August 16, 2024
Artists

Opinion | It’s never too late to keep bees, build a sailboat or become an artist

Former House Democratic whip David Bonior recently wrote about learning to play the piano in his late 70s. We asked Post readers about things they had always wanted to try and the strategies that helped them develop new skills. At age 10, I saw an observation beehive and was fascinated. I didn’t get my first

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Three senators introduce bill to protect artists and journalists from unauthorized AI use

Three US Senators introduced a bill that aims to rein in the rise and use of AI generated content and deepfakes by protecting the work of artists, songwriters and journalists. The Content Original Protection and Integrity from Edited and Deepfaked Media (COPIED) Act was introduced to the Senate Friday morning. The bill is a bipartisan

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Unique diversity: This extensive exhibit showcases works by two artists traveling different, fascinating paths

Only have a minute? Listen instead “Shine” by Rosie KaneOil & cold Wax on cradled wood panel,36 x 18 inchesPhoto | Nancy Moyer “Simply Her” by Rosie Kane Robert Codina, photographer, and Rosie Kane, multi-disciplinary artist, have created an astonishing exhibition at Upper Valley Art League’s Kika de la Garza Fine Arts Center. “Meraki” delivers

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Laguna Beach Sister Cities announces 2024 Young Artists & Authors Showcase winners

Laguna Beach Sister Cities Association (LBSC) has picked the winners of the 2024 Young Artists & Authors Showcase (YAAS). This year’s competition, themed “CLIMATESCAPE: RESILIENT CITIES for TOMORROW’S CLIMATE,” brought together the creative talents of local youth, who explored innovative solutions for sustainable urban development through their artistic expressions. The YAAS competition, held in collaboration

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Guillaume Lethière’s epic life is the subject of a stunning new exhibition

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — During the most tumultuous period in France’s modern history, Guillaume Lethière was one of its most venerated artists. His story is epic. Charles Dickens or Alexandre Dumas (who delivered a eulogy at Lethière’s funeral) would have struggled to make it sound credible. Pity me, your poor reviewer. He was the third child

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Calling All Artists: Join Hernando County’s Expanding Mermaid Tale Trail

With the launch of the Destination Mermaids–The Tale Trail project in 2020, the avenues of Hernando County morphed magically into a rich, exuberant paradise of mermaids, one that doubled as a virtual gallery featuring the large-scale, masterfully created artwork of prominent Florida artists. And now, it’s time for more mermaids! The Mermaid Tale Trail, which

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On View: ‘Will Stovall: Kant Crisis’ at Ulrik Gallery in New York, Artist’s First-Ever Solo Exhibition is Inspired by German Philosophy

WILL STOVALL, “Circus,” 2022 (oil on canvas, walnut frame, 15 1/4 x 26 3/4 inches / 38.7 x 67.9 cm). | © Will Stovall, Courtesy the artist and Ulrik   On View presents images from noteworthy exhibitions   FOR HIS FIRST-EVER solo exhibition, Will Stovall is presenting a series of intimately scaled paintings inspired by

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DCLA Launches Open Call for 2024 Public Artists in Residence

New York City Department of Cultural Affairs is holding an open call for the next round of DCLA’s Public Artists in Residence (PAIR) program. PAIR is DCLA’s pioneering artist residency program which places artists-in-residence with New York City municipal agencies to address pressing civic and social challenges through creative practice. Artists and artist collectives are

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What will University of the Arts do with works by Sam Maitlin and other artists?

Legendary Philly artist Sam Maitin built a life and career at the University of the Arts. He also created a nearly 50-year-old painting that still adorns the northside stairwell of the former Gershman Y building, owned by UArts since 2000. The three-panel painting — with a 16-foot-long central piece and two 8-by-4-foot flanking paintings —

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Longtime Seattle Artist Mary Ann Peters Opens Show at the Frye 

After more than 30 years of active involvement in Seattle’s art scene, Mary Ann Peters finally has her first solo museum show. Opened this month at the Frye Art Museum and titled Mary Ann Peters: the edge becomes the center, the exhibition features two bodies of work: the artist’s this trembling turf series — all

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