September 6, 2024
Artists

Where to see art gallery shows in the D.C. region

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save With work by 50 contributors, “(Not) Strictly Painting” is an impressive survey of recent output by local artists who are (mostly) painters. For regular visitors to the area’s visual-art venues, though, the McLean Project for the Arts exhibition may prompt sensations of déjà vu. Sharp.

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Kailua Village Artists featured artist in November is Thomas Carey

The Kailua Village Artists Gallery’s featured artist for the month of November is award winning photographer Thomas Carey. He became interested in photography while he was in junior high school in Southern California, just taking pictures of his friends surfing and skateboarding. He would wrap his little Kodak Instamatic camera in plastic to keep the

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Meet the artists in Toledo | Coast Life

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At Voir Dire exhibition, artists ‘speak the truth’

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

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Kananesgi event showcases contemporary and traditional Cherokee artists

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:

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Black artists get their due in Museum of Glass exhibition

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

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The Digital Gallery Giving Local Artists Global Exposure

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

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Boots Riley and Hadar Cohen join artists’ call for ceasefire

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

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Palestinian Artist’s Digital Embroidery Illustrates Gaza Death Toll

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

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The Art Show Highlights Masters — and Artists Under the Radar

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

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