the bombing
Each cross-stitch in this illustration symbolizes a Palestinian killed in the Gaza Strip since October 7. (graphic by and courtesy Maya Amer) Palestinian cross-stitch embroidery known as taṭrīz has long been a medium for storytelling. Now, a London-based artist is using the traditional craft to digitally visualize the death toll in Gaza under Israel’s bombardment
The world is in tumult but for the moment, the business of art marches on. Artists go to their studios, museums keep their doors open and art critics try to make sense of it all. Meanwhile, the Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA), a members-only organization known for its blue-chip brands, has assembled for its
Barbour Kylie Proudfoot-Payne, Belington – Painting Berkeley Daniele Piasecki, Martinsburg – Mixed Media Boone Judy Foxx, Madison – Painting Braxton Steve Balcourt, Exchange – Photography Patrick Facemire, Gassaway – Painting Brooke Herb Weaver, Bethany – Mixed Media Cabell Mary Chaney, Huntington – Painting Vernon Howell, Barboursville – Mixed Media Larry Mayne, Huntington – Sculpture Don
Bulletin report New Mexico artists Edna Harper and Stewart Williamson received the 2023 Rounders Award Oct. 25 for their vivid artistic creations that tell the story of the Western way of life. New Mexico Agriculture Sec. Jeff Witte presented the awards to Harper and Williamson at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum in
22. “I had a 16-year-old girl come in. She wanted a tattoo of a rose on the side of her neck. Now, I’m never going to entertain a neck tattoo for a teenager, but she didn’t even bother to bring a parent with her to sign, so it went from a certain no to an